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A Review Of A Prose Gem, Dave Fagle

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Now and then as we move through this life we are happy that we can read because some small written gem catches our eye. Sharing Nature With Children by Joseph Bharat Cornell is such a gem.

Astronomy News

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Texas McDonald Observatory, in an effort to increase public understanding of astronomy, publishes McDonald Observatory News.

Trailing The Trilobite, Joseph H. Brown

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Rocky ledges jutting forth to form stony outcrops along -Iowa's streams, roadcuts and hillsides provide evidence of ancient environments entirely different from the rolling prairies of today. These rocky ledges were laid down in the bottoms of vast shallow seas which covered most of Iowa in its past history. Over great lengths of time, the waters swept back and forth, rising and subsiding, leaving a record in the layers of the earth's materials deposited in their depths. As the seas rose and fell, the deposits buried one another and became layers of conglomerate, sandstone, shale and gypsum. Minerals of calcite, …

Physics Olympics Rules

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If you would like to know how to prepare your students for participation in the Official Iowa Physics Olympics.

Moon Phases And Piaget, Carolyn Brockway

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

According to Piaget, a teacher must be aware of the mental development of children in order to present concepts to students in a meaningful way. Too often, the mental processes of children are ignored in teaching. After years of teaching the phases of the moon in the traditional manner of using diagrams in texts; drawings on the board and teacher demonstrations with models, I discovered, several months after instruction, that a majority of my students could not demonstrate the positions of the moon in relation to the sun and earth in explaining moon phases.

Esp: A Laboratory Exercise, Darrell D. Young

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Extrasensory perception (ESP), is defined as that knowledge acquired above and beyond that which is obtained by using the five senses.

Mars Map

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The first geologic map of the entire surface of the planet Mars may be obtained for $1.50 from the U.S. Geologic Survey.

The Iowa Tests Of Basic Skills: Indicators Of Science Achievement, Darrel Hoff, Charles Hohensee

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In most public schools in Iowa, the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) are administered to grades three through eight. These tests provide a wealth of information concerning achievement in basic academic skills, but they do not provide a direct assessment of achievement of scientific skills. As a result, junior high teachers often have little data for assessing the scientific abilities of their students unless they administer additional tests. Science achievement, per se, is not usually measured in Iowa's public schools until the ninth grade, when students are given the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED).

Dates To Remember

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Meeting dates for a variety of science organizations.

Education In Iowa, Jesse Jackson

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Education is important in Iowa, as it has the nation's highest literacy rate.

Physics Certificate

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The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) will provide free, upon request from any high school physics teacher, one certificate to honor the school's outstanding physics student.

Free Newsletter

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Chemecology, a monthly newsletter, is published by the Manufacturing Chemists Association.

Uni Science Symposium

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The 1980 UNI Science Symposium will be held Nov. 13-14. The symposium will include speakers on various topics related to science and mathematics.

Seeds

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Seeds, published by the New England Wild Flower Society, is an experimental, seasonal newsletter that is free to educators across the country.

Wildlife Folders

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The Canadian Wildlife Service provides informative folders on many different forms of wildlife.

Workshop

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A series of one-week workshops for chemistry teachers, Demonstrations and Student Experiments, will be held during June, July and August, 1980 at Queen's University.

Free Films

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A catalog of free films and filmstrips on solar energy is available from the National Solar Heating and Cooling information Center.

Ists Fund For Teachers

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The Iowa Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science has a fund to encourage participation of teachers and potential teachers (college science education majors) to attend regional and national professional meetings.

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Educational Handicaps In Chemistry Students, Charles Douglass Jr.

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Research has been carried out to determine which characteristics and abilities are the best predictors of success in a college level chemistry course. Much of the work has centered on achievement measures such as high school chemistry performance, SAT or ACT scores, and the like. Factors other than demonstrated aptitude and ability are also important to success. Some research has looked at the effect of cognitive styles and motivational factors in attempting to predict success. Recent studies in our department indicate that most students who do not perform well may be thought of as suffering from an educational handicap, where …

A Family Life Education Program, James J. Hungerford, Opal A. Fagle

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In April of 1968, the initial work of the Marshalltown Family Life Education Program began. Parents, concerned citizens and various civic organizations made their requests known to the Board of Education that they believed there was a need for the school to improve and study the present Family Life Program in the Marshalltown schools.

Loss Of Farmlands

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Every day, 12 more square miles of American farmland is converted to non-agricultural purposes, according to Disappearing Farmlands, published by the Agricultural Lands Project.

Animal House

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A new manual has been written for those interested in constructing housing for laboratory animals.

Science And The Curriculum, James J. Hungerford

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The National Honor Society of Marshalltown Community High School recently surveyed 200 honor graduates, 20 from each class for the last 10 years. 93 questionnaires were completed and returned. Of those returned, over 50% were engaged in science-oriented careers.

The Essentials Of Education

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Public concern about basic knowledge and the basic skills in education is valid. Society should continually seek out, define and provide every person with those elements of education that are essential to a productive and a meaningful life. The basic elements of knowledge and skill can be called the essentials of education. In an era dominated by cries for going back to the basics, for minimal competencies and survival skills, educators should reject simplistic solutions and declare a commitment to the essentials of education.

Chemical Magic

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Details for presenting a complete one-hour show of magic tricks involving chemistry are available in an 86-page booklet.

1980 Outstanding Service Award, Ed Hatcher

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The Iowa Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science has selected Dr. Clifford G. McCollum of the University of Northern Iowa as the recipient of its 1980 Outstanding Service Award. This award honors Iowans who have contributed significantly to the services of the Iowa Science Teachers Section and to the needs of all science educators in the state.

The Pied-Billed Grebe, Mark R. Ryan

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The pied-billed grebe is a common inhabitant of Iowa's remaining prairie ponds and marshes. Pied-bills are small, aquatic birds weighing between 300 and 500 grams. They are strong swimmers, but relatively weak fliers.

Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Editorial Staff ; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Advisory & Technical Review Boards

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Notes From The National Nsta Convention, Robert L. Fisher

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It was a great pleasure to meet and hear the new executive director of NSTA, Dr. Bill Aldrich. Under his leadership, the NSTA office has been reorganized to meet the needs of the organization.