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Welcome To The Electronic Iowa Science Teachers Journal, Michael P. Clough
Welcome To The Electronic Iowa Science Teachers Journal, Michael P. Clough
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Welcome to the electronic Iowa Science Teachers Journal (IST J)! Prior to 1994, members of the Iowa Science Teachers Section received a hard copy Iowa Science Teacher Journal as part of their membership. When running for the office of ISTS President, I wrote that my primary objective would be to revive IST J for members of ISTS. Towards that end, Jeff Weld and I put forth a proposal for creating an electronic IST J to the Iowa Academy of Science Board and they enthusiastically supported the proposal. We are pleased to serve ISTS and its members, and appreciate the support …
Lights, Camera, Inquiry!: Setting The Stage For A Year Of Inquiry, Brandon Schrauth
Lights, Camera, Inquiry!: Setting The Stage For A Year Of Inquiry, Brandon Schrauth
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
This article describes my own inquiry. As I work to prepare and start a new school year. I show how I consider the classroom environment to have a strong connection to the success of inquiry in the science classroom. I describe how I use the process of inquiry as a starting point and how I use specific actions to create an environment that pushes students to move beyond restating known information. Finally, I address the need for a teacher's own change and the importance for our own risk-taking behaviors. This article promotes National Science Education Content Standards A and B, …
Introducing Students To Polar And Non-Polar Interactions Through Inquiry, Jerrid Kruse
Introducing Students To Polar And Non-Polar Interactions Through Inquiry, Jerrid Kruse
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Almost half of all chemistry teachers do not use inquiry in their classroom. Teachers cite classroom management, safety, and workload as reasons for not implementing inquiry techniques in their classroom (Deters, 2004). These teachers may resist laboratory-based inquiry finding it too daunting for themselves and their students. However, both students and teachers can progressively move to laboratory-based inquiry by first starting with less demanding science inquiry. This article describes an inquiry atmosphere created in a discussion classroom setting where students only minimally interact with materials. Students investigate macroscopic properties of water and hexane at their desks and the teacher performs …
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Learned!, Daniel Bergman
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Learned!, Daniel Bergman
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
This article discusses modifying a specific activity so that it promotes scientific inquiry, cooperative learning, accurate and explicit nature of science understanding, and appropriate assessment. It features a brief description of the original "cookbook" activity and a subsequent adaptation to create an inquiry-based lesson. The activity uses ordinary pennies to teach fundamental concepts such as density and indirect measurements. Extension activities for chemistry students could feature chemical reactions and metal activities. This article promotes National Science Education Content Standards A, B, and G, and Iowa Teaching Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and …
Days Of Our Spineless Lives: A Never Ending Saga, Lori Ihrig
Days Of Our Spineless Lives: A Never Ending Saga, Lori Ihrig
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
This activity is an interdisciplinary method for engaging students in biological investigations through working with living aquatic invertebrates. The learning cycle begins with students conducting fieldwork to collect aquatic invertebrates. Students then think and propose ideas to create an observation record that they can use to study their organisms in the classroom. Finally, through the use of well-phrased questions along with wait-time, positive nonverbal responses, and non-judgmental responses, the teacher is an ally working with students in inquiry to generate the requirements of a final project. This article promotes National Science Education Content Standards, A, C, and F, and Iowa …