Success StorySTEM Lab: Dissections



STEM Lab: Dissections

Author: Genaea Sarantakos

Planning Unit: Fayette County CES

Major Program: Science, Engineering, and Technology

Plan of Work: Build Engaged and Empowered Communities

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

The problem

4th grade teachers expressed interest in cow eye dissection to help solidify the following Core Content Standards:

4-LS1-2. Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brains, and respond to the information in different ways. Emphasis is on systems of information transfer.

4-PS4-2. Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen. Examples of models could include diagrams, analogies, and physical models that illustrate light reflecting from objects and entering the eye.

The educational program response

Youth and Adults will develop skill to improve quality of life. Cow Eye Dissection in school enrichment programs. Special Interest workshop dissecting a frog, crawfish, and shark.

The participants/target audience

Youth in 4th grade; Youth 9-18

Other partners (if applicable)

Volunteers who are students at the University of Kentucky in the College of Medicine

Program impact or participant response.

60 total youth (aged 5-18) and 20 parents participated in 2 after-school enrichment dissection programs.







Stories by Genaea Sarantakos


4-H Chick Incubation 2024

4-H Chick Incubation 2024

about 4 months ago by Genaea Sarantakos

The problem4th grade teachers expressed interest in cow eye dissection to help solidify the followin... Read More


STEM Lab: Dissections

STEM Lab: Dissections

about 4 months ago by Genaea Sarantakos

The problem4th grade teachers expressed interest in cow eye dissection to help solidify the followin... Read More


Stories by Fayette County CES


Planning Ahead: Estate Planning and Financial Education Building Toolkit series

Planning Ahead: Estate Planning and Financial Education Building Toolkit series

about 4 months ago by Maranda Brooks

Research suggests that more than 50% of Americans think estate planning is important, but only 33% h... Read More


Take a Load off Laundry Workshop w/ MCV for SAFY and Voices of Hope

Take a Load off Laundry Workshop w/ MCV for SAFY and Voices of Hope

about 4 months ago by Maranda Brooks

The World Health Organization defines life skills as “the abilities for adaptive and positive behavi... Read More


Stories by Science, Engineering, and Technology


2024 Spring Project Day “Exploring the Deep Sea”

2024 Spring Project Day “Exploring the Deep Sea”

about 4 months ago by Lydia Gosney

Success Story: 2024 Spring Project Day “Exploring the Deep Sea”The Problem Our 4-H Programs were exp... Read More


Science is Magic and Educational

Science is Magic and Educational

about 4 months ago by Joyce Doyle

Teaching children to follow directions sometimes is a chore, but when you use science activities, th... Read More