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News And Notes - Three Dollar Ista Members

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Board of Directors of ISTA has recently clarified a point concerning membership. There have been several teachers who are present members of the Iowa Academy of Science. The five dollar membership charge for ISTA membership includes a two dollar charge for full membership in the Iowa Academy of Science.

The Cover

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In every science classroom a student may expect to discover something he has never seen before. The mimosa plant, which is shown full bloom on the front cover, is an ideal plant for your students to discover. The plant has the strange property of being able to move away, or fold up, whenever it is touched.

A New Look At Ista In Iowa, Betty C. Goettsch

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In early April of this year, plans of the Iowa Academy of Science to form a new section for Science Teachers within the Academy were presented to Betty Goettsch, president of the ISTA by Dr. Robert Yager, a representative of the executive council of Iowa Academy of Science. Dr. Yager suggested that the ISTA might be interested in considering the opportunity for affiliation in this new division.

28 Years Ago

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The following paragraphs were taken from The Iowa Science Teacher, a forerunner of this journal, which was printed twenty-eight years ago. The editorial staff observes that the same remarks have some real implications for us in 1963.

I.J.A.S Invites, Mary Martina

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Any member of the Iowa Junior Academy of Science is eligible to submit Scientific Research Papers for annual judging by the association which is affiliated with the Iowa Academy of Science.

Isea & Ista Meetings, Lyle Anderson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Information about the Iowa Science Education Association & Iowa Science Teachers’ Association to be held October 18, 1963.

Don't Miss The Next Ista Meeting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

An announcement for the Iowa Science Teachers’ Association meeting to be held October 17-18, 1963.

Back Cover

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

News And Notes - Ista Affiliation With Nabt

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

At the fall meeting of ISTA, as the science section of ISEA, the decision was made to formally affiliate ISTA with the National Association of Biology Teachers as soon as possible.

The Iowa Academy And You, G. Chester Lev

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Organized in 1887 with a group of a dozen or so members the Iowa Academy of Science, Incorporated, has grown to be the third largest state academy in the nation with an active membership in 1963 of nearly 1700.

Officer Candidates For Iowa Science Teachers' Association

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

According to the constitution of the Iowa Science Teachers' Association, new officers are elected each fall for this Association. The roster of candidates includes those listed.

Letter From The Editor, Robert E. Yager

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

After much effort on the part of many, this first issue of the Iowa Science Teaching Journal is a reality. We will all be looking forward to your comments and suggestions for future issues. We have felt for some time that the science teachers of Iowa need such a means of communication within the state as have teachers already in several other states.

Junior Academy Of Science Program

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Bill Houser of Des Moines Roosevelt who is the IJAS Director of Programs this year reports that preliminary plans for the April 18, 1964, meeting of the Iowa Junior Academy of Science are nearing completion.

News And Notes - Academy Sessions, April 17 & 18

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Spring is just around the corner as well as the next state ISTA meeting. Mark April 17 and 18 (1964) on your calendars. These are the days for the Iowa Academy of Science meetings at Luther College in Decorah.

News And Notes - Research Funds Available

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A portion of the membership dues paid by each member of the Iowa Academy of Science to the American Association for the Advancement of Science is returned to the Iowa Academy of Science. The AAAS prefers that this money be used to finance worthy scientific research directed by high school teachers, with high school student participation where appropriate.

News And Notes - Ista's October Meeting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

ISTA's October Meeting Unfortunately final news reports concerning the October meeting did not get forwarded in time to meet the copy deadline for this issue. Plans call for the February issue to carry a summary of Dr. Berry's main address as well as specific reports of the section meetings.

1963 Old Gold, State College Of Iowa

UNI Yearbooks

The student yearbook of the State College of Iowa, later known as the University of Northern Iowa.

Application Of Guggenheim's Short Formula To The Calculation Of Dipole Moments, Robert J. Buenker, George N. Schulte

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

By substituting the actual physical constants of benzene into Guggenheim's short formula for orientation polarization, a simple relation for the dipole moment was obtained. The accuracy of this equation was tested with empirical data of some one hundred dipole moment measurements and the relation was found to agree within 0.02 debyes with calculations made using the Kumler-Halverstadt equations.

Table Of Contents

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Experimental Development Of Mathematical Expressions To Fit Physical Situations By Ninth-Grade Science Students, Joseph J. Snoble

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

This study was undertaken in an attempt to correct frequent student failure in understanding mathematical relationships describing physical phenomena. The study involved two sections of University of Iowa Laboratory High School ninth graders enrolled in the course entitled Energy/Space. The proposed solution to the problem was to allow the students to experimentally develop their own mathematical expressions to fit specific physical situations. This procedure replaced the laboratory approach which merely called upon the students to verify relationships which had been previously introduced in classroom discussion. The experimental approach, utilized by the students, involved a general discussion of the problem, materials …

Proton Orbits In A Small Cyclotron, Ronald W. Moses Jr.

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In the theoretical study of a cyclotron, it is possible to make many simplifying approximations and obtain satisfactory results. For example, off-center orbits may be considered as circular in some cases. A method was developed to simulate cyclotron operation by calculating the trajectories of proton motion in cylindrical coordinates. Results of the calculations were then used to determine where simpler calculations may or may not be used. The conclusion is that resonant couplings between axial and radial oscillations should be studied by the calculation of proton trajectories. It is unnecessary to study electric decelerations with this method since circular orbit …

Reports - The Board Of Directors; Financial Statement; Staff Reports; Committee Reports; Presidential Address: The Iowa Academy, Past And Future

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

New Members

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Lindy Solon of Ames is our ISTA membership chairman. He is planning a fall and winter campaign to increase our membership by one hundred percent by spring.

Cover - Journal Staff; Ista Officers; Journal Information; Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

Implementing Bscs In Iowa, William Houser

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Committee has assumed much of the leadership in this movement of modernizing the teaching of the life sciences. Through the work of the BSCS committee three new texts and numerous supporting materials have been produced and are now available in final form.

What Is Happening To Science In Davenport?, Warren F. Classon

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

September, 1960 was the month which heralded the beginning of a new look in science programs in Davenport. PSSC Physics was introduced in one of our high schools, a city-wide elementary science committee began to look seriously at the K-6 science program, and the instruction time for seventh and eighth grade science classes was doubled.

Preparing Our Students For The Future, Mary Janela

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Science education must advance with the times. Methods and ideas must change. We, as teachers, are being closely scrutinized. We can no longer sit back complacently. Since Sputnik, there has been grave concern over the ability of our students to apply knowledge to practical problems. Students are naturally curious so we must develop their inquiring minds and instill in them habits of sound reasoning, accurate judgment, and careful evaluation. To live in our democracy of the twentieth century the students must be trained to develop their powers of critical thinking.

What Is This Fuss About General Science?, Phillip E. Miller

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

With the advent of the superb Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS), Physical Sciences Study Committee (PSSC), Chemical Education Material Study (CHEM Study), and the Chemical Bond Approach (CBA) courses, secondary science teachers, at last, spend more of their efforts teaching instead of hacking up mediocre, out-dated texts and scrambling for up-to-date "supplementary" material that should have been the meat of the original "text".

Annual Report Of The Registrar 1962-63, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- Comparisons Worth Noting
--- Summary of Attendance
--- Attendance by Sessions
--- Full-Time Equivalency Enrollment
--- Degrees Granted 1962-63
--- Pupils in Price Laboratory School

Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.