It has been an exciting week in 2K with the arrival of the much anticipated chicken eggs! We have 31 eggs in our incubator right now. They are all different colors! We had no idea chicken eggs could be blue and green! The chicks will hatch in about 13 days and throughout the incubation period we will be candling the eggs to see the development of the fetus. Yesterday when we candled, we were able to see veins and the eyes of the embryos. Each day, one 2K student has the important job of being the "Chick Checker." This student records the humidity and temperature in the incubator three times a day. If the levels are off, we add more water to the base of the incubator. As we are waiting for the chicks to hatch, we will be studying the life cycles of butterflies and frogs, as well.
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| Here is what some of the eggs in our class incubator look like. |
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| Mrs. Chapie teaching all the second-grade students about the safety of the eggs while in the incubators. |
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| Mrs. Chapie (or "Crazy Chick Lady" as she calls herself this time of year) showing the parts of the egg to the second graders. |
