Osseo High School - Oriole Yearbook (Osseo, MN)

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28 Little to the left. little to the right to get that number into sight. Working with the computer gives students efficiency in pushing buttons.

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Mr. Michael Damyanovich, Biology, Science Survey . . . Mr. Thomas Knutson, Science Sur- veyi Mrs. Katherine Olson, Biologyi Ameoba or Paramecium? Gary Heib makes the big decision. Scientists Investigate Mysteries Of Life Frogs and snails and puppy dogs' tails are not found in the recipe for little boys. Just askany one in the OHS science department, they'll tell you that little boys are made of veins and pains and DNA chains, chemicals, forces, and a few science courses. There have been big changes in our science depart- ment this year. New courses were added, new teach- ers, new rooms, new books and new techniques also. These changes are all vital to a good science depart- ment, because the field of science is everchanging. One of the most exciting changes was a new course for seniors, Biological Investigation, headed by Mr. Connors. This course gave each student a chance to be independent in the Classroom. Most of the learning was in the form of student experimentation, but this type of learning wasn't limited to just this class. Experi- mentation was the new technique used throughout the science department. The accent of learning was re- moved from the book and placed on the student lab. where each student was turned loose with a micro- scope, slides, and a bewildered look to study the mys- teries of life. 27

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Mr. H. Wayne Seiffert, Geometry, Algebral Business Math Miss Ja- nice Mattson, Math Survey, Geometry. m Mr. Wayne Fisher, Geometry, Algebra, Mr. John G. Roberts. Geometry, Busi- Computer Math Mr.Thomas Sna- ness Math .. . Mr. Glen Strom, ter, Algebra, Trigonometry and Modern Business Math, Algebra. Math. Buttons, Brains, And Basic Courses Discovery! was the motto of the '66-'67 math de- partment. With less emphasis on lectures, students had the opportunity to learn more through experience. Osseo was one of the schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area having access to a full-size computer. Via teletype, students in the new computer programming Class, and other math courses, were able to write and solve their own problems. The enthusiastic students, often spending their study halls and after-school hours using the computer, soon learned that the electronic brain , though a powerful tool, was only as intelli- gent as the programmer. As in other years, the Pythagorean theorum, com- pounded interest, and fractional exponents multiplied the problems of the students in the basic math courses, Geometry, Algebra, and Business Math.