Mixed shouts of excitement and “ew” littered the campus science lab as Dr. Karen Walters’ first period biology class received a dead squid on a platter, April 5. Dissection of squid is an important part of the zoology unit.

Dr. Walters chooses this lab for her biology class because of the many beneficial learning opportunities.

“We are doing our squid dissection,” Walters said. “It’s a really fun first big dissection that we do and we’re looking at a very cool Cephalopod. They’re having fun finding all the squid parts. They’re learning about that type of animal, about dissection and learning about anatomy and having a little fun.”

The class started by using different tools to cut open the squid and were able to see parts like the quill, beak and the ink sac. Dr. Walters used squid to allow the students to learn about more about Cephalopods.

Freshman Logan Lewis appreciates that the class got to dissect a more unusual animal, despite his and his partners’ unsuccessful first attempt.

“We’re learning about the anatomy of the squid,” Lewis said. “We get to see how crazy they are and how their body parts function and how it eats. It’s super cool, even though my partner and I messed up the first time and minus the very unpleasant smell.”

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Within the week after returning from break, campus administration will be asking students to sign up for classes. Science classes offered by teacher Dr. Walters include biology, AP biology and zoology. In addition, The Feather will hold a meeting for those interested in joining the staff.

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Feather journalist, Alexander Rurik, contributed to this article.

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