'PLANT'S MEAT SLAUGHTER HOUSE!!!". As the bus left BTC the class was preparing themselves for a super size dissection of a cows digestive system. As the dust settled from the bus, the smell hit us like a truck, little did we know the smell was going to get worse. The 8 BTC students and Ms. Carthew hardened up and waltzed in for a dissection like nothing that has ever happened at school.
Courtney Sheales, Cassie Jones, Stella Batt, Dylan Hando, Laurence Crole, Scott Cerqui, Damon Hesp and Renee Bond were all intrigued by the digestive tract that was just cut out of the slaughtered beast. There were still nerve fibers firing which caused areas of the organ to twitch. It was interesting to see the inside of all four different parts of the cow's stomach.
After investigating the parts of the stomach it was time to discover the length of the intestinal tract. Ms. Carthew began cutting the connective tissue while Laurence and Dylan stretched it out, we measured it out to be approx. 30 metres in length.
After slicing and dicing organs like Rambo did in his movies we decided to spin the wheels of the beast, a.k.a. the BTC bus, to school to enjoy fish and chips for lunch.
Thank you Ms. Carthew for a great Science 21 trip. Hope there are more excursions to come.
