Anatomy class teaches several lessons – Seguin Gazette: Editorials – Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

Recently, a group of high school students, under the direction of anatomy teacher Daniel Sanchez visited Vogel Elementary and taught all of the second grade students a little lesson.

The subject a human cell.

While this may seem a little outside the younger students realm of understanding, the teens delivered the lesson in a way the youngsters could understand.

Prior to the visit, Sanchez, wanted to make sure his students understood the lesson and tasked them with writing a childrens story.

By using the terminology and definitions, his students received an easier way to remember what they have learned.

What he didnt expect to happen was to see that lesson evolve beyond his classroom, and spill over into the elementary classroom.

As Sanchez students read their stories to the second graders, the children eagerly listened and then asked questions.

They also got to see what a human cell looks like thanks to the models the teens also created for their class, unknowing that it would become a prop for this special session.

Not only did the high school students learn, but they taught their younger counterparts, solidifying what they learned.

They became role models for the younger students, and helped them engage in conversations.

They created a new curiosity for science, and quite possibly an interest that can lead to things beyond what they imagined.

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