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: Embryonic Development
Students learn about the stages of embryonic development that occur before implantation as well as the process of implantation.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Embryologic Perspective
Students learn how the different stages of embryonic development relate to the adult structures of the central nervous system, and understand the growth and differentiation of the neural tube.
PBS
Pbs Nova: What Is Evo Devo?
Scientists can still be surprised! The genetic ingredients that assemble us are similar to those that assemble a fly. NOVA explains the emerging science of evolution developmental biology. This is the science that studies genes at the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Embryo to Duckling
This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" follows the growth of a duck embryo, from a single fertilized egg cell to a complex, hatching duckling. [1:19]
Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Greenhouse Dinosaur Extinction Theory
This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: How Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Are Made
Illustrated animation explains the basics of embryonic stem cells and how they are established and used.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Single Cell to Embryo
Watch this brief animation of the process of a zebrafish egg developing from a single cell into an embryo in 50 hours. Click on other links to watch animations of a zebrafish cell division, migration and differentiation.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope From Egg to Chick
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...
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: Marsupials
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how marsupials reproduce.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Embryo Growth and Development
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the embryo forms specialized cells and organs.
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.
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.
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: Plix Series: Comparative Anatomy: Comparative Embryology
[Free Registration/Login Required] Match the animals with their embryos and answer questions about their evolutionary ancestry.
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: Andling Eggs
Directions for candling eggs including the how and why of the egg candling process.
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.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan/human Embryonic Stages
Sample images of Carnegie stages of human embryo throught the first trimester.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Fertilization
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the events that occur between fertilization and the embryonic stage.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Cual Embrion Es Humano?
An exhibit that explains why the embryos of vertebrates look so much alike.
Curated OER
Virginia Cooperative Extension: Chicken Embryo
A photo of a chicken embryo inside an egg.