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Open Letter From Membership Chairman, Lyle Anderson
Open Letter From Membership Chairman, Lyle Anderson
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
As the Iowa Science Teachers Association grows from year to year our "method of doing business" changes. At one time, when we had less than 100 members, the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, and Membership Chairman were filled by only one person.
Improving The Junior High Science Program, Edward M. Chuck
Improving The Junior High Science Program, Edward M. Chuck
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
An acceptable philosophy for any junior high science program would seem to be one that would help the individual in the solution of those problems which he faces in his daily life. Science teaching, therefore, should be life-centered rather than science-centered.
News And Notes - Ford-Fsaa Program
News And Notes - Ford-Fsaa Program
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
All papers submitted to the 1965 regional FSA program will be evaluated in Iowa City on April 5 and 6.
News And Notes - Teacher Recognition
News And Notes - Teacher Recognition
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Saturday morning before Justice Douglas speaks on April 24, three Iowa teachers will be honored at the last general session of the Iowa Academy of Science - 1965.
Review - Animal Structure And Function, Robert E. Cook
Review - Animal Structure And Function, Robert E. Cook
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
This book is one of ten in the Modern Biology Series. The author discusses the various systems of multicellular organisms in a comparative fashion.
Junior Academy News - Member Schools Still Accepted
Junior Academy News - Member Schools Still Accepted
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
IJAS has more member schools than ever. Hopefully this is caused by the reorganization of the Junior Academy itself.
Open Letter From The Editor, Robert Yager
Open Letter From The Editor, Robert Yager
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume 3 of the Iowa Science Teachers Journal becomes a reality with this first issue. It is an integral part and an indispensable organ of the Iowa Science Teachers Association. ISTA has become a more potent form in educational as well as scientific circles during the last two years.
Labless Laboratory In High School, Mary Nicholas
Labless Laboratory In High School, Mary Nicholas
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The modern innovations in the science curriculum - Chem-Study, BSCS, and PSSC - are all seemingly orientated to the larger high schools with large enrollment and well-developed laboratories and equipment. Are the small, underdeveloped schools being bypassed in the necessary imparting of scientific knowledge?
More Assistance Needed
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Although teachers are busy (and perhaps science teachers are even busier), we do need more staff members for ISTJ.
Bscs Biology . . . A Student's Viewpoint, Glenn Snyder
Bscs Biology . . . A Student's Viewpoint, Glenn Snyder
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
In recent years a new set of text books have appeared in high school biology courses. These have been prepared by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Science Fairs: Factors Involved In Participation And Winning, Hart M. Nelson
Science Fairs: Factors Involved In Participation And Winning, Hart M. Nelson
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
This study was an attempt to identify some factors involved in the participation and winning in the Northeast Iowa Science Fair.
Science Teachers' Calendar
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Mr. Paul Tweeten, Science Consultant for the Iowa State Department of Public Instruction, provided the science teaching community with a most useful calendar for 1965-66 science education in Iowa.
If We Print Jokes
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
A humorous poem about the printing of the journal.
News And Notes - Junior Academy Of Science
News And Notes - Junior Academy Of Science
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Have you been exerting appropriate leadership concerning special activities for your science prone students? The new program of the Iowa Junior Academy of Science provides one of the most dynamic experiences of any for these students.
Review - Musical Acoustics, Jerry Underfer
Review - Musical Acoustics, Jerry Underfer
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
"Musical Acoustics'' by Charles A. Culver is a good reference book which gives excellent and comprehensive explanations of the physical aspects of sound.
Junior Academy News - Individual Memberships
Junior Academy News - Individual Memberships
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The Executive Committee has seriously considered creating individual membership in the Junior Academy. This would replace the school affiliation which is the current practice.
Junior Academy News - The Science Symposium At University Of Dubuque
Junior Academy News - The Science Symposium At University Of Dubuque
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Sixty students presented papers at the Academy last April.
Junior Academy News - Regional Ijas Meetings
Junior Academy News - Regional Ijas Meetings
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Have you contacted other schools in your area?
Filmstrips For Earth Science And Conservation
Filmstrips For Earth Science And Conservation
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
An advertisement for filmstrips about earth science and conservation.
Chemical Christmas Trees
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The large corridor bulletin boards at Wahlert High School lend atmosphere, color, and spirit especially at Christmas. In the east wing, adjacent to the chem labs, one of these, the "Chemist's Tree" aroused special interest and enthusiasm this year not only to the students but to the faculty as well.
News And Notes - Ista'ers At Milwaukee
News And Notes - Ista'ers At Milwaukee
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Mr. Paul Tweeten, Mr. Lyle Anderson, and Dr. Robert Yager were ISTA'ers at the Upper Midwest Regional Meeting of NSTA.
News And Notes - New Membership
News And Notes - New Membership
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
ISTA can boast of more members than ever before. However, this still remains one of our problems.
Review - The Mystery Of Matter, Verne A. Troxel
Review - The Mystery Of Matter, Verne A. Troxel
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The Mystery of Matter is a collection of writings of eminent scientists ranging from Bacon and Dalton to Einstein and Pauling. The articles are arranged to emphasize the relationships between literature, philosophy and social science to science.
Review - Teaching Chemistry With Models, Bob James
Review - Teaching Chemistry With Models, Bob James
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
This book is a must for teachers who wish to use atomic, molecular, ionic crystals models in their teaching. Much of the book is devoted to the how and why of using models in a chemistry course.
Review - Today's Basic Science, Gerald H. Krockover
Review - Today's Basic Science, Gerald H. Krockover
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
For those school systems who are interested in adding more punch to their sixth grade science programs, this book should be investigated. It covers selected areas such as magnetism, light, atomic energy, and the human body with great precision and accuracy.