Salmon Dissection (FarmVR)

Produced By:

PIEFA

States:

Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA

Aimed at:

Year k

- 12

Curriculum 8.4

ACSSU043, ACSSU094

Curriculum 9.0:

AC9S5U01, AC9S6U01, AC9TDE6K01, AC9TDE8K01, AC9TDE8K02, AC9TDE10K01, AC9TDE10K02, AC9TDE6K03, AC9TDE10K04, AC9TDE6K05, AC9TDE8K06, AC9TDE10K06

Lesson Type:

Subjects:

Keywords:

farmvr, tassal, salmon, hatchery, dissection, internal organs, heart, function

Salmon Dissection (FarmVR)

In this immersive educational experience, vet Abby Irish dissects a smolt salmon. She describes how to cut salmon to be able to look at the internal organs, removing the pyramid shaped 2-ventricle heart, where the digestion occurs in the Pyloric Caeca. Other internal organs are shown and their function discussed.

This VR experience is part of a series of VR education experiences around farming salmon. This is ‘immersive education’ and your students can experience what it is like to visit a salmon farm without leaving the classroom. These VR experiences are part of two Grade 5/6 resources based on the curriculum areas of science and technologies. The two resources you can also access here to find out more about farming salmon: Salmon Science – Growing a Salmon Leaper & Jeepers Creepers Salmon Leapers
The best way for your students to ‘experience’ this is to watch using FarmVR in 360 vision. To do this:
Step 1 – Install the FarmVR App on your mobile device https://www.farmvr.com.au/download/
Step 2 – Navigate to Aquaculture / Salmon / Dissection
**VR goggles required
Alternatively, for note taking students can also watch VR using an iPad.

FarmVR – Salmon Dissection from Think Digital on Vimeo.