Science: Life Cycle of a Chicken
Learn how chickens grow and change
Science: Life Cycle of a Chicken
Learn how chickens grow and change
Science - Grade 2-3
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Put these stages of a chicken's life cycle in the correct order: adult chicken, chick, egg, hatchling.
Think about what comes first before a baby chicken comes out.
The correct order is egg, hatchling, chick, and adult chicken. - 2
What is inside a chicken egg that can grow into a chick if it is fertilized and cared for?
An embryo is inside a fertilized chicken egg and can grow into a chick. - 3
A chick uses a small hard spot on its beak to crack the eggshell. What is this spot called?
Its name includes the word egg.
The small hard spot is called an egg tooth. It helps the chick break out of the shell. - 4
Why does a chicken egg need warmth while the chick is developing inside?
Think about why a mother hen sits on her eggs.
A chicken egg needs warmth because the embryo needs the right temperature to grow and stay alive. - 5
Look at a life cycle diagram with arrows. What do the arrows show in the chicken life cycle?
The arrows show the order of the stages and how the chicken changes as it grows. - 6
What happens when a chick hatches?
When a chick hatches, it breaks out of the eggshell and begins living outside the egg. - 7
Name two things a chick needs after it hatches.
Think about what all young animals need to survive.
A chick needs food and water after it hatches. It also needs warmth and protection. - 8
How is a chick different from an adult chicken?
Compare their size and body covering.
A chick is small and covered with soft down. An adult chicken is larger and has feathers. - 9
About how long does it take for a chicken egg to hatch if it is kept warm and healthy?
A chicken egg usually takes about 21 days to hatch. - 10
Fill in the blank: A baby chicken is called a ____.
A baby chicken is called a chick. - 11
Why is the life cycle of a chicken called a cycle?
A cycle is something that happens again and again.
It is called a cycle because adult chickens can lay eggs, and those eggs can grow into new chickens. The stages repeat. - 12
Circle the stage when the chicken first comes out of the egg: egg, hatchling, adult chicken.
The stage when the chicken first comes out of the egg is hatchling. - 13
A student says, "A chick becomes an egg next." Is the student correct? Explain your answer.
Think about whether young animals turn back into eggs.
The student is not correct. A chick grows into a young chicken and then an adult chicken. Adult hens can lay eggs. - 14
Which stage comes right before the chick hatches: adult chicken or egg? Explain.
The egg stage comes right before the chick hatches because the chick develops inside the egg. - 15
Draw or describe the life cycle of a chicken using at least four stages.
Use arrows to show the order of the stages.
A complete life cycle description includes egg, hatchling, chick, and adult chicken in the correct order.