Animal dissection

Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: Dissecting real animals provides students with more learning opportunities.
- Pro 2: Dissection can encourage students to pursue careers in science.
- Pro 3: Animal dissection is a productive and worthwhile use of dead animals.
Cons
- Con 1: Methods used to supply animals for dissections are inhumane and bad for the environment.
- Con 2: Animal dissection is not required by major high school or medical school standards.
- Con 3: Dissecting real animals is unnecessary because alternatives exist.
Assessment quiz
1-minute survey
Discussion questions
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American bullfrog

Four students wearing safety goggles and gloves dissect a frog in trays while a teacher in a lab coat supervises in a science classroom.

Animal dissection: Media

Should K–12 students dissect animals in science classrooms?

Images

American bullfrog

American bullfrog

Should K-12 students dissect animals in school?

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Four students wearing safety goggles and gloves dissect a frog in trays while a teacher in a lab coat supervises in a science classroom.

Dissection

Students dissect a frog in science class.

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