| When | Monday 1:30 |
| Teacher Name | JenniferMesser |
| Target Age Range | 11 - None |
| General Grade Level | Upper Elementary, Middle School, Lower High School |
| Ability Level | Advanced Beginner, Intermediate |
| Skill Requirements/Prerequisites | interest in the subject matter and ability to tolerate dissection/observation and mortality of baby chicks and or eggs, respect for live and dead specimens. |
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| Family Provided Materials | smock if possibility of soiled clothes is of concern, lab notebook if student desires. |
| Instructor Provided Materials | incubator, candling apparatus, fertile eggs, gloves, observation materials, photo copied information and work sheets. |
| Study Group Style | Lecture, Discussion, Activity, Survey |
| Description | ChickenEmbryology will explore the development of chickens. We will discuss hatching methods and conditions, egg anatomy, stages of chick development, candling to determine fertility and mortality, observation/dissection of dead embryos, and hopefully observe fluffy hatching chicks after 21 days of incubation. |