Bardstown Primary School second graders have been learning about life with a hands-on embryology project. For the past few weeks, the students in Allen Bests class have observed eggs in an incubator and have used lights to watch how the embryos develop.

By Wednesday night, several of the eggs had hatched and the students came to school surprised to find fuzzy chicks in their place.

Its one day theyll never forget, Best said.

This is the second year Best has done the hatching project, and based on its success and student interest, he plans to continue in the future.

They need to learn about life and where life comes from, he said. And the project also teaches responsibility, incorporates science and has the potential to instill a greater respect for living things.

Hatching eggs is something many students across the county have taken part in over the years. In addition to the hatching, the students also participated in an egg nutrition class at the Nelson County Cooperative Extension Office. The Extension Office supplied the class with the equipment to hatch the eggs.

Best said once the chicks are a little older, in a few weeks, a local farmer will take them.

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