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What Makes Good Science Education Departments Better, James Hungerford

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

What makes a good science department? Instructors that see the whole community and the role they play in it. Second, instructors with a strong sense of loyalty to better education. Third, a basically stable environment to work in and to work on improvement. Instructors that can see ways to, and do, solve problems.

The Dead River

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Dead River is a simulation game of river restoration, specifically designed for classroom and for community action groups.

National Association Of Geology Teachers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

First Announcement of the Annual Meeting of the Central Section of the National Association of Geology Teachers, April 26-28, 1974 at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Biology - Its People And Its Papers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This new NSTA book, by Howard B. Baumel and J. Joel Berger, is tailored to students. It includes 39 landmark papers in biology.

To Dye Or Not To Dye, A. C. Haman

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In the beginning there was water and rock, but as plant life evolved, the globe became more colorful. Cool greens gradually enveloped the earth as successive waves of mosses, ferns, conifers and angiosperms conquered the land. In addition new pigments evolved providing artistic man with new mood-creating dyes with which to color his existence. Primitive man utilized dyes to color his skin to frighten his enemies and increase his prestige. Greek ladies, dissatisfied with the color of their hair, used buckthorn, Rhamnus, to stain their hair yellow and add to their charms. European aristocrats of the Middle Ages, traveling …

Selected Outcomes Of A Summer Institute For High School Biology Teachers, Melton E. Golmon

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The 1972 University of Iowa Summer Institute for High School Biology Teachers was designed to assist participants in implementing the course, Biological Science: Molecules to Man (Blue Version), developed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). The program consisted of eight weeks of classroom instruction and was supported by the National Science Foundation. Instruction was planned to provide the participants with an opportunity to improve their competence in biological subject matter and to become acquainted with teaching strategies inherent in materials produced by BSCS. In order to accomplish these objectives, participants were enrolled in three related courses.

Ists Meeting, Don E. Murphy

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The 86th session of the Iowa Academy of Science will take place at Upper Iowa College, Fayette, on April 19-20, 1974.

Iowa Science Teachers Journal Publication Information

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Open Letter From The President, Kenneth E. Frazier

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Regional Directors for the 1973-74 school year have been appointed and are listed on the inside front cover for your convenience. Please contact them about programs they will offer during the coming months.

Comment: Remember The Humanity In Science Instruction, James J. Hungerford

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

There go the "alphabet sciences" and here come the "pace sciences." PACE, Personalized Adventures in Chemistry Education; PABE, Personalized Adventures in Biological Education; PAPE, Personalized Adventures in Physics Education; PAESE, Personalized Adventures in Earth Science Education.

Call For Participation In The 1974 Ssma National Convention

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Information about the School Science and Mathematics Association 1974 convention.

Candidates For Nsta Office

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

One of our neighbors, Darrell Goar, has been nominated for president of NSTA.

Ssma Convention To Be Held In Cincinnati In November

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The School Science and Mathematics Association will hold its 1974 national convention in the Netherland Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati on November 7, 8, and 9.

The Effects Of Stimulants On The Pulse Rate, Darrell Young

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A recent article in Science by Maugh II (1973), dealing with the possible relationship between coffee and heart disease, inspired me to develop and execute a laboratory exercise designed to measure the effects of stimulants on the body. This exercise was, of course, designed to only measure immediate short-term effects, since long-term effects are obviously more difficult to measure.

Bring The Real World Into Your Classroom, Vincent Lunetta

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Do your students enjoy working with practical problems that are "real" in their world? Have you been searching for resource materials which will encourage students to deal with practical problems in their own community? Fortunately, such materials are currently under development by the USMES project (Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools). USMES is producing interdisciplinary materials designed to stimulate students to explore relevant issues in the social as well as the natural sciences.

Cover - Iowa Science Teachers Section Officers & Regional Directors - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

News And Notes, Gary E. Downs

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

I would like to share with you a few of the activities I have been involved in throughout this academic year.

An Alternative To A Project Physics Film Loop, Harold Jensen

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The apparatus used for this experiment was described at a Summer Institute at Knox College. It is very adaptable to the experimental procedure of the film loop Vector-Addition-Velocity of a Boat and deserves more widespread awareness.

Individualized Study In The Junior High School: To Packet Or Not To Packet, Jerry Stephens

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This article is a summation of a presentation given at the School Science and Mathematics National Convention held in Des Moines, Iowa, November 8-10, 1973. Frederick P. DeLuca of the Science Education Department at Iowa State University coordinated speakers Jerry Stephens, Mary Wieser, Tim Christian, and Walt Hall.

Science Articulation K-12, Gary E. Downs

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

I think it is important that we know what I am going to discuss; therefore I feel I should define articulation. Definition of Articulation - the action or manner of jointing or interrelating; the state of being jointed or systematically interrelated into a whole; interrelation of different levels of education (as elementary education, secondary education, and higher education) for ensuring continuous advancement of learning. Using this definition I would now like to take a look at our educational structure.

Any Good Ideas On Energy?

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The NSTA publications committee would like to come out with a booklet describing inexpensive activities related to alternative sources of energy and conservation of energy.

Take Time, Suzanne Kelly

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

For several years the plea has been to individualize experiences in the classroom. Techniques in room structures (pods, movable walls, learning centers) and in teaching methods (contracts, team-teaching, open classroom concepts) attempted to set the stage for such individualization. Classrooms with permanent rows and every child on every page in every textbook on every day became known as traditional and were highly frowned upon by many educators. Teachers wanted to meet the needs of each child but were not necessarily skilled to do so.

Field Trips And Pond Water Studies, Richard Pope

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

One of the activities that the students enjoy a great deal is the study of pond water, both before and after our trip. To the student whose curiosity is stirred by the study of nature, the pond offers an unusual and interesting experience.

An Experimental Study Of The "Doctor Fox Effect", John E. Ware, Reed G. Williams

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Colleges and universities are employing student evaluations of faculty with increasing frequency. On some campuses, the forms are used at the instructor's option and serve primarily as a source of feedback for faculty development purposes. Others require student evaluation of instruction and publish the results in academic "consumer's guides." Still others consider student evaluations of instruction in making decisions with regard to faculty salary increases, retention, tenure and promotion. The optional use of student ratings in order to improve instruction often evolves to the mandatory consideration of student rating data in making decisions about faculty retention, promotion and tenure. As …

Publications

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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The World of Carnivorous Plants by James and Patricia Pietropaolo.

The Language of Science by Alan Mandell, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.

Piaget And Science Teaching, Frederick P. De Luca

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Piaget's life is as interesting as his theory of intellectual development He was born in France in 1896, published his first article at the age of 11, completed his Ph.D. degree in biology at the age of 21, and subsequently devoted his efforts to study, research and teaching in the psychology of intellectual development. Initially he was interested in exploring the idea that intellectual development resulted from adaptation of the individual to his environment, a concept involving a combination of biology and psychology. As his research progressed, however, he found it necessary to incorporate ideas from the disciplines of formal …

Fate Of The World Rests On Science Teachers: Asimov, Virginia L. Dobson, George Hamilton

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Dr. Isaac Asimov, biochemist, science writer, and former teacher, gave the Fellows Address at the 78th Science Teachers Association of New York State Conference last year. In his presentation he defined science as an attempt to understand the rules that govern the universe, an attempt that was of no practical purpose before the 18th century. The following excerpts were reported by Virginia L. Dobson and George Hamilton, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas.

National Science Teachers Association

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

NSTA headquarters and staff recently moved out of the NEA Building into their own home at Connecticut Avenue and S Street NW. The Georgian-style building is conveniently located downtown where public transportation is available, and parking facilities are nearby. The spacious mansion has a large conference room suitable for committee meetings. Owning its own headquarters symbolizes NSTA's ability to build an identity as an independent organization and its hope to intensify the feeling of active membership on the part of science teachers.

Editorial Review Board; Iowa Academy Of Science Officers & Directors; Standing Committee Chairmen; Section Chairpersons

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Actual Teaching Assignments Call For Broader Pre-Service Training For Chemistry-Physics Teachers, Robert W. Hanson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Full-time physics teachers are rare in Iowa's high schools-information on record with the Iowa Department of Public Instruction indicates that there are only eleven in the entire state. Full-time chemistry teachers are not much more common-the records show that there are 33 in Iowa. The most common combination involving physics includes chemistry, with 62.5 percent of all physics teachers teaching chemistry and 52.5 percent of all chemistry teachers teaching physics. Most of the 240 teachers who teach both subjects teach a third subject as well. Tables 1 and 2 show the numbers of teaching combinations that include chemistry or physics …