Firestone High School - Volplane Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Mr, Franklin Bickfqrd Mr. Gordon Johnson Mr. Robert Olduker Biology, chemistry, physical science, and physics are the courses offered in the science department at Firestone. Biology, which is open to sophomores, gives the student a basic knowledge of nature, of the evolution of plant and animal life, and of the human anatomy, Chemistry, which is offered to iuniors and seniors, teaches the fundamentals of science, including such topics as basic elements, compounds, reactions and hydrocarbons, lt encour- ages the student to use his powers of reason. Physics, which is studied by seniors, deals with the properties and actions of matter and energy. Physical science combines basic chemistry and basic physics into a course designed to give an overall view of the essentials of science. The planetarium, operated by Mr. John Soroka, is used by the physics classes of Firestone and by other students in the city. lt allows the observer to scan the stars reflected from the fifty- foot dome. Elementary school pupils listen as Mr. John Soroka explains the workings of the plcmetarium. 4x

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