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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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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Chickens at Enchanted Learning

For Students 3rd - 5th
Chicken jokes, rhymes, printouts and educational information can be found on this site.
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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 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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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.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.71 Fertilization

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about the fertilization of an egg and sperm.
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University of California

Ucmp: Monotremes, Egg Laying Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
University of California Berkeley offers a short, concise description about egg-laying mammals with links to more in-depth information.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Butterfly Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Site full of beautiful butterfly photographs including the emerging of a butterfly. One link also provides detailed information on the life cycle of a butterfly as well as a quiz to complete when finished.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Cicada

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief but concise description of this interesting insect. Grades 4-8.
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Other

Academy of Natural Science: Butterfly Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, learners examine the four stages of butterfly metamorphosis in this succinct presentation from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Pennsylvania.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Meiosis Overview: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the process of meiosis, and explain that it is used during fertilization to create a new cell. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Meiosis Overview."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Meiosis Overview: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the process of meiosis, and explain that it is used during fertilization to create a new cell. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Meiosis Overview."
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Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Eggs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
One of the few foods we can find at every meal in a variety of ways, eggs are featured in this entry. Dip into the nutritional information, ways of preparation, and things to consider when selecting eggs.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Insects

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes the basic parts of insects. It also has a matching section.
eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: The Lost Egg [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The ebook shares the story of an egg that fell out of its nest. Numerous animals encounter this lost egg before its mother eventually rejoined with it.
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Other

American Egg Board: The Incredible Edible Egg Eggcyclopedia Candling

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description of egg candling, one of the tasks of the egg grader. This is part of The Incredible Edible Egg Eggcyclopedia, a searchable dictionary for all things having to do with eggs.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Mealworms Life Cycle

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the life cycle of a mealworm, which is the larval stage of a darkling beetle, and some interesting facts about them.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Salmon Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the six stages in the unique life cycle of the salmon.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Stages in the Life Cycle of a Drosophila Melanogaster

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the stages in the metamorphosis of a fruit fly during its life cycle.
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Estructura Del Huevo De Ave [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the parts of an egg and then take the quiz to test your knowledge.
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson uses Smart Response technology to review concepts learned at the end of a science unit involving the Life Cycle of a Butterfly. The lesson can easily be adapted to fit the needs of more advanced or slower learners in the...
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Other

Agri Food Trade Service: Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry Tipsheets

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a collection of "fact sheets" offering details on Canada's various industries: Brewery, Dairy, Distillery, Fish and Seafood, Egg, Fruit, Grains and Oilseeds, Honey, Poultry, Red Meat, and more.