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Dissection Kit Intermediate
Study the anatomy of seven different preserved animal specimens! This complete dissecting kit includes our 17-piece tool set, 7 preserved specimens, a reusable dissecting pan, plus dissection guides for all specimens. All of the specimens in this kit are plain without latex injection in the veins.
Shipping Note: This item only ships to a street address in the 50 US states with Standard or UPS shipping options.
Kit Contents |
- frog (2.5-3")
- perch (4-7")
- crayfish (3-4")
- grasshopper
- earthworm (6-8")
- clam (4-5")
- starfish (3-5")
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Note: six dissection pins are included in this kit; you can also order an extra pack of pins to make pinning even easier.
Note: You can order this dissecting kit now even if you won't be using it until later in the year. Specimens are initially preserved with a formaldehyde solution, the best animal tissue fixative. The formaldehyde is then displaced first with water and finally with a glycol solution to produce a moist, low-fume specimen which can be stored almost indefinitely. We recommend that you use specimens within one year of purchase to ensure the best tissue quality. Specimen discoloration over time is normal and does not indicate decay.
Store your dissecting specimens at normal room temperature--refrigeration is not required. Storage in attics or garages at high temperatures will damage the specimens. Once opened, specimens can be resealed for later use in a Zip-lock bag to prevent them from drying out.
Overall Rating:  Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating  - Monday, March 08, 2010 Overall goodReviewed By: Kimberly We bought this for a group of eight 8th graders in our cooperative. Although we were disappointed with a few of the specimens, overall the kit was very good. The dissection tools are of good quality, and most of the instruction booklets were easy to follow. We found it helpful to have another set of instructions for the earthworm which we found online, and I wish we had done the same for the grasshopper and the clam. It was a good thing we had four of each animal, because some of our specimens were easier to work with and identify than others. Two of our crayfish were like "mush" inside, but the other two were better. Same for the grasshoppers. The frogs, earthworms, starfish, and perch rated highest with us. We would definitely do it again, especially being able to have multiple samples of each animal. Again, overall a very good product. - Thursday, December 31, 2009 Must Buy!Reviewed By: Katie H We thought this kit was great. Everything we needed was included and the oader was minimal. We used it with kids ages 5-13 and everyone loved it. - Monday, September 07, 2009 Great Instructions!Reviewed By: Koonce I ordered this kit for my kids' homeschool science. They have thoroughly enjoyed it - the instructions are great! - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Makes A Great Gift!Reviewed By: Stephanie This item makes a great gift! We purchased the dissecting kid for a 13 year old. The 13 year-old liked it as well as his parents! Thought it was a great gift! - Wednesday, April 01, 2009 Great kit for the young and oldReviewed By: Sierra I bought this kit for my 7 and 8 year olds. They love it. Everything you need is there. The odor is very minimal. They can't wait to buy more. Read More Reviews - Monday, March 09, 2009
Super Kit
Reviewed By: Kathleen Kowski
We gave the Intermediate Dissecting Kit to our granddaughter for her 9th birthday. Before the day was over she had studied the earthworm and clam. She is looking forward to dissecting the other animals in the kit. In our opinion this is one of the best kits available. The guides are very helpful in explaining what is being looked at and exactly how to go about doing the dissecting. The instruments are perfect for children to use with guidance.
We do agree with others that the extra box of pins is needed.
- Thursday, October 23, 2008
medium dissection kit
Reviewed By: Susan Miner
Kit was very useful and helpful. I would suggest a few more pins, however as we had to move pins around according to what we were "identifying" as we dissected the worm. Customer service was very helpful when i called with a question about our kit.
- Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Intermediate Disection Kit
Reviewed By: Suzi Mattingly
I ordered the Intermediate Dissection Kit for my 13 year old who has been interested in dissecting for quite a while. There was a nice assortment of beginning specimens. The dissecting guides were very well done and were helpful. The dissecting tools are of good quality. Overall, I am very pleased with my order and plan to order more specimens in the near future. Thank you for making the ordering process so easy.
Suzi Mattingly, Cypress, TX
- Thursday, June 12, 2008
Very nice kit
Reviewed By: Charlotte
This was a great kit and came just as advertised. The animals did not have an overly strong odor and the specimens were in good condition. The only thing missing was that it's necessary to order extra T-pins which are about $3 for a box. Be sure to order these along with the kit so that your project goes more smoothly. After this kit I think we will move on to mammal organs and the tools that came with the kit are high quality, so we will only have to buy the specimens from this point forward.
- Friday, May 16, 2008
Dissection Kit Intermediate
Reviewed By: Julia Swancy
I teach high school-level biology to homeschoolers and ordered six of these sets for my class. They were the perfect addition to the course. The students were very enthusiastic, even the reluctant ones :) The diagrams that come with the specimens are very helpful. I ordered an extra set to dissect with my five-year-old son, and he loved it too! I highly recommend this set!
- Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Intermediate dissection kit
Reviewed By: Cat Foster
Our granddaughter requested this kit for her 10th birthday. It was everything promised! The service was excellent, the kit excelled our expectations, our granddaughter euphoric! Thank you for making our first experience with Home Science Tools so positive. This is just the beginning of being a loyal customer for a long time.
- Wednesday, February 20, 2008
home school in NH
This was our first purchase from Home Science Tools and it won't be our last!
We are so enjoying the quality of this product and its ease of use.
I have a fifth grader and an eighth grader and they are both learning a great deal through this kit.
- Friday, November 30, 2007
Intermediate dissection kit
Reviewed By: Bill Foust
Complete kit- everything we need. My son is very ecxited about getting "into" these animals.
- Monday, November 12, 2007
Very Complete
Reviewed By: Barbara Morale
The kit comes with everything you need! Specimens, tools and manuals. We have only done the earthworm, so far, but it has all the specimens we need for our homeschooled 7th grader.
- Friday, August 17, 2007
Intermediate Dissection Kit
I was extremely pleased with the Dissection Kit (Intermediate) that I ordered from your website.
It was just as described and I feel was an excellent value for what we got.
The booklets the kit came with were very nicely done. My 4 year old son and I did the dissections together. Except the starfish which he thought was too cool to cut up. He opted to put it in a Ziploc bag to show his friends instead.
We spent hours together and his attention span wasn’t broken once.
The dye injected into the frog enabled him to recognize the different organs and even identify some parts on his own!
A testament to both the quality of the specimens and the documentation that was included. After all, he is only 4!
- Thursday, January 04, 2007
Intermediate dissection kit
My 5th grade son requested to do some dissection, so we purchased the intermediate kit. Wow! What a wonderful set! This is a high school "course", but presented well enough for my young son to understand. The instruction booklets are laid out perfectly and very informative. I've never done a lab like this before and was very pleased that it was easy to use.
- Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Just right for high school biology!
Just the right size for a typical high school biology course! This dissection set with specimens is just the right choice for a student taking only one biology course in high school. It comes with the perfect tools for dissection, which may be saved for future students, and the right number of specimens, which correspond to typical programs offered to homeschoolers. For those wishing to pursue science, other fuller specimen products are available.
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