Our son is taking biology this year and we knew we needed a humane alternative to dissecting anything. The Physician's Committe for Resposible Medicine provides such an alternative:
"Digital Frog 2 is an interactive CD-ROM that uses animation, video, narration, and still images to create a realistic dissection experience for the student. Students can perform an entire frog dissection with a “digital scalpel.”
This humane method has many educational benefits over traditional dissection. Unlike in a real dissection, aspects of virtual dissection can be repeated and reviewed on subsequent days. An anatomy module provides information and photos as students work through each part of the dissection. Other features include animations showing how a frog’s body works and comparisons to human anatomy." (from the Physician's Committe for Responsible Medicine web site, http://support.pcrm.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dissalt_digital_frog2)
There are links on this page to order a free copy of Digital Frog 2. I just ordered mine!
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