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  • Complete Cat Dissection  Student Guide

    Complete Cat Dissection Student Guide

    Cat dissection manual for anatomy and physiology students. A cat dissection is not usually performed in biology and reserved for upper level anatomy or college students. My anatomy class is only available for juniors and seniors. Some students may have ethical issues with dissections, and I refer them to an alternate version for the dissection…

  • The Tardigrade Project

    The Tardigrade Project

    This project was created for AP Biology students where they scrape lichens from trees near campus and filter them over night so that tardigrades and other microorganisms can be collected from the water.

  • Cow Eye Dissection

    Cow Eye Dissection

    Students dissect a cow eye as part of a unit on anatomy or the senses.  This guide contains step by step instructions on how to cut the eye and identify the major features. Cow eyes can be purchased from Amazon or biology supply companies. You can also use sheep eyes, which are slightly less expensive.…

  • Investigation: Rat Dissection

    Investigation: Rat Dissection

    Provides instructions for dissecting a preserved rat. Students start with the external anatomy, then locate muscles, bones, and then the major organs.

  • Investigation: Photosynthesis and Leaf Discs

    Investigation: Photosynthesis and Leaf Discs

    As photosynthesis takes place, oxygen is released and causes the leaf to float. The number of floating disk is a measure of the rate of photosynthesis.

  • Investigation: Owl Pellets

    Investigation: Owl Pellets

    Students open owl pellets to reveal the skeletons and fur of the owl’s last meal, and then reconstruct the skeletons using an bone chart.

  • Teaching Resources: Fetal Pig Dissection

    Teaching Resources: Fetal Pig Dissection

    Worksheet includes instructions for dissection with descriptions of the organs students will locate; includes diagrams to label.

  • Frog Dissection Resources for High School Biology

    Frog Dissection Resources for High School Biology

    This student guide (dissection manual) walks students through the frog dissection.  Each step has a check box to help students focus and stay on track.  Detailed descriptions of structures will help students locate organs with minimal help from the instructor.

  • Student Guide to Frog External Anatomy

    Student Guide to Frog External Anatomy

    Lab handout over the external anatomy of the frog. Can be used as part of a frog dissection unit. Includes instructions and images to label.