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Gummy Bear Dissection

By dissecting a gummy bear, students will learn how to dissect across the anatomical planes.

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Grade Level: High School
Discipline: Biology
Standards: National Science Standards Alignment

2.3.1. Build and decipher medical term meanings by identifying and using word elements (e.g., word roots, prefixes, suffixes, 
combining forms). 
Proficient: Can identify anatomical position and explain all the related terminology in detail.
In Progress: Cannot identify anatomical position but can explain all the related terminology in detail.
Not Met: Cannot identify anatomical position or explain all the related terminology in detail.


Check out this lab to help your students model the various terminology used to identify anatomical positions. By dissecting a gummy bear, students will learn how to dissect across the anatomical planes. 

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