Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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SCIENCE TEACHERS fcontinuedl . . . Top: C. Jaaksi. Middle: R. Mate!- ian. Bottom: P. McNamara. To the Cody chemist and physicist, the advance of atomic and nuclear energy in our daily lives gave new meaning to the countless textbook pages of complex chemical formulas and physics problems. Cody classes in chemistry sought to explore the surface of these modern phenomena as well as an introduction to general chemistry. Discus- sion during lecture periods brought students up to date on many modern chemical developments and placed a new light on the static principles of high school chemistry. In physics, too, the use of modern technical equipment became familiar in both function and appearance as Cody's physicists worked with it in the lab. Using the scientific process of reasoning, students learned to evaluate problems from a rational viewpoint. During class lectures and dis- cussions, notes were taken to use as further reference for homework and tests. Other periods were devoted to solving difficult problems by experimenting. And numerical problems too, re- quiring extensive diagrams, were pondered over during homework assignments. A demonstration panel of an A.M. radio receiver aids Mr. Mc- Dillgfafff-Y help Pfly-'if-V Students Undffsfanlf MV- MC Namara in explaining how sound waves produce the music and Namafas CXPMVIUYIOPI of how 0 turbo jeff 018102 OPBVUYH-T voices heard Over the radio. and why it is important to modern aviation. Twenty-two

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nafura! dcienced examineJ firoug exlaforafion SCIENCE TEACHERS . . . Top Row: F. Andrews, M. Barry, W. Hair Idepartment headj, N. Katz, S. Lofback. Bottom Row: F. Long, H. Sirounian, K. Tarrant, B. Weiss, A. Wheatley. The field of science lies before us like thousands of unopened doors . . . biology is the first step in exploring what lies beyond. For Cody scientists, biology opened the door to man's origin, evolution, and the world of plants and animals. Nature's kingdom was the first path to be explored. Early in the fall, students were found searching for leaves they had learned to identify, which were pressed and mounted for a class project. From there the pattern of study developed through a maze of compound microscopes under which students saw even the tiniest organisms in a drop of water. Dissecting and examining in the lab revealed to them the position and function of every vital organ in conunon insects and animals. Each student's outlook grew to encompass an understanding of heredity and a complete study of man and body. As beginning courses in biology drew to a close, Cody students found within their knowledge a new 'foundation on which to base a more advanced study of science. T wenty-one

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exloerimenfafion a uanced acienfi ic awareneda Lectures are of great importance for they inform and guide the student. Attending a chemistry lecture means more than just being there and listening indifferently. It includes asking questions, attentive listening, and taking voluminous notes. A bg Num W a uS 'W' ' L ffl no Y , is M Z Wigan, Wgggim Q Q , M, ,M ' 5 W 'W Mag 9 ill SX! 6 I N X N... 5 ,, . , Ln. ,ff Q Q ,E lf 522125 ,,gg mm wil 'B nn Il, 14 is si6A'Bi'TTf emacs E' 93 M 1-is 4 st 'tgp ng as , ,t . if fgmmxkigii N33 at 49 so at at ssgst 559:11 15v lI!!1!2QP,?'3'iiil 5 lf li '531?'2!'.'1QE: Ta-llkkxl. W6l636?t Sign nam In this atomic age atomic elements and their valences take on new meaning for a Chemistry Il student as he examines the periodic chart to find the symbols and atomic weights of each element he is using in a lab experiment. X X T lfzf- Xlxlx I figure we're three weeks ahead of the first hour Physics class. Funnels, beakers, a graduated cylinder, and chemical compounds aid Chemistry U1 stu- dents in preparing solutions for a test to determine the chemical content of the solution. Twenty-three