If you choose virtual dissections, treat the dissections seriously. Start with Paper Dissections. Use dissections guides. Here is an Instructable to make a layered felt dissected frog. Use these perch images to craft a layered felt version, similar to the felt frog. Here is the idea for making a frog dissection with clay. Use model images as inspiration for clay organs. Here are the perch and here the fetal pig. My kids in Anatomy and Physiology made clay organs with Sculpey Clay. Invest in better polymer clay. I have had mixed results with less expensive clay. The Sculpey clay is easier to use than play dough. I haven’t noticed any fumes when I baked the clay in my oven.
Here are the plans for a 3D printed earthworm. Thingaverse has plans for a 3D printer frog dissection kit. (These are small; it is hard to distinguish the organs. 3D printing is also as interesting as watching paint dry. This is a great project to do as a group at the local library. Likely this will be a one-time event.)
Consider engaging the whole family in the project with a lapbook. Document your dissections and models. Include the manuals used. Show you put in the work despite electing to do a synthetic or virtual dissection in lieu of using preserved specimens.
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