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Intermediate Dissection Camp!

In this multi-class camp that meets three times in one week, students will perform the dissection of a crayfish, perch, and frog. Beginner Dissection Summer Camp (or previous dissection) is a pre-requisite.
Mysti Chisholm, RPSGT, MBA-HM
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3 live meetings
2 hrs 15 mins in-class hours
Grading
Assessments are made during class. Course completion certificate can be available upon request.

Class Experience

Intermediate Level
In this multi-day camp that meets three times in one week, we will be focusing on a different dissection each day. You must have taken Beginner Dissection Summer Camp (or have previous dissection experience----please message teacher) in order to enroll in this summer camp. 

In class one, we will be starting our intermediate dissection with the crayfish (or crawdad). This specimen has a truly fabulous set of gills! In class two, we will be moving onto another aquatic specimen, the perch. This specimen will be the first we encounter that has had bones. In class three, we culminate with the frog dissection. The frog has organ systems very similar to our own and also has an organ that none of our other specimens have had.....fat bodies.  Get ready to perform harder dissections in this intermediate level class. 

Each class will begin with some information about the animal we will be dissecting and then learners will follow along with the instructor step-by-step as we dissect different organ systems. Class discussion will take place simultaneously during the dissections. Students must already have a dissection kit and will need to purchase the above three preserved specimens prior to the beginning of the summer camp (one crayfish, one perch, and one frog). Please look over the supply list before signing your learner up.

At the end of this summer camp, students will have successfully completed all intermediate dissection techniques. They will be ready to move up to the Advanced levels (which include pig and shark dissections). 

Supply List: 
Dissection Kit
Preserved crayfish specimen
Preserved perch specimen
Preserved frog specimen

Please note, fewer numbers of students may result in a shortened class time. 

There will be no refunds issued for a student(s) missing class.
Learning Goals
After this summer camp, students will successfully have passed the intermediate dissection techniques and be ready to move onto Advanced classes.
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Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
3 Lessons
over 1 Week
Lesson 1:
Crayfish Dissection
 In Class 1, we dissect a preserved crayfish (crawdad/yabbie). 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Perch Dissection
 In Class 2, we dissect a preserved perch fish (bony fish). 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Frog Dissection
 In Class 3, our last class, we dissect a preserved frog specimen. 
45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Learning Needs
Activities are not mandatory and can be adapted to fit the needs of each individual learner.
Parental Guidance
Dissection kits contain sharp tools. It is at the discretion of the parent to make sure your student is mature enough to independently operate them during a dissection.
Pre-Requisites
Must have taken Beginner Camp with me, done beginner dissection classes with me (earthworm, starfish, clam), or have previous dissection experience. If you have not taken a class with me but do have previous experience, please message me.
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Master's Degree from Western Governors University
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Missouri Southern State University
I was a middle school science teach for 10 years and in that time, have lead hundreds of students through many dissections including the hot dog, earthworms, clams, frogs, and sharks. In my college Zoology class, I was the only student to successfully extract the entire spinal nerve of a crayfish that the professor had ever had! I find dissections fascinating and a good stepping stone for any student interested in anatomy, physiology, zoology, or college sciences.

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$54

for 3 classes
3x per week, 1 week
45 min

Completed by 40 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
2-8 learners per class

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