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Aging Iowa Trees, Roger Q. Landers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

How old is this tree? Or that one? Unanswerable questions to most people, unless they are there when it started growing, but with proper techniques, equipment, and a bit of skill (or luck), it is not so difficult to determine the age of a tree. Because trees grow in girth by the addition, each year, of a layer of wood just inside the inner bark, these layers can be counted when they are clearly exposed. We usually see the layers exposed as rings on the surface of a stump, hence the study of aging trees is referred to as "tree-ring" …

Iowa Landforms

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A new publication, A Regional Guide to Iowa Landforms, is now available as the Iowa Geological Survey Educational Series 3.

Eighteen Years Of The Hawkeye Science Fair, Dean Stroud

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Pre-planning for the first Hawkeye Science Fair began in 1958 when representatives of the Iowa Medical Society, the Des Moines Register and Tribune Co., and Drake University met to discuss the feasibility of organizing to sponsor a science fair. Later, the Scanlon Medical Foundation was added to the list of sponsors. The first fair was held in the spring of 1959.

Purebred?, Wilmer J. Miller

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A notion of "purity" and connotations of cleanliness, neatness, stability, uniformity, worthiness and admirable values click through our mental processes. After all, that's what we learn in biology, especially the genetic section, don't we? Well, maybe it's colored a bit by the horticulturalists' and stock breeders' influence, and dog and cat fanciers who want pedigree papers and conformity to some arbitrary standard. Poultry and small pet fanciers have about the same attitude, but rely less on papers. But "purebred" is jargon--at worst meaningless in the context of conflicting usages, and contemptuous in use by a more sophisticated group--breeders or teachers …

Chem Ed 77

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

CHEM ED 77 is a conference for classroom chemistry teachers to be held 22-25 August, 1977, at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

More Snow Jobs, Paul Joslin

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

On the first day of snow, when the attention of children is obviously distracted from normal classroom procedures, have them bundle up and go outside. Once outside, have the students follow you in a line and form a circular path. You can then use the circle formed in the snow, to teach or review concepts associated with motion, time, direction, fractions and geometry.

Your Population Is Raisin!, Joe Moore

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Sampling techniques are used to quickly estimate the size of populations within given sets.

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

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

Bioassay And Corn Coleoptiles, S. Lane Wilson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In the 1930s, Dr. F. W. Went and R. Bonner conducted investigations into the factors regulating cell elongation in plants and their subsequent effect on plant growth. These studies eventually led to the isolation of a plant growth hormone called auxin. Auxin was finally identified chemically as indole-3-acetic acid or IAA.

Plant Growth Hormones

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The farmer of the future may one day spray chemicals that would simultaneously increase growth of specific crops while killing competing weeds, according to Dr. Robert Bandurski of Michigan State University.

New Istj Service

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In order to provide ISTJ authors with wider readership, all articles published in the Iowa Science Teachers Journal will be abstracted in Resources in Education in the ERIC system.

From The Editor's Desk

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The lead article in this issue suggests that, in the near future, computer outlets may be available in many more schools in Iowa. The utilization of computers in science classrooms has been well documented. The different ways that computers can be used in science classrooms are limited only by the creative imagination of science teachers. Computers are even being used to make out examinations.

Two New Nsta Publications

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The following publications were introduced at the 25th Annual National Science Teachers Association's Convention.

Reaction Time

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Have 10 or more students hold hands in a line. Squeeze the hand of the first student, then he squeezes the hand of the second student, etc.

1977 Panthers On The Go, Northern University High School

Malcolm Price Laboratory School Yearbooks

The student yearbook of the Northern University High School, part of the Malcolm Price Laboratory School of the University of Northern Iowa.

Editorial Board

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Graduate Program 1977-1979, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Table of Contents

University Calendar ... 4
The Graduate Program ... 7
University Facilities and Educational Services ... 9
Financial Assistance ... 18
Admission to Graduate Study ... 20
Master's Degree Programs ... 24
Master of Arts in Education Degree ... 30
Master of Arts Degree ... 36
Master of Business Administration Degree ... 52
Master of Music Degree ... 53
Specialist in Education Degree ... 56
Specialist Degree ... 65
Cooperative Doctoral Program ... 66
Courses of Instruction (by departments) ... 67
State Board of Regents ... 130
Officers of Administration ... 131
Graduate Council ... 133
Graduate Faculty …

A Pattern Of Eolian Deposition In Northeastern Iowa, Lyle L. Davis

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The geomorphology of the Iowan surface in northeastern Iowa has been very controversial from the earliest efforts to explain it. For about seventy-five years it was considered to be the product of a separate and unique glaciation and later as a substage of late Illinoian or early Wisconsin age. It was universally known as the Iowan Drift Area (Kay and Graham, 1941) until about twelve years ago.

The Use, Function And Importance Of Kilgore Trout In The Novels Of Kurt Vonnegut, Junior, Rodney Drake

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

An essential trademark of Kurt Vonnegut's fiction is the constant cross-over of characters and settings. Both reappear again and again in the mythical universe Vonnegut has created. But it is Kilgore Trout that emerges as the most important and functional cross-over character that Vonnegut utilizes. He has attained this status because of his demonstrated significance in the three novels he appears in. First, as a supporting character in the novels God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and Slaughterhouse-Five Trout becomes the central figure in Breakfast of Champions. He also is used as the key linking agent between the characters, plots and …

The Alumnus, V61n4, December 1976, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Completed library gives university comfortable reader services
-- Davis donates Dome entrance funds
-- Excellebrate 100 - Homecoming '76
-- Evergreen Transformations
-- Leaders from teaching tradition affect national education scene
-- News Notes
-- Alumni Association Trips

The Li’L Paws, V1n2, December 1976, Malcolm Price Laboratory School

The Li'l Paws Newsletter

In this issue:

-- Elementary Christmas Program
-- New Families
-- Unit V
-- Unit IV
-- Units IV and V
-- "Notes From the Nurse's Desk"
-- Elementary Art
-- Unit III
-- Unit I
-- Unit II
-- Yes, I Work
-- News From the Elementary Office
-- Library
-- Unit VI
-- Calendar of Events
-- Safety Patrol

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1976, 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.

The Li’L Paws, V1n1, October 1976, Malcolm Price Laboratory School

The Li'l Paws Newsletter

In this issue:

-- New Faces and Assignments
-- Unit IV
-- Unit I
-- Halloween Parties
-- The "Counselor's Corner"
-- Unit V
-- Unit II
-- Safety Patrol
-- Preschool Speech/Language Services
-- Tennis Shoes for Physical Education
-- Unit VI
-- Unit III
-- PTA Parent Fun Night - Nov. 18
-- We Need Your Help!
-- Bicentennial Yearbook Sale
-- Calendar of Events

The Alumnus, V61n3, September 1976, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Iowa broadcasters herald UNI's 'First Man of Radio'
-- Alumni Achievement Awards
-- 1976 reunion draws record crowd
-- 1876 - 1976 UNI Centennial
-- News Notes
-- Alumni Profiles
-- Homecoming Ad

Summer Commencement [Program], July 30, 1976, 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.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 1976, 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.

Spring Commencement [Program], May 15, 1976, 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.

The Alumnus, V61n2, May 1976, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Meeting, program, banquet highlighted Alumnal Association
-- The ups and downs of getting around the campus
-- Opening night at the UNI-Dome
-- The Saga of South Bear Creek
-- News Notes
-- Alumni Profiles
-- UNI Statement of Records - Privacy Policy

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

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
Academy Business …