Frog dissections going virtual at school in California
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Posted: 05/31/2011
PHOENIX - A high school in southern California has taken the scalpel to dissections in biology classes.
Students at Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley will be using a computer program that lets them "virtually" dissect frogs.
Several animal welfare groups have offered to purchase the program for schools that are interested.
Rancho Verde was the first to take advantage. Read more.
Is this a welcome development or should dissection still be a hands-on requirement in biology classes?
Watch the discussion by viewing the attached Now@9 video.
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