I have been teaching Anatomy and Physiology for the past 13 years, and one of the underlying themes in the semester is forensic science. This is an introductory course, so I have a lot of freedom to select activities to pique my students’ interest. I was looking for an activity that could introduce students to dissection before the much more detailed cat dissection, which occurs at the end of the course. I was also looking for a new way to have my students explore the steps of autopsy. In the past, I had done the virtual autopsies available on the Internet, but I really wanted an activity in which the students could be more active in the process. The Carolina Forensic Dissection Kit, as I discovered, does a great job of meeting both of my needs. It engages students in the process of a forensic autopsy, while using a new...
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May 01 2012
Anatomy and Physiology/Forensic Science
Forensic Pig Dissection
(Carolina Biological. One student group, $55. Kit for class of 32, $200.)
Chris Monsour
Chris Monsour
1CHRIS MONSOUR is a teacher at Tiffin Columbian High School in Tiffin, Ohio. He earned a B.S. in Environmental Biology and an M.A. in Education, both from Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio. His interests include nature photography, travel, and camping and hiking. His address is Tiffin Columbian High School, 300 S. Monroe St., Tiffin, OH 44883/e-mail: [email protected]
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The American Biology Teacher (2012) 74 (5): 353–354.
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Chris Monsour; Anatomy and Physiology/Forensic Science. The American Biology Teacher 1 May 2012; 74 (5): 353–354. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2012.74.5.15
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