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Abstracts Of Papers, Iowa Academy Of Science [88th Meeting], April 10, 1976, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Presentation abstracts from the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 9-10, 1976 [Program, 88th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program Contents:

General Sessions:
Observations on Science and Policy Making - Dr. Richard Scribner, AAAS --- 5
Experiences as a Congressional Science Fellow - Dr. Pamela Ebert, NRC --- 5
Nuclear Energy - Dr. Dixy Lee Ray --- 7

Symposia and Joint Sessions:
Current Status of Cancer Research --- 9
Cedar River Ecology --- 9
Waste Disposal in Iowa --- 10
Relationship Between The Applications of Mathematics and the Teaching of Mathematics --- 11
What Does Industry Want From the Physical Science Graduate? --- 11

Social Hour and Banquet --- 7
Workshops on Energy and The Environment --- 10
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Iowa Academy Of Science Leadership Directory, 1976-77, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Table of Contents:

Officers and Directors ... 2
Section Chairpersons ... 3
Standing Committees ... 6
Special Committee ... 14

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

Citizen's Workshop On Energy And Environment

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The University of Northern Iowa Chemistry Department will be conducting a series of Citizens' Workshops on Energy & Environment in Iowa during the coming academic year.

The Iowa Science Teachers Journal Prior To 1976, Robert E. Yager

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Association of Science Teachers (IAST) was formed in 1907 for "promoting interest in science teaching in secondary schools." This organization functioned for several years as a strong and influential organization with membership in all of the largest secondary schools in the State. Various special reports and newsletters served as the "journal" for this early organization.

A Bicentennial Event, Art Tiodactyla

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

What do you get when you cut the toe nails of 222 bisons?

Holography: Capturing The Third Dimension, Michael Timmons

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Holography, the three-dimensional recording of interference patterns on film has unlimited possibilities in the fields of science, art, technology, and media. Three types of holograms, the "flat" or plane, circular, and white light, are presently being produced successfully and inexpensively in the high school situation. The novelty of holography arouses curiosity while allowing the student to experience the application of interference phenomenon.

The Foreign Exchange

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The National Science Teachers Association is attempting to locate persons in the United States who are interested in corresponding with science teachers in other countries and/or hosting a foreign student or visiting educator.

Nsta To Assist Local Drive-In Conferences

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Individual NSTA members, chapters, and associated groups interested in sponsoring local or drive-in conferences are invited to write in for application forms.

Iowa - Upstep: A Program Overview, Vincent N. Lunetta

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Over the past five years the program for science teacher preparation at the University of Iowa has been in the process of gradual evolution. The changes have been stimulated by a grant from the National Science Foundation, by teachers, and by science educators. Many teachers in the state of Iowa have played a major role in the development of the current program. In the current UPSTEP program the professional education sequence has become more thoroughly integrated with the student's total program and incorporates a series of clinical experiences in the schools.

Mnemonics, Mike Williams

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

You can help students remember and keep in order the levels of biological classification by using the following old Dial soap commercial.

A Snow Job, Elwood Garlock

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Have students measure the temperature of a snow drift at three different levels.

Fourth Northeast Iowa Science And Engineering Fair

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Upper Iowa University will be host to the Northeast Iowa Science and Engineering Fair on Friday, March 18, 1977.

How Much Do You Eat?, F. E. Deatherage

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Per capita consumption in the United States of selected foods and the number of organisms required annually to supply these foods.

Eastern Iowa Science Fair

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair will be held March 26 and 27, 1977.

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

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

Iowa Science Teachers Fall Conference, Marshalltown Community College, November 11, 1976

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Iowa Science Teachers Fall Conference, Marshalltown Community College, November 11, 1976.

Iowa's P.A.S.T. (Programming Archeology For School Teachers)

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The National Endowment for Humanities has recently granted the Office of the Iowa State Archeologist funds for developing archeological learning materials for the youth of Iowa at the fifth grade level. Dr. D. C. Anderson, the State Archeologist has just released the following description of the project.

Amoebas That Can "Blow Your Mind", Eugene C. Bovee

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Until the mid-1950's it was assumed by biologists and physicians that the only amoeba that endangered human comfort is the one that infects the digestive tract, causing amoebic dysentery in the susceptible and unwary tourist exposed to its more virulent varieties. Although that one, known to biologists as Entamoeba histolytica, sometimes escapes to the other parts of the body to cause sores and disturbances, it rarely causes death of its host, being a generally "well-behaved" parasite.

In This Corner: Career Education, Steven K. Halstead

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Often science educators feel that career education belongs in the Industrial Arts or Vocational Agriculture or Home Economics classroom but not in the Science classroom. Since Sputnik, science educators have been selling their course offerings by talking about the vast technological society in which we live and how the job market needs scientifically literate workers. Too often, however, these same educators view career education only as the production of pre-professional scientists. They seem not to include nurses, laboratory technicians and other applied fields in science vocations.

Aerosols And The Atmosphere, Darrel Hoff

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In recent months concern has been expressed about the effect of certain aerosol sprays on the protective ozone layer of the atmosphere. This is a current environmental issue and it seems an appropriate topic for discussion in the high school science classroom. Like many environmental issues, the aerosol issue is not as clearly defined as is sometimes presented in the general media, and it should therefore be approached with an open mind by both teachers and students.

Acs Study

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The American Chemical Society, through its Council Committee on Chemical Education, is studying practical solutions for improving chemistry instruction in high school.

1976 Nsta Convention Site

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The 1976 regional convention for NSTA will be November 18-20, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Behavior Molding, Leon Eisenberg

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The planets will move as they always have whether we adopt a geocentric or heliocentric view of the heavens . . . but, the behavior of man is not independent of the theories of human behavior that men adopt.

Puzzles And Piaget, David Mccalley

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Personal experience has shown that student learning problems may often be analyzed intuitively and effectively through personal interviews. However, recent work by Anton Lawson and his colleagues at the University of California at Berkeley has produced a more analytical tool, based on Piagetian Reasoning Theory, to help educators understand how students operate men tally. This tool consists of a series of specially designed puzzles, the response to which, gives clues to understanding the functional basis for students' thought processes.

Man-Environment-Impact Conference

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

There will be an International Conference on Education and the Environment entitled, Man-Environment-Impact, on November 24-27, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Outstanding Service Award, Elwood Garlock

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Science Teachers Section is proud to announce that Don Murphy, science teacher at Hoover High School of Des Moines, has been selected as the recipient of its Outstanding Service Award for 1975.

Congratulations!

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Editorial Board of the Iowa Science Teachers Journal wishes to congratulate the six Iowa science educators recognized by the Iowa Academy of Science for their excellence in science teaching: Sandra Waltz (Norwalk); Elwood Garlock (Cedar Rapids); Stanley Whelchel (Waterloo); George Davis (Reinbeck); Gary Jensen (Roland); Glendon Peterson (Le Mars).