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eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Milkmaid and Her Pail"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Read a traditional retelling of the fable "The Milkmaid and Her Pail" to see how the milkmaid learned not to count her chickens before they hatch. Then, read the same tale in a modern-day setting for a different perspective.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Peg and Cat: Chicken Blastoff

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help build perfectly shaped spaceships for all the farm animals so they can blast off into space.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Trail Gunner Joe

For Students 9th - 10th
A charismatic demagogue, Joe McCarthy grew up on a Wisconsin farm and attended a one-room schoolhouse. While still a teenager, he established a thriving business as a chicken farmer. He dropped out of school after eighth grade, but...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Egg Anatomy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Importance of Birds

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] You are probably familiar with birds as food. Around the world, people consume chicken, turkey, and even more exotic birds, like ostriches. Can you think of other...
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Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Shingles

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a thorough overview of shingles. Learn to detect the signs associated with shingles and and read about how this disease is diagnosed, treated, and prevented.