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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Bird Reproduction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How do birds reproduce? We know that chickens lay eggs. But how do they do that? Learn more about bird reproduction in this learning module produced by CK-12.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Importance of Birds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] You are probably familiar with birds as food. Around the world, people consume chicken, turkey, and even more exotic birds, like ostriches. Can you think of other...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Chicken Egg
This photo shows a close up view of a chicken egg and its shadow from above.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Buried Bones
A how-to science project with instructions to make a complete dinosaur bone dig site burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris. Click on the starred words to learn more about the topic.
University of Utah
University of Utah: learn.genetics: How to Extract Dna From Anything Living
An experiment to extract DNA from green split peas, spinach, chicken liver, strawberries, and broccoli using simple household reagents.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Investigating Osmosis
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Investigating Osmosis lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Students design and run an experiment to demonstrate osmosis...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: How to Extract Dna From Anything Living
Four steps is all it takes to get DNA out of a variety of living things. The requirements include a blender, meat tenderizer, isopropyl alcohol, and a test tube. Sources of DNA include but are not limited to split peas, strawberries,...
Read Works
Read Works: Chicks Grow Up
[Free Registration/Login Required] An information text about how a little chick grown into a rooster or a hen. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Louis Pasteur
Use this site to learn about Louis Pasteur's contributions to the world of science and to lives of ordinary people. View the "related links" as well as the bibliographical references from which images for the website were scanned.
Other
Merlin's Academy: Chicken Flu
A very good introduction to viruses and their existence. Good graphics help with the discussion.
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Merlin's Academy: Chicken Flu
A very good introduction to viruses and their existence. Good graphics help with the discussion.
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Merlin's Academy: Chicken Flu
A very good introduction to viruses and their existence. Good graphics help with the discussion.
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Merlin's Academy: Chicken Flu
A very good introduction to viruses and their existence. Good graphics help with the discussion.
Other
Canadian Agricultural and Food Museum (Caf)
Under the heading "Tour of the Museum," there are excellent links to information on dairy farms, small animals found in the barn, horses, beef cattle, and more! There are also teachers kits available through this site that are meant to...
Read Works
Read Works: Avian Influenza
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about efforts to create a vaccine for avian influenza. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food."
Curated OER
T Rex
From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article explores the evolutionary link between the ancient Tyrannosaurus rex (T-Rex) and the modern chicken.