Think
What do I really want to find out?
Look at the information. Is it useful?
What are the main steps for an egg to get to the shops? Write the keywords and draw on a flow chart.
What did you learn? (NSW Dept Ed., 2007)
Glossary
Brooding - when chickens sit on their eggs
Coop - hen house
Free range - Chickens that have access to the outdoors
Hen - female chicken
Rooster - male chicken
Reference Sources
Dictionary - Yahoo! Kids
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Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Kids
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Non fiction Sources - Look for this book in our school library
Eggs! Life on a Chicken Farm.
(636.5 OWE)
Written by Ruth Owen
Meet Lauren. She lives on a chicken farm. Find out where chickens live, where they lay eggs and what happens at the egg factory.
(636.5 OWE)
Written by Ruth Owen
Meet Lauren. She lives on a chicken farm. Find out where chickens live, where they lay eggs and what happens at the egg factory.
Online Resources
Daily Routine - Free Range Egg Farm Video
Watch and listen to this video to find out how the chickens are looked after and how the eggs are collected on an egg farm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw8LOrrExZw
The journey of an egg from farm to table video
Find out how eggs are sorted, cleaned and transported (so carefully!) in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20inTZvPZP4
Search Engine - Search engines give you a list of websites that might help you find useful information.
Boolify
This search engine helps you to make clever searches. Drag the green box and type in keywords from the glossary above. We will explore together how to help the search engine find the best information for you using the other coloured boxes.
Boolify
This search engine helps you to make clever searches. Drag the green box and type in keywords from the glossary above. We will explore together how to help the search engine find the best information for you using the other coloured boxes.