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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Animal Stereotypes In Children’S Picture Books, Jeanna L. Massman

Graduate Research Papers

This research was a content analysis concerned with the stereotyping of animals in children's literature. Five hypotheses were formulated on the topic. These hypotheses examined the relationship between type of characterization (animal as animal, animal as animal but talking, animal as human being) and stereotyping. The relationship between role of character (major or minor) and stereotyping and the degree of stereotyping and realism, in general, prevalent in children's picture books. The animals picked for analysis were bears, foxes, mice and rabbits. The total population of books was taken from five sources and a stratified random sample was drawn. A total …

Censorship Of Media Center Materials By Principals Of Iowa Secondary Schools, Helen C. Bush

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of censorship of school library media center materials by principals in Iowa secondary schools. A proportional stratified sample of 200 principals was chosen to receive the survey instrument from a computerized list of all the school districts in Iowa arranged according to size.

The Use Of Short-Count Methods On Field Collected Diatom Communities To Determine Water Quality Of Small Streams, James A. Slock

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

This study was undertaken to determine if short-count methods for calculation of diatom species diversity could be used to determine the water quality of small streams. Two small streams, located in North Central Iowa, were selected for study; one was chosen because it appeared to be in a relatively healthy condition and the other because it appeared to be highly polluted. Diatom samples were collected by direct field collection of the predominant diatom growths in each stream. Short-counts of 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 diatom valves were made and species diversity computed by 2 methods, the Shannon Index of …

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Iowa Plant Booklet

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A 93-page booklet on Iowa's endangered and threatened vascular plants is available through the State Preserves Advisory Board.

Addendum

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The following addendum should accompany the Rare and Uncommon Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa, Special Issue of the Iowa Science Teachers Journal (1978), Fig. 7, page 5.

Utilization Of Wave Energy, Walter R. Schmitt

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

When looking upon an aroused sea, many wonder how this seemingly large energy resource could be used. Inventive minds have gone to work on devices of all kinds - pumps and bellows, buoys, barges, and ramps, surface and subsurface siting, using alloys and plastics, etc. -generally based on mechanical or hydraulic principles. They would probably all work (if somebody would build them), but none thus far have been shown to do so profitably.

Some National Trends In High School Science Education And Their Influence In Iowa, Jack Gerlovich

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In August, 1978, a NEW sponsored National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report was issued entitled, Three Assessments of Science: Changes in Achievement 1969-77. The report indicated a 4.7 percent decrease in science achievement scores for 17 year-old high school students since 1969. During the same time period, 2.5 percent and 1.4 percent declines were reported for 13 and 9 year olds in science, respectively. Declines were observed to be greater in the physical than the biological sciences.

The 1979 Outstanding Service Award, James J. Hungerford

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Science Teachers Section has selected John McCurdy of Marshalltown Community College as its recipient of the 1979 Service Award. The award honors Iowans who have contributed significantly to the service of the Iowa Science Teachers Section and to the needs of science education in the State of Iowa.

Mnemonics, Ron Hamel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The following mnemonics have proven useful in teaching the systems of the human body and major cellular functions.

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Excellence In Teaching Awards

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Each year the Iowa Academy of Science recognizes outstanding science educators in the State of Iowa through an Excellence in Science Teaching Awards Program. The recipients of the 1979 Awards were: Jean Heibult, Sister Catherine Jean Hayen, Reverend Leonard A. Kenkel, Floyd Sturtevant, John Verdon, and Ronald Newland.

Web Biology: Philosophy And Content, Shirley Gansen, Duane Jasper, Lois Wagner

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Six years ago, Wahlert High School became a pilot school for the use of SPBE (Self-Paced Biology Experiences), an individualized biology course written by James Kelly of the Malcolm Price Laboratory School at the University of Northern Iowa. Through its implementation, the value of individualized instruction was recognized.

Finalists

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

At the 30th International Science and Engineering Fair, five Iowa high school students were chosen as finalists. Kent Rhodes of Marshalltown, won for his study on the age and growth of fish; Fred Adams, of Fayette, won with a sophisticated computer simulation; Mara Hean, of Davenport, won with an experiment on noise pollution; Karen Kegaries, of Bettendorf, won with an experiment on the corrosion of auto parts; and Shelly Jones, of Muscatine, won with a study of the effects of lead ingestion in mice.

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Science Enrichment Events For Iowa Secondary Students Summer 1980

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

University of Iowa science enrichment activities. Environmental science, research, computer science, physics, and biochemistry.

Is There A Greater Role For Insects As Food?, G. R. Defoliart

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The world food deficit has resulted in an expanded effort to find new sources of protein. With significant research efforts directed toward development of oilseed, leaf, fish and single cell concentrates, it is surprising that insects have been almost totally overlooked. They are a natural food for many kinds of animals and they are used widely as food by some human populations, especially in the tropics where they help compensate for the general deficiency in animal proteins, fats and calories. The few biochemical studies done to date indicate that insect protein is of high quality.

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Iowa Academy Of Science Leadership Directory And Membership Roster, 1979-80, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Board of Directors ... 2
Section Chairs ... 3
Committees ... 6
Past Presidents ... 20
Award of Merit Recipients ... 21
Membership Roster ... 23
Constitution, Article III ... 36

Iowa Winters, Paul Waite

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Coldest Temperature: -47^○ F at Washta, Iowa - Jan. 12, 1912.

Biobank, A Computerized Data Storage And Processing System For The Vascular Flora Of Iowa, Lawrence J. Eilers

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

BIOBANK is an electronic data processing (EDP) system for storing and processing the accumulated data on the vascular flora of Iowa. This computerized system was designed as a tool to facilitate floristic research by systematists who may have had little or no training in computer operation. Thus, a minimum of coding is used; the usual kinds of information are entered into the system and the printouts are in traditional formats. The programs, which together form the BIOBANK system, are written in the PL/1 programming language. The data processed by the system can be: 1) of varying lengths; 2) stored in …

Northern Iowa Basketball 1979-80 Press Guide - Record Book, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

Season Preview -- 2
Radio/TV Roster -- 4
1979-80 Official Panther Varsity Roster -- 6
Player Profiles -- 7
Panther Basketball Coaches -- 22
Panther Opponents -- 26
Records Section -- 34

A Nesting Anomaly Of Vespula Maculifrons (Buysson) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), Mary Coziahr, A. C. Haman

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Observations of a nesting anomaly were made in V. maculifrons. An aerial nest was found in the basement of an unoccupied house.

A Comparison Of The Responses Of Uni Students Direct From High School, Fall Semester 1979, And Their Parents To Statements Pertaining To Selected Educational And Social Issues, Paul C. Kelso

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This paper summarizes the results of the student-parent survey conducted on the University of Northern Iowa during pre-orientation session for new students and their parents in June and July 1979.

The purposes of the survey were to:

1. Secure the opinions of new students and their parents regarding selected current educational and social issues.

2. Compare the opinions of the students and parents.

3. Present the findings as a part of the orientation program.

4. Utilize the opinions of the students and parents in developing future programs in the various student: services areas at the University of Northern Iowa.

5. …

Attitudes Of Elementary Principals And Kindergarten Teachers Toward Mandatory Kindergarten And Optional Pre-Kindergarten Programs In Iowa, Janice E. Woods

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis research provided background for the Iowa Association of Elementary Principals on the current status of early childhood education in the fifty states. It also determined the support for mandatory kindergarten and optional pre-kindergarten programs among elementary principals and kindergarten teachers in Iowa. This data was sought to provide information for the Iowa Association of Elementary School Principals for possible legislation requiring mandatory kindergarten and optional prekindergarten programs in Iowa.

One aspect of the study involved compilation of data reported by the department of public instruction in the fifty states. A second aspect concerned a survey of elementary principals …

Nematode-Destroying Fungi Of Johnson County, Iowa, Dennis J. Kitz, Robert W. Embree

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The nematode-destroying fungi in woodland areas of Johnson County, Iowa were surveyed. Twenty-six species of predacious fungi were identified, including 5 species newly reported for Iowa: Arthrobotrys superba Corda, Cephalosporium balanoides Drech., Dactylella asthenopaga Drech., Harposporium bysmatosporum Drech., and H. subuliforme Drech. A fungus similar to Nematoctonus pachysporus Drech., but lacking clamp connections, is discussed.

Preferences And Practices In High School Chemistry In Iowa, Robert W. Hanson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

A simple questionnaire was sent to Iowa's 474 teachers of high school chemistry in 1978 to determine textbook preference, degree of acceptance of self-paced instruction, popularity of the modular approach, and amount of time spent in the laboratory. The responses combined with information provided by the Department of Public Instruction revealed that the traditional approach to teaching chemistry appears to predominate in Iowa and that one particular textbook is the preference of a third of the teachers.

Annual Report Of The Iowa Academy Of Science 1978-79, Robert W. Hanson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Continuing the practice of writing a running history of the Academy on a year-to-year basis, this report follows the general format adopted after the completion of the Academy's 100-year history in the fall of 1974. The committee reports and Board minutes upon which this report is based are on file in the Academy office at the University of Northern Iowa.