Name _____________________________________ Date _________ Period ________

EGG BABY EXPERIENCE

– Parent Letter -
Dear Parents,

Congratulations!!!! Your child _______________________________________ is about to become a parent of a

bouncing baby egg! As a part of our Childcare Unit in the College & Career Awareness Class, I am
conducting a lesson designed to demonstrate some of the responsibilities and complexities
involved with child care. (Please note that this curriculum is designed to move the students into a deeper understanding of the
complexities involved with caring for children, as well as having a consideration of the delicate nature that comes along with caring for children.)
I hope that you will be able to support your child in this project, and talk with them at home about these
responsibilities, and emphasize to them what they can learn from this project!

Please recognize that I will need your assistance in order to enforce the following simple
guidelines that I have laid out to your child:

 Students must keep the ‘egg baby’ safely with them for four days around the clock.
 The ‘egg baby’ must come to school every day throughout the project.
 The responsibility of the ‘egg baby’ is that of the teen, not you the grandparent.
 The student must make arrangements for babysitting if there are activities or events that prohibit him/her from
taking their “egg baby” with them.
 The student will be responsible for paying for any and all babysitting done by others at 10¢ per hour and may
not exceed $1.00 during the assigned period.
 The “egg baby” must accompany them to school each day of the project, and the student must check-in to get a
Health Stamp.
 If the ‘egg baby’ is dropped and broken the student is responsible for cleaning up the mess from the
‘accidental death’ and the closest adult is asked to sign the journal as proof that the student has totally
cleaned up the mess and provided a ‘proper burial’ of the remains. If the “egg baby” suffers a death or
kidnapping, additional childcare training will be required for the student to receive full points for the project.
 At the conclusion of the ‘egg baby’ experience, the student will be required to write an essay explaining the
difficulties and joys involved in the childcare experience and the demands placed on the student.
 The Grading Rubric will be used to achieve a final grade with the ‘egg baby’. Most of the points will be
determined from the Essay, so encourage them to complete the essay, even if the ‘egg baby’ has suffered an
accidental death.
 Obviously this will not be 100% realistic to the experience of having a real child, but will give students a chance
to get a taste for taking care of something delicate for an extended period, and keeping it safe. Thank you for
supporting your child.


________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

Egg Baby Grand Parent Signature

_________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

Egg Baby Parent Signature

EGG BABY INSTRUCTIONS:

EGG BABY MATERIALS: EGG BABY PROCEDURE:
1 Raw Egg 1. Place raw egg in a sauce pan.
2. Add water until egg is fully submerged.
Markers
3. Cook on High, until water comes to a boil.
Baby Carrier 4. Turn heat down to Medium.
5. Simmer for 45 minutes.
6. Decorate ‘egg baby’ to resemble a real baby.
7. Construct a baby carrier (container) to keep ‘egg baby’ safe and healthy. Your Egg Baby must be
 able to breathe, and can not be kept in your back pack.
Name______________________________________ Egg Baby Name ____________________________ Period _________

EGG BABY EXPERIENCE

GRADING RUBRIC
Points Points STAMP:
Item Description: Possible Earned Each item must have a stamp for
full credit!

PARENT SIGNATURE 5 PTS

BIRTH CERTIFICATE: 5 PTS
SAFE BABY CARRIER: 5 PTS
Carrier must be safe, and baby must be able to breath.

BABY DECORATION: 5 PTS

Egg Baby must have a face.

HEALTH CHECK UP #1: 5 PTS

HEALTH CHECK UP #2: 5 PTS
HEALTH CHECK UP #3: 5 PTS
HEALTH CHECK UP #4: 5 PTS
NO STAMP REQUIRED
MEDICAL RECORDS: 10 Stamps are only required if your ‘egg baby’
suffered a death.
In the case of ‘kidnapping’ or ‘accidental death’, you will need to
report about your baby’s death or disappearance. You must include a PTS Date of Death:
report about your experience of what happened to your ‘egg baby in detail. To
make up the remainder of any lost points, you may read an article ___________________________
on Parenting for additional child-care training.
Adult Sign Off:
SEE TEACHER FOR MORE DETAILS. ______________________

NO STAMP REQUIRED
CHILD-CARE RECORD: 10 Total Hours of Child-care:
Record the number of hours that your child was watched by someone
else. PTS ______________
Total amount paid for Child Care:
Record the amount you paid another person for the childcare
$____________
NO STAMP REQUIRED
EGG BABY JOUNAL: 30 When the journal is complete,
please turn this packet in to the
Most of your points will come from this journal.
It must illustrate clearly what you learned from this project in your PTS ‘HAND-IN’ BASKET’
answers to these questions.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

You must complete the ‘Egg Baby Records’ page, and the ‘Egg Baby Journal Questions’ to receive your FULL
POINTS. Please make sure you complete these records, even if your ‘Egg Baby’ suffered ‘injuries’, ‘accidental
death’, or ‘kidnapping’.

THESE RECORDS are the MOST IMPORTANT part of your ASSIGNMENT and LEARNING, and will be a
significant portion of your GRADE on this project.

Good MEDICAL RECORDS can help MAKE UP for LOST points if your ‘EGG BABY’ suffered any
‘injuries/death/mishaps’.