2.6 Where Do They Come From – The Chicken and the Egg
This middle school lesson, “Where Do They Come From? The Chicken and the Egg,” teaches students about the two main types of chicken production systems—egg production and meat production—and the management practices for each. Through an interactive “Little Professor” peer-teaching activity, a dice review game, and brainstorming, students learn key terms (egg, pullet, broiler, breeder birds) and the step-by-step processes for producing eggs and chicken meat. It is part of the Animal Science: Production Systems unit of the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will… Recognize common production systems in the United States.
- As a result of this lesson the students will… Describe the management practices for different kinds of chickens.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Writing surface
- Writing utensils for writing surface
- Dice
- MS.AS.2.6.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AS.2.6.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AS.2.6.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Forest Gump movie (optional)
- Precepts
- A. Action — A5. Communicate effectively with others
- Key Terms
- Broiler, Egg, Pullet, Breeder Birds
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.01.01.02.b.Outline the development of the animal industry and the resulting products, services, and careers.
- CS.01.01.01.a.Work productively with a group or independently.
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NS.5-8.3Life Science