Plastination

Plastination is a very special way of preserving things. To understand it, let's first talk about how people often preserve things, like a leaf or a bug.

Sometimes people preserve things by drying them out. When you take a leaf and press it between heavy books, the moisture inside dries up and the leaf becomes flat and crunchy.

But plastination is different. It's a process that makes things look almost exactly the way they did when they were alive. This is because plastination replaces all the water and fluids inside of something with a special kind of plastic. This plastic is hard and doesn't let things decay, but it can still be shaped and molded.

So, let's say you have a really cool animal like a lion that you want to study. Instead of cutting it open and looking at its insides, which can be messy and difficult, you could use plastination. This would allow you to see all of the organs and tissues inside the lion without having to take it apart.

But plastination isn't just for animals, it can also be used to preserve human bodies. This can help doctors and scientists learn more about the human body and how it works.

So, in summary, plastination is a way of preserving things by replacing all the water and fluids inside with a special plastic that keeps things looking almost exactly the way they did when they were alive.