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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Embryo Development and Birth Defects

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Open this lesson with a discussion on birth defects. Break the class into groups to visit a website and learn about what happens at each stage of human embryo and fetal development. Assign each group a particular birth defect to...
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Health Information

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a comprehensive resource on health issues. Browse hundreds of health topics using the alphabet index or click into health news especially for men, women, seniors, minorities, and...
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Interactive
Other

The Visible Embryo

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the development of an embryo. Beginning with fertilization and progressing through each stage in the first trimester and continuing every two weeks for the second and third trimesters. This site is meant for medical students and...
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Graphic
University of Michigan

University of Michigan/human Embryonic Stages

For Students 9th - 10th
Sample images of Carnegie stages of human embryo throught the first trimester.