Source: Between the Lions: "The Problem with Chickens & An Egg Is Quiet"

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This video segment from Between the Lions is a story that shows places where eggs sit, different colors of eggs, and different shapes of eggs. The story then explains that eggs bear a little creature inside, with tiny holes in its shell for air. The story shows the baby chick's progress from resting in the egg to hatching. Key vocabulary includes: egg, quiet, colorful, shapely, round, oval, pointy, tubular, clever, camouflage, textured, hard, soft, gooey, smooth, rough, shell, yolk, albumen, and noisy. This video segment provides a resource for Text Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Language and Vocabulary Development.