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    The BONEYARD project:

    The Animal and Pet Trades, Dissections, Flesh-Eating Beetles, and the
    Reconstruction of Skeletons!
    !er!ie"
    Throughout this #ro$ect "e "ill %e e&#loring the !arious #ers#ecti!es surrounding
    the animal and #et industries' (e %egin %) getting to kno" our classroom animals
    and un!eiling "ho has "hat kind of #ets at *T*+,' As "e are gathering these data,
    "e "ill also %e disco!ering the anatom) and #h)siolog) of mammals and re#tiles
    through in-class dissections' During this #rocess "e "ill %e #re#aring these
    organisms for our -esh eating %eetles and .eld e&#eriments %) remo!ing all organs'
    The %eetles and "ild insects "ill do "hat the) do %est / decom#ose deceased
    animal remains lea!ing %ehind onl) a %it of cartilage and %ones' As this occurs, )ou
    "ill #re#are la% dra"ings and #hoto re#resentations of the dissections for
    #resentation' nce the -esh) #ortions of the animals ha!e decom#osed, students
    "ill reco!er the remains and reconstruct the skeletons for dis#la) at *allo"een and
    Dia de los Muertos e&hi%itions/la%eling ke) features, ma$or %ones, and functions of
    each skeleton'
    Essential 0uestions
    (hat are the ethics surrounding o"ning and1or su##orting organi2ations that
    use animals and animal #roducts3
    *o" do the anatom), #h)siolog), and skeletal structures of small mammals
    and re#tiles com#are and contrast to the human %od)3
    The Products
    Product 45- 6n class animal care guides and school-"ide sur!e) of #et o"ners
    Product 47- Pre#ared animals for %eetle and e&#erimental decom#osition
    Product 48- Field decom#osition e&#eriments 9documentation and #hotos:
    Product 4;- ,isual dis#la)9s: of reconstructed skeletons for *allo"een < Dia de los
    Muertos
    +urriculum To#ics
    Ethics surrounding the animal and #et industries
    Anatom) and #h)siolog)
    Decom#osition
    Pro$ect Timeline
    (eek To#ics
    (eek 5: August 7=-8> -Pro$ect launch "ith an introduction %)
    *er#etologist1steologist Patrick (ilco& 9he is the
    mastermind %ehind Bone?ard:
    -(ho@s )our #et3 (hat@s their life stor)3
    (eek 7: Se#tem%er 7-= -No School on September 2 Labor Day
    -Form grou#s and discuss #ro$ect roles
    -ur !er) o"n Alan Botterman sharing his !ast kno"ledge
    of the #et industr)
    -Animal care guides, sur!e), and .eld e&#eriment design
    -Dissections 9animal 45:
    (eek 8: Se#tem%er A-
    58
    -+ontinue animal care guides, sur!e), and .eld e&#eriment
    design
    -Finish dissection of animal 45 9if needed:
    -Field tri# to the Batural *istor) Cuseum 9.nd ins#iration
    for .nal #roduct9s::
    (eek ;: Se#tem%er 5=-
    7>
    -No School on September 16 Sta Day
    -+ritiDue animal care guides, sur!e), and .eld e&#eriment
    design
    -Re.ne animal care guides, sur!e), and .eld e&#eriment
    design
    -Eather and #re#are %ones for reconstruction
    -6dentif) necessar) su##lies
    -6dentif) %ones and strategi2e reconstruction
    (eek F: Se#tem%er 78-
    7G
    -Reconstruct 9anatomicall) correct: skeletons 9animal 45:
    -Sho" oH )our Bone)ard kno"ledge / E&am 6
    -Dissections 9animal 47:
    -Finali2e animal care guides
    -+onduct sur!e) and .eld e&#eriment
    (eek =: Se#tem%er 8>-
    ct' ;
    -+ontinue reconstruction 9animal 45:
    -Brainstorm e&hi%ition design, dis#la)s, lighting, etc'
    -+om#ile sur!e) results
    (eek G: cto%er G-55 -Reconstruct 9anatomicall) correct: skeletons 9animal 47:
    -+reate museum Dualit) skeleton dis#la)9s:, sur!e) and
    .eld e&#eriment #resentations
    -No School on October 11 !all "ol#$ay
    (eek I: cto%er 5;-5I -No School on October 1% &ol'mb'( Day
    -+ontinue "orking on museum Dualit) skeleton dis#la)9s:,
    sur!e) and .eld e&#eriment #resentations
    -Pre#are for e&hi%ition
    (eek A: cto%er 75-7F -Finali2e *allo"een E&hi%ition 9at *T*+,: room design
    -Finali2e Dia de los Cuertos e&hi%ition design 9do"nto"n
    +hula ,ista:
    (eek 5>: cto%er 7I-
    Bo!' 7
    -Final set-u#
    -"allo)een E*h#b#t#on on +e$ne($ay, October -. /at
    (chool0
    -Dia de los Muertos E*h#b#t#on on !r#$ay, No1ember 1
    /&h'la 2#(ta0
    (eek 55: Bo!em%er ;-I -Permanentl) dis#la) our Bone?ard #ro$ect #roduct9s:
    -Sho"-oH )our Bone?ard kno"ledge / E&am 66
    -Socratic Seminar

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