Lower School Students Experience the Anatomy of Animals in Hands-on Dissection Lab

Students had various tools at the ready and were full of excitement as they learned the anatomy and behavior of animals they know well.
Lower School students grades 3-5 had the opportunity for an up-close look at the anatomy of various animals this week, as Sillers Hall turned into a wondrous experiential science lab.
 
The labs were grade-specific and led by Lower School science teacher David Beshk. Students had various tools at the ready and were full of excitement as they discovered up close the anatomy and behavior of animals they know well.
 
Grade 3 students dissected a squid, studying the main body parts and the unique adaptation of the ocean creature, including its ink, camouflage and communication. As a fun side activity, students utilized the squid’s ink sac to write their names on note cards.
 
In grade 4, students dissected an owl pellet, learning more about how owls swallow prey whole and regurgitate unwanted parts. Students were able to identify many leftovers in their pellet, and used a bone sorting guide to help with their discoveries.
 
“It was part of grade 4’s study of owls and their amazing eyesight and hearing, and how those characteristics are utilized to hunt various birds and mammals,” Mr. Beshk said.
 
Grade 5 students, meanwhile, culminated their study of human body systems with a fun rotation setup in Sillers, where students could learn CPR, use augmented reality to see inside a human body, and diagram blood flow in and out of a human heart.
 
As part of the rotation, students participated in a guided dissection of a lamb heart, with Mr. Beshk highlighting various chambers, valves, arteries and veins of a mammalian heart, and allowing students the choice to safely touch various parts.
 
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