Chicks in science teacher Sally Kempfer’s classroom hatched from their eggs and took their first steps on March 10. Kempfer had brought the live chicken eggs from her family ranch in mid-February. 

“Not only does it apply to what I’m teaching in class, but it is also a fun and exciting way to get the students engaged,” she said.

Kempfer brought the eggs in as part of her current class curriculum, which is centered on learning about the formation of amniotic eggs and how that relates to the theory of evolution. 

“I think it’s a fun idea,” freshman Ella Swartz said. “It’s kind of interactive, whereas most of the course isn’t.” 

Kempfer said the idea came from her mother, a former biology teacher. Kempfer wanted to include it in her teaching after seeing how much her mother’s students loved it.

“It shows how biology correlates to the real world and it’s just a really good example,” Swartz said. “It’s an example you can’t get from the textbook.”

Now that the eggs have hatched, students can witness their lectures come to life. 

“We teach beyond biology when I get to bring the chicks into the classroom,” Kempfer said. “Now we get to enjoy cute spring chickens as spring is upon us.”

By Ava Duran