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The Iowa Science Teachers Fall Conference And School Science And Mathematics Association Annual Convention, 1989, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Map ... 3
Speakers: Sam Rhine, Bill Aldridge, Bonnie Litwiller ... 4
Sessions ... 7
Application for Membership ... Centerfold
Registration Forms ... Centerfold

Iowa Academy Of Science Directory, 1989-90: Officers, Committees, And Membership Roster, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Table of Contents:

Board of Directors ... 5
Program Directors ... 6
Editors ... 7
Committees ... 9
Sections ... 24
Awards of Merit ... 29
Excellence in Science Teaching Awards ... 31
Past Presidents ... 33
Membership Roster ... 34
Constitution and Bylaws ... 50

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Visualization, Ed Harris

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In pockets of deep prehistory, humans made the first marks on their world. Those marks were completely new images, images that had not existed before. The painting and tooling on stone walls recorded and attempted to explain human interaction with the world. Languages, alphabets, systems of numbers and physical structures came much later. Each new tool eventually became interconnected with the others to produce more complex means of studying, recording and building the human-world relationship. These pockets of activity moved, merged, divided or died. The accumulations of perceptions, knowledge and technology continued to mix and reconnect.

Creative Cooperation Through Competition, Gail B. Wortmann, Peggy L. Steffen, Theodore L. Buttel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The competition includes a division for fourth through sixth grades and a division for seventh and eighth grades. Our district contains nine elementary schools and one junior high. With such a large district, we have over 400 contestants. The competition takes place in the afternoons of two school days, which releases teachers to help in supervision and allows students to be dismissed at the regular time. This helps ensure large attendance and avoids after-school transportation problems.

What's Happening In Elementary School Science, Greg Stefanich

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Considerable confusion exists as to what is happening in science teaching in the elementary grades. In 1989, the author undertook a study to determine the amount of time currently spent teaching science, teacher attitudes toward science teaching and student attitudes toward science in elementary classrooms in Iowa.

What Does A Can Of Soft Drink Weigh On Other Planets?, D. Louis Finsand, Thomas Campbell

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The activity explained in this article was developed at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics by the authors for SPICA Activities. SPICA is the acronym for the Support Program for Instructional Competency in Astronomy and is funded by the National Science Foundation. Thirty-three astronomy and science educators were selected from throughout the United States to be involved in the three-week SPICA astronomy education workshop during August 1989.

Science Notes - Understanding Science And Its Human Impact: A Public Symposium, Ruth W. Swenson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A public symposium titled ''Understanding Science and Its Human Impact" will be held from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. on May 5, 1990, at Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, Iowa. Designed primarily for the general public and teachers of science and other subjects, especially humanistic disciplines, the symposium is a sequel to the workshop "The Nature of Science and Science Teaching" held at Grinnell in November 1988. This five-session symposium is sponsored by the Iowa Committee of Correspondence and co-sponsored by the Iowa Academy of Science, Iowa State Education Association, Iowa Department of Education, Central and Waldorf …

Astronomy Bulletin - The 1990 Spring Sky, P. Steven Leiker

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Science Notes - University Of Iowa 1989-90 Museum Programs, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The University of Iowa's Museum of Natural History is continuing its series of programs for students and teachers. "Field Trips" and "Animal Tales: Stories for Children" are ongoing programs open to the public.

Science Notes - Earth Day Teleconference

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Conservation Education Council, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa State University Cooperative Extension, is sponsoring a teleconference in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Earth Day.

Science Notes - National School Science Safety Competition Launched

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The best secondary school laboratory safety program will be recognized by the Curry College Laboratory Safety Workshop, Fisher Scientific's Education Materials Division and UVEX Winter Optical following a nationwide competition. The winning school will receive a $1000 prize for its science department's safety program

Science Notes - Lantz Summer Awards For Graduate Study In The Sciences

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The College of Natural Sciences of the University of Northern Iowa has announced the availability of financial awards to pay tuition costs of graduate study in the fields of biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, general science and science education during the 1990 Summer Session.

Science Notes - Summer Camps For Students, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Cooperative Extension Service is sponsoring several summer programs for students. Included in the offerings are Spaceship Earth Camp, Invaders of the Darkness and Hard Rock Camp.

Science Notes - Newsletter Available From P.E.A.C.E., Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

People for Ecological Awareness and Conservation Ethics (P.E.A.C.E.) has made its bi-monthly newsletter, The P.E.A.C.E. Connection available to anyone "concerned with our environmental quality of life."

Science Notes - Science-Technology Publication Available

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has recently announced the release of TIES (Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Students). TIES is a cooperative, non-profit publication for teachers interested in helping students increase their technological literacy and capability.

Science Notes - Information On Whales Available, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Greenpeace USA and the Whale Adoption Project have made several pieces of information on whales available to interested educators.

Science Notes - Izaak Walton League Newsletter Available, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Izaak Walton League of America is offering free subscriptions of its quarterly publication, Outdoor Ethics, to interested science educators. Outdoor Ethics was created to help its readers understand the importance of the behavior of all users of the outdoors and the impact that behavior has on natural resources. Recent issues of Outdoor Ethics have included articles about hunting, illegal animal collecting, wilderness expansion and camping.

Science Notes - Energy Information Sources For School Children Available

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

An update of the National Energy Information Center's (NEIC) "Selected Source of Energy-Related Material for School Children and Educators" is now available.

Science Notes - News & Features Publication Available From Nih

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers a publication titled News & Features from NIH free of charge to interested science educators.

Science Notes - Endangered Species Information Available, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The American Gas Association is offering an endangered species information packet free of charge to science educators. Included in the packet is an activities guide for teachers and a full-color classroom poster.

Science Notes - Pamphlets Available On Teenage Sexuality, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The March of Dimes has made available several free informative pamphlets on teenage sexuality. Included in the publications are flyers designed to help junior high and high school students make wise choices regarding sexual activity.

Science Calendar

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Science Notes - Natural History Potpourri Workshop For Elementary And Middle School Teachers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The topics of trees, prairie plants, birds, pond animals and rocks will be explored via field trips, classroom presentations and application activities during the week-long workshops to be presented at the Iowa Conservation Education Center at Springbrook State Park.

Winter's One, Two Low Blow, Marjorie F. Vargas

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Editor's Corner - Science Teachers Don't Retire, They . . ., Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Do you enjoy indulging in activities of special interest on your own time schedule? You can, after retirement, plus you can learn, share and even get paid for some of those actions. As a science educator, you have accumulated many skills needed in our culture.

Index To Volume 26

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Editorial Office & Staff; Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Executive Board & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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The Breakfast Food Challenge: Helping To Meet Personal Needs In The Science Classroom, Harold R. Hungerford, Kevin C. Wise

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

One of the four Project Synthesis goal clusters for science education focuses on meeting the personal needs of students who are maturing in a scientific/technological society. Many existing science programs fall short in this regard, particularly if teachers are seriously interested in changing learner behavior for the better. One component of learner behavior that is highly consistent with the personal needs goal cluster of Project Synthesis is helping students become more intelligent consumers in a scientific society.