Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Learn About STEM!

by Laura Mitchell

Using my backyard chickens as inspiration, this 5th grade lesson asks children to graph egg production and build a model of a chicken coop and run.

Lesson Grade Level

4th Grade 5th Grade

Lesson Plan Link/URL

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HCRYhF8X51lcaPVECt0Qw-OPiNt8CM1h/edit?u…

Subject Area

Science Life Science L3: Genetics & Heredity L4: Evolution Technology Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Geometry (G)

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