The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has an award-winning interactive program that is a part of the Whole Frog project. Students can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, make movies, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game. The interactive Web pages are available in a number of languages including Spanish, German, Dutch, French, Czech, Italian, and Portuguese.
Preparation
Make sure that the site is not blocked at your school.
Explain that the students will explore the anatomy of the frog.
Select the link to the Virtual Frog Dissection Kit, and then the image of the frog.
From here you can choose to show or hide each of the organs, and see a definition of each organ by selecting it.
Get to know all the organs and their functions.
Go back to the home page of the Frog Dissection Kit and choose the Virtual Frog Builder game. Here you can build your own frog, and you will test your knowledge of where each organ is located.
Use the Inner Body site to compare with the human anatomy. You will need to scroll down past the ad to see the Inner Body content and select one of the systems to see it in detail.
Program Areas
ASE: High School Diploma
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Warm-up
Objective: Activate prior knowledge about animal anatomy and introduce the concept of virtual dissection.
Activity:
Ask: What do you already know about frog anatomy?
Display an image of a frog and prompt a brief class discussion:
Why do scientists dissect frogs?
How might a virtual dissection differ from a real one?
Optional Hook:
Play a short introductory video about amphibians or frog life cycles.
Introduction
Engagement
Objective: Familiarize students with the Virtual Frog Dissection Kit interface and learning goals.
Instructions:
Explain the purpose of the Virtual Frog Dissection activity.
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