Animated lab sessions to conserve nature and cruelty prevention[]
The anatomy of animals and plants are better studied and understood by dissecting them. Students understand better when they dissect them in the lab, assisted by their teacher.
In a lab session with an average strength of 35 students per class, 35 specimens need to be sacrificed. Extrapolate this strength with the number of schools/ colleges that perform dissections per month. At the end of the year so many species of animal/plant vanish from this world.
This amount of loss to nature can be minimized if the live lab sessions on dissection are replaced with the ICT technology. Dissections on animals/plants can be animated using virtual computer generated images based on the inputs from the students. If a student commits a mistake during dissection yet another animal/plant needs to be killed, whereas in animated lab sessions he/she can restart the lab session without causing any harm to nature. The history of mistakes committed by each student can be recorded and be monitored by the teacher/lecturer for corrective measures/ evaluation.
Animated dissections can be used in either of the two ways, or in combination:
- Step photographs/recordings of a live dissection in progress can be used
- Computer generated images simulating a dissection based on student input
The entire dissection session of a student on a computer can be recorded and replayed by the student doing the dissection or by his peers to hone the dissection skills and for the better understanding, assimilation of plant/animal anatomy.
This when implemented across schools/colleges will help in conserving nature, prevent from species becoming endangered and cruelty on animals
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