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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
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Other

Kiddy House: All About Chickens for Kids and Teachers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Incubation & Embryology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website is designed to provide elementary and high school teachers with knowledge on the chicken's egg, its importance to man, and its role in reproduction of the species. Lessons are divided into grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12....
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Embryology: The 21 Day Chick Lifecycle

For Students 2nd - 6th
Provides a look at the development of a chick during each day of the 21-day chick lifecycle. Gives detailed information about the major events that happen each day in the development. Contains many photographs of real chicks in...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope: The Journey Begins

For Students 3rd - 8th
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Constructing an Egg Candler

For Students 9th - 10th
Directions on how to make a device to candle eggs, or check on the progress of the chicken embryo. Links to numerous incubation and embryology resources.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Poultry: Virtual Hatch Project

For Students 3rd - 8th
A virtual chicken-hatch project takes students into the world of egg incubation and embryonic development.
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Curated OER

Egg Anatomy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Andling Eggs

For Students 9th - 10th
Directions for candling eggs including the how and why of the egg candling process.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: The Heart of the Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
A good quick look at the comparative anatomy of the heart of a typical bird and the human heart. Gives some of the facts behind the differences.

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