Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Science Department Directed Students Toward ,WAIIR Paul Hillehrand, Rick Hennessy, and joseph Salaados made scope is an instrument that transforms a fluctuating electri- waves with the oscilloscope in Electricity class. The oscillo- cal current into a visible wave. Being an electronics teacher was advantageous for Mr. Lyke because he always had free access to the electronics equipment. 30 Earth science students learned to understand the data provided hy this aerographic har-rage.

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ueftionin With Individual eh? Calculus, geometry, basic math, and a host of other courses oHered challenges to every level of talent in the mathematics. Advanced placement courses led to college credit for some students, as calculus, usually a freshman college course, was offered. Other standard courses prepared the stu- dentry for both college and vocational applications of math. A group of new teachers, a new department chairman, and new instructional methods worked smoothly to oHer students an appropriate challenge to their abilities. During preparatory sessions for the Michigan Mathematics Competition, a wrong response drew the classic thumbs down gesture from Mr. Massey, head of the department. The resource center gave students and teachers like Bolo Strong and Mr. Doney a chance to solve any individual problems. Roger Rood Estelle Saarela Gary Vance James Winebrener

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6l Scientific Awmfenerf Throughout the year, interested students were offered many opportunities to further their scientiiic knowledge. Courses such as biology, earth science, chemistry, elec- tronics, and physics represented the varied course offer- ings developed to stimulate the studentry of the de- partment. The progressively increased quantity and quality of equipment provided the students with addi- tional opportunities for experimentation. Modular scheduling offered the Science Department the opportunity to organize classes in a collegiate fash- ion. Large group meetings were used for lectures, dem- onstrations, and major examinations, while small group situations were used for assignments, question and an- swer periods, reviewing, and quizzes. In addition, mod- ular scheduling often provided time for both scheduled and unscheduled lab periods for students. The goal of the Science Department as a whole was to direct students toward a scientific awareness. Teach- ers in each section of the department did their best to present challenging and intriguing material and in- spire scientific curiosity. Many interested students took advantage of the opportunities. as With the uid of Mr. Bundy and Mr. Smith, physics students spent many a joyous lab period under the ripple tank. Mark Bacon George W. Gibson Experiments in Earth Science class were a dirty lausiness, as Ron Smith discovered. 5 Q Daniel Hautman Paul Holmberg james Mitte Lawrence Smith Carol Snabb Joyce Coleman 31