Dissection Labs
Class location: Rescue
Grades 4-12 (I will offer high school only dissection labs if there is enough interest.)
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.
Want to register or have questions about these class? Call Lisa at 530-313-3789 or email at lisahandsonscience@gmail.com.
Registration is open until the day before the class if there is space and spare specimens.
Class Info:
Fall 2021 Dissection Schedule:
Class location: Rescue
Grades 4-12 (I will offer high school only dissection labs if there is enough interest.)
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.
Want to register or have questions about these class? Call Lisa at 530-313-3789 or email at lisahandsonscience@gmail.com.
Registration is open until the day before the class if there is space and spare specimens.
Class Info:
- All dissection labs are held outdoors (weather permitting) and are 2 hours long.
- These labs will be cancelled if in-person classes are shut down by the charter schools and class fee will be refunded.
- Please be aware that I will follow whatever charter school COVID rules that are in place at the time class is held (e.g. masks). I will let you know the guidelines as soon as I get them from the charter schools. I understand if you need to drop out, I just need advance notice.
- If class size minimum isn't met (5 student minimum), class may be cancelled.
- When class is confirmed, a 3-week non-refundable advanced payment is required for all classes since I have to order specimens well in advance. If I do not have a voucher/certificate when it is time for me to order specimens, I require payment via check/cash/Venmo. I will refund your private payment when I receive your certificate/voucher.
- I am a vendor with Horizon, Visions, Clarksville, The Cottonwood School, Feather River, South Sutter, American River Charter School, and Pacific Charter Institute schools.
Fall 2021 Dissection Schedule:
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