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Say No to Dissection What can students do in virtual dissection labs?

Students can see inside animals’ bodies and learn about them
without hurting any animals. They can watch videos and learn
about the different parts of animals’ bodies. They can also use
virtual dissection tools such as special scissors and tweezers.
Partly due to the work of students

expressing their concerns, many schools

around the country now offer virtual

dissection labs. Students can see inside

animals’ bodies and learn about them without

▲ Students in a science

classroom work on a hurting any animals. They watch videos and

virtual dissection on a
computer. No animals learn about the different parts of animals’

are harmed.
bodies. They can also use virtual dissection

tools such as special scissors and tweezers.

Unit 5 | Say No to Dissection