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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.

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.

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.

A Bicentennial Event, Art Tiodactyla

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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

Iowa Academy Of Science Leadership Directory, 1976-77, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

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

1976 Panther, 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.

University Of Northern Iowa Fact Book, 1976-1977, University Of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Fact Book

Contents:

-- Type of Institution
-- Accreditation
-- Location and Size of Campus
-- Athletic and Physical Education Facilities
-- President
-- Fall Enrollment through the Years
-- Number of Buildings
-- Appropriations and Budget
-- Valuation of Investment in Plant
-- Tuition and Fees
-- Board and Room
-- Administrative Organization
-- University Employees
-- Number of Graduates
-- Who to Call -- Administrative Divisions, Services and Information
-- Types of Education Offered
-- Special Services
-- Instructional Buildings
-- Administrative & Plant Facilities
-- Student Housing and Food Services
-- Married Student Housing
-- Miscellaneous & Other Buildings …

A Comparative Analysis Of Actual And Desired Performance Dimensions Of Selected Iowa Secondary School Principals, Leroy C. Leidal

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study was intended to discover how the practicing principal views his role. Specifically, it focused on how he feels he spends his time and how he feels he should spend his time. Characteristics of the personal life, the professional preparation, and the current position of the practicing Iowa principal were studied as factors which influence the role,

Several studies were found to be descriptive of the role and its problems, but not to have clear and precise directives for performance. Analysis of the literature revealed a role encompassing many tasks, foremost of which included tasks performed for the supervision …

Long-Term Effects Of Home-Based Preschool Enrichment, Mark Vincent Cunningham

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study was designed to measure the effect of the Home Start Project upon school achievement as measured by the third grade scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. The non-randomized posttest-only control group design was utilized in this research project. Subject selection consisted of those forty-four subjects for whom prior comparisons had been drawn concerning Horne Start subjects. However, it was possible to locate only 31 Home Start subjects (22 black and 9 white) and 31 of their older and Non-Home Start siblings (22 black and 9 white). The ITBS September scores of Home Start children were compared …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1975, 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 Alumnus, V60n3, September 1975, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Latta Funds UNI-Dome Entrance
-- Alumni Achievement Awards
-- Alumni Service Awards
-- Class Reunions
-- Milo Lawton Memorial Grove
-- A Decade of Art Completed
-- We Hear From Alumni

Summer Commencement [Program], August 1, 1975, 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 1975, 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 17, 1975, 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.

Grouping Of Commonality Courses, Dan Brobst

Graduate Research Papers

This study is designed to identify contributing variables, for and against, the practice of grouping of commonality courses on a postsecondary level. More specifically, the purpose of this study is:

1. to serve as a study to determine the interest in the grouping of commonality courses.

2. to obtain current opinions from literature concerned with the grouping of commonality courses.

3. to determine attitudes toward the practice of grouping through interview and questionnaires.

4. to determine attitudes toward the practice of grouping from review of related literature.

Abstracts Of Papers Scheduled For Presentation At The 87th Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, April 19, 1975, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

The 87th Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, April 17-19, 1975, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1975, 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.

Computer Aided Structural Analysis: The Finite Element Method, Richard T. Ryner

Graduate Research Papers

The design process is a complex and tedious one. Within it, the task of design verification appears to require the lion's share of time, effort, and money involved.

The design formulation activity requires creative people, placed in an environment where they are able to formulate ideas which eventually become the manufactured products of an organization. This task takes up comparatively little of the time and effort of the design cycle. Therefore, it would appear that the greatest savings could be made in the design analysis task. Further, if these savings can be made earlier in the design cycle, in the …

Integrated Circuits, Julio Garcia

Graduate Research Papers

The technology of integrated circuits is_ almost new in Peru, writer's country-. It is being used mainly in black and white television sets and in some audio amplifier equipment. As any new technology, first, it is necessary to be very familiar with it in order to exploit it adequately and get all the benefits from it. The writer feels this lack of knowledge, and wants to take advantage of being here to learn the technology and techniques for using integrated circuits.

The Alumnus, V60n1, February 1975, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Policy Board for UNI-Dome
-- Relevancy in Education
-- Educational Media Center
-- Buckley Amendment
-- Jane Mauck
-- We Hear From Alumni

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

Wanted: Names Of Outstanding Science Teachers In Iowa

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Board of Directors of the Iowa Academy of Science has a pp roved the recommendation of the Recognition and Awards Committee to expand the Excellence in Science Teaching Awards Program.

Exotic Food From Fermented Milk, Robert C. Goss

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Whether prepared or bought at the market, yogurt is a dairy product made from milk -- cow, mare, sow, goat, buffalo, etc. Bacteria cultures of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus are added to the milk with the result that the milk sugar is split into lactic acid. The casein, lactalbumin and milk proteins are broken down into peptones and amino acids. Finished yogurt has about 200,000,000 bacteria per ml and is rich in the vitamin B complex. Yogurt making is a manifestation of microbial ecology.

Dirty Books

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

School books are notorious carriers of potentially dangerous bacteria. Books that are handed on to children in one class to their successors in the next year pose a considerable health hazard, according to the Institute for Educational Media, Frankfurt, Germany.

Mit To Study Nonconventional Protein Sources

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A major study of the world's nonconventional protein resources has been started by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a $185,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

The Christmas Experiment, Glen Loveridge

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

What will you be doing with your class the last periods before the Christmas break? If you have a strong digestive system, try this production of foamy peanut brittle. It was first suggested in the Journal of Chemical Education, August 1972, by Richard C. Adams of Pleasant Hill High School, Pleasant Hill, Oregon 97401. However, the outline given was for a 90-minute lab, and I have modified it for a 40-minute lab. I have found that with my modifications, all of my students - good or poor - can do this lab.

Metric Punch, Agnes Hunt

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A recipe for punch using metric units and chemical symbols.

Pemap

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The President's Environmental Merit Awards Program, similar to the Presidential Fitness Awards Program, was initiated in 1971 by the President of the United States to say "Thank you!" to millions of young Americans who devoted time and energy to improving environmental quality.