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Notes Concerning Delocrinus And Graffhamicrinus (Crinoidea: Inadunata), H. L. Strimple

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The purpose of the present study is to describe an historically important crown (cup with arms attached) of Delocrinus hemisphericus from Virgilian strata in Taylor County, Iowa, collected by C. A. White sometime during his tenure as State Geologist of Iowa (1866-1869) , and to clarify the present status of the genus Delocrinus. Several crowns of D. hemisphericus, one crown of Graffhamicrinus nodosarius (Strimple), and a divergent form described as Delocrinus elongatus n. sp. from the Virgilian of Oklahoma are illustrated. Possible phylogenies are …

The Development Of Criterion Categories For Evaluating Novels Dealing With Teen-Age Drinking, Jane Hoeppner

Graduate Research Papers

Drinking has existed throughout time in may forms. It is only within the last few years that society has viewed alcohol use with concern as the number of teen-agers drinking and more importantly, teen-age alcoholism has increased. In order to combat these figures, many alcohol education programs are being instituted throughout the country.

Many- or these programs are based on the values clarification approach. One teaching method to this approach is the use of the novel. From research conducted, it appears that little has been done in using novels dealing with teen-age drinking. Recognizing the utility of this type of …

New Botany Text

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Dr. John D. Dodd, Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology at Iowa State University, has just published a new botany text suit able for a one term course in general botany. Course Book in General Botany, published by the Iowa State University Press, emphasizes descriptive rather than the physiological aspects of plants.

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

Drought: A Time To Teach, Owen Primavera

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Is there a pattern to weather? Can drought be predicted with any degree of accuracy? These questions have been pondered by climatologists for years and make interesting topics for classroom discussion.

A Negative Sodium Ion?

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Chemistry textbooks will have to be rewritten again because of a new discovery at Michigan State University.

A Noteworthy Physics Program: Is Individualization The Answer?, Walter J. Gohman

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

My career as a physics teacher began in 1938. This was the year that I was assigned to teach my first physics class. My undergraduate field was biology. I needed something to compensate for my very inadequate background in physics.

Milkweeds

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Recent studies indicate that seedlings of some plants, when subjected to aqueous extracts of milkweed leaves, have their growth inhibited.

An Inquiry Into Tides, Darrel Hoff

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Classic earth science textbooks present a rather generalized treatment of the topic of tides, but to the majority of mid-westerners the descriptions are largely without intrinsic meaning because of the lack of firsthand experience with marine tides. The suggestion contained herein provides a vicarious experience with tides for landlocked Iowans that will hopefully stimulate discussion resulting in an improved understanding of tidal phenomena.

Nature's Notebook

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A new publication is now available to upper-elementary teachers desiring nature-centered materials and activities for classroom teaching.

Eastern Iowa Science And Engineering Fair

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The 19th Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair will be held March 18 and 19, 1978.

1977-78 Northern Iowa Basketball, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Covering Northern Iowa at Home --Inside Front Cover
--Quick Facts --1
--Head Coach Jim Berry --2
--Assistant Coaches --3
--Media --4
--Present --5
--Panther Outlook --6-7
--Team Picture --8
--Panther Rosters --9
--Player Sketches --10-21
--Home, Sweet Home in the UNI-Dome --22
--Athletic Director & Asst. AD --23
--Future --24
--The Opponents --25-29
--'76-77 UNI Statistics --30-31
--'76-77 NCC Statistics --32-33
--NCC Records --34
--Past --35
--Team-Individual Records --36
--Scoring Aces --37
--All-Time Coaching Records --38
--Panther All-Americans --39
--Panthers vs. Individual Opponents --40-42
--Cage Efforts Year-by-Year --43-44
--Season-by-Season Review --45-48
--The UNI-Dome --49
--Northern Iowa --50
--Department of …

A Comparison Of The Reading Levels Of Children’S Books And The Age/Grade Levels Assigned To Them By Reviewers, Gail G. Graham

Graduate Research Papers

Media specialists of today face the challenging task of obtaining appropriate materials to meet the particular needs of the school. Numerous reviewing media are available for guidance in the selection of children's books. Along with evaluative comments, age or grade level ranges are provided for specific books. In an attempt to determine whether reading levels are included in the age/grade level ranges, the readability estimates of forty selected primary books were obtained using the Spache Readability Formula and compared to the age/grade levels assigned to them by Booklist and School Library Journal. Thirty-one or 77.7 percent of the books …

Iowa Mycological Notes, Lois H. Tiffany, George Knaphus

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Fruitings of four species of fleshy fungi, Boletus parasiticus Fr., Suillus grevillei (Kl.) Singer, Suillus subluteus (Peck) Snell , and Lactarius deliciosus (L. ex Fr.) Gray , not previously recorded from Iowa, are reported. Unusual fruitings of Volvariella speciosa (Fr.) Singer and Laccaria amethystina (Bolt. ex Hooker) Murr. are also reported.

1977 Spring Golf, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Green Looks Ahead
--Meet the Panthers
--Green Leads Golfers
--Spring Schedule
--The Roster
--1976 Spring Results
--1976 Fall Results
--1976 NCC Results
--1976 Top 10 NCC Players
--UNI Quick Facts

1977 Northern Iowa Track, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--1977 Track and Field Schedule
--Indoor
--Outdoor
--Facts on UNI
--Head Coach Lynn H. King
--1977 Northern Iowa Track Roster
--The Outlook
--The Sprints
--The Hurdles
--The Middle Distances
--The Distances
--The Weights
--UNI Indoor Records
--UNI Outdoor Records
--UNI-Dome Trace & Field Records
--NCC Outdoor Records (Meters)
--Field Events

Comic Book Reading Interests Of Primary Iv And Intermediate Iii Grade Students In Ames, Iowa Schools, Beverly Ann Baum

Graduate Research Papers

This research examines the reading interest in comic books of a Primary IV (term used in Ames, Iowa for Third Grade) and Intermediate III ( term used in Ames, Iowa for Sixth Grade) students. The study considered whether the sex, grade level, as well as reading ability of the students influenced the quantity and types of comics being read.

In the study three main hypotheses were tested. These hypotheses are listed as follows: 1) During a one week period, male students in the Primary IV and Intermediate III grades will read 25% more comic books than female students, 2) Students …

Microtetrameres Sp. (Nematoda: Tetrameridae) Host And Geographic Records Extended, Charles J. Ellis, Gregory Calderwood

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Host and geographic records of Microtetrameres sp. are extended. One hundred thirty-eight birds were examined including 10 genera, 10 species and 5 families. Two species were infected with Tetrameres sp., one with over 40 females.

Bacterial And Nitrate Contamination Of Well Water In Northeast Iowa, J. L. Tjostem, J. Young, C. Hoilien, R. Elson Iverson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Two hundred wells in the northeastern Iowa counties of Winneshiek and Allamakee were analyzed for nitrate concentration and coliform bacteria. The degree of well water contamination was found to correlate with aquifer tapped, type of well construction, and proximity to barnyards. Wells which terminated in the Galena Limestone aquifer usually showed evidences of surface pollution. Deeper wells which terminated in St. Peter Sandstone were found to produce consistently good water when cased into the sandstone. However, the water quality from a group of St. Peter Sandstone wells in which the overlying limestone was not cased out was not better than …

Back Cover - Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Error Analysis For Picard-Chebyshev Iterations, Dennis R. Steel

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In this paper an iterative technique for solving initial value problems is presented. The technique is based on Picard iterations and the Chebyshev polynomials and has been referred to by this author as the Picard-Chebyshev iteration method for initial value problems, although no such name for it appears in the literature. Its basic strength lies in the fact that it ignores completely the standard distinction between the linear and nonlinear initial value problem and that it produces a Chebyshev series solution which is easily evaluated. Its basic weakness lies in the fact that one must assume a finite series before …

Annotated Bibliography Of Women In Sports For Elementary School Students, Peggy Sell

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to develop an annotated bibliography about women in sports, which will include individual biographies, autobiographies, co-authored biographies, or collective biographies which will be identified and evaluated by a list of specific criteria.

Foreign Language And The Librarian: The Use Of Foreign Languages By Librarians In Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa, Annette Blum

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to examine librarians' use of foreign languages in light of their individual language backgrounds and individual job requirements. The researcher interviewed forty-four academic, public, school, and special librarians in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa, area.

Praepholidocidaris, A New Echinoid From The Pella Formation (Mississippian) Of Iowa, T. J. Frest, H. L. Strimple

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Praepholidocidaris pellaensis, n. gen., n. sp., is described from basal Chesterian rocks in the vicinity of Oskaloosa and Givin, Mahaska County, Iowa. The new genus is characterized by its small number of ambulacral and interambulacral plate columns, adorally expanded ambulacra, unequal ambulacrals with perforate primary spines, and interambulacrals with primary spines only on adradial plate columns. Age relationships of the Pella Formation and the paleoecology of its echinoderm fauna are reviewed. It is concluded that the echinoderms represent an opportunistic assemblage and the bulk of the echinoderm …

Iowa Academy Of Science Leadership Directory, 1977-78, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Officers and Directors ... 2
Section Chairpersons ... 3
Standing Committees ... 6
Special Committee ... 15

An Annotated Bibliography Of Materials About The Physically Handicapped For Non-Handicapped Elementary School Children, Karen Dole

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of existing materials about the handicapped which can be used with elementary school children, and to compile an annotated bibliography of quality materials for use by teachers and media specialists.

The 1977 Outstanding Service Award, Roy Unruh

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Science Teachers Section has selected Dr. Robert E. Yager, Professor of Science Education, and Head of the Science Education Department at the University of Iowa, as its recipient of this year's Outstanding Service Award.

Editorial Board

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.