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The Effects of "Recreational" Drugs on the Development of Chick Embryos as a Model for Human Embryogenesis

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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.
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Curated OER

Chick Embryology

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate techniques that can be used to observe the development of the chick embryo. They explore the environment in which the chick develops and how it can be manipulated.
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Curated OER

Embryo Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the development of a chicken embryo. In this biology lesson, students compare and contrast the development of human and chick embryo. They make a chart and explain their findings to the class.
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Curated OER

Help the Duck Find Her Babies

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to a basic characteristic and need of living things-the ability and need to reproduce. They investigate how birds (and people) attract mates. Students discover how to build a nest. They discuss the needs and...
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Curated OER

Great Expectations

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars examine proper care of cattle, their breeding seasons, and benefits to raising cattle. After reading and interpreting a chart containing information on gestation periods, students answer questions on a worksheet. They...
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Richland County School District One

Incubating Quail Eggs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students incubate quail eggs. In this biology lesson, students observe the development of the embryo, monitor, turn, weigh the eggs, and observe the hatching of the chicks. They identify the structures within a fertilized egg and their...
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Curated OER

Zebra, Zebra Where Are Your Stripes?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students observe the embryological development in the zebrafish. Developmental hierarchy from three germ layers is studied in depth. Research is validated on the body plan of the embryo.
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Curated OER

Inside the Egg, Hatching Chickens

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students explore how an egg becomes fertilized. In 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 the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

For Students All
In this worksheet, students answer questions regarding the function of an egg.
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Curated OER

The Shape of Things

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and discuss information regarding the shape and attributes of an eggshell. In this shape of things activity, 6th graders gather relevant information that pertains to the incubation and formation of an eggshell. ...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Vocabulary: Incubation of Eggs Alphabetical Order

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this chicken incubation worksheet, students analyze 24 words that pertain to chickens and eggs. Students put the words in alphabetical order; some words will begin with the same letter.
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Curated OER

The Shape of Things

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the natural incubation of hens and the important characteristics of the egg shell. They perform experiments to test the strength of the dome shape of an egg and prove that an eggshell has pores to allow air to...
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Curated OER

The Shape of Things

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore dome shape construction. In this dome shape construction lesson, students explore the history, strength, and endurance of the dome shape design.
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Curated OER

Help the Duck Find Her Babies

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the basic need for animals to attract mates and reproduce young.
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Curated OER

Inside the Egg, Hatching Chickens

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils 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. Pupils complete a life cycle wheel...