San Gorgonio High School - Summit Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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Academics Seeing and It is nearly impossible to imagine what a class would be like without visual aids. Those maps, filmstrips, textbooks, pictures, and so many more are a proven element to help with a student ' s education. Since a person absorbs about two-thirds of his knowledge through his eyes, it ' s little wonder that visual aids can help a student remember class material better. Science classes were the best example. Films were common, but the best way of remembering was by performing experiments. In biology and physio lab classes, students dissected anything from a worm to a sheep ' s brain. Combining chemicals, weighing, and measuring were just a few of the activities performed in the chemistry and intro-chem labs. Sometimes the nose knows, too, with those horrible odors creep- ing all over the A wing from Mr. Siperstein ' s and Mr. Vizard ' s classes. One day in physics, students used Slinkies to demonstrate waves. The math department also used many visual aids. Mr. Plimley, taught Algebra I, II, and trig, preferred the overhead projector to the chalkboard. In his geometry and Algebra II classes, Mr. Amstutz used brightly colored plastic shapes to catch and hold his students ' attentions. And of course, Mr. Southworth ' s geometry classes were assigned a project, such as building a miniature house, perfectly to scale. Maps and globes were familiar devices used in the geography classes. Students were able to gain a better perspective of the world through these. In other social studies courses, like POD, comparison shopping at three grocery stores, plus calling up to rent out an apartment or house were just a couple of things assigned by Mrs. Poindexter and Mr. Waddell, when planning a budget. The psychology students viewed slides, diagrams and film strips for visual learning. They also went to either a seminar at Loma Linda University, or played with elementary school children during the winter, to learn about behavior. There were many ways to learn, but the use of visual aids was the most important. Left: During Mr. Satterfield ' s English 2C class, Kim Miller learns about dangling participles. Below left: Mr. Ghl, the drafting instructor, supervises Anne Lorentzen and Maureen Clark, while they draw up plans for their dream houses. Below right: Taking notes on subject mat- ter during class is a good way for Karen Penney to prepare for an upcoming event. 196 academics