We just had an awesome field trip to Ferrum to allow students in AP Biology and the Health Sciences courses to participate in an actual cadaver dissection at the college level. Dr. Chris Aylesworth at Ferrum was amazing and our kids had a fantastic experience! What I observed...Our students need more college experiences before they go. They had a chance to see a real college lab in action and experience the interaction between the professor and the students. They had a fantastic tour of a small, private college campus, and had the opportunity to see and talk with some former MV students who are very happy at Ferrum :) Ferrum also provided a campus tour and a chance to eat lunch in the dining hall (so now they know what the Freshmen fifteen comes from LOL). I presented four activities that covered STD's, Epidemiology, Environmental Disorders, and the Vaccine dilemma between RNA and DNA viruses. It was a marvelous experience for all of us :). They loved the interaction, and many were very hands on with the cadaver dissection, which is great :). Great day! :)
The human body is a marvelous machine and now y'all have seen it up close and in more detail than perhaps you ever thought you would see. So it's time to begin putting that to work. You have a new project assignment, which will be part of your final exam. You will select and research one organ system of the body and create a tri-fold presentation of that system. You will need to be thorough and accurate, and will need to learn the material rather than just cutting and pasting as you will be answering questions to a panel of reviewers. So start thinking about the system you'd like to research and be prepared to start gathering data. You can take an advanced look at the Assignment Here.
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