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Iowa Tornadoes: Motivators For Science Teaching, John Stanford

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Iowa is located in the northern portion of the Midwestern "tornado belt." Students' natural interest in tornadoes and thunderstorms provide the alert teacher a ready-made introduction to science and the environment. The new paperback TORNADO -Accounts of Tornadoes in Iowa provides a wealth of information for the teacher, as well as reading material appropriate for students from upper-elementary through college.

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.

Opportunities For High School Students

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The pre-college student programs at the University of Iowa provide high ability and highly motivated secondary students the opportunity to interact with college instructors, science educators, research scientists, and other university personnel and earn university credit.

Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Editorial Staff ; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Advisory & Technical Review Boards

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.

Beyond The Metre (Part I), Richard S. Tompkins, Vincent N. Lunetta

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This article is the first in a series discussing the wide spectrum of metric units. Metric education programs typically avoid measuring force, energy, and other physical quantities. Specialized units like the joule and pascal, however, will be appearing more and more frequently. How many Americans can confidently interpret a label rating a light bulb in lumens? This series of articles for the general reader will review the history of the metric units, the rationales behind their definitions and the fine points of their usage. Examples and exercises will relate the special units to every day experiences. This initial article will …

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.

The Future: A View, James J. Hungerford

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Can society adapt to new scientific and technological advances? If so, the future holds many interesting scientific and technological changes that challenge existing values and life styles.

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Acetate Peels From Iowa Carbonate Rocks, Wayne I. Anderson, Mary Hogan

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Iowa's rock record is noted for its abundance of carbonate rocks. These carbonate rocks, limestones and dolomites, contain interesting textural features and an abundance of fossils. The fossils can often be removed from the rock matrix and studied. The fossils can also be studied in cut and polished slabs of rock or by making thin sections of the rock. Thin sections are prepared by cutting a thin slice from the rock and gluing the slice on a glass slide. The rock slice is then ground-down with abrasives to a thickness of .030 mm., covered with a coverslip, and studied with …

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.

Energy Kits

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Under a new policy announced by the Charles Edison Fund, the famous Edison Teaching Kits (used effectively in more than 13,000 classrooms) are again available to teachers and school librarians.

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.

Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Editorial Staff ; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Advisory & Technical Review Boards

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

Boyled Marshmallows

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

If you have a vacuum source, this is a fun demonstration.

Iowa Winters, Paul Waite

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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

Elementary Science Teaching With Little Or No Equipment, Claison Groff

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Elementary teachers seem to be ill at ease in the classroom when teaching science. Most elementary teachers tell me that they feel insecure when dealing with the laboratory aspects because they have had little training in the subject area. Most problems seem to center around activities which take time to prepare and equipment which most elementary classrooms lack or need to borrow from the Science Department. Most equipment and supplies are too expensive for any elementary curriculum to have on hand for use once or twice a year. Many elementary teachers teach strictly from the book and do not get …

Abstracts Of Contributed Papers, Iowa Academy Of Science [90th Meeting], April 21-22, 1978, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Presentation abstracts from the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 21-22, 1978 [Program, 90th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

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The Endangered And Uncommon Amphibians And Reptiles Of Iowa - Frogs, James L. Christiansen, Russell R. Burken

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Iowa has 23 amphibian and reptilian species whose known populations or ranges within the state are so small as to justify their inclusion in the state's endangered or threatened list (Roosa, 1977). This paper is intended to inform the Iowa scientific teaching community of the plight of these species and to recruit help in gathering information relative to their distribution. Most of the information presented here has been accumulated by Christiansen and Bailey (manuscripts in preparation or in press) in their work on the amphibians and reptiles of Iowa.

The Endangered And Uncommon Amphibians And Reptiles Of Iowa - Salamandars, James L. Christiansen, Russell R. Burken

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Iowa has 23 amphibian and reptilian species whose known populations or ranges within the state are so small as to justify their inclusion in the state's endangered or threatened list (Roosa, 1977). This paper is intended to inform the Iowa scientific teaching community of the plight of these species and to recruit help in gathering information relative to their distribution. Most of the information presented here has been accumulated by Christiansen and Bailey (manuscripts in preparation or in press) in their work on the amphibians and reptiles of Iowa.

Chemical And Biohazards Alert, Jack B. Kinsinger

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

It is now understood that some chemicals have an extraordinary high potential for causing cancer in humans. Fourteen such chemicals are classified on the zero exposure tolerance list. Fourteen such chemicals are classified on the zero exposure tolerance list. The names of these fourteen chemicals are listed below.

Snow (Part Ii), Janet Morley

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In Snow (Part I), an exploration was made of the physical factors influencing the formation and deposition of snowcover. In this article, the physical properties of snow will be discussed with respect to their affect upon winter animal life.

Snow Words

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Eskimos have at least eleven different words for snow.