NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Different Eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 What is an egg? An egg is what many baby animals grow in before they are big enough to hatch. The egg provides protection and food while the animal grows. NSF North Mississippi GK-8

Eggs come in all sizes and colors NSF North Mississippi GK-8

Some eggs are camouflaged! Can you see the eggs in this picture? NSF North Mississippi GK-8

Do all eggs have hard shells? NSF North Mississippi GK-8

No! Some eggs have soft shells. NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 The inside of an egg Shell – Protective outer coating Albumen – Keeps baby moist and padded Where the baby would grow Yolk - Food for the baby NSF North Mississippi GK-8

How do the babies get out? NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Birds lay eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

Birds lay eggs A hatching canary bird NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Turtles lay eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Snakes lay eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Fish lay eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Lizards lay eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

Insects and Spiders lay eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 A Platypus lays eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Dinosaurs laid eggs NSF North Mississippi GK-8

What is your favorite oviparous animal? NSF North Mississippi GK-8

NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Sources Breeding Centre Sharjah. Reptiles. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.breedingcentresharjah.com/Reptiles.htm Busch Gardens. 2002. Hatching and care of chicks. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.buschgardens.org/infobooks/Penguins/hatching.html Colorbreds. Canary egg hatching. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.colorbreds.com/photo.htm Geocities. Spiders. Accessed 21 July 2006. http://www.geocities.com/spiders_snakes/spider/spiders.html Horridum Angeli Reptiles. About beaded lizards. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.helodermahorridum.com/neonate.php Kingsnake. Welcome to our leopard gecko photo gallery. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://kingsnake.com/hanley/htm/gal_lepgex.htm Microsoft Office Online. 2006. Clip-art. Accessed 21 July 2006. http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us Missouri Department of Conservation. 2004. Snakes of Missouri. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/herpetol/snake/ Nature’s Almanac. 2004. How to hatch reptile eggs. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.naturealmanac.com/archive/hatching_reptile/index.html Northwest Creation Network. The duckbilled platypus. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.nwcreation.net/platypus.html Postcards From LA. Chicago. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001700.html Royal Alberta Museum. 2006. Eggs a virtual exhibit. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/eggs/vexhome/whategg.htm Schiele Museum of Natural History. 2003. Hatching the Past: The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt Now Open at The Schiele. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.solutionscompanies.com/SchieleMuseum/HatchingOct2003.htm Sfondi del Desktop. Images. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.sfondideldesktop.com/Images-Animals-37.htm Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre. Hatching eggs. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.owlcentre.com/hatching.shtml Tolibra’s Aquariums. Tateurndina ocellicauda. Accessed 21 July 2006. http://www.tolibra.com/fish/tateu.htm University of Tennessee Crops. 2003. Photo gallery. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.utextension.utk.edu/fieldCrops/soybean/soybean_insects/photogallery.htm Wisconsin DNR. Turtles of Wisconsin. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/reptile/turtlesOfWisconsin4.htm 4-H Virtual Farm. The parts of an egg. Accessed 23 July 2006. http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/poultry/poultry_eggparts.html# NSF North Mississippi GK-8