Poplar Bluff High School - Bluff Yearbook (Poplar Bluff, MO)

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In this scientific age, mathematics has become an essential to an under- standing of our world as well as an oc- cupation for many people. The following fields are offered in mathematics at P.B.H.S.: algebra, trigonometry, geom- etry, and applied mathematics. Every problem has a solution.

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The band president directs the pep band at the basketball game. onnd o )j concentration Driver Education class discusses the previous day's incidents. 7

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Mr. Ivester explains an experiment during a chemistry class. Actual observation is an Important part of biology. Science attitude and method Science in general is an attitude and a method. As an attitude it involves open- mindedness, objectivity, and demand for evidence. As a method it is the consistent use of four steps of investigation: clear definition of a problem; assembly of data relative to the problem; formulation of tentative hypotheses or solutions; verifying or modifying a hypothesis and selecting one that best fits all facts. While science in general is an attitude and method, each particular branch of science is an organized body of knowledge supplemented by a set of techniques for discovering and organizing facts. Each science course affords a special opportunity for the acquisition and development of habits of using both the method and the attitude of science. Mrs. Powers finds the specimen of s heart useful in teaching a hygiene class. 9