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A Snow Job, Elwood Garlock Jan 1976

A Snow Job, Elwood Garlock

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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


Eastern Iowa Science Fair Jan 1976

Eastern Iowa Science Fair

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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


Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents Jan 1976

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


Iowa's P.A.S.T. (Programming Archeology For School Teachers) Jan 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 Jan 1976

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 Jan 1976

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.


Behavior Molding, Leon Eisenberg Jan 1976

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.


Congratulations! Jan 1976

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).


Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Officers, Editors, Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Editorial & Technical Review Boards Jan 1976

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

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


Keeping Up With The Sun, David R. Duncan, Bonnie H. Litwiller Jan 1976

Keeping Up With The Sun, David R. Duncan, Bonnie H. Litwiller

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

While flying from Minneapolis to a convention on the west coast we observed that it was becoming dark outside even though we took off in daylight and were flying west toward the sun. We asked ourselves the question, "How fast should we be flying to 'keep up with the sun'?"


Third Northeast Iowa Science And Engineering Fair Jan 1976

Third Northeast Iowa Science And Engineering Fair

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Upper Iowa College will be host to the Northeast Iowa Science and Engineering Fair on March 26th and 27th.


In Defense Of Ambiguity, Eugene C. Bovee Jan 1976

In Defense Of Ambiguity, Eugene C. Bovee

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

If I recall correctly, one of the first adjectives I learned as a freshman in college was ambiguous. I do not remember looking it up in any dictionary when I learned it after the first mid-term tests. It was then enough for me to learn that if a professor's test-questions were deemed "ambiguous," I could excuse my failure to answer test-questions accurately and blame the professor for having hidden from me what I should have learned and understood. In my years since, as a professor, I find that the freshmen and upper classmen and even graduate students are still sophomoric …


Department Of Entomology Newsletter - No. 4, 1976, Lyle E. Klostermeyer Editor Jan 1976

Department Of Entomology Newsletter - No. 4, 1976, Lyle E. Klostermeyer Editor

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

The Newsletter Committee has succeeded in documenting departmental activities in an outstanding manner. All of us in the department appreciate the wonderful efforts and many hours spent by the Newsletter Committee: Brett Ratcliffe, Ron Rivers, Bruce Monke, Tim Miller and particularly the leadership of Lyle Klostermeyer as Committee Chairman. The typing assistance of our secretarial staff is greatly appreciated. The many changes in personnel and programs that have taken place during the period since the 1968 publication of Departmental Newsletter No.3 are well covered in various sections of the newsletter. We also compliment the Committee on their choice of dedicating …


How Much Do You Eat?, F. E. Deatherage Jan 1976

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.


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

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.


Quickies Jan 1976

Quickies

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Joe Moore of the ISTJ Reviewing Board and Science Consultant for the Muscatine-Scott County School System has suggested that the ISTJ devote a portion of the journal to brief notes concerning ideas that facilitate classroom science instruction. We will give the suggestion a try.


What Good Is An Old Spear Point?, Duane C. Anderson Jan 1976

What Good Is An Old Spear Point?, Duane C. Anderson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Not long ago I came in contact with a young learner named Kelly who was fascinated by Indian artifacts. He had amassed a sizable collection and wanted to find out more about his discoveries--things like how old the items were, what they were used for, and by whom. These and other questions need to be answered, not just for Kelly, but for people of all ages who live in Iowa, for we all have a right to a knowledge of the past.


How To Recover Microfossils From Common Iowa Rocks, Wayne I. Anderson Jan 1976

How To Recover Microfossils From Common Iowa Rocks, Wayne I. Anderson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The rocks of Iowa contain a great abundance and variety of fossils. Megafossils, those fossils of sufficient size to be seen with the unaided eye, are abundant in many Iowa quarries and roadcuts and are therefore common in most fossil collections of Iowa teachers and students. Unknown to many, however, is the fact that the abundance and diversity of fossils in the microscopic range is equally great. This article describes techniques by which microfossils can be recovered from sedimentary rocks, illustrates and describes some common microfossils and suggest some localities for collecting samples of microfossils.


Scientific Bulb Snatching, V. G. Devonald Jan 1976

Scientific Bulb Snatching, V. G. Devonald

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The subject of plant morphology is frequently considered a boring topic by both teacher and pupil, and consequently given a somewhat inadequate treatment. Several reasons can be adduced for this unfortunate neglect of a field of knowledge which is, in fact, particularly suitable for intensive study in schools. An unnecessary restriction of teaching types (e.g., broad bean, crocus, sweet pea, etc.) may evoke bored familiarity, or the subject may be given such a superficial treatment that no morphological analysis is achieved and interest is not aroused. Often, a grossly teleological approach is adopted in teaching morphology and many unproven assumptions …


Kites, Sondra Waltz Jan 1976

Kites, Sondra Waltz

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

When the first March winds begin to blow, few can resist the thought of kites soaring high in the sky. Why not join students in this interest and help them learn about aerodynamics, the history of flight, the history of kites, and how and why kites fly?


Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Officers, Editors, Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Editorial & Technical Review Boards Jan 1976

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

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


Science Foundations: A Science Program For The Non-Science Major, James A. Shymansky Jan 1976

Science Foundations: A Science Program For The Non-Science Major, James A. Shymansky

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Science Foundations program at the University of Iowa consists of a sequence of general science courses designed specifically for the non-science student. The program is unique both in course content and instructional strategy. Recognizing that student backgrounds and needs differ greatly between the science and non-science major, the Foundations program is offered as an alternative to the traditional lecture-based science courses. Whereas the lecture-based courses emphasize the recall and application of factual material, Science Foundations stresses problem- solving strategies based on laboratory experience. Consequently, practically all of a student's time is devoted to "hands-on" activity with problems in the …


Iowa - Upstep: A Program Overview, Vincent N. Lunetta Jan 1976

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.


Science Foundations: A Science Program For The Non-Science Major, James Shymansky Jan 1976

Science Foundations: A Science Program For The Non-Science Major, James Shymansky

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

The Science Foundations program at the University of Iowa consists of a sequence of general science courses designed specifically for the non-science student. The program is unique both in course content and instructional strategy. Recognizing that student backgrounds and needs differ greatly between the science and non-science major, the Foundations program is offered as an alternative to the traditional lecture-based science courses. Whereas the lecture-based courses emphasize the recall and application of factual material, Science Foundations stresses problem- solving strategies based on laboratory experience. Consequently, practically all of a student's time is devoted to "hands-on" activity with problems in the …


Test 1224: Ford 6600 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1976

Test 1224: Ford 6600 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Nsta Convention Jan 1976

Nsta Convention

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The 25th National Convention of the National Science Teachers Association will be held March 25-29, 1977.


Can-On-Can Cannon, Peter H. Sweedy Jan 1976

Can-On-Can Cannon, Peter H. Sweedy

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Having had success using a student constructed catapult last year in my physics classes in demonstrating the principles and mathematics of projectile motion, I was ready to repeat the experience, when a student reminded me of a cannon I made when I was younger.


Aerosols And The Atmosphere, Darrel Hoff Jan 1976

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.


Man-Environment-Impact Conference Jan 1976

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.


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

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.