Spring is in the air. Plants are starting to bloom, as young people's fancy turns to thoughts of baseball and other outdoor activities in 4-H; we're getting ready for Embryology. For those of you not familiar with embryology it is better known as that thing we do in the classroom where they hatch chicks from eggs.
Actually, we have two Embryology curricula, one is for second and third grades while the other works for sixth through eighth grades. It is research based hands-on material that follows the states standard course of study. For the next two months we will work with 45 classrooms as teachers implement this curriculum.
On Monday first time teachers, as well as those looking for a refresher, came to the O. P. Owens Agriculture Center for Embryology training. They had the opportunity to learn about how to run the incubators, how to make an eggs-ray viewer, and how to motivate their students by turning and learning about eggs.
The teachers left with incubators to get them warmed up and introduce the project to their students. On Wednesday they will pick up their eggs and the fun will begin. Stay tuned for our eggs-celent adventure.
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