Everything you need to run the course.
A course pack is more than a syllabus — it's the full kit of artifacts a guide, parent, or micro-school operator uses to teach Dissections well. Print the checklists, lean on the rubrics to keep the bar consistent, and never let a student near a scalpel or a specimen without running the safety list first.
For the student
Retrieval, spaced practice, and the non-negotiable habit of doing the dissection yourself — not rewatching a demonstration.
A one-page planner that schedules retrieval and daily technique practice around the two-day Concept Day / Experiment Day rhythm.
Scalpel, scissors, probe & forceps, gloves, goggles, tray & pins — the safety, setup, and readiness list every student runs before an Experiment Day.
How to structure a dissection entry — labeled anatomy drawings with orientation and scale, technique notes, and structure identification. The artifact students defend all semester.
For the guide & parent
A plain-language walkthrough for students and parents: the rhythm, the three demonstrations, and how mastery works.
Running more than one cohort: pacing, shared lab days, specimen prep, and keeping dissection defenses manageable.
Dissection kits, trays & pins, preserved specimens, gloves, and eye protection — what to buy and roughly what it costs.
Every print-ready packet in binder order — print the whole pack for a three-ring binder.
Reference
The vocabulary and directional terms that unlock the whole course — from anterior to dorsal to homology.
The wrong ideas students arrive with — that dissection is about cutting rather than careful observation, that every animal is built completely differently, that faster is better — and how to dislodge each one.
Where the reading lives: Cuvier's comparative anatomy, Owen on homology, Darwin, and books worth owning. The text sits underneath the bench.
The method, made operable
Mastery, not points: the three levels, why "not yet" recovers, and how it becomes a grade.
Mastery and integration tell a student they can and where it connects. Wonder tells them why they'd bother.
A loop, not a line: falsification, the "No" branch, and recording what you measure — why a real lab is the point.
One per unit, plus the three demonstration rubrics. The shared bar for "mastered."
Encouraged vs. off-limits, plus a curated prompt library for studying dissections with AI honestly.
The cross-domain playbook, connecting comparative anatomy, homology, and common descent into one worked example.