Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

Page 16 text:

THE STUDY OF SCIENCE BRINGS STUDENTS TO A ix ABOVE: Diane Kroll smilingly accepts Mr. Hein's explanation of a Physics problem, but doubting Jim Knighton thinks he'd better check with the book. ,ig 1 . Y, 3 2' ix, K., 'Vw-:kk A talk with Mr. Hopkins, chair- man of the Science Dept., revealed that, while new methods for teach- ing English and math have been devised in the past few years, tra- ditional methods were used for sci- ence. However, this year brought the advent of change. Divergence from the traditional was most evi- dent in physics and biology. A group of college professors and secondary school educators pre- pared new text books for these courses, and P.S.S.C. CPhysical Science Study Committeeb Physics and B.S.C.S. CBiological Science Janice Patterson and Phil Krall are trying to master the unusual numbering of the sections of a township. These two Frank's fHall and Evansj seem to have found two rather strange friends. This health class is studying a model of the human ear. W ,,,, aww ,X 4

Page 15 text:

MATHEMATICS, THE LANGUAGE GF SCIENCE Seated at his desk making out report cards is Mr. Edwards in his GENERAL MATH CLASS. Students in general math classes learn to appreciate our system of mathematics. Here they see how mathematics developed and why the system we use is best. The math department has something entirely new this year--a math center or laboratory which is surrounded by the mathematics class rooms. Students may come here to do research using the many math books. Also available for students' use in the center is a quantity of programmed material for learning. Using these materials, a student may progress at his own rate and study on his own a topic not covered in class. The center contains a work bench equipped with hammers, saws, and other tools and materials which students and teachers use to make models to illustrate mathematical ideas. The visitor to the center would see what appears to be gaily colored decorations hanging from the ceiling and stored in glass cases, but each illustrates an interesting mathematical idea. The X-Algebra III students participated in an interesting enrichment project. Each studied a programmed unit on logic prepared by the University of Illinois Secondary School Mathematics Committee. Robert Hase and Nancy Ruttle work at the board to prove that opposite angles in a parallelogram are equal. A student in GEOMETRY CLASS receives instruction in a broad field of math. Shown at the board proving a theorem in TRIGON- OMETRY CLASS is Mr. Kistner. Students find that trigonometry is much more than just the study of triangles and their functions. Seen working with the number line are Linnet Lightner and Marc Taylor. X-ALGEBRA I students learn about such things as logic, sets, fundamental properties of numbers, and properties of equalities. 11

Page 17 text:

DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE. Curriculum Studyj Biology. The New Physicsn stresses experiment and uses a minimum of formulas, as the '4New Biology stresses work with live animals and the functions of their bodies, as opposed to the dissection of animals preserved in formaldahide. These two courses were not all that was new this year. The school is equipped with all of the latest facilities for both classroom and laboratory sciences. The other sci- ence courses include: chemistry, physiology, earth science, health, and space science. ...qo- K 'wid' A Ww y Paul Wussow, Jim Wellman, JoAnne Stefanich, Mike Tymowicz and Lynn Zoleske are working diligently, and perhaps a bit skeptically with test tubes in chemistry lab. Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. Lois Gerl and Nick Grabavoy will receive plenty of practice during their two semesters with the microscope. Mr. Warner feeds West's tame raccoon. Close observation of live specimen gives students an appreciation of animals. , :ge