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Dissection Intensive

Course option: Live

Grades: 8th -12th

Course dates: Summer 2026 

Course length: 2 week intensive

Live Sessions - attendance required: (choose 1)

  • Section 1: June 8-20 | M, W, F | 4-5:30 p.m. Eastern

  • Section 2: July 6-18 | M, W, F | 4-5:30 p.m. Eastern

Course size: NA

Instructor: Bekah Hilton

Cost:

  • Tuition: $200

  • Lab Kit: $102 + shipping and handling

    • Some lab supplies are optional if you already have them (disposable gloves, dissection tools, etc.)

Course Details

Did you know that not every animal has a 4-chambered heart? Or that worms have a closed circulatory system, more similar to humans than insects? If you are interested in comparative anatomy (how body systems look different between different animal types) and would like a stress-free, hands-on learning environment, this Summer Dissection Intensive is for you!


This course is geared to students who either

  • would like their first experience at hands-on dissections, or

  • have previously performed some dissections but would like a refresher.

Join our instructor, Bekah Hilton, as she leads you through 7 different physical dissections over the span of 2 weeks. These dissections will include 4 animals (worm, crayfish, perch, and frog) and 3 mammal organs (sheep heart, sheep kidney, and a cow's eye.)


Format

  • 6 live meetings over 2 weeks

    • Live group instruction through Zoom on M, W, F

    • Each meeting is approximately 1.5 hours

    • Relaxed but enriching "homework" assignments to fully prepare you for each dissection activity- approximately 2-4 hours per dissection class


Miscellaneous

  • Should you choose to take Blue Tent Biology after this summer intensive, successful completion of this course will place you out of doing the class dissections!

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