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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

1966

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News And Notes - Annual Fall Meeting Jan 1966

News And Notes - Annual Fall Meeting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The program committee has worked most effectively for the fall meeting.


News And Notes - Academy's Program Committee Jan 1966

News And Notes - Academy's Program Committee

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Academy has a new Program Committee.


News And Notes - Nsta Regionals Jan 1966

News And Notes - Nsta Regionals

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

September 29 to October 2 are the dates for the Chicago regional meeting for 1966.


News And Notes - Academy Sponsors Contest Jan 1966

News And Notes - Academy Sponsors Contest

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Academy sponsored a Midwest Conference on Articulation in the Sciences on September 30 and October 1 (1966) in Des Moines.


Review - Teaching Science Through Discovery, Gerald H. Krockover Jan 1966

Review - Teaching Science Through Discovery, Gerald H. Krockover

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Teaching Science Through Discovery is a teacher reference text that is the product of the philosophy of the "new" sciences. It is an excellent source book for method and content for both the elementary and secondary teacher.


Cover - Journal Staff; Journal Information; Academy Officers; Ists Officers Jan 1966

Cover - Journal Staff; Journal Information; Academy Officers; Ists Officers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


Academic Freedom For High School Students, Donald Schmidt Jan 1966

Academic Freedom For High School Students, Donald Schmidt

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

To make an attempt to find out what the effects of a little more academic freedom might have on some students, the following study was conducted.


An Introductory Course In Summer Field Biology, Virginia Jeffries Jan 1966

An Introductory Course In Summer Field Biology, Virginia Jeffries

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

For more than a quarter of a century, the writer has been sharing science experiences in field biology with students - kindergarten through grade twelve - in the public schools of Iowa. This experience in teaching science to a wide variety of age groups, together with observations of student interests in science over the years have led the writer to believe as do Benton and Werner in their book Principles of Field Biology and Ecology when they say that "The world of nature is too great to encompass in a single book or a single lifetime; but no study is …


A Problem In Evolution, Janie Bauman Jan 1966

A Problem In Evolution, Janie Bauman

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

As we know, a process responsible for evolutionary changes is natural selection. The purpose of this experiment is to observe how populations may have changed by observing the frequencies of competing genotypes in Drosophila.


Chem Study In Iowa Schools - A Panel Discussion Jan 1966

Chem Study In Iowa Schools - A Panel Discussion

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

One of the largest turnouts for a sectional meeting in several years showed a great deal of interest in the discussion of the Chem Study program in Iowa.


News And Notes - Ists Business Jan 1966

News And Notes - Ists Business

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

All minutes of ISTS executive meetings and meeting of the board of directors will be mailed to the members of this section only.


News And Notes - More Articles Needed From All Members Of The Academy Jan 1966

News And Notes - More Articles Needed From All Members Of The Academy

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The IST Journal is intended to be a Journal for all teaching levels. We will welcome more contributions from the elementary teachers and especially the college teachers.


Some Concepts Of Earth Science For Junior High, Patricia M. Schwirian Jan 1966

Some Concepts Of Earth Science For Junior High, Patricia M. Schwirian

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The junior high school has been-and still is-the weakest link in the chain of science education. More interest in science is lost during these two or three years than any other period of a child's education. This is grossly unfortunate because children in this age group have the imagination, enthusiasm, and level of maturity which allows them to profit greatly from the excitement and challenge offered in a good science curriculum.


Ista As A Co-Sponsor Of College Teaching Conference Jan 1966

Ista As A Co-Sponsor Of College Teaching Conference

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

NSTA has invited the Academy of Science (and as a result ISTA as a section of the Academy) to sponsor a conference on the teaching of college science next fall.


Filmstrips For Earth Science And Conservation Jan 1966

Filmstrips For Earth Science And Conservation

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

An advertisement for filmstrips about earth science and conservation.


News And Notes - Ijas Meeting Jan 1966

News And Notes - Ijas Meeting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

All science-prone students should be present for the state meeting of the Junior Academy of Science.


"Somebody Else" Jan 1966

"Somebody Else"

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A short poem about relying on “somebody else” to take action.


Northeast Regional Meeting Of Ista, George Chapman Jan 1966

Northeast Regional Meeting Of Ista, George Chapman

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The first Regional Conference of the Iowa Junior Academy of Science and the Iowa Science Teachers Association was held November 20, 1965, at the West Delaware County Community High School, Manchester, Iowa. This program was organized for the high school teachers and students in northeastern part of Iowa as part of the ISTA's interest in promoting professionalism in our science teachers in the state.


News And Notes - The Revision Of The Constitution Jan 1966

News And Notes - The Revision Of The Constitution

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The ISTA Constitution is to be updated as per action taken at the Board meeting in Ames on December 4, 1965.


News And Notes - Coe Physics Workshop Jan 1966

News And Notes - Coe Physics Workshop

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Physics teachers from the Cedar Rapids area have been meeting on Saturday's periodically for sessions presented by Dr. Joseph Kasper and Leonard Flansberg of Coe College.


Regional Director Active Jan 1966

Regional Director Active

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

For the first time in the history of ISTS, regional directors were in attendance at the fall board meeting of ISTS.


Introducing The Ijas Officers Jan 1966

Introducing The Ijas Officers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Valeri Halverson, President; Michael O'Banion, Treasurer; Linda Weiss, Secretary; and Larry Williams, Vice-President.


News And Notes - Aapt Meeting Jan 1966

News And Notes - Aapt Meeting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Section of AAPT met on November 5 in Cedar Falls. The meeting represents the growth of this group in Iowa.


Board Of Directors Meet Jan 1966

Board Of Directors Meet

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The fall meeting of the Academy’s Board of Directors occurred on November 5 in Iowa City.


Open Letter From Short Course Coordinator, Betty C. Goettsch Jan 1966

Open Letter From Short Course Coordinator, Betty C. Goettsch

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Dr. William McCormack will tell of the development of the bio-electronic system of infant respiratory augmentation. Dr. McCormack has been the driving force behind this project at Iowa State. He is a practicing pediatrician as well as a university instructor engaged in research.


Constitution Of The Iowa Science Teachers Association Jan 1966

Constitution Of The Iowa Science Teachers Association

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The purpose of this organization shall be to promote the professional interests of the teachers of science in the state of Iowa.


Ista Executive Meeting Jan 1966

Ista Executive Meeting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Details of the Iowa Science Teacher’s Association Executive Meeting held December 4, 1966.


Meet Your Photo Editor Jan 1966

Meet Your Photo Editor

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

George Magrane, family man, teacher, and photographer, has contributed a great deal to the Iowa Science Teacher’s Journal in the past year.


News And Notes - Other Items Jan 1966

News And Notes - Other Items

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Please keep the editor informed of other items that should appear in this section of your Journal.


News And Notes - Manuscript Reminder For "Science & Children" Jan 1966

News And Notes - Manuscript Reminder For "Science & Children"

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

For Science and Children to serve the elementary teacher, principal, and administrator effectively, it must reflect the needs, activities, and developments of the expanding elementary science curriculum. This can be achieved best when the material presented in the journal comes directly from its readers.