senunk Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I will be teaching a science class in my co-op next year. I will probably have 10 kids. They will be in the 9-12 yr range. I want to do a simple dissection with them. I'm thinking a crayfish, earthworm, starfish, or grasshopper. Any thoughts? I want something that I can handle in a classroom, that is interesting and worth doing, and simple for this age range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I will be teaching a science class in my co-op next year. I will probably have 10 kids. They will be in the 9-12 yr range. I want to do a simple dissection with them. I'm thinking a crayfish, earthworm, starfish, or grasshopper. Any thoughts? I want something that I can handle in a classroom, that is interesting and worth doing, and simple for this age range. Earthworms were more interesting than I expected, and pretty easy to dissect. I missed grasshoppers, but my friends raved about them :). As I remember, starfish and crayfish were very difficult to cut, tough outer coverings. Sounds like lots of fun! Wish I were there :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senunk Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 As I remember, starfish and crayfish were very difficult to cut, tough outer coverings. Oh, I hadn't thought of that. Good point. I don't want to spend the class time passing band-aids around. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjand6more Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I did a dissection class last year.( 2 classes) The first class we dissected an earthworm and grasshopper. The second was the frog. The kids favorite was actually the earthworm. It was probably the easiest, too. Our age group was probably 9-12 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hose Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 A cow's eye would be perfect for this age group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiaNKids Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 We did a cow's eye this past year and my youngest was 7. -Tia A cow's eye would be perfect for this age group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Another vote for earthworms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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