Nervous System: Brain

This sheep brain includes the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem!

Excretory/Urinary System: Kidneys

Kidneys filter the blood.

This is a pig kidney with a ureter attached.

Circulatory System: Heart, Blood Vessels, and Blood

Making Blood...

• Start with plasma (represented by yellow food coloring + water)
• Add red blood cells (cheerios soaked in red food coloring + water)
• Notice what happened to the color of blood!
• Add white blood cells (white marshmellows)
• Add platelets (tiny pieces of a peppermint marshmellow)
• Notice how sticky the platelets are!

Pig Heart Dissection...

The heart is made up of cardiac tissue. We looked at the structure of the heart: right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle, aorta, and vena cava. We also discussed the function of the heart and the function of valves in the heart.

Human Body: Moving Through the Digestive Tract

Did you know that the whole digestive tract can measure 914 cm when stretched out!?

Human Body: Digestion in the Stomach

Test Tube 1: Pepsin

Test Tube 2: Hydrochloric Acid

Test Tube 3: Gastric Juices (Pepsin + Hydrochloric Acid)

Egg whites were placed in all three test tubes. 

Test tubes were heated to body temperature, 37 degrees Celsius. 

Human Body: Bones!

You can even see the spongy part of the bone!

Genetics: Strawberry DNA Extraction Lab