This document outlines the assignments and grading rubrics for a student project on cat dissection. Students will dissect a cat in lab, take photos of muscles, blood vessels and organs, and create a PowerPoint presentation labeling everything correctly. The presentation must also compare human and cat anatomy, and describe each organ's function. Students will have quizzes after each dissection section and a final exam covering all cat anatomy. The project is worth 310 total points and will be graded based on design, content, participation, quizzes and the final exam.

1. Mr. Biro

2. Table of Contents
 Pop Quiz
 Pop Quiz Answers
 Assignment During Cat Dissection
 Assignment After Cat Dissection
 Comparing Humans to Cats
 Tests and Quizzes
 How Do You Turn in Your Project?
 Timeline
 Portions to be Graded
 PowerPoint Design Rubric
 PowerPoint Content Rubric
 Possible Project Points

3. Pop Quiz
 Take out a piece
of paper and write
down the names
of the 10 labeled
cat muscles.

4. Pop Quiz Answers
 Were you able to  Here are the answers:
identify any of the
cat muscles?
 Well, if you could
not you will be
able to identify
these 10 muscles
and 40 more by
the time you
complete the
dissection of your
cat.

5. Assignment During Cat
Dissection
 You and your lab partners will completely
dissect your cat so that all the assigned
muscles, blood vessels and major organs
are identifiable.
 Your lab group will find and memorize all
the assigned muscles, blood vessels, and
organs within your cat.
 During dissection your lab group will take
digital pictures of all of the assigned
muscles, blood vessels and organs.
 A piece of paper with your cat’s name on it must
be present in each photo.

6. Assignment After Cat
Dissection
 Your lab group will create a PowerPoint
presentation that shows every stage of your
dissection of the cat using the photos taken
during dissection.
 The photos need to be clearly labeled so that
each assigned muscle, blood vessel and major
organ of the cat is correctly identified.
 Your lab group will write a paragraph for each
major organ explaining its function. If the
function of an organ is different in the cat
compared to the human, you must explain the
difference. Link each organ to its description.

7. Comparing Humans to Cats
 You are to include at least two slides
answering the following question in
detail:
 What are some similarities and differences
between human anatomy and cat anatomy?
(You must list at least 5.)
 Make sure you include examples of
organs, muscles and blood vessels

8. Tests and Quizzes
 There will be a quiz after each section of
the cat. Each person in your group must
be able to identify all the muscle, organs
or blood vessels before moving on to the
next section of the cat.
 Your final exam will be a lab practical
that will cover all the assigned muscles,
blood vessels and organs of the cat.

9. Timeline
 You have five weeks to complete this project.
 Days 1 and 2: Skin the cat.
 Days 3-6: Find, label and take pictures of the hind
limb muscles. Must pass quiz before moving on to
the next group of muscles.
 Days 7- 9: Find, label and take pictures of the
ventral thoracic and neck muscles. Must pass
quiz before moving on to the next group of
muscles.
 Days 10-11: Find, label and take pictures of the
dorsal thoracic and neck muscles. Must pass quiz
before moving on to the next group of muscles.

10. Timeline
 Days 12-14: Find, label and take pictures of the
forelimb muscles. Must pass quiz before
moving on to the major organs.
 Days 15 and 16: Cut open the thoracic and
abdominal cavities of the cat. Label and take
pictures of the major organs of the cat. Must
pass quiz before moving on to the blood
vessels.
 Days 17-19: Find, label and take pictures of the
major blood vessels of the cat.
 Days 20-24: Create a PowerPoint presentation
at the computer lab
 Day 25: Present and turn in projects

11. Your Total Grade for the Cat
Dissection Will Constitute:
 Participating in the cat dissection
 Each day you will awarded 1 point for
participation
 Passing all of the section quizzes
 Each Quiz is worth 10 pts
 A completed PowerPoint presentation
 Final exam that covers all of the
assigned muscles, blood vessels and
organs of the cat

12. PowerPoint Design Rubric
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Buttons and Links Work All buttons and links work Most (99-90%) buttons Many (89-75%) of the Fewer than 75% of the
Correctly correctly. and links work correctly buttons and links work buttons work correctly.
correctly.
Background Background does not Background does not Background does not Background makes it
detract from text or otherdetract from text or other detract from text or other difficult to see text or
graphics. Choice of graphics. Choice of graphics. competes with other
background is consistent background is fairly graphics on the page.
from card to card. consistent from card to
card.
Originality Presentation shows Presentation shows some Presentation shows an Presentation is a rehash of
considerable originality originality and attempt at originality and other people's ideas
and inventiveness. The inventiveness. The content inventiveness on 1-2 and/or graphics and shows
content and ideas are and ideas are presented in cards. very little attempt at
presented in a unique and an interesting way. original thought.
interesting way.
Text - Font Choice & Font formats have been Font formats have been Font formatting has been Font formatting makes it
Formatting carefully planned to carefully planned to carefully planned to very difficult to read the
enhance readability and enhance readability. complement the content. material.
content. It may be a little hard to
read.
Sequencing of Information is organized in Most information is Some information is There is no clear plan for
Information a clear, logical way. It is organized in a clear, logically sequenced. An the organization of
easy to anticipate the type logical way. One card or occasional card or item of information.
of material that might be item of information seems information seems out of
on the next card. out of place. place.
Digital Camera Use Picture is of high quality. Picture is of good quality. The pictures are of No picture taken OR
The main subject is in The main subject is not marginal quality. The picture of poor quality.
focus and centered quite in focus, but is it is subject is in focus but it is
clear what the picture is not clear what the picture
about. is about.

13. PowerPoint Content Rubric
CATEGORY 20-18 17-16 15-14 13-0
Cat Muscles All of the muscles are Most (90-99%) of the Many (89-75%) of the Fewer than 75% of the
correctly and clearly muscles are correctly and muscles are correctly and muscles are correctly and
labeled, spelled correctly. clearly labeled, and clearly labeled, and clearly labeled, and
spelled correctly. spelled correctly. spelled incorrectly.
Cat Blood Vessels All of the blood vessels are Most (90-99%) of the Many (89-75%) of the Fewer than 75% of the
correctly and clearly blood vessels are correctly blood vessels are correctly blood vessels are correctly
labeled, and spelled and clearly labeled, and and clearly labeled, and and clearly labeled, and
correctly. spelled correctly. spelled correctly. spelled incorrectly.
Cat Organs All of the organs are Most (90-99%) of the Many (89-75%) of the Fewer than 75% of the
correctly and clearly organs are correctly and organs are correctly and organs are correctly and
labeled, and spelled clearly labeled, and clearly labeled, and clearly labeled, and
correctly. spelled correctly. spelled correctly. spelled incorrectly.
Cat Organ Description All of the organs are All of the organs are A few organs are missing Many organs are missing
accurately described in accurately described, but and/or not described and/or not described
detail. some of the detail is accurately. Some of the accurately. Most of the
lacking. detail is lacking. detail is missing.
Comparing humans and The comparison is The comparison is The comparison has some The comparison is mostly
Cats accurate and detailed. accurate, but a few details mistakes and some of the wrong and there is very
are missing. details are missing little detail.

14. Possible Project Points
 PowerPoint Design = 25 pts. (1 point for
turning it in)
 PowerPoint Content = 100 pts.
 Participation = 25 pts.
 Quizzes = 60 pts. (a total of 6 quizzes)
 Final Exam = 100 pts.
 Total Points = 310 pts.