My students need aprons and preserved specimens like sheep hearts, sheep eyes, and bullfrogs in order to learn about anatomy and organs similar to the ones in our bodies.
Why use virtual dissection or the textbook when you can actually experience it for yourself with a real specimen?
I teach 6th grade science at a school in Arkansas that has 65 percent poverty and 39 percent minorities.
In my classroom, in order to reach children of different backgrounds and abilities, I use labs, projects, and cooperative learning 65 percent of my instructional time. I believe that all students can learn in this way, and it can create endless opportunities for their futures.
My Project
They will perform a series of dissections using different animal organs to simulate what real human organs might look like. They will also dissect a frog and compare the anatomy of an amphibian to the anatomy of a human. Because of your generosity, my students will be able to not only learn difficult anatomy concepts more efficiently and retain it for future use, but they will be able to foster or initiate dreams of becoming future surgeons or being in other medical related fields.
If you fund this projects you will open doors for the students in my classroom that would not be possible without your generosity.
All students in my classroom can become "mad scientists" and succeed in science. Allowing them hands-on experiences allows them to learn in the best possible way. "What we must learn to do, we learn by doing," was once quoted by the great philosopher, Aristotle and is why labs are so important for this age of children.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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