Rationale
• The Anatomy Acts exhibition can be used to teach how understanding of organ form and function was reached through careful dissection, observation and drawing.

Learning Outcomes
• Higher Human Biology, Unit Two The Continuation of Life, sub-topic (c) Transport mechanisms
• Standard Grade Biology The Body in Action, sub-topic (a) movement, sub-topic (b) The need for energy.

Objectives
• To explore the process of anatomical research, and to engage in this process in the classroom.

Aims
• To dissect a heart, lungs, chicken wing or other appropriate tissue, prepare a line drawing and from this prepare a labelled line diagram.

Rationale
• This activity seeks to promote an active exploration of branching by examining and counting the degree of branching in images of the body presented in the exhibition Anatomy Acts.

Learning Outcomes
• Standard Grade Biology: Topic 5 The Body In Action, sub-topic (c) The need for energy Learning outcomes 9, 10 and 11
• Int.1 Biology: Health and Technology, sub-topic 2, A healthy heart, sub-topic 3 healthy lungs

Objectives
• to investigate the branching of arteries, veins and capillaries in humans

Aims
• to estimate the number of branches that come off a sample length of the main arteries and veins in the human body.

Rationale
• From early on in the history of figure drawing, artists recognised relationships between the sizes of various body parts and used the constancy of relative dimensions as rules of thumb to help them produce images which appeared natural and lifelike.

Learning Outcomes
• Standard Grade Biology - problem solving skills: calculating proportions, simple ratios and percentages.
• Intermediate One Biology: - problem solving skills: simple ratios

Objectives
• To investigate the constancy in body proportions between individuals inspired by Durer’s famous study
• To use the concept of simple ratio in a practical biological context.

Aims
• To teach the calculation of simple ratio and explore proportion through measurement of body parts.