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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

1983

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Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents Jan 1983

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Science Notes - Book News : Did The Devil Make Darwin Do It? Modern Perspectives On The Creation-Evolution Controversy Jan 1983

Science Notes - Book News : Did The Devil Make Darwin Do It? Modern Perspectives On The Creation-Evolution Controversy

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Did the Devil Make Darwin Do It? Modern Perspectives on the Creation-Evolution Controversy, recently published by the Iowa State University Press, provides discussions from scientists and philosophers in many areas on this topic now under examination across the country. It is edited by David B. Wilson, a science historian at Iowa State University; whose interest was sparked by a creationist confrontation in a biology classroom at Iowa State in 1978.


Science Calendar Jan 1983

Science Calendar

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents Jan 1983

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


The Nuclear Arms Race And The Science Curriculum, James Cottingham Jan 1983

The Nuclear Arms Race And The Science Curriculum, James Cottingham

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This paper proposes some ideas about the appropriateness and value of the study of nuclear weapons in the school curriculum in general and the science curriculum in particular. I will discuss some ideas that have been tried in this area by me and by others as well as some proposals that could be tried in the future. In addition, I will reflect on things we should be doing as science teachers in regard to nuclear weapons issues.


Paleobotany, Dennis Sievers Jan 1983

Paleobotany, Dennis Sievers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Paleobotany is the study of fossilized plant material, and includes the study of fossilized spores and pollen. Many plants during the Pennsylvanian Period were fossilized during coal formation in permineralizecl peat deposits, forming coal balls. Coal balls contain numerous fossils of plant fragments, including pollen and spores that are preserved in meticulous detail. The tools and processes required for the study of microfossils in coal balls are inexpensive and can be found in most high school laboratories. Two methods of coal ball study will be described in this paper. The first method involves the study of microfossils through the preparation …