Egg Adaptations

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Objective

Students will be able to determine how nesting locations and egg shapes are related to the survival of unhatched chicks.

TEKS

  • 3: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G; 11B-C; 13A
  • 4: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G; 6A; 10B; 11B
  • 5: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G; 6A; 11; 12A & C; 13A
  • 6: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G
  • 7: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G
  • 8: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G
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Materials

Provided

  • Eggs 101 page
  • Nests 101 page
  • Egg models – Killdeer, Eastern Screech-owl, Wild Turkey*
*Provided in Discovery Trunk
Not Provided

  • Measuring tape
  • Chicken egg

  • 3: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G; 11B-C; 13A
  • 4: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G; 6A; 10B; 11B
  • 5: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G; 6A; 11; 12A & C; 13A
  • 6: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G
  • 7: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G
  • 8: 1A-G; 2A-D; 3A-C; 5A & F-G

Egg Adaptations
Students will be able to determine how nesting locations and egg shapes are related to the survival of unhatched chicks.

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    45 minutes
  • Last Updated
    February 24, 2026
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