We love animals and we love all life! What a memorable and educational milestone we had today! We really learned a lot about the pig and human anatomy. Hands on learning is the best! We also love our chicks! We have 6 now in our room! Yay for chickens and pigs in the classroom.
We posted about dissecton on the science links tab but we'd love for you to hear our stance on dissection in the classroom.
Dissections
11. DISSECTIONS
Note from Mrs. Cotten:
We are very respectful of all animals. We teach our students to recognize that these animals are lending their lives for our learning. We love and cherish all life and want to learn more about living organisms and their body systems. A pig’s anatomy is very similar to a human’s anatomy and has proven an excellent resource for learning about anatomy. We have been learning about all of the human body systems in science and this hands-on approach of dissection really takes the student’s learning to another level of understanding.
We have several reasons for dissecting pigs for our learning in science. First of all, as I mentioned before, pig anatomy and human anatomy are quite similar. Second, dissection allows students to see each body system and the corresponding organs in three dimensions. The students can see first-hand how the body systems are connected. Dissection is also a very hands on way of learning about body systems and anatomy, as opposed to reading a text book or going through a power point.
Fetal pigs are not bred or killed for the purpose of dissection. They are the by-product of the pork industry and would be discarded if not used for dissection. Those that are not used for education will be used for fertilizer production or discarded. Dissecting a fetal pig is an educational way to respect this animal and utilize its body for purposeful and memorable learning.
We discuss with our students the importance and history behind dissection in our world. We talk about how in the past and presently, scientists and doctors have made medical advances, discoveries and medications through the process of dissection. We take dissection very seriously and teach our students the importance of being respectful and grateful for all life as well as curious about how living things function.
We posted about dissecton on the science links tab but we'd love for you to hear our stance on dissection in the classroom.
Dissections
11. DISSECTIONS
Note from Mrs. Cotten:
We are very respectful of all animals. We teach our students to recognize that these animals are lending their lives for our learning. We love and cherish all life and want to learn more about living organisms and their body systems. A pig’s anatomy is very similar to a human’s anatomy and has proven an excellent resource for learning about anatomy. We have been learning about all of the human body systems in science and this hands-on approach of dissection really takes the student’s learning to another level of understanding.
We have several reasons for dissecting pigs for our learning in science. First of all, as I mentioned before, pig anatomy and human anatomy are quite similar. Second, dissection allows students to see each body system and the corresponding organs in three dimensions. The students can see first-hand how the body systems are connected. Dissection is also a very hands on way of learning about body systems and anatomy, as opposed to reading a text book or going through a power point.
Fetal pigs are not bred or killed for the purpose of dissection. They are the by-product of the pork industry and would be discarded if not used for dissection. Those that are not used for education will be used for fertilizer production or discarded. Dissecting a fetal pig is an educational way to respect this animal and utilize its body for purposeful and memorable learning.
We discuss with our students the importance and history behind dissection in our world. We talk about how in the past and presently, scientists and doctors have made medical advances, discoveries and medications through the process of dissection. We take dissection very seriously and teach our students the importance of being respectful and grateful for all life as well as curious about how living things function.