I have found that fewer and fewer schools are offering dissections as part of their Biology/Life Science curriculum. There are many reasons that this might be, but I still feel that students are missing out by not being able to do them. The next best thing is doing dissection in person, which is to do a virtual dissection. There are many options out there and depending on why type of tech you have in your classroom, there are various choices you have.
If you use iPads in your classroom, I recommend the Frog Dissection app. It is not a free app, but I think that it's worth it. It's $3.99 which is a bit steep for an app, especially if you have to purchase 10-15 licenses. The good thing is that you only have to make the purchase once. Luckily Apple offers a volume purchase discount. Ask your IT department if your school is signed up.
Do you do dissections in your classroom?
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