Yes, there are loads of paper dissections. The issue is cost. TPT is dominated by expensive paper dissections such as Origami Organelles. I’m digging for free or low-cost versions. TPT has an Octopus dissection. I downloaded it. Students color the parts and glue them to the Octopus. Not bad. I often have kids complete coloring sheets before a dissection to review the parts. The author, Biology Buff, has several dissections at $2.50 each.
I found these Spanish
Recortables anatomia invertebrados or invertebrate anatomy worksheets, if you don’t mind a bit of translations. This
shark dissection guide has terrific detailed sketches. I think you can assemble layers from the organs. Are you familiar with the
layers of the human body in the Young Explorers Human Anatomy notebook? Try to use the shark or
fetal pig guide to create layers with transparency sheets. Usually, when we dissect the grasshopper and crayfish , we focus on the external anatomy. You may want to use
a grasshopper diagram or
crayfish diagram and label the external parts. Go for extra points and create
crawfish and
grasshopper origami models to label. Paper dissections are bordering on my obsession with cheap lab tools. Why? I understand how tough it is for families to absorb the costs to home-school their kids. Many moms sacrifice a career outside the home to focus on raising amazing children instead. Their budgets are tight. I get it. I’ll keep digging.
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