Bishop McNamara High School - Mac Times Yearbook (Kankakee, IL)

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Science Labs: Investigation Through Experimenfafion The classes which most clearly involved testing one's theoretical knowledge were the labs of biological and physical sciences. ln Biology, students did such things as dissect frogs and grow their own cultures of bacteria for studying the distribution of microbes, not to mention trying their hand at wine-making with grape juice and yeast. Chemistry students, in their study of chemical properties and reactions, did experiments such as collecting gases, analyzing substances with colorful borax bead tests, and, of course, filling the school with the nauseous smell of sulfur dioxide Earth Science students didn't have a lab as such, but they were often involved in various projects related to their studies of weather and formations of the earth, as in building detailed constructions of volcanoes Physics students studied waves with ripple tanks, velocities with weighted carts, and nuclear collisions and momentum with ordinary objects like marbles and nickels. s it 2 I l 1... Bbg 1 9 W

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Bbg This page: Above: To the casual observer this may look like Ad- vanced Sandcastle Building, but these Earth Science stu- dents are really studying wind erosion. Tom Bissonette, Frank Staniszeski, and Barb Benoit. Above right: Who doesn't get these Chemistry jokes? Right: Kevin Sprimont and Mark Vaillancourt perform an experiment for collecting gases. Below right: Tom Hebert, Steve Springer, and Rick Hult use a cart and bricks for an experiment on velocities and acceleration. Opposite pages Top: Babette Surprenant and Michelle Marcotte appear to be amused by the antics of their Paramecia. Middle: The Sophomore still. Bottom right: Shelly Wilson checks the ticker tape for the final stock report on AT8tT. S E so 1,1 SMR . ss S3 will Hmm... 1 sa .-f

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rmmmf ,Q srrs H , A Bbg Independent Study in Contemporary Issues This was the first year for the experimental Contem- porary lssues course offered to Seniors. The course exemplified most fully the general trend in many courses toward more independent and individualized study. It integrated the areas of literature, sociology, and religion on contemporary problems of man'and society. The year was divided into three areas for study. Students first investigated the Human Condition : poverty, race, crime, war. They continued from here to investigate how such condi- tions are dealt with under the impetus Toward Change : revolution and protest, violence or nonviolence, or drugs and apathy. Finally they studied the Future Vision to see possible outcomes of change for the future of man: the threat of technology, ecology, the ideas of Chardin, etc. Most of class time was spent in directed independent study. Films also contributed to the course. The fruits of such study were debates, panel and group discussions, and major and minor research papers on the various issues. Top: jackie Dornburg, Judy Blanchette, Chris Chandler, and Toni Simmons present a debate in Contemporary Issues while their classmates listen with varied interest. Middle: Mike Boudreau finds his niche in the library to do his reading for the next C.l. discussion. Right: Sheila Brown gives a slide presentation on the problems of the black man in society. 20