Kristyn Bauer – Agricultural Education SAE
“Chicken Little: Agricultural Education” is a National FFA lesson plan built around Kristyn Bauer’s SAE, in which she rents incubator kits so others can experience chicken egg incubation and hatching. Students watch the SAE video, read an extension article on chick embryo development, answer questions, and write a fictional letter to a chick describing its developmental stages and importance to agriculture. The resource includes student worksheets, a letter rubric, and an answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain the functionality of an egg.
- Describe the different developmental stages of a chick.
- Write a story about the development of a chick.
- Time required
- 120 minutes
- Grade level
- Grades 9 and 10
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Chicken Little" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real-time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Vocabulary
- Air Cell, Allantois, Development, Embryo, Incubation, Yolk Sac
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Global Awareness; Information Literacy; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Productivity and Accountability; Think Creatively
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- English/Language Arts — Read an article and use it to understand the stages of chicken embryo development; Write a fictional story about the development of a chick.
- Description of Lesson
- Through Kristyn Bauer's SAE, she helps others experience chicken egg incubation and hatching.
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
Common Core – Language
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4Produce clear and coherent writing the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
FFA Precept
- FFA.PG-IProfessional Growth: Assume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-FContinuous Improvement: Accept responsibility for learning and personal growth.