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Cracking Open Science: Hatching Chicks in First Grade!

Help me give my students an experience they will never forget by watching chicks hatch.

  • $584 goal

This project expired on June 22, 2025.

This project expired on June 22, 2025.

My Project

Imagine the excitement on my first graders' faces as they witness the miracle of life right in our classroom! I teach an incredible group of first graders at a Title I school. Many of my students don't have opportunities to experience hands-on science activities outside of school. Bringing an egg incubator and hatching supplies into our room will give them a front-row seat to one of nature’s most amazing processes—watching chicks hatch!

With your support, I will bring an egg incubator, fertile eggs, a brooder, and all the materials needed to care for the chicks into our classroom.

Students will observe the life cycle of a chicken, chart the 21-day incubation period, and learn responsibility as they help care for the chicks after they hatch. This project will tie into our science curriculum on life cycles and living things while also incorporating writing, math, and social-emotional learning.

Mrs. Lopez Walter Caldwell Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Auburndale, FL View local requests

More than half of 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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EVERYGROW Brooder Box for Chicks, Chicken Brooder Box with thermostat & 3 Heat Lamps, Chick Brooder Box Kit with Heat, Brooder Box for Baby Chicks Ducks Quails Hamsters for 30 Chicks,31.5"*14.7"*15.7" • Amazon Business $169.99 1 $169.99
Manna Pro Harris Farms Nurture Right Egg Incubator for Hatching Chicks - Holds 22 Eggs - Automatic Egg Turner with Temperature and Humidity Control - 360 Degree View With Clear Window • Amazon Business $166.19 1 $166.19
Incredible Creatures© Set - Life Cycle of a Chicken • Nasco $9.31 6 $55.86
All Things Chickens For Kids: Filled With Plenty of Facts, Photos, and Fun to Learn all About Chickens • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Manna Pro Non-Medicated Starter Crumble Feed for Chicks & Ducklings|Formulated with Vitamins & Minerals|5 Pounds • Amazon Business $14.73 1 $14.73
Baby Chick Feeder Base - Little Giant - Metal Feeder Base Jar, Standard 1 Quart (Item No. 9810) • Amazon Business $10.94 1 $10.94
Chick Feeder • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.36 1 $9.36
Life Cycle of a Chicken (Pogo Books: Incredible Animal Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$458.05

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.22

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$496.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.55

Total project goal

$583.69

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