Illinois Extension

4-H Embryology in the Classroom 2023

University of Illinois Extension, Peoria and Tazewell Counties are pleased to offer the Embryology in the Classroom program to area educators. This program is designed to provide elementary through high school teachers with knowledge and resources on the chicken's egg, its importance to man and its role in reproduction of the species.
By using supplies provided by University of Illinois Extension and your own supplemental resources, your students will learn about incubation and embryonic development while enhancing programs in science, language arts, mathematics, social studies and art. This hands-on project is designed to give your students the opportunity to hatch chicks in their own classroom. During the 21-day incubation period, students learn to prepare eggs, set up an incubator, record progress, turn eggs, and test eggs for fertility. 
There are two rounds of the Embryology in the Classroom program. Both sessions have limited equipment available. Openings are filled on a first come, first served basis. To be completely registered, the U of I Extension office must have a completed online registration AND payment. PLEASE ENTER ONE CLASSROOM PER REGISTRATION! The 2023 program fee is $25, which covers a dozen and half (18) fertilized eggs and other materials.
SESSION 1
February 20: 9 AM - 4:30 PM Equipment/supplies distributed at U of I Extension office of choice, Peoria or Pekin; Embryology Training Video released via email
February 27: 3-5:30 PM Egg Pick Up at U of I Extension office of choice, Peoria or Pekin
February 28: Incubation begins — set eggs in AM
March 20-23: Eggs Hatch
March 24: 9 AM - 4:30 PM Return Equipment and hatched chicks (without homes) to U of I Extension office of choice, Peoria or Pekin
SESSION 2
April 17: 9 AM - 4:30 PM Equipment/supplies distributed at U of I Extension office of choice, Peoria or Pekin; Embryology Training Video released via email
April 24: 3-5:30 PM Egg Pick Up at U of I Extension office of choice, Peoria or Pekin
April 25: Incubation begins — set eggs in AM
May 15-18: Eggs Hatch
May 19: 9 AM - 4:30 PM Return Equipment and hatched chicks (without homes) to U of I Extension office of choice, Peoria or Pekin
U of I Extension provides:
Teachers are expected to:

Contact Information

The contact person above refers to you (the teacher), and the address is for your classroom/school. Please use the daytime phone for your school/classroom phone and evening phone as your cell. While most of this program's communication will come through email, a phone number is useful for one on one calls.

The 2023 program fee is $25, which covers a dozen and half (18) fertilized eggs and other materials.
In general, classrooms need an incubator and automatic egg turner. However, some may have their own equipment or a portion of it.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
University of Illinois Extension wants to ensure that we are presenting programs to a wide range of people. This information will not be used to identify any program participants. It is used to collect data on the impact of our programming.
Total Registration Cost