Flowing Wells High School - We Rose Above Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Science Department Adds Facilities, Expands Program The philosophy of the Sci- ence Department Is to acquaint high school students with the basic fundamentals of scientif- ic theory and scientific tech- niques. The Science Department consists of Physical Science, Life Science, Biology 102, Chemistry 102 and Physics. These classes are available to all students, many of whom take science for interest as t od well as preparation for college. ABOVE: Mr. George Arrington checks Chemistry papers from student experiments. He also teaches a class of Physics. BELOW: Paul Schmitt frowns while dissecting a frog in his Biology class. BELOW RIGHT: Mr. Dave Thomas shows one of his students how to hold a frog and pin it down to dissect. Students have also had to dissect live earthworms. After extensive remodeling, five laboratories and one greenhouse are now abailable for scientific study and re- search. The majority of the science faculty have advanced degrees in science; all together, they have an amazing forty years of experience teaching science in Flowing Wells High. Faculty members are kept busy revising and expanding the science program.

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TOP LEFT: Mr. Julian Aguilu, Chairman of the Math Dept., explains the necessary techniques in learning to operate the free response machine to Theresa Reed. BELOW LEFT: Ralph Armstrong, Jerry Roepke, Fred Sie- gert, and Dan Weber are observing exercises trans- mitted from a Loop Projector to a screen. Ear- phone and tape describe what is being illustrated on the screen. BELOW RIGHT: Miss Noreen In- gle discusses methods of constructing equal angles using a compass and straight edge, in Geom. Miss Ingle also teaches Pre Alg. and Trig. Math Department Uses Multi- Media In the past six years the math- ematics curriculum has been under constant reappraisal, new and dynamic guidlines devel- oped, establishing — different levels of achievement for pupils of different ability. The staff of Flowing Wells High School Mathematics Department has been exploring the utilization of multimedia in the teaching of math. At present this project is being evaluated by the govern- ment ‘Evaluation Project Inno- vation Center.” This is only one of the many research projects being conduct- ed. These projects range from teacher-pupil individualized instruction to computer-pupil individualized instruction. The orientation of these approaches is for both the college bound student and the student who will terminate his formal education with high school. fhe Math Department in its approach to the choice of curri- culum and teaching has maintain- ed the philosophy of ‘Individual- ized instruction for the individ- ual student, oriented to his life skills.”

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ABOVE LEFT: Mr. Jim Butler, an up looking guy, teaches Introductory Physical Science, a laboratory class in the basic concepts of physics and Chemistry. ABOVE RIGHT: Mr. Harry Spaulding, Chairman of the Science Department, looks very pleased over the year’s work. He also teaches Chem- istry 1 and 2. LEFT: Marcia Arnold and Shelly Larimore check plants they’re growing in the new greenhouse. BE- LOW LEFT: Mrs. Gwen Curiel aids one of her students in dissecting an earthworm.