Anderson High School - Indian Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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Above: Tom Fitzgerald dissects a frog in zoology in order to study the different systems in the frog's body. This helped to explain the human system. They also dissected smaller organisms to build up the larger ones. Below Left: Gary Vance and John Eisele work on a lab which helps students to un- derstand the theoretical properties of the group IV elements. The experiment involves the ignition ol hydrogen dioxide to make a popping noise. Anxiously awaiting results, the boys listen carefully. SCIENCE 27

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Expe ' ents Emerge In Labs After dissecting worms before lunch in biology, a plate of spaghetti just somehow didn't look appetizing. In spite of sometimes unpleasant smells, over half the student body took some science elective. A new science wing and a total of eleven classes offered gave students an opportunity to explore various areas of science. Freshmen were required to take biology, a study of life. ln this, students did small dissections, learned about plant and animal life, and studied reproduction. Zoology followed freshman biology classes. This class did more complex dissections. They studied the muscular, reproductive, circulatory systems in the animals they dissected such as the fetal pig. Physiology was offered for students to learn about the human body and its functions. Chemistry and physics classes relied on lab experiments for much of their learning. Chemistry students worked with different substances, while physics students worked hard to prove established theories. 26 SCIENCE 3 Sf at A bq.. af 5 s Above: Lance Avery, Julie Baker, and Al Skinner work on a physics lab in which friction plays upon an obiect rolling down on inclined plane. This was one of the laws of motion that physics students TT lf tif' lf E lfll studied. Labs helped students to understand the formulas by seeing the results that related to the laws. 5

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Projects Add Dimension Dressing as the Creek god's was only a part of the rigid senior honors! English curriculum. I didnft mind the gods, but the tests really became impossible, said senior Rob Neufelder. In all levels of English, the students strived to achieve a better un- derstanding of the English language. This was accomplished by reading literature and studying grammar. junior honors' classes studied the development of English from Anglo-Saxon England to present day. Developmental Reading students bettered their reading by working with Tactics I and ll. Projects also helped to improve AHS students' understanding of English. Sophomore honors' English made traditional jewish foods and brought in jewish artifacts to supplement the book, The Chosen. Creative writing por- trayed famous writers and gave a first person account of the person's life.ln these ways the students received a bet- ter understanding of the authors and of characters portrayed in the books. Above: Stonehenge, a hu e monument in England, is explained to the class gy fellow honor's English student John wiebke. For Right: Listening to stories on tape help the remedial reodwivg student to comprehend words and sentences. illie Clay listens to a tape of the book Rock while reading along. Right: Senior Marcia Willis learns more about an author by giving a first person autobiography of the author, 28 ENGLISH