EGGSPERIMENT
Dates:
Egg logs are due:
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You are totally responsible for the care of an egg for the duration of this eggsperiment. You must
parent the egg 24 hours a day for the duration of this unit. This project will end and is due the day of
your test.
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You must care for the egg as if it were your real child. You may not leave it in your locker, car, or
home alone. When you leave your house in the evening, you must either take the baby with you or
find a qualified egg-sitter to care for it. The dog, cat or bird is not a qualified sitter. You must have the
egg in its carrier or out in the open—it may not be stored in a backpack or refrigerator. DO NOT HARD
BOIL YOUR EGG.
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You will name and decorate your baby. Your baby will be named before you leave class on Wednesday,
January 18, and must be fully decorated by Thursday, January 19. You may wish to give your baby hair
and clothes, as well.
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You must create a container for your egg. This should be something soft and easily portable, as you will
be carrying your egg with you all day (every day!). For example, you could place a hand towel inside of
a small basket. You must have your permanent carrier with you by Thursday, January 19.
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Your egg baby must attend class with you each day. Egg attendance is taken each day in Psychology
and all egg absences will be recorded. Some random teachers will also be doing checks to see if the
egg is being properly cared for.
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Attendance and care points are awarded each day in class according to the following standards:
 Your unbroken egg arrives safely to Mrs. Stacks’/Mrs. Moore’s classroom and is present when
egg attendance is taken. (The egg must be yours… no kidnapping!)
 The egg is properly taken care of during class.
Total point value for bringing the egg to class and caring for it for the day= 5 points per day.
If you are discovered to have deserted your egg or left it unattended (by Mrs. Stacks/Mrs. Moore or another
teacher), without the care of a qualified eggsitter, you will lose your points for the day.
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You must keep a written record of activities that you and the egg do together. Keep this record as a
daily log in the form of a list. Each entry should tell about your activities with the egg.
Example:
Tuesday 01/19/17:
1. Egg sat on counter as I brushed my teeth and got ready for school
2. Drove to school with egg in an egg-infant seat
3. Teacher eggsat while I went to the bathroom
4. Girlfriend babysat during my gym class (4th Hour). Weightlifting
seemed dangerous for the egg to be around
5. Problem finding a safe place to leave egg while buying lunch
6. Mom eggsat while I went to practice. Paid mom one dollar.
7-10. Etc…..
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You should have at least ten entries per day for each of the days that you parent the egg. Your first log
and signature is for_______________________. Log entries should be varied each day. (Shouldn’t be
mentioning the same exact things)
You should continue to keep the log on days that you are not in school (including weekends & sick
days).
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You will also keep a photo journal of your egg baby. The first picture should be on his/her birthday. It is
suggested you post a picture every other day afterwards. Your pictures should be of your egg doing
things with you or his/her friends, or just being a cute little egg. The pictures must be posted to
Instagram with the following hashtags: #eggbabiesofdawson #eggsperimentmoore (if you are in Mrs.
Moore’s class) OR #eggsperimentstacks (if you are in Mrs. Stacks’ class). You MUST include the
hashtags in order to receive credit for your posts. You must post a minimum of five pictures between
the assignment date and the due date.
Total point value for the logs = 5 points per day
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If your egg breaks while in school, YOU are responsible for IMMEDIATELY cleaning up the mess that
YOUR child made. Do not leave it for the custodians to clean or just leave it, if this happens you will
get no credit for the egg assignment at all.
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If your egg breaks you may adopt another one from your refrigerator. You will lose all your care points
for the day if breakage occurs. You will also need to see your teacher for an Accident Report, which
must be completed.
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Logs can be hand-written or typed (just make sure I can read it to give you points). You may place
more than one day’s log on each page. Please have all of the entries for one day on the same page.
If you have any questions, please come and ask me. I would be glad to clarify for you anything about this
project. I hope you enjoy your new parenthood experience, and hope it teaches a lesson regarding the
responsibility required and a high school student’s readiness to become a parent and your subsequent
decisions regarding that.
Please sign below to indicate that you understand the guidelines of the project.
________________________________________
Egg Parent
__________________________________________
Egg Grandparent
EGG BABY APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Due date: ____________________________________
Type the answers to these questions in addition to your log.
Answers should be age-appropriate, so keep your child’s age in mind.
1. What’s your baby’s name and age?
2. Is your baby female or male? Which sex chromosomes does your child have?
3. Name three reflexes your baby has demonstrated in the past and describe what your baby did which made
you decide it was that type of reflex.
4. Describe two gender roles your child might learn from growing up in your home environment?
5. Has your baby developed or gotten over stranger anxiety yet? How do you know? (name a behavior which
would let you alert you to the presence of stranger anxiety)
6. What sort of temperament does your baby have? How do you know?
(name two aspects of behavior that would alert you to temperament)
7. What sort of attachment style characterizes your baby? How do you know?
(describe how you could tell what the attachment style is)
8. How do you implement Harry Harlow’s research with your child? If you don’t, why not? (describe how you
use the research found by Harlow or not)
9. What parenting style do you exercise with your child? Give an example of a behavior of yours that would
demonstrate your parenting style.
10. Which stage of cognitive development is your child at? Give an example of something your child does
that shows they are at that stage (aside from age).
11. Which stage of psychosocial development is your child at? Describe the conflicts being dealt with by your
child? What would make them successful in that stage that you could do to help?
Reflection Questions:
12. What aspects of your schedule did you change or have to exclude your baby from the most? Who did you
trust most with your child if you could not be around?
13. Would you parent differently from your parents? If so, how? If not, what would you keep the same?
EGGSPERIMENT RUBRIC
Egg Parent _______________________________________________
Egg’s Name_____________________
CRITERIA
Egg-cellent (all pts.)
Good work!
Decoration- give your
“baby” personality
(40pts)
Shows great
creativity,
character/emotion
of “baby”, clothing,
limbs, hair, etc.
This could save
“baby” from “high
impact crash”
Carrier- egg baby
protection! (35pts)
5 Pictures of “baby’
development (25pts)
Needs
improvement
Poor- You can
do better!
NO WORK!
Shows some
creativity, 2
dimensional with
color, some
extras.
Has a face and
some extras.
Only has a face.

NO FACE!
0 pts
“Baby” is safe and
secure.
Added only a
little to original
carrier given.
How did this
keep your baby
safe?!
NO
CARRIER
0 pts
2 pictures10pts
1 picture- 5pts
NO
RECORD
OF “BABY”
0 pts
4 pictures- 20pts
5 pictures
3 pictures- 15pts
Daily log- 10 days, list
form, 10 entries per
day (50pts)
(<10 entries= -2.5pts)
Attendance in class7 school days (35pts)
Egg Parent and
Grandparent
signature (15pts)
Class Period __________
All 10 days with 10
entries
9 days- 45pts
8 days- 40pts
7 days- 35pts
6 days- 30pts
5 days- 25pts
4 days- 20pts
3 days- 15pts
2 days- 10pts
1 day- 5pts
NO LOG
0 pts
All 7 days
6 days- 30pts
5 days- 25pts
4 days- 20pts
3 days- 15pts
2 days- 10pts
1 day- 5pts
NOT AT
SCHOOL
0 pts
ON TIME
One day late
-3pts
2 days late
-6pts
3 days late
-10 pts
NEVER
SIGNED
0 pts