Apologia Marine Biology Dissection and Lab Kit

Get a deeper understanding of how marine animals work! This kit contains the materials for the dissection and non-microscope labs in Exploring Creation with Marine Biology: a clam, shark, starfish, and coral specimen, plus a glow stick, sponge, dissecting tools, and so much more. The kit includes all specimens packaged together in one bag, with the exception of the dogfish shark. 

You can order this kit now, even if you will be doing the dissections later in the year; our specimens are packaged to remain fully preserved and free of decay for six months from the date of purchase. To best prepare for your dogfish shark dissection, we recommend ordering a shark dissection tray. You can also purchase the Microscope Kit for Apologia Marine Biology to receive the microscope slides needed for this curriculum!

If you're not using this kit with Apologia's Exploring Creation with Marine Biology curriculum, you'll need to order the shark, clam, and starfish dissection guides, which are part of the curriculum, separately. HST does not offer dissection guides for coral or sponges.

Note: Specimens are initially preserved with a formaldehyde solution, the best animal tissue fixative. The formaldehyde is then displaced first with water and finally with a glycol solution to produce a moist, low-fume specimen which will not decay over time.

HST Specimen Guarantee

In sealed, original packaging, our preserved specimens are guaranteed to remain fully preserved and free of decay for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Once the original package is opened, use specimen within one month. For best results, observe the following storage procedures:

• Store specimen in heavy-duty, zip-lock bags to minimize drying between dissections.
• Specimen will slowly dry out or become contaminated in zip-lock bags; add a teaspoon of Specimen Holding Fluid to retain moisture.
• Freezing or refrigeration is not necessary and may damage fragile tissues.

More Information

• Safety Information (SDS)

Apologia Marine Biology Dissection Lab Kit Contents:

This kit includes the following items:

• 1 #9 Cork
• 1 Safety gloves, size medium
• 1 Advanced dissecting tools set
• 1 Dissecting tool case
• 1 Stainless steel forceps
• 6 Dissection pins
• 1 Medicine dropper
• 1 Ruler, 15 cm
• 3 #22 scalpel blades
• 1 Stainless #4 scalpel handle
• 1 Fine point dissecting scissors
• 1 Curved teasing needle
• 1 Straight teasing needle
• 1 Foam shark dissecting tray
• 2 Foam dissecting tray
• 3 Balloons
• 1 Modeling clay stick
• 2 Coarse clay powder, 1lb each
• 1 Pebbles, 1lb
• 1 Sand, 1lb
• 1 Natural sponge
• 1 Thumbtack
• 1 Turkey baster
• 1 Wood board
• 1 Brine shrimp eggs vial
• 2 Yeast packet
• 1 Glow light stick
• 1 Double lens magnifier
• 1 Clam preserved specimen
• 1 Coral dry specimen
• 1 Ostracods Kit
• 1 Dried Ostracods vial
• 1 Pipet
• 1 Microscope slide
• 1 Stirring rod
• 1 Starfish preserved specimen
• 1 Dogfish shark preserved specimen
• 100 Red pony bead
• 100 Yellow pony bead
• 25 Plastic cup
• 3 Straw

While our kits conveniently contain most of the items you'll need to complete the labs, they do not include some common household items or more expensive items like microscopes and live cultures.