University of Florida

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Learning in Action

Candle Eggs

  • Students make scientific observations of the embryo at this stage and make a hypothesis about what development might happen next

Words of the Day

  • Blood Ring: what is formed when the embryo dies and the blood draws away from the embryo and forms a ring.
  • Observation: the act of noticing or noting facts or occurrences for a scientific purpose.
  • Shell Pores: columns of narrow pores that allow gaseous exchange.