Eggs - Dissecting hard boiled & raw eggs

In class, we have been discussing the parts of an egg.  So as the kiddos peeled their hard boiled egg, we talked about each of the parts they were uncovering.   When they were done, they got to eat their egg, if they wanted.

 

First of course is the shell, and under the shell is the membrane, the flat bottom on a hard boiled egg is where the air pocket was (which is what the critter inside breathes).  The white/clear part is called the albumen (water and protein) and then of course the yolk (protein and nutrients) which the baby eats from while in the egg.

Next the kiddos dissected a raw egg.  They got to crack it open themselves and then as they opened it, we again looked for the parts we had learned.

After we got all cleaned up, then the kiddos created an anatomy of an egg.  Below is one of my four's drawing and mine.  I wrote each part on a dry erase board so they could corrected label their egg.