Curated OER
Pregnancy, Day 1: The Developing Baby
Twenty-six pages of good information about pregnancy. Pictures and descriptions describe the moment the sperm and egg unite, and there are worksheets that students can complete. This is a pretty comprehensive lesson for one day. It might...
Curated OER
Development Before Birth
In this development worksheet, students review the process of fertilization in placental organisms. Students determine what trimester certain events take place in a fetus' development. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank and 7...
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Human Heredity Vocabulary
Ninth graders review the terms "aneuploidy," "fetus," and "karyotype" in this vocabulary worksheet, which includes three multiple choice questions about each term. This activity could be expanded into a more developed vocabulary lesson...
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Pregnancy
Students view a PowerPoint presentation about pregnancy. They work in groups to complete activities at each of six stations. Students create a baby from clay dough. They use construction paper to design a quilt square. Students complete...
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Health: Symptoms and Stages of Pregnancy
Learners examine the growth and changes that occur during the three trimesters of pregnancy. Issues such as toxemia and spontaneous abortion are also considered. In groups, students rotate to various stations exploring aspects related...
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Pregnancy
Young scholars discuss facts and myths associates with pregnancy and how conception can and cannot occur. They study fetal development and review terminology. They play a review game.
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Stages of Fetal Development
Tenth graders gain a better understanding of the biological processes of a fetus. They study step by step what occurs during a pregnancy.
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The Teaching of Biology and Difference
Seventh graders pretend they were Anton looking through the microscope for the first time. They describe the way he felt when he observed tiny moving objects in the sample of pond water. They look at their own samples of pond water,...
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Drawing Stages
Students learn the different characteristics that a developing infant goes through during the weekly periods of each trimester, by drawing pictures of the fetus during each trimester.
PBS
Nova Online: Windows on the Womb
There are descriptions of 8 different prenatal tests that can be used to track the health and development of a baby. The risks of the tests are also included.
PBS
Nova Online: Life's Greatest Miracle
The miracle of life is featured in this wonderful series of short videos and journal entries. A variety of topics are covered in this well written, authoritative piece.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Fetal Development
Learn about the development of fetal organs and systems during the prenatal period.
Other
Story md.com: Conception to Birth
See the amazing process of human conception followed by the development of the embryo through each week of the pregnancy to the birth.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Reproductive System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Placenta
A brief but informative description of the placenta. Includes various links to further explain terminology used in the description.
Other
Ds Health: Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome
This essay serves as a guide to prenatal testing for Down Syndrome and describes breakthroughs in ultrasound techniques which allow doctors to detect Down Syndrome without the need for an amniocentesis procedure.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Human Development Before Birth: Self Check Quiz
This multiple-choice quiz on human fetal development allows students to get hints for each question and check their answers after submitting.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Fetus Growth and Development
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers major events in the growth and development of the fetus.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Embryonic and Fetal Development
This lesson will describe the stages of development of an embryo during pregnancy.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.72 Pregnancy
Understand fetal growth during pregnancy in humans.
Other
Pregnancy and Prenatal Care
This site contains information on the signs of pregnancy, prenatal care objectives, and pregnancy associated discomforts.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
This article explores Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and why pregnancy and alcohol don't mix. It goes through and answers commonly asked questions dealing with FAS, and provides general information that can prove to be very helpful.
Other
Medinfo.co.uk: Details of Ultrasound Scanning
An explanation of ultrasound scanning: the procedure, its purpose, and its uses in viewing a fetus, heart valves, and so on.