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University of Northern Iowa

Journal

1989

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Visualization, Ed Harris Jan 1989

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.

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Creative Cooperation Through Competition, Gail B. Wortmann, Peggy L. Steffen, Theodore L. Buttel Jan 1989

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.

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What Does A Can Of Soft Drink Weigh On Other Planets?, D. Louis Finsand, Thomas Campbell Jan 1989

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.

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

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

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.

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Science Notes - Newsletter Available From P.E.A.C.E., Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1989

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."

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Science Notes - Science-Technology Publication Available Jan 1989

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.

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Science Notes - Izaak Walton League Newsletter Available, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1989

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.

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Science Notes - Energy Information Sources For School Children Available Jan 1989

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.

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Science Notes - News & Features Publication Available From Nih Jan 1989

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.

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Science Notes - Endangered Species Information Available, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1989

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.

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Science Notes - Pamphlets Available On Teenage Sexuality, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1989

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.

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Science Notes - Natural History Potpourri Workshop For Elementary And Middle School Teachers Jan 1989

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.

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Winter's One, Two Low Blow, Marjorie F. Vargas Jan 1989

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

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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Editor's Corner - Science Teachers Don't Retire, They . . ., Carl W. Bollwinkel Jan 1989

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.

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Index To Volume 26 Jan 1989

Index To Volume 26

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents Jan 1989

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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The Breakfast Food Challenge: Helping To Meet Personal Needs In The Science Classroom, Harold R. Hungerford, Kevin C. Wise Jan 1989

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.

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Inexpensive Computer Software For Science Teaching In Iowa Schools, John B. Cook Jan 1989

Inexpensive Computer Software For Science Teaching In Iowa Schools, John B. Cook

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Between January and April 1989, the author collected and compiled information on inexpensive instructional computer software to support science teaching. For each piece of software, information was collected on the topics it covered, how it could be obtained, and how much it would cost for school purchase in Iowa. The complied data was limited to inexpensive software for two reasons: (1) to keep the size of the data base manageable, and (2) to focus on software that schools can afford to obtain.

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Woodrow Wilson National Science Leadership Program: Princeton, 1989, Paul D. Jones Jan 1989

Woodrow Wilson National Science Leadership Program: Princeton, 1989, Paul D. Jones

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

"Gee, Dad, Princeton! Do you realize that Einstein was at Princeton?" This is what my son said as I read my acceptance letter from the Woodrow Wilson Institute. I thought of his words as I turned off the highway onto Nassau Avenue in the heart of the Princeton campus. The old ivy-covered buildings interspersed with new modern research facilities are my idea of what a college campus should look like. After finding my dorm and getting settled in, I began to explore and to learn about my colleagues. The group consisted of people from all over the United States, truly …

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A Comparative Summary Of Instructional Science Materials And Outdoor Experiences For Students In Iowa Elementary Schools From 1980-1987, Greg Stefanich, Mary Norton, Jan Anderson Jan 1989

A Comparative Summary Of Instructional Science Materials And Outdoor Experiences For Students In Iowa Elementary Schools From 1980-1987, Greg Stefanich, Mary Norton, Jan Anderson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Following the development of the "new science programs" in the late 1960's, Iowa became a leading state in the adoption and implementation of activity-based science in elementary classrooms. A survey conducted by Anderson in 1980 indicated that approximately 40 percent of the school districts in Iowa were using NSF developed programs in their elementary buildings. Research on the NSF curricula indicates that the programs were more effective in raising student performance and attitudes than the traditional reading-based programs. Shymansky (1989) indicates that students using the NSF curricula showed significant gains in achievement, process skills, perceptions and analytic skills. They generally …

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A Message From Your New State Science Consultant, W. Tony Heiting Jan 1989

A Message From Your New State Science Consultant, W. Tony Heiting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This opportunity to introduce myself through the pages of the Iowa Science Teachers Journal causes me to feel a bit of nostalgia. Years ago, I was editor of this journal. Approximately one month ago, I filled the position of State Science Consultant, replacing Jack Gerlovich, who is now on the faculty at Drake University. For the past 12 years, I was on contract from the University of Iowa to the Iowa Energy Policy Council (now the Energy Bureau of the Department of Natural Resources).

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Science Notes - Top Science And Mathematics Teachers Honored Jan 1989

Science Notes - Top Science And Mathematics Teachers Honored

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The White House has announced the 1989 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. Across the country, 112 dedicated and talented junior high, middle and senior high school science and mathematics teachers were selected to receive the awards. In Iowa, the recipients were Earl Ockenga (mathematics) of Malcolm Price Laboratory School, Cedar Falls, and Floyd F. Sturtevant (science) of Ames High School, Ames.

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Science Notes - Gary E. Downs And Karen L. Murphy Receive Iowa Science Teachers Section Awards Jan 1989

Science Notes - Gary E. Downs And Karen L. Murphy Receive Iowa Science Teachers Section Awards

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Gary E. Downs and Karen L. Murphy were recently presented with Iowa Science Teachers Section Outstanding Service Awards for 1989. Both award recipients were honored at the ISTS Fall Conference and School Science and Mathematics Association Annual Convention in Des Moines.

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Science Notes - Natural History Potpourri Workshop, Carl W. Bollwinkel Jan 1989

Science Notes - Natural History Potpourri Workshop, Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Teachers have indicated a need for a week-long workshop dealing with basic natural history topics such as trees, prairie flowers, birds, pond animals and rocks. These topics will be explored via field trips, classroom presentations and application activities during week-long workshops to be presented at the Iowa Conservation Education Center at Springbrook State Park near Guthrie Center, Iowa. The beginning dates for the workshops are June 3 and June 17. Activities will begin on Sunday evening and culminate on Friday afternoon.

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Science Notes - Great Teacher Workshops Jan 1989

Science Notes - Great Teacher Workshops

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Did you know that Iowa law requires water quality issues be taught in seventh and eighth grade science? This is a result of the 1987 Groundwater Protection Act. GREAT (Groundwater Resources & Educational Activities for Teaching) is a program for earth/life/general science in grades 7-9 that was designed to help teachers meet this requirement.

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

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 offering three series of programs for students and teachers. "An Afternoon with a Scientist," "Field Trips" and" Animal Tales: Stories for Children" are ongoing programs that are open to the public.

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Science Notes - Iowa State University Offers "Desert Wilderness" Seminar Jan 1989

Science Notes - Iowa State University Offers "Desert Wilderness" Seminar

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Environmental Studies Program at Iowa State University will sponsor a "Desert Wilderness" seminar during the spring semester of 1990. Participants will meet one evening per week to study literature, natural and human history and wilderness legislation.

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Science Notes - Outback Opportunity: Australia Bound Jan 1989

Science Notes - Outback Opportunity: Australia Bound

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Duane Toomsen of the Iowa Department of Education will be leading a tour group to Australia during the summer of 1990. Participants will have the opportunity to visit Sydney, the Australian Capital Territory and Canberra, the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales and Victoria, Darwin and Kakadu National Park, tropical rainforests, the Great Barrier Reef and many other areas of interest.

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Science Notes - You Can Still Be A Presenter At The Nsta National Convention Jan 1989

Science Notes - You Can Still Be A Presenter At The Nsta National Convention

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A companion to the Elementary Science Day is the annual Council for Elementary Science International "CESI Meet, Greet, Make and Take" workshop. This popular convention session provides a wide variety of activities and ideas for teaching science in the elementary classroom. The setting of this workshop is informal. Presenters station themselves around the room as the participants move freely from station to station, learning about the activities, constructing instructional materials and discussing how they might incorporate these new ideas in their teaching.

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