Sophia Learning
Sophia: Meiosis Overview: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce the process of meiosis, and explain that it is used during fertilization to create a new cell. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Meiosis Overview."
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: The Story of Our Start
Learn how offspring are created through the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Human Egg Cells
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When a baby girl is born, her ovaries contain all of the eggs they will ever produce. But these eggs are not fully developed. They develop only after she starts...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Fertilization
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The sperm and egg don't look anything like a human baby. After they come together, they will develop into a human being. How does a single cell become a complex...
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Chickens at Enchanted Learning
Chicken jokes, rhymes, printouts and educational information can be found on this site.
Other
Kiddy House: All About Chickens for Kids and Teachers
This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Incubation & Embryology
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....
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Constructing an Egg Candler
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.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Andling Eggs
Directions for candling eggs including the how and why of the egg candling process.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.71 Fertilization
Learn about the fertilization of an egg and sperm.
University of California
Ucmp: Monotremes, Egg Laying Mammals
University of California Berkeley offers a short, concise description about egg-laying mammals with links to more in-depth information.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Butterfly Collection
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.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Cicada
This site provides a brief but concise description of this interesting insect. Grades 4-8.
Other
Academy of Natural Science: Butterfly Life Cycle
With this resource, learners examine the four stages of butterfly metamorphosis in this succinct presentation from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Pennsylvania.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Meiosis Overview: Lesson 3
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."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Meiosis Overview: Lesson 1
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."
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Eggs
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Insects
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes the basic parts of insects. It also has a matching section.
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: The Lost Egg [Pdf]
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.
Other
American Egg Board: The Incredible Edible Egg Eggcyclopedia Candling
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.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Mealworms Life Cycle
Describes the life cycle of a mealworm, which is the larval stage of a darkling beetle, and some interesting facts about them.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Salmon Life Cycle
Describes the six stages in the unique life cycle of the salmon.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Stages in the Life Cycle of a Drosophila Melanogaster
Describes the stages in the metamorphosis of a fruit fly during its life cycle.