Do high school biology students still dissect frogs?

[technoL]

In Honors Biology two years ago we had to dissect a grasshopper, earthworm, fish, frog, starfish (in 7th grade also), and a fetal pig. I think the regular Bio classes do only a few of those, if any. The AP Bio class does all of those in addition to a ferret, shark, and cat. Let's just say that my biology class always smelled like formaldehyde and seemed to be decorated with those huge specimen buckets. Glad I got that over with early!

To answer the question: Biology isn't mandatory, but 3 science credits are. Most people end up taking bio though because it is one of the first offered in the traditional science sequence. It is known as the easier one out of chem and physics.

[Zyik]

Originally Posted by technoL

The AP Bio class does all of those in addition to a ferret, shark, and cat.

I was getting worried everyone would think my school strange for dissecting cats. I feel better now.