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Determining Textbook Readability, George R. Davis
Determining Textbook Readability, George R. Davis
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Since student success in science is related to reading ability, the selection of a readable text is crucial to classroom instruction. The determination of reading level is probably the single most important factor in textbook selection. If textbooks are unreadable for students, few students will read them and the other reasons for selecting texts will be lost to the reading audience. What determines the reading level of a textbook and how is the reading level of a textbook evaluated? This article discusses the answers to these questions and includes a quick method for reading level determination.
A Teaching Calendar
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
"What can we do today?" is a question voiced by teachers at lesson plan time, by children on rainy days, and others with time on their hands. It used to be difficult to find new and interesting learning activities to fill this time, but with Science Fun, Every Day in Every Way, there are always answers at hand.
Ists Bus To Milwaukee Nsta Regional Convention
Ists Bus To Milwaukee Nsta Regional Convention
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Why drive to the Regional NSTA Convention when you can conserve energy and relax with your colleagues on a chartered bus?
Honors To Iowans: Aas Convention Participants; Outstanding Science Teacher Awards; Idpi Awards
Honors To Iowans: Aas Convention Participants; Outstanding Science Teacher Awards; Idpi Awards
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Frank Starr and Hjalmer Peterson were recognized for contributions in science education by the Iowa Academy of Science at the 1978 annual spring meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science.
New Nsta Publications
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The titles can be obtained by writing the National Science Teachers Association.
Please, Check My Pascals!
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Conversion to metric units will involve more than meters, liters and grams.
Pascal
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Pascal, a French mathematician and physicist, was born on June 18, 1623. Pascal was an infant prodigy. His father, a mathematician, supervised his education and denied him any books on mathematics in his early childhood.
Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Editorial Staff ; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Advisory & Technical Review Boards
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
No abstract provided.
Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents
Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
No abstract provided.
Innovation In Science Education
Innovation In Science Education
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Innovation in Science Education-World-Wide, by Albert V. Baez, has been published by Unesco Press with the purpose of promoting improvements in science education-worldwide, but particularly in developing countries.
What The Law Allows
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Teacher liability is a topic of current interest. Listed below are some cases in which science teachers have been sued for liability. Assuming that you are a member of a jury and have been given all relevant facts, which cases would you award a verdict of guilty?
Dates To Remember In 1978
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
A listing of dates for a variety of science events.
London International Youth Fortnight
London International Youth Fortnight
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Applications are invited from science students throughout the world to participate in the 1978 International Youth Science Fortnight.
Something Fishy
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
There are 40 million fishing licenses sold annually in the United States and only 2 million marriage licenses.
Environmental Simulations
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Five computer simulation units dealing with increasingly important environmental issues are now available as guides for students and teachers.
Honors To Iowans
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Several Iowans are listed in the 37th Annual Science Talent Search for the Westinghouse Science Scholarships and Awards for 1978: James Paul Mitchell; Harry Georson Coin; Bruce Brocka; Linda Mary Bernes; Lance Gordon Johnson.
Pcb's, Erwin Richter
Pcb's, Erwin Richter
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, is a general name applied to compounds consisting of two benzene rings joined together, with several to all of the remaining hydrogen atoms substituted with chlorine. Because of this, formulations of PCB's vary in the percentage of chlorine with the sample taken.
Consumer Science: A Viewpoint, Donald J. Schmidt
Consumer Science: A Viewpoint, Donald J. Schmidt
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
As a member of the Iowa Academy of Science and a former Iowa teacher, I know that science teachers in Iowa are constantly striving to make their classes more interesting and meaningful to students. I would like to share with you some ideas generated by a group of twenty-three secondary school science teachers at Fitchburg State College in a summer workshop dealing with consumer science education.
A Chemistry Tip
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
In the CHEMS laboratory reaction of hydrochloric acid with Mg ribbon, addition of some food coloring to the acid solution makes gas volume easier to read.
The Cecropia: An Incredible Eating Machine, Linda B. Hoffman
The Cecropia: An Incredible Eating Machine, Linda B. Hoffman
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
One of Iowa's most dramatic, native insects is the cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia. The larvae of this large, woodland moth feed on the leaves of native trees such as birch, maple, ash, willow, elm, apple and wild cherry (Swan and Papp, 1972). The adults are most prevalent in Iowa in late spring and early summer. In late summer the most prevalent stage is represented by large, distinctive caterpillars. In late fall, the dominant stage is the spindle-shaped, pupal cocoons found attached to the twigs of deciduous trees or in litter at base of trees.
New Nsta Publications
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The National Science Teachers Association announces the publication of POPULATION: The Human Dilemma, the third in the series of NSTA Materials Guides.
Thoughts On Philosophy And Science Curriculum, Marlow Ediger
Thoughts On Philosophy And Science Curriculum, Marlow Ediger
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Before making curricular decisions, science educators should study diverse schools of philosophy, explore their implications and adopt that philosophy which best meets the needs of the students and community for which the curriculum is designed. The curriculum developed should provide the understanding, skills and attitudes necessary to fulfill the philosophical goals selected. In this paper, four schools of philosophy are explored and their implications to science education are discussed. In all cases, the curriculum designed should promote the recommended principles of the psychology of teaching and learning. Each philosophy proposed assumes an active rather than passive involvement of students.
Equipment For Schools
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
A new association to match discarded industrial equipment with schools that can use it has been set up.
Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Editorial Staff ; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Advisory & Technical Review Boards
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
No abstract provided.
Creation, Evolution And Public Education, Jack Gerlovich
Creation, Evolution And Public Education, Jack Gerlovich
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
In Iowa and other states, "creationism" has recently been advanced as an alternative to the theory of evolution. Attempts have been made to mandate legislatively "equal time" for creationist concepts in science classrooms, materials and textbooks.
Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents
Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
No abstract provided.
Individualized Chemistry For The Gifted Student, Floyd Sturtevant, Kenneth Hartman, James Jones
Individualized Chemistry For The Gifted Student, Floyd Sturtevant, Kenneth Hartman, James Jones
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Through a Teacher Incentive Award from the Iowa Department of Public Instruction, the honors chemistry course of Ames Senior High School has been converted into a packet form. The packets are flexible enough so the gifted chemistry student may be integrated into the chemistry B sections or the packets may be used for a separate honors chemistry class. The flexible sequencing allows the same topics to be studied concurrently with the chemistry B students.
Module On Energy
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Energy and Society: Investigations in Decision Making is a nine-week instructional unit designed for high school, college, or adult students, which was developed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study.
Consumption Of Foods With Additives And Other Chemicals: Polychemical Use Or Abuse?, Charles A. Frederick
Consumption Of Foods With Additives And Other Chemicals: Polychemical Use Or Abuse?, Charles A. Frederick
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The problem of providing an adequate food supply to feed the world's hungry is and has been a major concern among many scientists, politicians and other leaders representing many sectors of American society. As a result of such concern, every conceivable avenue is now being explored to find new ways whereby new crops and foodstuffs can be raised or developed to meet the world's demand. In Geneva, Switzerland in 1975, some members of the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that "the continuing.increases in the world population without a comparable increase in the available amount of conventional foodstuffs must stimulate further …