chicken+reserch

Introduction:
=== What came first the chicken or the egg??? This question has plagued many great minds since the beginning of time. You and your team of chick embryologist experts are on the cusp of answering this age old question. Get ready to examine the life cycle and habitat of a chicken, let's go! ===

The Task:
=== You and your team of chick embryologist experts will search several Web sites to learn about the life cycle of a chick and to replicate an environment in your classroom incubator conducive to breeding chicks. ===

Step 1
=== You and your team of experts will investigate chick Web sites and take notes for your slide show presentation. Your team will use the note planning page to record the facts you learn. [|Please click here] to print out the planning page. Use [|From Egg to Chick] Web site to research the answers. ===

Step 2
=== You and your team will draw and label the parts of a fertilized egg. Print out and label. Use [|The Development and Breeding of Chicks] web site to label your drawing. You can also print out the [|fertilized egg structure diagram] to label your diagram. ===

Step 3
=== Print out the [|calendar] so that you and your team can record the development of the embryo or newborn chick. Every day write the status and development of the embryo. On your calendar, color the date the eggs arrive using yellow colored pencil. Draw a chicken on the date the eggs hatch. ===

Step 4
=== You and your team will write a letter to the principal defending your stance on the age old question: What came first the chicken or the egg? The letter must be in letter format. [|Click here for writing friendly format]. Your letter must include three paragraphs including an introduction, the body and a conclusion. The body must include a minimum of two different reasons defending your position. When you complete your friendly letter [|print this rubric] to assess your letter. ===

Step 5
=== Print out and define the words on [|this page]. Use [|word definitions about the classification of chickens] Web site to define the words. ===

Step 6
=== You and your team will create a slide show using the information you have learned from this WebQuest. Your slide show will have minimum of 5 slides. Your slide show will depict, but is not limited to, the life cycle of a chick. Each slide must be designed thoughtfully with the proper use of font, font size, and color that will enhance each slide. All slides must include at least one graphic related to the text on that slide. Use [|Chick Embryos and Incubators] Web site to help you create your slide show. ===