Parts of Chickens and Bean Plants: Part II

I. Objectives:
2.1.1 Recognize that living things are made up of smaller parts
� The student should be able to label 11 parts of a chicken after whole class instruction.
� The student should be able to label 6 parts of a bean plant after whole class instruction.

II. Materials
� Chicken template (www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/eggs)
� Bean Plant template (www.agclassroom.org/ok)
� Bean seeds
� Plastic bags
� Cotton balls
� String
� Bean Plant booklet
� Hatching the egg puzzle
� Color coded chicken and bean plant template

III. Procedures
� Review the 5 parts of a chicken that the students learned on day one
� Review the 3 parts of a bean plant that the students learned on day one
� Lecture on the beak, eye, toes, breast, hock, and vent on a chicken
� Lecture on the root, stem, and leaves of a bean plant
� Have the students label the 11 parts of a chicken using a ditto
� Have the students label the 6 parts of a bean plant using a ditto
� Tell the students that they are going to grow their own bean plant and track its growth
� Give each student a bean seed, plastic bag, cotton ball, and string
� Have the students slightly wet their cotton ball and place it in their plastic bag
� Have the students put their bean seed on the damp cotton ball
� Help the students make a hole in the bag and tie a string through it
� The students should make the string long enough to wrap it around their neck
� Tell the student that they are going to grow their own bean babies and keep track of its growth using a booklet
� Have the students fill out the first page of their bean seed booklet
� Have the students take their bean babies home and take care of them
� Tell the students that they need to keep track of their babies growth on their booklets

IV. Assessment
I will assess my students by giving them the chicken and bean plant ditto. The students should be able to identify the 5 chicken parts and the 3 bean plant parts from day one. The students should also be able to label the remaining 6 chicken parts and 3 bean plant parts on the ditto. I will also check my students understanding of the lesson by having them fill out their bean plant booklet as homework.

V. Modifications
For my high level students I will have them complete the hatching the egg puzzle. This puzzle allows students to cut eggs into pieces. The students then take the pieces and try to make different kinds of chickens. For example, the pieces can make a chicken standing up or a chicken sitting down. This will allow the students to use their mind to create new shapes. There are over 50 outlines that can be made using this template. If I have several students that are on high level I will have the students work together to see who can find the most different ways of putting their egg together. The students will complete this activity after they have completed the chicken and bean plant worksheet.

For my low level students I will have them label the chicken and bean plant worksheet differently. I will have the students color the chicken parts different colors according to the word bank. For example, in the word bank I will have the word beck highlighted in red. The students will need to color the beck of the chicken red. I will do the same for the bean plant worksheet. For example, in the word bank I will have the word steam highlighted in brown. The students will need to color the stem brown.