As Easter approaches, a fun way to teach different lessons in science is by incorporating eggs to conduct experiments. 

1. Teaching About Molecules and Cells

This eggsperiment comes with full experiment for teaching about molecules and cells.

"Get ready to amaze your students and yourself with this experiment! Not only can you remove the shell of an egg without hard boiling it first but also you can make the egg shrink and swell! Besides all the fun and excitement, though, this experiment demonstrates a very important process that occurs all the time in our bodies to keep us alive. Our bodies are made up of cells that are responsible for every job our body does. But for our cells to perform all these jobs properly, they need to bring in certain particles from outside the cell (just the way that an individual person usually needs help from other people to do a big project)." 

Objectives include:

1. To understand one way that materials enter a cell
2. To understand the function of the cell membrane
3. To understand the principles of diffusion and osmosis
4. To record careful and detailed observations of a scientific experiment.

2. Teaching About Good Dental Hygiene

This eggsperiment from Crest Toothpaste will show kids why brushing matters. Using eggs, kids will see firsthand how teeth can become soft and weak if they are exposed to acids (such as those in everyday foods) and how an anti-cavity toothpaste can help protect teeth.

"This experiment takes five to six days. If you are doing this experiment at home, we recommend you start on a Thursday or Friday afternoon, so that you can perform all the steps right after school or supper. This experiment uses eggs to represent teeth and vinegar to represent the acids that are made by plaque bacteria, which cause tooth decay and cavities. Both eggshells and teeth can be weakened by acid, which is why good dental hygiene is so important."

3.Teaching Friction, Forces and Gravity

This eggsperiment demonstrates how forces and gravity work using eggs, glasses, tubes, and a placemat.

4. Teach About The Strength of an Eggshell

This eggsperiment from Scholastic teaches about the strength of egg shells and their shapes. Here's what to do:

"Invite your child to shape the modeling clay into cushions for the eggs. First, divide the clay into eight balls. Then flatten the balls into disks. Make an indentation in the middle of each disk with your thumb. Place one cushion on top of each egg and one on the bottom. Put the eggs in the pan, pointy side up. Place them so that each egg will support one corner of the board. Gently put the board on top of the eggs. Have your child predict how many books he thinks the eggs will support. One at a time, place books on the board. Center them in the middle of the board. Continue stacking books until one of the eggs breaks. How many books were the eggs able to support? Was this surprising? How did it compare with your prediction? Explain to your child that an arch is a very strong shape. An egg can support weight because of its round, or arched, shape."

5. Teach About Air Pressure

This eggsperiment uses a milk jug, match and egg to teach how air pressure works.

Compiled by Samantha DiMauro, Education World Contributor