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The Benefits of Dissections as a Marine Science Education Tool

by Savanna Finley March 19, 2024July 29, 2024Comments are Disabled

In the realm of marine science education, dissections have long stood as a cornerstone of hands-on learning. They offer students an invaluable opportunity to explore the anatomy, physiology, and intricate workings of marine organisms, providing a depth of understanding that textbooks and lectures alone can’t achieve. I have long found that dissections be a necessary …

Oceanography Camp for Girls

by Savanna Finley July 13, 2023July 15, 2023One Comment

The smell of urea is always a weird one. But my lab girls were into it. The poor conference room looked like a massacre but hey, it was all in the name of science! This wasn’t a wholly unusual day at the Oceanography Camp for Girls (OCG), but it was definitely a memorable one. OCG …

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by Savanna Finley February 1, 2022February 16, 2023Comments are Disabled

I love starting an animal unit off with a dissection. Why, may you ask? What better way to understand how an organism works than by first looking at and inquiring about its internal and external anatomy!