When one of Olivia's goldfish died she asked if we could dissect it and learn about the insides of a goldfish
Meet poor Brazil...who died on September 21, 2011.
We first used this image to help us identify external anatomy.
Then we used our exacto knife scalpel and removed the layer of scales, skin, and muscle.
We were able to identify the swim bladder, spine and spinal cord, and intestines.
We removed the intestines and saw where it connected to the esophagus on one end, and the vent on the other.
Here is Brazil without intestines. We can see his heart near the gills.
Olivia was amazed at it all. Very interesting stuff!
We also got a glimpse of the brain, and took a closer look at the gills..but at that point Brazil looked pretty gruesome...so here's a photo of the eye instead....
She said she wants to dissect a grasshopper, too. Pretty sure I'll need a sharper "scalpel" for that one!
Here's my little scientist....
