80 NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



nothing repulsive about this to the children, as all 

 have seen dressed chickens, and many have watched 

 the process of preparing them for the table.] Now 

 the corn, grass, etc., stay in the crop until they are 

 very well soaked, then they pass on to the gizzard. 

 Do you know the gizzard? It is the chicken's 

 stomach. Here is one. Feel of it. It is very thick 

 and tough. We will open it carefully. [Peel so as 

 to leave the inner sac intact.] What kind of coat 

 is this outer coat? (Strong and thick.) We will 

 open the inner coat. What do you see ? (The food 

 ground fine, and some pebbles.) Take hold of this 

 inner sac. (It is tough and elastic.) Where is the 

 door through which the soaked corn comes into the 

 stomach? When it gets inside of this mill it is 

 tossed back and forth with the stones and becomes 

 very fine, as you see. From this food the chicken's 

 blood, flesh, fat, and feathers are made, and its 

 muscles and bones are repaired. 



Name other things that the chicken eats in the 

 winter. And in the summer time what? Where do 

 they find the bugs, spiders, etc. ? How catch them ? 

 [Children watch chickens and see.] Where do the 

 chickens find the worms? (In the ground.) How 

 get them out? (With their sharp toes.) Did you 



