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Something For Nothing?, H. I. Feinstein

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Reagents sometimes assay more than 100 percent by calculation, as shown in the following example.

Mercury

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Teachers and students who are involved in activities involving liquid mercury should be aware of potential poisoning resulting from handling mercury or inhaling mercury vapors.

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

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

Edison Teaching Kits

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

An Edison Teaching Kit contains seven how-to booklets based on experiments of Thomas Edison and other scientists.

The Role Of The Laboratory In High School Physics, Hank Biere

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

I'm sure many articles have been written on the role or use of the laboratory in high school physics. So many, in fact, that I'm not sure I can add much of anything that is really new and unique. In spite of the fact that during the last 10 to 12 years we've become very much aware of writing objectives (behavioral type), we've probably not given much thought to objectives of the lab. In some cases we come to a certain place in the book and it's time to do a lab; so we do it without much thought as …

Middle/Jr. High Science Bulletin

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Keep a sharp lookout for the NSTAMiddle /Jr. High Science Bulletin funded by the National Science Foundation.

A Survey Of Elementary Science In Iowa, Jan Anderson, Greg Stefanich

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The purpose of this study was to determine the type of science education currently being taught to elementary students in Iowa. Areas investigated include the instructional materials being used, the time spent teaching science, and the extent to which environmental education is a part of science in Iowa schools.

A Fable

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A student once needed a cube of metal which had to have a mass of 83 grams. He knew the density of this metal was 8.67 g/cc, which told him the cube's volume.

The Tiger Salamander, Michael J. Lannoo

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Tiger salamanders are harmless members of the Class Amphibia which easily lend themselves to observation and experimentation. As the name amphibian implies, these salamanders have two life forms, an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage. Both forms are common and widespread throughout Iowa, yet adults, being terrestrial and less seasonal, are encountered more frequently than the larvae.

Iowa Academy Of Science Membership Roster And Leadership Directory, 1982-83, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Board of Directors ... 1
Section Chairs ... 2
Section Vice Chairs ... 4
Committees ... 6
Past Presidents ... 20
Award Recipients ... 20
Membership Roster ... 23
Constitution, Article III ... 37

Enrollments, Persistence, And Academic Performances Of University Of Northern Iowa Students Who Participated In On-Campus Educational Opportunity Programs, Summer Term 1971 Through Fall Semester 1981, Paul C. Kelso

History of Education Book Gallery

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Into The Behaviors Of Classroom Teachers During Scheduled Reading Instructional Periods, Judy Weseman Moser

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The specific purposes of this study were to identify and describe the frequency of teacher behaviors that occur during classroom reading instruction. The following problematic questions were addressed: (1) How much time is scheduled for formal reading instruction; (2) What proportion of teacher behavior during scheduled reading instructional periods is concerned with actual instruction in reading; (3) What proportion of teacher behavior during scheduled reading instructional periods is concerned with non-instructional activities; (4) What proportions of teacher behaviors during scheduled reading instructional periods are concerned with each of the major reading skill areas; (5) What proportions of teacher behaviors during …

Editorial Board

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Parental Perception Of Nursery School Education, Ömür Bozkurt

Graduate Research Papers

Early childhood education has been a part of man's history for many years. Psychologists have pointed out that the first four or five years of a child's life is the period of most rapid growth and greatest susceptibility to environmental influences. Early childhood educators have been equally outspoken regarding the need for early childhood programs to supplement the home experience of children between the ages of three and six years. Evidence suggests that early childhood programs have positive effects on the child (Moore, 1978). Parents enroll their children into early childhood programs for different reasons such as socialization, education or …

A School Follow-Up Questionnaire As A Measure Of Post Hospital Success In Residential Treatment Of Children, Merrill L. Carruthers

Graduate Research Papers

This paper is a review of available studies and literature published over the past ten years. Its purpose is to suggest the need for elementary students, third, fourth, and fifth graders in particular, to become computer literate. It is also the intent of this paper to suggest, as an alternate to in-school computer instruction, a summer computer camp as a viable means of introducing elementary students to microcomputers, their uses, and how to program in BASIC. The literature was reviewed to find 1. a common definition for the term "computer literacy" , 2. the need for an elementary school computer …

A Study Of The Teaching Of Literature And The Place Of The Literature Of Iowa In The Secondary English Curriculum, Carol B. Mcmullen

Graduate Research Papers

To a teacher of English in an Iowa high school, it is amazing to find the literature of Iowa is not included in the English curriculum. Anthologies may include a short story by Hamlin Garland or one by Ruth Suckow, but often students are unaware these are Iowa authors. Even the history of Iowa is mandated in the Iowa curriculum. The omission of Iowa literature is disturbing, especially when a wide variety of other literary works are used.

The Medical Laboratory Technician Program, Joyce Timson

Graduate Research Papers

In light of a decision by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists to discontinue national certification of laboratory assistants, Hawkeye Institute of Technology must determine the future of its Medical Laboratory Assistant program. Available options include the following: a) continue the one-year program b) replace the one-year program with a two year Medical Laboratory Technician program c) discontinue the one-year program with no replacement. This report examines each option within the context of the current state of medical laboratory education, manpower needs, and employability of program graduates. Development of a Medical Laboratory Technician program is proposed as the most practical …

The Use Of The Learning Contract As A Method For Managing Individualized Instruction, Janice Sayler Petheram

Graduate Research Papers

In the area of education, much research has been done in the field of reading. Reading is a fundamental, basic skill area. Continued public outcry for a return "to the basics" of reading, writing, and mathematics constituted continuous emphasis of research in the area of reading.

An Analysis Of Attrition Of University Of Northern Iowa Undergraduate Students Enrolled Spring Semester 1981 Who Were Not Enrolled Fall Semester 1981 And Who Were Enrolled Fall Semester 1981 And Were Not Enrolled Spring Semester 1982 And Had Not Received Bachelors Degrees, Paul C. Kelso, Paul C. Kelso

History of Education Book Gallery

No abstract provided.

Editorial Board

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Flood Of Antievolutionism, Laurie R. Godfrey

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In 1963, American historian Richard Hofstadter wrote that "today the evolutionary controversy seems as remote as the Homeric era.'' The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Project, supported in part by federal funds, was preparing secondary school texts that openly presented evolution as the foundation of biology. And George McCready Price, an outspoken leader of the protest against evolution in the days of the Scopes "monkey trial" and author of numerous antievolutionary tomes, including The Phantom of Organic Evolution (1924), A History of Some Scientific Blunders (1930), The Modern Flood Theory of Geology (1935), and Genesis Vindicated (1941), died at the age …

Annual Report Of The Iowa Academy Of Science 1981-82, Robert W. Hanson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Late in 1974, this writer completed the 100-year history of the Iowa Academy of Science. It appeared in the Proceedings in March, 1975, along with a history of the Parish farm, written by H. T. Horner. That issue was the Centennial issue of the Proceedings. Since that time, this Annual Report has been a running history of the Academy, dealing with the highlights of the most important activities of the Academy each year to provide a record for the future. The report for 1981-82 is based on Board of Directors minutes, committee reports, etc., on file in the Academy office …

Editorial Board

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

In Memoriam: Dr. Jay Lush

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Dr. Jay Lush, Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University, died May 2, 1982. He was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Iowa Academy of Science in 1975. He was born January 3, 1896 in Page County, Iowa. On December 20, 1923, he married Adaline Lincoln. He received a B.S. (1916) and M.S. (1918) from Kansas State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin (1922). He taught high school in Kansas, 1916-19, with time out for U.S. Army Air Service in 1918. He became a research animal husbandman at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in 1921, and joined Iowa State …

Library Skills And Resources For Business Research., Stanley P. Lyle, Donald L. Ashbaugh

Faculty Publications

This independent study module is intended to introduce business administration students and managers to business information available in books; periodicals; and other library sources; and to teach library search strategies for the acquisition of needed information with a minimum expenditure of time. The module consists of six parts. The first three begin with specific objectives and end with exercises on locating books on business topics using (1) the card catalog; (2) indexes and abstracts; and (3) general business reference works. Exercises at the end of part three are intended to illustrate the types of questions such sources can answer and …

A Comparison Of Piagetian And Psychometric Measures Of Intelligence, Kathryn Ann Berntson

Graduate Research Papers

The ideas of Jean Piaget have sooner or later been applied to practically every aspect of education. These ideas are based on Piaget's theory that every individual progresses through four cognitive developmental stages: the sensorimotor stage, the preoperational stage, the concrete operational stage, and the formal operational stage. According to Piaget, during these stages an individual progresses from reflex reactions to the environment to the point, if and when he reaches the level of formal operations, he can think abstractly and test hypotheses.

Winter Commencement [Program], December 12, 1981, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, November 9, 1981, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1981, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

A Profile Of Students Enrolled At The University Of Northern Iowa, Fall Semester 1981, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- SECTION I: TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR FALL SEMESTER 1981
--- SECTION II: NEW STUDENTS ENTERING UNI FALL SEMESTER 1981
--- SECTION III: MISCELLANEOUS
--- SECTION IV: RESEARCH PERTAINING TO UNI STUDENTS