Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Does a Chick Breathe Inside Its Shell?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Whether a chick can breathe inside its shell is an interesting question. Every animal needs oxygen to survive, so the chick must get air somehow. Try this science project to discover if the pores in a chicken egg shell allow water to...
Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Chicken Sounds From a Cup!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob presents instructions for a science demonstration of how get chicken sounds from a cup using common supplies with information on how it works.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Peg + Cat: Chickens in Space

For Students K - 1st
In this interactive, practice estimating size and quantity to send 100 chickens into space.
Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Bend a Bone With Vinegar

For Students 4th - 8th
Use this experiment to show how vinegar reacts with the calcium in a chicken bone.
Lesson Plan
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.
Unit Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope From Egg to Chick

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in a science project of hatching chicks? This website is designed to help you study incubation and embryonic development of chicken eggs. Illustrations also show the parts of an egg and the stages of embryonic...