I cannot tell you the joy I receive when a child can experience something in our classroom that may not otherwise happen to them. I teach fourth grade in a school where most of the children will never experience anything but what goes on in the classroom. Our school is classified as a predominantly low-income school, but by no means should that mean that a child receive less experiences because of their economic situations.
Part of our science curriculum involves studying life organisms which includes habitats and the classification of animals. I would like for my children to have the opportunity to experience the process of eggs being incubated and hatched. With the use of an incubator and a brooder, the children will be able to experience an animal evolving from the egg to a chicken. Within 21 days, the children will have seen the development of an embryo to a chicken, with the end result of what habitat a chicken needs to survive.
I believe this experience would be one that my children would not soon forget and may even inspire future biologists. Thank you for your consideration.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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