Today, we had the absolutely amazing opportunity to skype with a 4k class from Dover Elementary School in Orangeburg. The 4k class we spoke with has ducks that are 3 weeks old! They have already been through the entire process of hatching ducks and are now taking care of them. We knew we had a lot to learn from them, so we wrote down specific questions we had for them.
Here are a few of our questions...
"Do baby runner ducks run all around the classroom? Do Pekin ducks sit by your chair when you work?"
"How do they hatch when they are born?"
"Do ducks run when they hatch? Do baby ducks sleep when they hatch?"
"Are baby ducks yellow or white when they hatch?"
"Do they follow you around?"
"Do they run and are they with you when they first hatch?"
"Can we see your ducks?"
Then, we got to go to Ms. Garner's classroom (Thanks for hosting us, Ms. Garner!) and call our new friends on Skype!
Here is Isabelle asking her question about if ducks eyes are open or closed when they hatch.
Here is a video from our conversation with our new friends. This is when they were sharing facts about ducks that they had researched and learned with us.
We learned a LOT of really neat information. Our 4k friends taught us that ducks are fragile and that we need to be very gentle when we pet our new feathered friends. They showed us how to use two fingers to pet our ducks. We also learned that ducks LOVE to swim, that bread is not good for duckling bellies, and that ducks have 3 eyelids!
After our skype session, we recorded our learning in our An Egg is Quiet journals...
"Today, we learned they have 3 eyelids!"
"Today, we learned not to give ducks bread to them and they have 3 eye lids! Do you know how to pet them? You take 2 fingers, ok?"
"I learned that you have to use two fingers to pet the duck."
"Today I learned that do not give your ducks bread because bread messes with ducks stomachs so give your ducks worms to eat. And I also learned that ducks are fragile."
"Today, we used skype to learn from 4k friends at Dover Elementary in Orangeburg. We learned that ducks are wet when they hatch and they need to stay in the closed up part. When they hatch they have 3 eye lids!"
"I learned about ducks names and they have 3 eyelids!"
"Today we went to Ms. Garner's classroom and skyped on her Promethean board and computer and we learned do not give ducks bread, it is bad for them."
I am SO glad my friends got to have this awesome experience by learning from their peers. Thank you Ms. Garner, Dr. Patterson, and friends at Dover Elementary for our chance to learn with you today!
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