Frog Dissection with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
In-Booth Demonstration Life Science 6-8 Middle School Carolina’s Perfect Solution® frog dissection introduces students to basic vertebrate anatomy. This activity allows students to identify the major external features of the frog and gain a better understanding of vertebrate internal tissues, organs, and systems. The bullfrog is larger than the common grass frog, which allows students […]
Squid Dissection
In-Booth Demonstration Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Squid are invertebrates belonging to the phylum Mollusca and class Cephalopoda (“head-foot”). Squid dissection allows students to examine structural adaptations and observe the relationship between form and function. Squid are complex, intelligent invertebrates that allow comparison to higher- and lower-level animals. The activity supports 3-dimensional learning […]
Sheep Brain Dissection
In-Booth Demonstration Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Carolina’s Perfect Solution® sheep brain dissection introduces students to the anatomy of a mammalian brain. Students have an opportunity to identify major structures of the brain and gain a better understanding of the nervous system. This activity supports 3-dimensional learning and builds toward the following: NGSS […]
Next Generation Dissection
Workshop Resources Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School With the transition to 3-dimensional learning and NGSS, is there still a place for dissections in the classroom? The answer is yes! As you dissect a frog and squid, we will demonstrate how to integrate the 3 dimensions of learning while highlighting adaptations and the relationship […]
Comparative Mammalian Organ Dissection with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
Workshop Resources Life Science 6-12 Middle / High School Show off your surgical skills while you experience the superior quality of Carolina’s Perfect Solution® specimens! Participants dissect a sheep brain, cow eye, pig heart, or pig kidney and observe internal and external structures. Use this excellent comparative dissection to gain a better understanding of these […]
Pregnant Rat Dissection
In-Booth Demonstration Life Science 9-12 High School Carolina’s Perfect Solution® pregnant rat dissection allows students to develop their dissection and observation skills, identify major external and internal features of the pregnant rat, understand form and function, and gain a better understanding of the pregnant mammal anatomy and fetus growth and development. This activity supports 3-dimensional […]
Shark Dissection: A Jawsome Experience!
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Dive in and learn how to create your own Shark Week! This session guides participants through a hands-on dissection of a dogfish shark. Take a bite out of Next Generation Science Standards® related to adaptations and structure and function while giving your students an experience they will never […]
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Explore animal diversity by comparing anatomical adaptations of the pig, rat, dogfish, and frog. Participants use hands-on dissection to identify characteristics of these popular vertebrates. This is an excellent comparative dissection activity featuring our very best Carolina’s Perfect Solution® specimens. NGSS Scientific and Engineering Practice: Developing and Using Models […]
AUTOPSY: Forensic Dissection Featuring Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Pigs
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Are you ready for a forensic dissection activity that is on the cutting edge? Engage students and revitalize your instruction of mammalian structure and function with a “real” classroom autopsy! Participants dissect a Carolina’s Perfect Solution® pig by modeling the protocols of a forensic pathologist. NGSS Scientific […]
Carolina’s Young Scientist™ Dissections with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
Workshop Resources Life Science K-8 Elementary / Middle School Transform your students into young scientists when you bring these simple hands-on dissections to your classroom! We will guide you through the dissections of a squid and a frog, promoting classroom discussions of easily observable adaptations and the relationship between structure and function. NGSS Scientific and […]