Egg Safety Activities
These egg safety activities are designed to help you make learning about safe eggs and food safety a hands-on adventure! Activities #1, 2, and 3 are designed for young audiences (elementary students); activities #4, 5, and 6 are suitable for secondary and adult learners. We invite you to use the teaching points outlined on the main Food Safety Training page for further background information, or download our Salmonella & Egg Safety Facts backgrounder (PDF), which includes an answer key for the egg safety activities.
Egg Safety Activity #1: OK 2 Eat (PDF file)
Helps learners capture the idea that pasteurized foods are safe to eat.
Egg Safety Activity #2: Egg Mix-Up (PDF file)
By coloring, cutting, and pasting pictures into sequence, learners understand how eggs travel from the farm to the plate as safe eggs for breakfast.
Egg Safety Activity #3: A-Maz-ing Eggs (PDF file)
Learners work through a maze to find the pasteurized egg.
Egg Safety Activity #4: "Eggstreme" Egg Safety Crossword (PDF file)
Through this fun and interactive exercise, learners demonstrate knowledge of key facts about pasteurization and pasteurized shell eggs.
Egg Safety Activity #5: Wanted! (PDF file)
While creating a "Wanted" posted for "Sam and Ella," learners review the basic facts about Samonella bacteria.
Egg Safety Activity #6: "Scrambled" Egg Safety Facts (PDF file)
By unscrambling words, learners become more familiar with egg safety and food safety terminology.