We've set up 'shop' on the kitchen island...covered it with garbage bags and laid everything out so it's all organized. Now we just wait until Daddy gets home and we start the process...slice and dice! Mmmmm...lunch anyone??
I'm not sure if you all have memories of dissecting specimens in high school or not, but the memories I have aren't all that great. I vaguely remember the actual dissection process, but what "jumps" out in my mind (pun intended) are the times the boys in class threw frog guts at all us girls. It was so disgusting!! The cow's eye was even worse. Then, when I was in college, we had to work on an actual cadaver, which totally creeped me out!!! The memories...they still haunt me. Fortunately my kids won't have to worry about those things. They will dissect their specimens and enjoy the learning experience without flying frog guts or cadavers.
Our 'lab'...or operating room...whichever you prefer:
Zachary isn't too sure he's ready for this!! Some of the specimens are pretty big!
Our dissecting tools:
"Wiggles"...our earth worm:
"Mr. Snippy"...our Crayfish:
"Slime"...our Perch:
"Prince"...our frog:
I will post photos in more detail once we're done with them all. It should be fun...minus the smell and slimy feel. I am excited to be doing this with my kids though, most parents only have memories like I do from dissecting animals; this gives me a chance to make new ones. Even Hannah is interested in getting in on the action. When it's her time to dissect, she'll be a pro at this! Time to get to work....
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