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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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An Epa Water Quality Test For Middle Schools: Filterable Residue, Charles Englund

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

One part of the Clean Water Act requires monitoring the quantity of suspended particles in water. Water is tested before and after being used by industries. The quantity of suspended particles is measured by weighing the residue filtered from the water. This experiment, appropriate for use with upper elementary and junior high students, provides an opportunity to participate in a water quality test used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Minimal equipment is needed; no hazardous material is involved and the experiment gives interesting results on local water. The results are recorded in milligrams per liter, which is parts per …

State Indicators In Science And Mathematics Education: A Comparison Of Iowa And The United States, John Ramsey

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The first state-by-state data of key indicators of the condition of science and mathematics in schools has been issued in a report from the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). This report, State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education, is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The project identified two objectives: (1) to improve the quality and usefulness of data on science and mathematics education so that state policy makers and program managers can make more informed decisions; and (2) to define and implement a set of indicators, national and state level analyses of progress in …

Astronomy Bulletin - The 1992 Spring Sky, Patrick Steven Leiker

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Science Notes - Marshland Magic Workshops, Jonna M. Higgins

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A "Marshland Magic" workshop will be held July 17-19, 1992, to provide an opportunity for educators and their families to explore the origin, history and ecology of wetlands, as well as opportunities for and effects of human interactions with them. The workshop and campsite will be based at Cooper's Cove, but activities will take place throughout Pocahontas County. Graduate credit is available from Morningside College, and the Arrowhead AEA is offering staff development credit.

Science Notes - Summer Opportunities For Math And Science Teachers, Jonna M. Higgins

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Northwest Missouri State University is seeking high school level math and/or science teachers interested in teaming with Northwest University instructors as part of an Upward Bound administered summer program. Team members' job responsibilities include teaching students, guiding and monitoring student laboratory work and research, evaluating student work, attending weekend activities and/or field trips and evaluating the program. The major emphasis of instruction will be to integrate the topics of the week in a manner that will help students understand that knowledge is not discrete.

Science Notes - Student Opportunities To Name Features On Venus

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

When astronomers and planetary geologists first see a new terrain feature on Venus, they typically assign both a descriptive term (like "crater," "corona" or "mons") as well as a particular name. Since Venus was the Roman goddess of love, scientists have decided to name its features after famous females throughout history. Most of the large features, like the Venusian land masses Aphrodite Terra and Ishtar Terra, have been named for love goddesses from other cultures. Although names for many of the craters have already been proposed, the International Astronomical Union, which is the sole authority for assigning names to celestial …

Science Notes - Summer Workshop For Astronomy Teachers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Project SPICA (Support Program for Instructional Competency in America) will conduct another summer workshop for teachers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 29-August 16, 1992.

Science Notes - Genzyme Corporation Offers Posters, Jonna M. Higgins

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Genzyme Corporation is offering free, full-color posters on biotechnology subjects. A large, wall-size poster illustrates the process of cytokine signaling in the immune system, while a smaller poster depicts glycoprotein processing inhibitors and includes some descriptive text.

Science Notes - National Astronomy Exposition At Wisconsin Meeting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Universe '92, the first-ever national astronomy exposition, will be the principal weekend event at the 104th Annual Meeting of the nonprofit Astronomical Society of the Pacific, to be held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, June 20-25, 1992.

Science Notes - Applications Invited For Project Esteem

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Project ESTEEM (Earth Science Teachers Exploring Exemplary Materials) will hold another summer workshop for teachers at Harvard University's Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 3-26, 1992. The goal of Project ESTEEM is to develop a nation-wide network of earth-science resource agents to promote an increase in activity-based teaching in American schools. Forty earth-science teachers from across the U.S. will be selected to participate.

Science Notes - Chemsource Modules Being Tested

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

ChemSource is a three-year project to produce materials that will provide day-to-day support for preservice and in-service high school chemistry teachers. Now in its second year, the project is funded by a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The principal investigator is Mary Virginia Orna, professor of chemistry at the College of New Rochelle, NY.

Science Notes - Careers-In-Geoscience Pamphlet Offered, Jonna M. Higgins

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The American Geological Institute is offering a full-color pamphlet titled "Careers in the Geosciences" free to educators. The publication describes the types of work geoscientists do, provides information about the training required of those wishing to enter this field and includes a section about the future availability of jobs in the geosciences.

Science Notes - National Institute Of Health Offers Newsletter, Jonna M. Higgins

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The National Institute of Science publishes a newsletter reporting recent research conducted or supported by the National Institute of Health. The Fall 1991 issue, for example, contains four articles, including one titled "Gene Engineered Bacterial Toxin Kills AIDS-Infected Cells in Laboratory Tests."

Science Notes - Review: Out Of The Ozone, Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

David Davis has successfully used slides to develop a video titled "Out of the Ozone" which is appropriate for secondary chemistry and earth science students. The video reviews the development of the ozone problem and the theories about it. "Out of the Ozone" also helps students by identifying many factors promoting ozone depletion.

Science Notes - Review: Earth, Darrel Hoff

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Kalmbach Publishing Co., the publisher of Astronomy magazine, has released the first issues of its new publication, Earth. This company has established a solid reputation for publishing the popular journal Astronomy. While the new publication is directed toward a general audience, its level of coverage and breadth of topics will make it a useful resource for earth-science teachers.

Science Notes - Elementary Science Teachers Section Receives Grant

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Elementary Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science received a $12,374.25 grant from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium, directed by Dr. Wallace Sanders, at Iowa State University. (Although administered by state groups, funds are from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.)

Science Notes - Natural History Potpourri Workshops

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Natural History workshops are scheduled at the Conservation Education Center (Springbrook) for the weeks of June 14-19 and 21-26, 1992. The potpourri of topics includes: birds, trees, rocks, prairie plants and pond life. The week-long sessions will include field trips, lecture/discussions, slide talks and participation in activities which link the content topics to classroom activities. Highlights of previous programs have included canoeing the slough for observations of yellow-headed blackbirds, making T-shirt designs with Cherokee leaf pounding, a trip through a virgin prairie and the "Potpourri Picnic."

Science Notes - Review: Odyssey, Darrel Hoff

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Kalmbach Publishing has now sold its middle-school / junior-high level magazine Odyssey to Cobblestone Publishing. This magazine uses the theme of space and astronomy to motivate its readers. The transfer of ownership has resulted in a reduction of the page-size of the magazine, while most of the features of the earlier journal are retained.

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Mystery Powders A La The Learning Cycle, William Bluhm

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Even as the 1990s seem to be ushering in a new wave of "hands - on" science, one cannot help but look back to the late 1960s when a previous wave of experiential science programs was crashing ashore. Two programs notable among those spawned during the late 1960s and early 1970s were Elementary Science Study (ESS) and the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS). ESS units, originally a group of fifty-six independent units covering topics from the physical, biological and earth sciences for K-9, incorporated an instructional strategy called "messing around." "Messing around," which took place during the early portion of …

The Iowa Aea Middle School Science Project - Sleds, Dean Hartman, Rollin Bannow

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A resource of over 300 science activities is now available to Iowa science teachers from the Iowa AEA Middle School Science Project electronic bulletin board. It is the result of a report from a 1984 task force commissioned by the Iowa Department of Education to assess the needs of science education in Iowa. The task force identified the grades four through nine as those with the greatest need. Specifically identified was a need for user-friendly teaching materials that emphasized a "hands-on/minds-on" approach to science. Too large a portion of the science taught in these grades was based primarily on a …

Temperature Trends In Iowa, Laurent Hodges

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

With all the discussion about possible global warming, many people have wondered: What is the historical trend in Iowa's temperatures? This can be answered reasonably well for the past century. Temperature records since 1873 have been compiled by the State Climatological Office and its predecessors (National Climatic Center, 1990). For many years the State Climatologist published the average annual temperatures for the state as a whole, but that practice ceased in the early 1950s. Consequently, I have gone back over the records of the last 11 decades (from 1880 to 1989) and computed an average annual temperature for each year …

Astronomy Bulletin - The 1990-91 Winter Sky, P. Steven Leiker

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Science Notes - Program For Leadership In Earth Systems Education Workshops

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Program for Leadership in Earth Systems Education (PLESE) has announced its 1992 Summer Workshop program. The program will serve groups of teachers at two sites, Ohio State University in Columbus and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

Science Notes - Isu Holds Career Conference For Women

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

''Taking the Road Less Traveled," a conference which allows young women to explore career opportunities in science, math, engineering and technology, will be held at Iowa State University in spring. Throughout the day, students will participate in sessions featuring careers in architecture, chemistry, industrial and civil engineering and computer programming. In addition, they will learn how to prepare for different careers during high school and college.

Science Notes - Resources For Earth Science Teachers 1991, Jonna M. Higgins

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The American Geological Institute is offering educators a free listing of available materials titled "Resources for Earth Science Teachers 1991."

Science Notes - Cesi Make-It, Take-It, Think-About-It Workshops

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Council for Elementary Science International (CESI) will be conducting its Make-It, Take-It, Think-About-It workshops during the NSTA National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 27 and 28, 1992, and is currently accepting reservations for presenter spaces at the workshops.

Science Notes - Fellowships For Outstanding Math And Science Teachers, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Council for Basic Education (CBE) will again offer Sci-Mat Fellowships for 1992. Recipients of the fellowships spend six weeks during the summer in full-time, independent, interdisciplinary study linking the sciences and the humanities.