by Jack Foye
There will be a lot of mixed reactions in the coming days for Biology students who are gearing up for a new, hands-on assignment that is not for those who are squeamish.
In Ms. Lowes’ Biology class, students will soon be doing a frog dissection project to learn more about the muscular system and how it may differ between species.
A lot of kids are totally excited, and a lot of them, well, not so much! Participants will be required to wear gloves and goggles for their safety because there will be a lot of icky stuff involved in this project. However, it will be a very educational experience, and luckily, all frogs being used for this project have been ethically sourced (meaning that they have passed on naturally, not killed intentionally for this experiment.)
There is also an assessment in coordination to this which covers the body systems and compares the muscular system of a frog to the muscular system of a human and how different parts may work. For those who would rather not perform the dissection on a real frog, there is an online dissection you can do instead, so everyone is able to participate comfortably! Best of luck to Biology students on this interesting project!