Extension in the Classroom - Hands-on Educational Experiences for Grades 3rd-12th
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Welcome to 4-H Chick Quest!
What can we learn from a chick? Find out with ChickQuest, a Science Alive 4-H School Enrichment program that challenges youth to use science, technology, engineering, and math skills to investigate the life cycle of an embryonic chicken egg. From monitoring living eggs to observing fluffy chicks, these lively activities pique curiosity, encourage collaboration and communication and provide young scientists with unforgettable experiences.
Contact the OSU Extension Office to sign up.
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Resources
Research-based Information about Safe Handling of Chicks
- Safe Handling of Chicks (from the University of Kentucky)
- "A risk of contracting Salmonella from chicks is always present. However, the risk can be reduced by avoiding contact with feces from these animals, carefully washing hands with soap and water after handling these animals, and avoiding hand-to-mouth contact." Salmonella and Avian Influenza (from the University of Florida)
- Reducing the Risk of Salmonella Infection (from Centers for Disease Control)
Other Documents Related to the Curriculum
- Visit Project Central to view sample pages from the ChickQuest Teacher Guide: A Journey Through the Life Cycle of Chickens and from the ChickQuest Logbook.
- Learning outcomes, including correlation to Next Generation Science Standards, are available in ChickQuest Lessons at a Glance.
- Check out the video The Egg: Ohio's Perfect Food! Your students have a viewing guide on pages 51 and 52 in the ChickQuest Logbook. Here's an answer key too!
- Egg Skillathon Station Directions
- Egg Skillathon Stations Activity
- ChickQuest Supply List
- Ready-to-Print Task Cards Lesson 5
- Ready-to-Print Task Cards Lesson 6
- Ready-to-Print Task Cards Lesson 10
- Make a Hygrometer
- Chick Quest Student Quiz 1 - (Lessons 1-6)
- Chick Quest Student Quiz 2 - (Lessons 7-18)
- 21-Day Calendar SLIDE PRESENTATION
- BONUS Video #1: Where Do Eggs Come From
- BONUS Video #2: The Incredible Infertile Egg
- Some copies of the Chick Quest Teacher Guide have a misprinted page 35. Here is a corrected version.