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Milwaukee Job Corps Center Utilizes Innovative Teaching Methods

Milwaukee Job Corps Center Utilizes Innovative Teaching Methods

GED students from the Milwaukee Job Corps Center participated in hatching baby chicks in the classroom. After consulting with HVAC instructors and students, the class built an incubator using a lamp kit, foam cooler, PC fan, and a re-purposed cell phone charger. The students monitored temperature, humidity, and growth of the embryo over the 21 day gestation period. The class achieved a hatch rate of 70%, which is extremely successful. Student Kenny Jones said, “I really liked building the incubator and watching the chicks grow inside their eggs. I can’t believe it actually worked!” The GED class studied embryonic development, used the statistics gathered to understand ratio, and also learned about electricity and electrical terminology.