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Cockroach Dissection-3rd Quarter

The rubric provides criteria for grading student dissections of cockroaches on completeness, following directions, safety procedures, participation, and working efficiently; with point values assigned for levels of performance from exemplary to unacceptable. The document instructs students to carefully follow steps to pin, cut, and remove layers of the cockroach to expose its internal organs while observing safety protocols and properly disposing of specimens.

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Cockroach Dissection-3rd Quarter

The rubric provides criteria for grading student dissections of cockroaches on completeness, following directions, safety procedures, participation, and working efficiently; with point values assigned for levels of performance from exemplary to unacceptable. The document instructs students to carefully follow steps to pin, cut, and remove layers of the cockroach to expose its internal organs while observing safety protocols and properly disposing of specimens.

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RUBRIC FOR COCKROACH DISSECTION

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Dissection complete with no Dissection complete with or Dissection incomplete with Dissection incomplete with
additional tissue, and no without additional tissue, or without additional tissue, or without additional tissue,
Completeness missing labels. All items are and / or 2 or more labels are and / or 3-5 or more labels and / or 6 or more labels are
identified not identified are not identified not identified
Followed printed guide, and Followed printed guide, Followed printed guide, 2 or Used no direction, not
did not get ahead of the once got off track during more times got off track, focused. Teacher re-directed
Following Directions directions. dissection, self-re-directed teacher re-directed more than 3 times

Always used safety Safety procedure and Safety procedure and No use of safety procedures
Following Laboratory procedures and equipment equipment used, but with equipment used, but with 2-4 and or equipment
Procedures one infractions infractions

All of the members worked Most of the members worked 3-4 members did not worked All of the members did not
extremely well together, peer well for most of the together. work together
Participation interaction, mentoring dissection

Extremely efficient, task Completed the task, left little Got some of the task done in Didn’t get much done.
completed and clean up time for clean-up sub group, others stayed off Wasted most of the time. Off
Working Productively complete task. task for most of the time.
Names: ___________________________________________ Date: __________________
Section: __________________________ Laboratory Activity No.___

COCKROACH DISSECTION

Introduction:
Cockroaches belongs to the class insect (insects), which are very diverse group of animals
consisting 4/5 of known species. Studying roaches in the laboratory provides a great way for students to
experience hands-on learning, interdisciplinary activities, and exploration of the insect world. Roaches are
great to observe and teach the basic concepts of nutrition, social structure, breeding, animal care, and more

Kindly read the instruction or procedures carefully.

Laboratory Equipment:
Cockroach (Blattella asahinai) Lab gown
Dissecting kit Gloves
Dissecting pan Mask
Water Pins

Procedure:
1. Hold the specimen with your left hand and clip the wings.
2. Fix the specimen in a dorsal position on a dissecting tray with the help of pins passing through
abdominal sterna and coxa of legs.
3. Cut the lateral membrane (pleura) between the terga and sterna of the thorax and abdomen with a
blade.
4. Posteriorly the two inci-sions should meet at the hindmost end of the abdomen. Proceed forward
up to the anterior end of the thorax.
5. Give a transverse incision along the anterior border of the first thoracic segment and carefully
remove the terga.
6. The thoracic and the abdominal cavity are exposed.
7. Put clear water in the tray. Remove fat bodies and tracheae to expose internal organs.
8. Once you have observed the structures of the earthworm, dispose of the specimen in accordance
with local guidelines and your teacher’s instructions

Guide Questions:
1. Why do you need to place the specimen in proper position?
2. What can you observe about the position of the organs after the laceration of the specimen?

NOTE: CLEAN UP YOUR WORK AREA, MAKE SURE ALL THE EQUIPMENT USED WERE
RETURNED TO THEIR APPROPRIEATE PLACES.

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