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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

1964

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Increasing Our Membership, Lindy Solon Jan 1964

Increasing Our Membership, Lindy Solon

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

At this writing we have approximately 111 members in good standing or should I say just standing and not doing much else. If we are to become a group of scientists who teach, then why don't we quit standing and attempt to get at least one fellow teacher in each school system to join our association?


News And Notes - Ford-Future Scientists Of American Awards Jan 1964

News And Notes - Ford-Future Scientists Of American Awards

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The National Science Teachers Association has announced the Ford Motor Company's sponsorship of the 1963-64 Future Scientists of America Award.


News And Notes - Annual Short Course For Science Teachers At Iowa State University Planned For March 1964 Jan 1964

News And Notes - Annual Short Course For Science Teachers At Iowa State University Planned For March 1964

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Friday and Saturday, March 6th and 7th, are the dates for the 1964 annual Short Course for Science Teachers to be held at Iowa State University in collaboration with the Iowa Association of Science Teachers. The faculty for the short course will consist of both Iowa State staff members, and off-campus scientists and educators, including a number of outstanding high school science teachers.


News And Notes - Ista To Meet In Decorah Jan 1964

News And Notes - Ista To Meet In Decorah

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

All ISTA members will want to make plans for attending our first meeting as a section of the Academy of Science.


News And Notes - Sci Space-Science Symposium Jan 1964

News And Notes - Sci Space-Science Symposium

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Science Department of the State College of Iowa wishes to announce that a Space-Science Symposium will convene on the campus on March 13 and 14, 1964. Science teachers of Iowa are invited to attend and are urged to bring their most interested high school student(s) of science.


News And Notes - Physics Teacher Recognition Program Jan 1964

News And Notes - Physics Teacher Recognition Program

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The American Association of Physics Teachers, with the support of the Carnegie Corporation, has developed a plan to give signal recognition and encouragement on a national basis to those high school teachers of physics who have outstanding competence in the subject they teach.


News And Notes - Iowa-U.S. Army Science Symposium Jan 1964

News And Notes - Iowa-U.S. Army Science Symposium

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Army Science Symposium The U.S. Army Research Office and the Rock Island (Illinois) Weapons Command will again support a science symposium on the University of Iowa campus April 9, 10, and 11, 1964.


News And Notes - Scientific Manuscript Competition . . . To Remind You Jan 1964

News And Notes - Scientific Manuscript Competition . . . To Remind You

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Junior Academy of Science has for its purpose the fostering and promotion of scientific interest among students of junior and senior high school levels and the sharing of scientific information gathered by the individual and group club members. One medium by which the I.J.A.S. attains this purpose is the Scientific Research Papers.


News And Notes - Outstanding Biology Teacher Award Program Jan 1964

News And Notes - Outstanding Biology Teacher Award Program

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The committee for the selection of Iowa's Outstanding Biology Teacher for 1964 will begin evaluating candidates' applications on March 15, 1964.


News And Notes - Area Pssc Meeting At Roosevelt In Des Moines Jan 1964

News And Notes - Area Pssc Meeting At Roosevelt In Des Moines

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Since the PSSC physics program was introduced in 1957 the teachers using the PSSC materials have been meeting twice each year to report their progress, their success, and their difficulties.


News And Notes - Congratulations Jan 1964

News And Notes - Congratulations

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

William V. Houser, a science teacher at Roosevelt High, Des Moines, has been named the Iowa Teacher of the Year for 1964.


Review - The Quest Of Johannes Kepler, Astronomer, Andrew Stevenson Jan 1964

Review - The Quest Of Johannes Kepler, Astronomer, Andrew Stevenson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Barbara Land has written a book presenting the scientific contributions of Johannes Kepler. She has explained the theories and events which influenced Kepler.


Review - Research Problems In Biology - Investigations For Students - Series 1 And 2, Robert E. Yager Jan 1964

Review - Research Problems In Biology - Investigations For Students - Series 1 And 2, Robert E. Yager

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

These books now exist in a pocket book style. They are the "Biological Investigations" prepared by the BSCS groups. The investigations have been refined and are available in this commercial form. They are still of the high quality as expected when one considers that they are truly a research prospectus in the finest sense.


Review - Let's Explore The Atom, Lindy Solon Jan 1964

Review - Let's Explore The Atom, Lindy Solon

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This book is a must for all elementary and junior high science teachers. One idea from this book will point up the new techniques of presenting static charges.


Advertisements - Back Cover Jan 1964

Advertisements - Back Cover

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Review - Teaching Chemistry With Models, Jean Crane Jan 1964

Review - Teaching Chemistry With Models, Jean Crane

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This book contains 175 pages packed with information. The first half deals with types of bonding as related to electron arrangement, and with the use of this information to understand chemical properties of elements and compounds.