East Rock seventh grader Jeryl searches for frog’s large intestines… Credit: Maya McFadden Photos …while others check out the frog’s tongue and teeth. East Rock School seventh graders Leia and Lesly ...

It’s not just concern for the squeamish biology students who wince at the feel and smell of cutting into a formaldehyde-soaked animal. Think about the frog. The pig. Or even the rat. That’s what ...

When homeschooling, parents have to be resourceful to teach the notorious section of biology that calls for dissection. Dissecting a frog or another animal is a pivotal high school lab memory for many ...

Live frogs, snakes and a gelatin frog for dissection are among the things children saw this week as they experienced the life of a herpetologist at the Cook Museum of Natural Science’s sold-out Jr.

Dear EarthTalk: Are the animals used in classroom dissection taken from the wild? If so, wouldn't this be endangering their populations? Are there other environmental issues associated with classroom ...