Dissection 101 | Dogfish Shark Dissection: Lesson Plan

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Dissection 101 | Dogfish Shark Dissection: Lesson Plan

Lesson plan for the dogfish shark dissection. Dogfish sharks are vertebrates in a class called Chondrichthyes. This group of fish are also called cartilaginous fish because their skeletons are made of cartilage. There are about 1,000 species of Chondrichthyes, of these approximately 400 are sharks.

To make the dissection experience for your students more relevant and to reduce the number of specimens used, we have developed a collection of teacher resources for you. A teacher video (background information), interactive PowerPoint presentations, a student checklist, and an interactive quiz with answer key are provided.

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PBS Learning Media