| Title | Autopsy of a Dill Pickle |
| Audience | Grades 9-12. Anatomy, Biology |
| Abstract | This activity is adapted from "Dissect a Pickle" by Doug Bunch.
After Alien Autopsy, what next??? Autopsy of a Dill Pickle, of course. In this activity students learn anatomical terms and directions with reference to a pickle (transformed into human form with toothpicks). The three stages of a formal autopsy are followed. Student worksheet is included. |
| Author | Katharine Noonan |
| Email | AEKNoonan@aol.com |
| Unifying Concept | Systems, order and organization |
| Science and Technology | Understandings about science and technology |
| Science as Inquiry | Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry |
| History and Nature of Science | Nature of scientific knowledge |
| Science in Personal and Social Perspectives | |
| Life, Physical, Earth Sciences | Structure and function in living systems |
| Other Standards | Assessment |