Herington High School has many science classes to offer. Among them are Mrs. Kim Coover’s Anatomy and Physiology, Comparative Anatomy and biology classes. These classes are made for major dissections. 

   In Anatomy and Physiology and Biology, the students learn the basic organization and workings of a human by using animals that are close to humans in design. For Comparative Anatomy, the students learn how each phylum of animals varies from each other and trace the evolutionary development of animals from the simple to the complex.

In Anatomy and Physiology students dissect a cat, a cow heart, a sheep brain, and a cow eye. Students will begin dissecting in November and will continue until the end of the year. Biology students dissect pigs for two weeks at the end of the year. In Comparative Anatomy class students dissect a mussel, an earthworm, a grasshopper, a squid, a starfish, a perch, a frog, a rat, a crayfish and a shark.  

Dissections are enjoyable both for Mrs. Coover and the students. 

“It’s hands on, which makes the learning experience more enjoyable,” Mrs. Coover said.