Miami Norland High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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SCIENCE continued Golly, has icky looking. I cam bear to Anthony DiMartino John W. Galvin Jerome Jones Robert W. Martin Ellen Meyer Douglas R. Rogers Thomas F. Ryan Carrie Ola Trop Forrest L. Wallace

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Demonstrating the power of rapid oxidation, Louie Robles uses a simple table sugar. Under normal conditions, the sugar would only heated glass rod to trigger the release of the energy stored in melt, but excess oxygen causes it to bum with a quick flash. SCIENCE Provides Advanced Courses for Ambitious Students Seeking to extend their facilities for the brighter student, the Science Department this year has added a new course to the curriculum which brings the promise of college credit for those Who enroll in the class. Taken in the senior year tsimultaneously with physics; Bi- ology 2 provides the ambitious student With a knowledge of the biological sciences equiva- lent to the freshman year in college. By pass- ing an advanced placement examination given at the end of the year, these students may re- ceive college credit for the course. Also for the intellectually gifted Vikings are the Science and Lab Research Programs. The former is taken in the junior year during which the students learn the ways and practices of actual scientific research by doing extensive study and work on an independent project. Then, as seniors, they go out to various labora- tories throughout the county several days a week to work on projects with accomplished SCientiStS; thus giving them experience WhiCh Using a relatively simple apparatus, Jerry McCreary performs proves invaluable in college and future careers. an experiment illustrating the law of conservation of momentum.

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4? Using a special bimetallic strip, Mr. DiMartz'no shows Bob Jones how various metals expand digerently when heated Eeeek! IVs alive! Determined to maintain a high degree of accuracy in her biology Steve Faber employs a hand lens and a small paint brush experiment,ludy White consults her lab guide before proceeding. to sort a group of fruit flies for a genetics experiment.