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Students stay involved through hands-on labs
"One time in biology, we A lot of students chose to take a
1 dissected a frog. It was the most class with hands-on labs because it was
disgusting thing that I have ever done required. Some took it because they
at the time. Our frog was huge and it were interested in that field for their
wasn't cutting very well. When we first future career, or had friends in the
cut into it, the smell was class.
overwhelming!" junior Amanda Kelley Hands-on meant a variety of
said. things. For junior Robbie Wingfield, it
This was how some students was helping fill up the teacher's vending
remember science lab experiments. At machines when they got low.
times students would opt out of "I like being able to help out. It's
dissecting and labs, but for others, it fun, and easy, " Wingfield said.
was cool. It could also mean Industrial
"Hands-on labs contribute with Technology, which worked with wood
interacting in the class because they building and craftmenship. It let
help you to further understand the students who were handy with nails,
lesson," sophomore Angela Bigger hammers, and screwdrivers shine
said. through with their talents.
Most classes required a lab Other areas displayed the
towards the end on the chapter, and artistic side, which consisted of drawing,
some teachers gave them once a painting, or sculpting. These projects
week. Labs helped students that were were time consuming, but the end
hands-on learners. Sophomore Austin results were worth it.
Fuchs liked to work with smart kids as If students dreamed of
partners because "they know what they becoming a chemist, a rocket scientist,
are talking about." artist, or architect, they were prepared.

Juniors Megan Dinslage and Laura
C hallman disect a rat for human
physiology. "It was really gross, because
the rat was yell ow, " Dinslage said.
photo by Rebecca Smedlund

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