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Anatomy of a cod

Sharpen your virtual knives! Explore the anatomy of a cod in a virtual dissection.

20 min interactive

2 h 0 min activity

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Key Concepts

A screenshot from the virtual dissection, "Anatomy of a cod" showing the user clicking and dragging on a virtual ruler to measure the cod's body.

A screenshot from the virtual dissection, "Anatomy of a cod" showing a virtual clipboard labeled "Data sheet" where the user can enter data about the cod like its length and weight.

A virtual cod ready to be examined in the virtual dissection called, "Anatomy of a cod."

A screenshot from the virtual dissection, "Anatomy of a cod" showing a cod with its side cut open to display its organs. An information box describes the cod's swim bladder.

2 h 0 min activity

Data analysis: Students are given a data set from a cod dissection and are led through a variety of data analysis tasks which explore the relationship between a fish’s health, reproduction and sustainability.

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Credits

INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Akufen

PRODUCER (SCIENCE)

Sonya Lee

PRODUCERS (EDUCATION)

Heather De Lagran, Emily Sheepy, Erika Sullivan