Dissection Labs will likely be back starting in late August 2021!
Dissection Labs
Class location: Rescue
Grades 4-12
One 2-hour session
Students will dive into the unexpected contents of a frog's stomach, marvel at the beauty of the tapetum lucidum in a cow's eye, feel a crayfish's stomach "teeth", learn about their own body systems by dissecting a rat or a fetal pig, and much more. Super gross, but super fun and interesting! In the dissection lab, students will explore the internal and external structures of specimens (fetal pig, rat, frog/earthworm, crayfish/cow eye, or perch/grasshopper).
Students will have their own specimens to dissect along with their own set of dissection tools to use and may label diagrams to reinforce what they have observed during the dissection. Most dissection classes are for grades 4 and up, however, attendance is at the instructor's discretion. 3rd graders will be admitted to class by special permission. Students must be mature, willing and able to follow detailed instructions and focus for 2 hours, and have excellent fine motor skills (they will be using a very sharp scalpel and scissors). Parents of younger students are welcome to attend the class and assist their child.
Email Lisa at lisahandsonscience@gmail.com or call 530-313-3789 to register for classes. Registration is open until the day before the class if there is space and spare specimens.
Class Fees:
All dissection labs are 2 hours long. If class size minimum isn't met, class may be cancelled.
3-week non-refundable advanced payment is required for all classes since specimens must be purchased in advance.
Frog/Earthworm Class: $42
Session 1a
Session 1b
Crayfish/Cow eye class: $42
Session 2a
Session 2b
Perch/Grasshopper: $42
Session 3a
Session 3b
Rat class: $52
Session 4a
Session 4b
Fetal Pig Class: $65
Session 5a
Session 5b
Class location: Rescue
Grades 4-12
One 2-hour session
Students will dive into the unexpected contents of a frog's stomach, marvel at the beauty of the tapetum lucidum in a cow's eye, feel a crayfish's stomach "teeth", learn about their own body systems by dissecting a rat or a fetal pig, and much more. Super gross, but super fun and interesting! In the dissection lab, students will explore the internal and external structures of specimens (fetal pig, rat, frog/earthworm, crayfish/cow eye, or perch/grasshopper).
Students will have their own specimens to dissect along with their own set of dissection tools to use and may label diagrams to reinforce what they have observed during the dissection. Most dissection classes are for grades 4 and up, however, attendance is at the instructor's discretion. 3rd graders will be admitted to class by special permission. Students must be mature, willing and able to follow detailed instructions and focus for 2 hours, and have excellent fine motor skills (they will be using a very sharp scalpel and scissors). Parents of younger students are welcome to attend the class and assist their child.
Email Lisa at lisahandsonscience@gmail.com or call 530-313-3789 to register for classes. Registration is open until the day before the class if there is space and spare specimens.
Class Fees:
All dissection labs are 2 hours long. If class size minimum isn't met, class may be cancelled.
3-week non-refundable advanced payment is required for all classes since specimens must be purchased in advance.
Frog/Earthworm Class: $42
Session 1a
Session 1b
Crayfish/Cow eye class: $42
Session 2a
Session 2b
Perch/Grasshopper: $42
Session 3a
Session 3b
Rat class: $52
Session 4a
Session 4b
Fetal Pig Class: $65
Session 5a
Session 5b
