Ashley's+Blog

[|Bodies Reflection]

Of all the blogs our class did this year, I felt my best was the reflection of the Bodies exhibit we saw. I feel that it was one of my best because of the whole experience I had, and seeing the different exhibits helped me learn much more about the body, especially since it was real, 3-D displays of the human body! I learned so many interesting facts about the body at the exhibit, and I think going through each room with the worksheet we had to fill out was very helpful. It was amazing to look at these once-living bodies because rather than looking at models, our class got to see what the parts of the body truly look like. I was able to get really close to look at the preserved muscle and bone. Each room was a different focus on the body, which made it interesting and fun! The fetal gallery, as I explained, was the most shocking to me. Seeing an actual fetus from only a few weeks to almost-born was really amazing. The trip overall was really fun! The different rooms had little fun facts on the walls and displays that were always interesting to read and to add to my paper, especially the consequences of smoking. Mr. Orr spoke of eventually replacing the skeleton models in classrooms today with bodies preserved like the ones at the exhibit, and I think that would be really cool and be a great teaching aid!