Sep 9 2013
Smart Science: Shark Dissection Lab & More!
2600 Cumberland Drive
Franklin, IN 46131
USA
What’s more fun than super-cool hands on science? As you ponder that question, let me tell you about a FANTASTIC opportunity that you’re not going to want to miss. Julie Tennell, the Biology teacher at Franklin Community High School has a science lab with the latest high-tech gear. Best of all, she’s letting us do some really amazing science activities in her lab.Unless you’re really lucky, you’ll probably never have a chance to put on a pair of gloves and dissect a real shark. Does that sound totally gross but really cool? We think so too, and that’s why it’s going to be so much fun! We ordered enough sharks for everyone to have a chance to get the full experience. Do you think you’re smart enough to identify all the parts? There’s only one way to find out.
While one group is busy exploring the fantastic world of sharks, another group will be plugging in Lab Pro equipment to a computer. We’ll be using real live computer bugs, crickets that is. Using the sensitive probes, we’ll measure cricket oxygen consumption and CO2 production at various temperatures.
Don’t worry, everyone will have a chance to do both labs. We’ll have one group doing the sharks while the other does the crickets, and then we’ll switch.
As if that weren’t enough, we’re bringing in a special guest speaker that you’re going to truly enjoy! We can’t give away all of our secrets. You have to come find out who it is yourself.
If you’ve ever considered a career working with animals, the medical field, or any science, you’re not going to want to miss this incredible night!
We will be using sharp tools for the dissection. Parents are responsible for determining whether or not their child can safely handle sharp tools. There will be plenty of exciting hands-on action that doesn’t require using tools. You may want to consider having your child not wear their best clothes for this event.
In case this all sounds very familiar, it’s a repeat of what we did back in March of 2011 with a few new special features this time. Check out the video from two years ago:
