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- Junior Dan Scardina, senior Carlisa Curbeam, and junior Ben
Miller dissect a rat in Lori Bachle's third hour human physiology class. -
Dissections usually brought out students' true feelings about science. Junior Kathryn
photo by Allyson Falke Allen creates a
diagram of the
human
respiratory
system. In
science
classes,
groups often
worked
together
drawing
diagrams in
order to help
visualize the
terms being
taught. photo
by Jolene
Williamson

·te Sciences

Formaldehyde they could relate the infor-
ing were subjects sorr
Through a va- fumes filled one's nostrils mation taught in those teachers grew up with.
and exclamations of classes to their own life. "I always liked science wh<
riety of experi- "Cool!" alternated with like learning about as- I was growing up, and rr
those of "Gross!" and "I've tronomy and stars. It's also
mom and grandma we
lost my appetite!" These stuff I never knew about both teachers," said AP B
were the perceptions that moons and planets, and it's ology and chemistry teach
ments and permeated the classroom as really exciting," freshman J ulie Culler.
the class prepared to study Adam F roemming said. Other teachers d
the intricate entrails of a fe- For some students, cided what their professi<
labs, sczence tal pig. a preference for one type of would be based on their !if
Class labs like the science class stemmed from long interests. "I like phy!
fetal pig dissection revealed childhood experiences. cal sciences because of tl
classes taught the myriad of personalities "I've always loved animals. way they can be related
math. I decided on my m
I work in a pet store, and I
that could be found in any
science class. Some stu- want to get a research biol- jor in college because I
students more dents enjoyed physical and ogy degree and work with always been interested
earth sciences more because animals in the wild," junior the space program," sa
they liked learning about Julie Fuller said. There- physics teacher Rog1
than just sci- new aspects of science. Of- fore, her favorite science Kassebaum.
ten, information taught in
subject is biology.
Science class·
classes like astronomy and Science and teach- served more than one pl
ence. physics was completely new "/ like physical pose in school. Useful i
formation about the subje
and different from anything
taught in elementary and sciences be- was learned, but studen
middle schools. cause of the way also discovered things abo
Other students their own and others' pc
liked life sciences because they can be sonalities . •
related to math. "

Academics by Amber Lulla