Leaping towards Our Frog Dissection!

Frog Dissection

In today’s lesson we dissected frogs. For most students, it was the first real dissection they had ever experienced. We began by examining the external structures of the frog and talked about some of the specialized traits they have, such as an extra eyelid. By examining the interior of the mouth, students were able to see how the frog’s unique tongue functions to catch food. We also found out that frogs have two kinds of teeth in the upper jaw and none at all in their lower jaw.

Next we moved on to the interior organs. Students carefully opened up the body cavity to reveal the organs. They examined each organ and learned its function. Most of the organs work much the same in humans and in frogs. By learning about frog anatomy, we can learn more about ourselves.

Ask your student which structure they found to be the most interesting in the frogs!

 

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