There is nothing like gross anatomy to spurn on learning. Ever since she was a little thing my eldest daughter has loved anything to do with medicine. From watching surgery in a vets office, to dissections and reading books on medicine she is a fascinated with this subject.
The deceased ~ a leopard frog.
The intern - aka Sage
The biology teacher, Amy, (who is a homeschooling mom of three and friend of ours) was ruthless as she told the students to pick up their frogs and pull their tongue out.
Amy loves science and it is contagious watching her get caught up with the dissection. I am doing a write up on Amy and her family. They were city folk who "walked" and became homesteaders who live out in the woods with no electricity. I never thought she could do it but they have and have thrived.... another story.
it was brutal....and disgusting
Showing the intestines
Discovering the liver
Just a little snip. Sage's frog had a large stone in his stomach.
Yeah... my girl needs no mask.
Check with your local co ops or home school support groups for classes in your area. With the boys we order the organs (including cow eyeball, sheep heart and brain, lungs, etc.) and dissected them on our own. You can order them from several places such as Carolina Biological.
Also for the faint of heart you can do a virtual dissection online for free! I did this with Sage before the class so she would be informed and in the know. ;) Just go to Virtual Frog Dissection. This is an immensely informative site and dissection!!
Have fun!
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Diseases ~ Extraordinary Stories Behind History's Deadliest Killers
This large fully illustrated book sports a gruesome cover, but the information inside is stunningly interesting for a child interested in bacterial, viral, parasitic and lifestyle diseases throughout history. We also use it as a reference for studying a certain time period. You can pull up the year and find out what illnesses and diseases where rampant during that era. It even includes a time line. Of course you must be careful as it can be quite graphic. but if you are reading you can only give the information necessary according to the age and interest of the child. I have used this practice for decades.
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