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Iowa Science Teachers Journal
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Help Keep Hawks In Hawkeye Land, Steve Duecker
Help Keep Hawks In Hawkeye Land, Steve Duecker
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Many people have watched a hawk soar on a warm spring day. As the hawk turns lazy circles in the sky, he is riding currents of air that push him up. Not much hunting is done from this soar. Hawks are equipped with strong feet and sharp claws called talons. These are for capturing and killing their food. Their hooked beak is used to tear the food up for swallowing. Hawks have ear openings and can hear fairly well. The eyes of the hawk are about eight times more powerful than a human's and are especially built to detect movement …
Due To Technical Difficulties
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The worst thing about a burning issue is that no one can smell it until there's a fire. We all spend our days deeply engrossed in ourselves, noses pressed to the grindstone. Who can see anything in that position? Then, something ignites a spark - and, suddenly, everyone calls "Fire!"
Rocketry Workshop, Robert L. Cannon
Rocketry Workshop, Robert L. Cannon
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Would you like a popular, educationally sound, hands-on workshop for your next convention or conference? The workshops on the educational applications of model rocketry put on by Estes Industries have proven very popular.
Science, Religion And The Classroom, James Hungerford
Science, Religion And The Classroom, James Hungerford
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
First Amendment Rights protect freedom of religious choice. Americans are free to practice any religion they choose, or may decide to have no religion. The Federal Government may not establish an official religion and the State may not pass laws that endorse any particular religious concept.
Chemistry Curricula: Past, Present, And Future, Robert W. Hanson
Chemistry Curricula: Past, Present, And Future, Robert W. Hanson
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
At the University of Northern Iowa we have four so-called "Current Curricula" courses - one each in junior high science, biology, chemistry, and physics. Each is preceded in the teaching degree programs by a course called "Orientation to Science Teaching." Most students who take these Current Curricula courses are juniors or seniors and have had at least part of their professional sequence in the College of Education.
Declining Birthrate, James Hungerford
Declining Birthrate, James Hungerford
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Iowa State Health Department records indicate a steady decrease in the number of babies born to teen-age women. From 1971-1979, there was a 20% decrease in babies born to women under the age of 18.
A 5-Year Comparison Study Of Iowa High School Science, Jack Gerlovich
A 5-Year Comparison Study Of Iowa High School Science, Jack Gerlovich
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
There have been some major changes among the nation's schools in the past 20 years. These include (a) appearance of paraprofessionals; (b) new instructional technologies; (c) varying levels of desegregation; (d) federal funding accompanied by federal control; (e) larger school districts; (f) more informal instructional arrangements; and (g) unionization of teachers.
Self-Pacing, Individualized Instruction: An Overview, James L. Kelly, Richard Strub
Self-Pacing, Individualized Instruction: An Overview, James L. Kelly, Richard Strub
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
During the last fifty years, education has been in a flux due to continuous technological changes and greater interaction on the societal scene. As a result, developmental education practices have been the subject of controversy. Schools have been called upon to maintain their conservative, traditional role, yet, they are expected to continue with innovative ideas which will provide a quality education for all students regardless of their academic or socio-economic level. The stability of education at the local, state and national level is dependent on the maintenance of long-established customs; whereas, the progress of an industrial society demands constant experimentation …
Spotlighting Excellence, David Mccalley
Spotlighting Excellence, David Mccalley
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
This is the second in a series of three articles spotlighting the 1981 recipients of the Excellence in Science Teaching Awards (ESTA). These teachers were nominated by either administrators or by colleagues and selected by committees working with the director of the Iowa Academy of Science's ESTA program. This issue spotlights recipients of the Earth Science and the Elementary Science awards.
Bad Breath
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Why do garlic, onions and other pungent foods impart a lingering odor to breath?
Nsta's Position On Inclusion Of Nonscience Theories In Science Instruction
Nsta's Position On Inclusion Of Nonscience Theories In Science Instruction
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Throughout recorded history, man has been vitally concerned in finding out all that he can about his universe. He has explored it in many ways, raised questions about it, designed methods by which he could increase and organize his knowledge, and developed systems to aid him in understanding and explaining his origin, and nature, and his place in the universe. Among these systems are philosophy, religion, folklore, the arts, and science.
Florida Ecology For Students
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The eighth annual Florida Ecology Program is being offered by the University of Iowa during December 26 to January 6.
Dreyfus Chemistry Institute
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The object of the institute is an expanded perspective on the teaching of chemistry, to include recent progress, methods for integrating new material, current and potential relevance, and experiential examples. Curricular guides for secondary school teachers reflecting this broadened view will be developed during the institute.
Why Do Knuckles Crack?
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The sound of cracked knuckles isn't due to bones knocking together. The joints are lubricated by a fluid that contains tiny gas bubbles.
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Iowa Science Teachers Journal
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Some Ethical Considerations Concerning The Use Of Live Animals In Biology Experiments, David F. Treagust
Some Ethical Considerations Concerning The Use Of Live Animals In Biology Experiments, David F. Treagust
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
As biology teachers we are continually faced with decisions regarding the use of experiments in order to identify, investigate, clarify or illustrate a particular concept or concepts. If an experiment is to be performed we frequently have to decide whether to use live animals, preserved animal specimens, preserved animal organs, fresh animal organs (from, say, the butcher), tissue cultures, audio-visual simulations or even class members as the subjects. Many students, and indeed many teachers, have been reticent about their acceptance of experimenting with live, or freshly killed animals; frequently the issue is settled by reference to such work being in …
Disposal Of Hazardous Chemicals
Disposal Of Hazardous Chemicals
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
A cadre of 10 chemists has been identified and trained to assist science teachers in Iowa's secondary schools in the redistribution and/or disposal of hazardous chemicals.
Catalog Of Curriculum Resources
Catalog Of Curriculum Resources
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
A catalog of 116 curriculum units for elementary through secondary science levels is available free from The Science Resource Centre.
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Iowa Science Teachers Journal
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Statement Of The Position Of The Iowa Academy Of Science On The Status Of Creationism As A Scientific Explanation Of Natural Phenomena
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Current attempts to introduce 'scientific creationism' into the science classroom are strongly opposed by the Iowa Academy of Science on the grounds that creationism when called 'scientific' is a religious doctrine posed as science. It is contrary to the nature of science to propose supernatural explanations of natural events or their origins. With its appeal to the supernatural, creationism is outside the realm of science.
A Tool For Assessing, Implementing, And Evaluating Science Curriculum (K-12) For Iowa Schools, Jack Gerlovich, Gary Downs, George Magrane
A Tool For Assessing, Implementing, And Evaluating Science Curriculum (K-12) For Iowa Schools, Jack Gerlovich, Gary Downs, George Magrane
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
In the fall of 1977 the Iowa Department of Public Instruction (DPI) began to receive many requests for assistance in developing coordinated science programs. Local schools faced with aging science materials, economic constraints, increasing pressure from publishing companies, and decreasing student reading and computing skills needed guidelines for assessing, implementing and evaluating their science curriculum. The purpose of this tool is to provide such assistance.
Decapods Of Iowa (Part Iii), Gary Phillips
Decapods Of Iowa (Part Iii), Gary Phillips
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The Order Decapoda is represented in Iowa by seven species of Cambaridae and a single species of Palaemonidae.
Buzz On (Off)
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
If the energy in sound waves could be converted into electrical power, it would take the combined output of 1017 mosquito buzzes to provide enough energy to light a reading lamp.
The 1981 Outstanding Service Award, Lynn W. Glass
The 1981 Outstanding Service Award, Lynn W. Glass
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The Iowa Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science has selected Dr. Jack A. Gerlovich of the Iowa Department of Public Instruction as the recipient of its 1981 Outstanding Service Award.
A Method Of Evaluating Computer Programs For High School Physics, David Broadwater
A Method Of Evaluating Computer Programs For High School Physics, David Broadwater
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Many high schools have access to computer terminals. Such terminals are of limited value if the computer library is not stocked with programs that are integrated into the educational program of the school. There is a need for the evaluation of computer programs with respect to their applicability to various levels of instruction. In this paper, a method of evaluating computer programs for high school physics is outlined.
Thomas Edison
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Thomas Edison was taken out of school because it was thought that he couldn't learn at all. His spelling and grammar were very poor.
Purpose In Nature
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
"God does not throw dice." Albert Einstein "It is not our business to prescribe to God how He should run the world." Nils Bohr
Spotlighting Excellence, David Mccalley
Spotlighting Excellence, David Mccalley
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Six Iowa teachers were honored by the Iowa Academy of Science during the annual meeting held at Coe College in Cedar Rapids last spring. They had been nominated by either administrators or by fellow teachers and selected by committees working with the director of the Academy's Excellence in Science Teaching Awards program. This issue will spotlight the biology and chemistry recipients. In subsequent issues, the earth science and elementary science recipients and the junior high science and physics recipients will be spotlighted.
The Paradox, James Hungerford
The Paradox, James Hungerford
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Recent surveys indicate that many young adults blame science and technology for most of society's problems. On the other hand, an even larger number trust that science and technology will solve these same problems. Their expectations are for spectacular achievements from science and technology. Such expectations often stem from an unawareness of the fundamental nature and limitations of scientific inquiry.