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University Of Iowa Upstep Summer Institute

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

UPSTEP is an activity sponsored by the National Science Foundation to explore new and more effective ways of preparing persons to become highly qualified and competent teachers of science.

Physics Teachers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The spring meeting of the Iowa section of the American Association of Physics Teachers will be held at Grinnell College.

Teaching For Affective Learning, Gary E. Downs

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

During the last ten years, many innovations have been aimed at reconstructing science education from kindergarten through high school. These efforts have produced more up- to-date information which was supposed to reflect more nearly the scientific enterprise as it is today. Gallagher (1971) contends that the course-content improvement projects have failed to show this, and they have failed to show that science is a significant cultural force.

Biology Convention Offers Something For Everyone

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

"Competitive Ideas in Biology" marks the theme of the 1973 National Association of Biology Teachers Convention to be held October 11-14 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis.

Annual Report And Membership List 1971-72, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting --- 4
Report of the Executive Secretary --- 8
Report of the 84th Session --- 14
Report of the Social Implications Committee --- 16
Report of the Finance Committee --- 18
Treasurer's Report --- 20
Report of the Librarian --- 22
Report of the Recognition and Awards Committee --- 23
Report of the Student Programs Committee --- 26
Report of the Articulation Committee --- 29
Report of the Resolutions Committee --- 31
Report of the Membership Committee --- 32
Constitution, Bylaws, and Articles of Incorporation --- 33
Constitution --- 34
Bylaws --- 38 …

84th Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, April 28-29, 1972, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

Abstracts Of Papers Presented At The 84th Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, April 28-29, 1972, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

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

The Ias Bulletin, V6n2, March 1972, Iowa Academy Of Science

IAS Bulletin

In this issue:

--- Officers, Directors, and Section Chairmen, 1971-72
--- 84th Session Program Complete
--- Proceedings Will Not Be Forwarded
--- Third Issue of Quarterly Proceedings Ready in April
--- Note from an "Oldtimer"
--- AAAS Research Grant Funds Available
--- To Count Our Blessings
--- AAAS Board Adopts New Statement of Goals
--- Status of AAAS Governance Changes
--- Registration Form
--- Invitation from the Midwest Benthological Society
--- ISU Announces Sigma XI and Bessey Lectures
--- Call for Papers
--- Membership Facts

Did You Know About Our Activity?, Milbert Krohn

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Science Teachers is sponsoring the following activities for science teachers of Iowa.

Information Needed, Milbert Krohn

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

One of the current fads spreading through the schools of Iowa is the attention being given to mysticism. The science teacher can do a great deal to give the youth of our schools the proper attitude to deal with the technics of the occult. One of the sessions of the Science Teaching Section of the spring meeting of the Iowa Academy will be related to dealing with the problems of the occult.

Metric Maxims

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A list of familiar maxims substituted with metric units.

Nsta To Interpret Naep Science Findings - A First

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The first in-depth interpretation of National Assessment findings is being carried out by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). A representative study team of scientists and science educators will attempt to answer the question: “NAEP findings in Science: what do they mean?”

Winter Ecology And Nature Study, Floyd Sandford

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will be offering a course "Winter Ecology and Nature Study" at the Conservation Education Center, Iowa Conservation Commission, Guthrie Center, Iowa from January 5, 1973 to January 25, 1973.

In-Service Institute In Environmental Science At Uni

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A course entitled "Environmental Applications of Physics" will be offered at the University of Northern Iowa during the 1973 spring semester under a grant from the National Science Foundation.

A New Approach To The Training Of Chemistry / Physics Teachers, Kenneth E. Borst

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In 1950, during my first week as a junior high school science teacher, it became apparent to me that my training to become such a teacher was almost a complete waste of time. I have also observed that there has been very little effort on the part of colleges to change the situation.

Journal Articles Welcomed

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Iowa science teachers are requested to submit teaching tips, notices of events, or anything that would be of interest to other science educators.

Continued N.S.F. Support For Summer Institute At The University Of Iowa

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Word has been received from the National Science Foundation that the Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Summer Institute has been funded for another year.

New Istj Format, Robert E. Yeager

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The financial problems of the Iowa Academy of Science caused the Board of Directors to approve a budget for 1972-73 which decreased the support for the Iowa Science Teachers' Journal by nearly two-thirds. As a result of this austerity program it was necessary to alter the format, size and printing for Volume 9, No. 4 of the Journal. Several alternatives were considered before the ISTJ editorial board recommended a new format to the IAS Publication Committee. This issue represents the recommended and approved format which will characterize the next three issues of Volume 10 as well.

Project Assist: A Status Report, Robert E. Yager

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Project ASSIST (Alternatives for Schools of the Seventies for Improvement of Science Teaching) is a concept for statewide improvement of science education in Iowa. Science is broadly conceived to include mathematics, physical sciences, biological sciences, behavioral sciences, and social sciences. Cooperation among the various agencies and persons involved with education is central to the Project ASSIST concept.

The American Museum Of Natural History Release: Mummy X-Rays Give Medical Histories Of Egyptian Pharaohs

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

By X-raying mummies, a professor of dentistry at the University of Michigan and an egyptologist from the Metropolitan Museum of Art have discovered that the royal rulers of ancient Egypt were prone to many of the same diseases and afflictions that plague modern man.

Given: The Chance, Claire Marie Patik

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This paper presents some practical suggestions for motivating the "educationally uninvolved" student on the one hand, and challenging the intellectually gifted student on the other. Teacher-planned, but student-oriented and directed, three courses geared to the pace of the individual student, are described. The net result of two of these courses as approached the past two years, is a reason- able degree of success leading to a strong acceptance on the part of the author of the basic philosophy of "Schools Without Failure.“ The third is a new plan to be introduced in the author's school in the fall of 1971.

National Science Foundation News: Nsf Expands Studies Of National Science Computer Network

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A National Science Computer Network that would link scientists, engineers, and educators at both small colleges and major universities, non-profit organizations, government, and in industry, with advanced computer resources is being studied by the National Science Foundation.

National Science Foundation News: Nsf Established R&D Incentives, Assessment Offices; Smith And Lederman Appointed Directors

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Dr. H. Guyford Stever, Director of the National Science Foundation, today helped implement President's Nixon's call for new actions and relationships to enhance research and development in the United States by establishing the Office of Experimental R&D Incentives and the National R&D Assessment Program Office.

University Of Wisconsin News

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Scientists tend to be cold, unemotional people. They cannot appreciate the beauty of nature, and scientific truths once established never change--true or false? These are a few of the popular stereotypes a recent University of Wisconsin-Madison survey tested.

Open Letter To Science Teachers: Iowa Science, Engineering And Humanities Symposium, Ronald D. Townsend

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Early in the 1971-72 academic year, letters describing the tenth annual Iowa Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium were sent to all high school science teachers in Iowa. Letters were also sent to schools in western Illinois that had participated in symposia in previous years. The letters delineated symposium activities such as: (1) renowned speakers presenting recent and future interactions between science and society; (2) visits to university research laboratories; ( 3) student papers on their own research projects; (4) personal interviews with professors to discuss future research and careers; (5) concurrent sessions with leading scientists presenting their present research endeavors; …

Secondary Science Training Programs - Enrichment For The High School Student (1972), Edward L. Pizzini

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Success was evident with the experimental 1971 SSTP at The University of Iowa. Eighty high-ability high school students, hailing from California to New York, participated in the programs at the Science Education Center.

Teachers Group Calls For Scientific Literacy

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The nation's science teachers are proclaiming scientific literacy as the goal of their efforts for the 1970s. If they achieve this goal, the schools will be turning out people who are comfortable in science, understand its limitations and possibilities, can use it skillfully and intelligently, and who will continue its development.

Entropy, The Universe And Man, Peter H. Sweedy

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

"You can't unscramble an egg." This phrase and many others throughout literature are examples of what physicists have come to call entropy. The concept of entropy is unique because, unlike the conservation of momentum and the conservation of energy, there is no principle of conservation of entropy.

Students For Environmental Awareness (S.E.A.): A New Concept, Charles Frederick

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

We live in a world which consists of many different ideas, cultures and institutions. This array of differences, although stimulating, should not be construed as being completely represented in the product, education.

Summary Of A 15-Month Biology Articulation Program Through Drake University, Everett Drevs

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

During the summer of 1970, a five-day workshop was held at Drake to begin our 15-month articulation program. Discussion of textbooks and their merits and identification of lab manuals used was our first consideration. Many sessions were held on the criteria for evaluation of biology programs and facilities, with a rating scale for our use developed after discussions on ideal conditions.