Punflay’s Virtual Frog Dissection App is a cost effective and educative alternative to live animal dissections. Not to mention, the fact that this is a recurring yearly expense.Ĭost-Effective Alternative: Virtual Frog Dissection App! Option 1: Order a DIY Frog Dissection kitĪverage cost of an all inclusive frog dissection kit with frog specimen: $12.75 Estimated total cost for a class of 30: $383ĭissection Set (30): $444, Dissection Pans (30): $385,Įstimated total cost for a class of 30: $1,145Īssuming that there are only two classes per year, and that each student dissects at least two frogs, that amount quadruples regardless of whether you are maintaining an extensive lab or ordering kits for each student. Let’s use this current scenario to re-examine the costs involved in maintaining a class laboratory and just how an alternative could save your school a lot of money, without affecting student learning.Ĭost estimate of live frog dissections in schools Today’s educators are feeling the brunt of severe budget cuts which are forcing schools boards and teachers alike to look at ways of reducing costs without reduction in educational quality. While many have put forth the pros and cons to dissection from both camps, what remains are the facts: animal dissection is still a part of the school biology curriculum. As it turns out, not only are these an intriguing entry into the virtual lab market, they could even save your school money! Read on to learn more. Īnimal dissections in school classrooms have long provided the rope for an extensive and never-ending tug of war between school boards, educators, animal activists, scientists, and advocates, not to mention students and parents.
I just thought these were so fascinating when I learned about them, I wanted to share them with readers. I asked the folks at Punflay to write something up about their new, award winning iPad apps for virtual dissections.
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