Learners explore how an egg becomes fertilized. For this biology lesson, students "candle" a variety of eggs in order to determine which ones have been fertilized and which ones haven't. Student use paper plates to create a graphic on...

Ninth graders are introduced to the concept of human embryology. Individually, they complete an exercise in which they determine which trait they got from which family member. In groups, they identify and label the reproductive organs...

High schoolers compare and contrast the embryonic development of human, chicken and fish embryos. They create a detailed outline of similarities and differences among the three embryos at various stages of development.

In this chicken anatomy worksheet, students color and label 11 major parts of a chicken. There is a word bank to assist students.

Students examine chickens, eggs and hatching eggs through this series of lessons.

High schoolers conduct an experiment to control the breeding of Japanese Medaka fish. They collect the fertilized eggs and view and record the fish's embryological development daily to compare the stages to human development.

Students conduct an egg candling activity to show the life inside a fertile egg. Students discuss the needs the egg has of the hen, as well as similarities and differences between plants and animals. Students complete a life cycle wheel...

Students conduct experiments on fertilized chicken embryos to determine the possible developmental effects that various recreational drugs (caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and aspirin) might have on them.

In this parts of an egg instructional activity, students label a detailed diagram with 8 parts of an egg. There is a word bank of words but no information given here.

High schoolers estimate how many different species of organisms inhabit the Earth. In groups, they match the pictures of embryos at the different stages of development. They compare and contrast animals from the sky, land, and water...

Students design a "container" for his/her egg to determine whether the egg remain intact when dropped from a predetermined height.

Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.

This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.

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....

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...

Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.

A virtual chicken-hatch project takes students into the world of egg incubation and embryonic development.

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.