HOW TO DISSECTING A FISHStep by step guide

* By Diana Vesela

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

- chopping board

- sharp knife/scalpel

- tweezers

- scissors

1 STEP

- look at the fish and study it

- examine its skin, fins and general structure

2 STEP

- hold the fish in your hand (belly facing up) and cut it open (from anus to the neck)

- stop when it turn out to be hard.

3 STEP / 4 STEP

- examine the fish insides

- locate the heart, liver, stomach, intestines, eggs, bladder

5 STEP

- use the scalpel to dissect the eye (be very careful)

- cut the eye open and find a lens

6 STEP

- examine the fish mouth and gills

IN KINDERGARDEN

- This activity provide brilliant opportunity for children to learn about anatomy (bone structure, insides, use of organs...)

- “learning by doing“