One Florida high school is using an anatomically-correct synthetic frog to teach students about organ systems — without harming living animals or using hazardous chemicals like formaldehyde. hereandnow
attempt to mimic the anatomy of a real frog with skin that looks and feels like live tissue. The frogs’ skin and removable organs are realistic in size and color.
“When you bring these synthetic frogs into the actual classroom, nobody is going to be off-put by the fact that it was alive because it's synthetic, of course,” Koney says. “So I think that reduces some of the barriers for some of the other students in the classroom.” Principal Jessica Schultz says her school used to buy between 200 to 300 frogs per year from a scientific supply company. Now, she says the first-of-its-kind synthetic SynFrogs give her students a “superior” anatomy lesson.
For example, when students cut open a real female frog, the egg sac can break and leave debris to clean up. Using a synthetic frog prevents this extra step, she says. “When you cut it open, you have to cut the breastbone of the synthetic frog just as hard and put as much pressure as you would on a regular frog,” she says.On a visit to her veterinarian, Dr. David Danielson, he told Schultz about how his daughter didn’t want to dissect a frog in biology class. Schultz and her colleagues later helped Danielson’s company, Tampa-based SynDaver, design a synthetic frog that meets Florida’s standards.
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