First, working in groups of two, complete
Phase I: The General Dissection.
In this portion of the lab, you will have as
many opportunities to identify the required organs as time allows (3
days). While you are learning technique
and getting comfortable with your pig you will be able to ask your instructor
for confirmation of your findings. If
your teacher informs you that you have incorrectly identified an organ, then
you may go back and try again. Pace
yourself during this phase.
Second,
after drawing and labeling diagrams, complete Phase II: The Project Assessment Phase.
In this second phase you will
use what you learned in Phase I and then be tested as you work autonomously as
a group. In this phase you will use the
manuals and the internet to identify organs.
Your instructors will not confirm your findings until you hand in your
final answers. This will test your
ability to critical thinking skills and ability to work independently of your
instructor.
Finally,
pick an organ system to explore and to present to your class for Phase
III.
In this phase your group will
select an organ system that no one else in the class has selected. You will identify all important organs and then
present your findings of the anatomical (physical) organs as well as how they
work together (physiologically).
RUBRIC on how you
will be assessed.
Each pair of partners will turn
in one set of drawings and definitions for the pair of them.