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Cat Dissection Project

Mr. Biro. Cat Dissection Project. Table of Contents. Pop Quiz Pop Quiz Answers Assignment During Cat Dissection Assignment After Cat Dissection Comparing Humans to Cats Tests and Quizzes How Do You Turn in Your Project? Timeline Portions to be Graded PowerPoint Design Rubric

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Cat Dissection Project

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  1. Mr. Biro Cat Dissection Project

  2. Table of Contents • Pop Quiz • Pop Quiz Answers • Assignment During Cat Dissection • Assignment After Cat Dissection • Comparing Humans to Cats • Tests and Quizzes • How Do You Turn in Your Project? • Timeline • Portions to be Graded • PowerPoint Design Rubric • PowerPoint Content Rubric • Possible Project Points

  3. Pop Quiz • Take out a piece of paper and write down the names of the 10 labeled cat muscles.

  4. Pop Quiz Answers • Were you able to identify any of the cat muscles? • Well, if you could not you will be able to identify these 10 muscles and 40 more by the time you complete the dissection of your cat. • Here are the answers:

  5. Assignment During Cat Dissection • You and your lab partners will completely dissect your cat so that all the assigned muscles, blood vessels and major organs are identifiable. • Your lab group will find and memorize all the assigned muscles, blood vessels, and organs withinyour cat. • During dissection your lab group will take digital pictures of all of the assigned muscles, blood vessels and organs. • A piece of paper with your cat’s name on it must be present in each photo.

  6. Assignment After Cat Dissection • Your lab group will create a PowerPoint presentation that shows every stage of your dissection of the cat using the photos taken during dissection. • The photos need to be clearly labeled so that each assigned muscle, blood vessel and major organ of the cat is correctly identified. • Your lab group will write a paragraph for each major organ explaining its function. If the function of an organ is different in the cat compared to the human, you must explain the difference. Link each organ to its description.

  7. Comparing Humans to Cats • You are to include at least two slides answering the following question in detail: • What are some similarities and differences between human anatomy and cat anatomy? (You must list at least 5.) • Make sure you include examples of organs, muscles and blood vessels

  8. Tests and Quizzes • There will be a quiz after each section of the cat. Each person in your group must be able to identify all the muscle, organs or blood vessels before moving on to the next section of the cat. • Your final exam will be a lab practical that will cover all the assigned muscles, blood vessels and organs of the cat.

  9. Timeline • You have five weeks to complete this project. • Days 1 and 2:Skin the cat. • Days 3-6:Find, label and take pictures of the hind limb muscles. Must pass quiz before moving on to the next group of muscles. • Days 7- 9:Find, label and take pictures of the ventral thoracic and neck muscles. Must pass quiz before moving on to the next group of muscles. • Days 10-11:Find, label and take pictures of the dorsal thoracic and neck muscles. Must pass quiz before moving on to the next group of muscles.

  10. Timeline • Days 12-14:Find, label and take pictures of the forelimb muscles. Must pass quiz before moving on to the major organs. • Days 15 and 16:Cut open the thoracic and abdominal cavities of the cat. Label and take pictures of the major organs of the cat. Must pass quiz before moving on to the blood vessels. • Days 17-19:Find, label and take pictures of the major blood vessels of the cat. • Days 20-24:Create a PowerPoint presentation at the computer lab • Day 25:Present and turn in projects

  11. Your Total Grade for the Cat Dissection Will Constitute: • Participating in the cat dissection • Each day you will awarded 1 point for participation • Passing all of the section quizzes • Each Quiz is worth 10 pts • A completed PowerPoint presentation • Final exam that covers all of the assigned muscles, blood vessels and organs of the cat

  12. PowerPoint Design Rubric

  13. PowerPoint Content Rubric

  14. Possible Project Points • PowerPoint Design = 25 pts. (1 point for turning it in) • PowerPoint Content = 100 pts. • Participation = 25 pts. • Quizzes = 60 pts. (a total of 6 quizzes) • Final Exam = 100 pts. • Total Points = 310 pts.

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