Dissection Labs are on hold due to COVID-19. Social distancing isn't possible during the labs.
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: $40
Crayfish/Cow eye class: $40
Perch/Grasshopper: $40
Rat class: $48
Fetal Pig Class: $60 (sorry about the price increase, I'm all out of free pigs and they are very expensive to purchase.)
Class Schedule
Specimen Date Time Registration/ Payment due date
Rat Wednesday, March 18 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 2/26/2020 (ONE spot available as of 3/11/20)
Frog/Earthworm Wednesday, April 15 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 3/25/2020 (WAITLIST)
Crayfish/Cow eye Monday, April 27 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 4/6/2020 (WAITLIST)
Perch/Grasshopper Tuesday, May 5 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 4/14/2020
Rat Tuesday, May 12 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 4/21/2020
Fetal Pig Tuesday, May 19 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 4/21/2020 (WAITLIST)
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: $40
Crayfish/Cow eye class: $40
Perch/Grasshopper: $40
Rat class: $48
Fetal Pig Class: $60 (sorry about the price increase, I'm all out of free pigs and they are very expensive to purchase.)
Class Schedule
Specimen Date Time Registration/ Payment due date
Rat Wednesday, March 18 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 2/26/2020 (ONE spot available as of 3/11/20)
Frog/Earthworm Wednesday, April 15 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 3/25/2020 (WAITLIST)
Crayfish/Cow eye Monday, April 27 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 4/6/2020 (WAITLIST)
Perch/Grasshopper Tuesday, May 5 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 4/14/2020
Rat Tuesday, May 12 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 4/21/2020
Fetal Pig Tuesday, May 19 12 p.m.-2 p.m. 4/21/2020 (WAITLIST)
