Ninth+Grade

Mammals have large, complex brains and are the only animals with a neocortex, the structure responsible for higher information processing. Students, working in pairs, will understand the basic physiology of the brain when they dissect a sheep’s brain. The examination of the cranial nerves and white and gray matter will provide a wealth of knowledge and insight into how the brain functions. **Please call for pricing.**
 * =COURSE DESCRIPTION= || =MATERIALS AND LINKS= ||
 * ==MAMMALIAN BRAIN DISSECTION (1½ HOURS)==

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 * ==SHARK DISSECTION AND MARINE BIOLOGY (1½ HOURS)==

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 * ==**DNA & GENETICS (1½ HOURS)**==
 * Available January, 2010***

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