North Central High School - Northerner Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Independent research encouraged in math and science Classes which are team-taughtl' provide an opportunity for students to benefit from the experience and knowledge of several teachers who alternate teaching the class. , W we. i A 6 Q ik Science student Steve Oberreich takes advantage of his spare time to do extra research in the lab. Outstanding geometry projects, turned in each year, are kept on file for use in future demonstrations. Doug Youtsey explains one of these, a model ulinkagef 9

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Individual research, and depth study on special interest projects were encouraged in three new courses set up in the Math and Science Departments. One, of national interest, was Earth Science, planned by university and high school teachers in Boulder, Colorado, in the summer of 1964, and tried out in I5 test centers in the United States. Its difference lies in stressing concept rather than straight presenta- tion of facts. Two others, Math Topics and Physics Topics, dealt with research also. In the small Physics Topics class, three people concentrated on subjects they selected. 'lMatricies,,' determinates, and uquater- nionsl' are a few of the advanced subjects covered in Math Topics, in which new systems of algebra were developed. The Math and Science curriculum also offers a wide variety of other courses. Christmas came to the Chemistry Department when Joyce f Benz and Bob -jahnke constructed a tree of angels hair, j decorated with Hasks of brightly colored chemicals. Tom Jessup, jon West, and Scott Sebastian send weighted objects down an inclined plane to study acceleration. A S

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During a visit to Indiana University, Roberta Glanzman previews college life by a tour of the Lilly Library. To lessen his tension when appearing before a speech class audience, Dave Boos chooses a familiar topic. 10 On one of the field trips that enlivened English classes, a group of junior X students visited the Lilly Library at Indiana University where they ac- quainted themselves with rare books and personal mementoes of transcendentalist authors. In other classes, panel discussions were enthusias- tically set up to talk about the authors in particular periods, their distinctive writing styles, and the pub- lished result of their efforts. Fifteen senior students met with Miss Bush to initiate an advanced X composition class. Dr. Bagby commented on it as, an expenditure of time in the right direction.