University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope: The Journey Begins
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
Other
Kiddy House: All About Chickens for Kids and Teachers
This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Poultry: Virtual Hatch Project
A virtual chicken-hatch project takes students into the world of egg incubation and embryonic development.
Read Works
Read Works: The Chicken and the Egg
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Kit who got a baby chick and watched it grow up and hatch chicks of its own. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: From Egg to Chick
This instructional activity is intended to help learners realize that they can learn much about eggs/chicks or any animal through careful observation. They will become familiar with the importance and proper care of eggs/chicks, whether...
Curated OER
Egg Anatomy
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Poultry
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how chickens are raised on the poultry farms of Virginia. Meet a poultry farmer, learn about the commercial poultry industry, watch a chick hatch, and learn how to judge quality eggs and...