eggs-science rules

well, science is awesome. did you know that an egg is actually just one, single cell? you can see a cell with the naked eye! usually you need a microscope but not in this sake. because it has not been fertilized, the egg has not begun to divide so it stays in its original state. when you bite into a hard boiled egg you are eating a lot of cytoplasm and nucleus-yummy. my students at school have been doing an experiment in which they shrink or blow up eggs. first we remove the calcium filled shell by putting the egg in vinegar for a couple of days. then we put the egg in a solution (hypotonic or hypertonic for those science geeks out there). after letting the egg sit for a couple of days, the students then break open the egg and see the changes that have taken place on the inside of the egg. in the words of bill nye the science guy "science rules."