Class Response: Frog Dissection

Recently in science class, we dissected frogs. I went into this completely disgusted by the idea and when I saw how big the frogs were, that didn't help. To make it even better, my table mate chose the largest frog with the most eggs. As the skin of the frog was opened up and the eggs were removed, my opinion on the dissection changed. The organs were so clear and it was so easy to tell what they were. I then realized why dissecting is so educational and why it is necessary; because the frog's systems are much more like a humans and by dissecting a frog, I received a better education on how frogs work and even how my body works as a human. I was really surprised by how much my take on the dissection changed. I would even recommend the dissection of frogs in future years but one thing I would change about the dissection is I would have less frogs used per class because it is sad that so many frogs are being killed. The one other problem with the dissection though was something that could not have really been changed and that was the smell of the frogs. All in all, the dissection was successful and a lot was learned from it.