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Eastern Iowa Science Fair
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair will be held March 26 and 27, 1977.
Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents
Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
No abstract provided.
Iowa's P.A.S.T. (Programming Archeology For School Teachers)
Iowa's P.A.S.T. (Programming Archeology For School Teachers)
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The National Endowment for Humanities has recently granted the Office of the Iowa State Archeologist funds for developing archeological learning materials for the youth of Iowa at the fifth grade level. Dr. D. C. Anderson, the State Archeologist has just released the following description of the project.
Amoebas That Can "Blow Your Mind", Eugene C. Bovee
Amoebas That Can "Blow Your Mind", Eugene C. Bovee
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Until the mid-1950's it was assumed by biologists and physicians that the only amoeba that endangered human comfort is the one that infects the digestive tract, causing amoebic dysentery in the susceptible and unwary tourist exposed to its more virulent varieties. Although that one, known to biologists as Entamoeba histolytica, sometimes escapes to the other parts of the body to cause sores and disturbances, it rarely causes death of its host, being a generally "well-behaved" parasite.
In This Corner: Career Education, Steven K. Halstead
In This Corner: Career Education, Steven K. Halstead
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Often science educators feel that career education belongs in the Industrial Arts or Vocational Agriculture or Home Economics classroom but not in the Science classroom. Since Sputnik, science educators have been selling their course offerings by talking about the vast technological society in which we live and how the job market needs scientifically literate workers. Too often, however, these same educators view career education only as the production of pre-professional scientists. They seem not to include nurses, laboratory technicians and other applied fields in science vocations.
1976 Nsta Convention Site
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The 1976 regional convention for NSTA will be November 18-20, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Behavior Molding, Leon Eisenberg
Behavior Molding, Leon Eisenberg
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The planets will move as they always have whether we adopt a geocentric or heliocentric view of the heavens . . . but, the behavior of man is not independent of the theories of human behavior that men adopt.
Puzzles And Piaget, David Mccalley
Puzzles And Piaget, David Mccalley
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Personal experience has shown that student learning problems may often be analyzed intuitively and effectively through personal interviews. However, recent work by Anton Lawson and his colleagues at the University of California at Berkeley has produced a more analytical tool, based on Piagetian Reasoning Theory, to help educators understand how students operate men tally. This tool consists of a series of specially designed puzzles, the response to which, gives clues to understanding the functional basis for students' thought processes.
Congratulations!
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The Editorial Board of the Iowa Science Teachers Journal wishes to congratulate the six Iowa science educators recognized by the Iowa Academy of Science for their excellence in science teaching: Sandra Waltz (Norwalk); Elwood Garlock (Cedar Rapids); Stanley Whelchel (Waterloo); George Davis (Reinbeck); Gary Jensen (Roland); Glendon Peterson (Le Mars).
Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Officers, Editors, Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Editorial & Technical Review Boards
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
No abstract provided.
Career Opportunities Await Qualified Students, Gerald H. Krockover
Career Opportunities Await Qualified Students, Gerald H. Krockover
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Even though we like to equate a college education with a good job, we are finding that while this was once true, it is not true for the graduates of the mid l 970's. In 1973, for example, 18 percent of the graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences at one Big Ten university who did not go on to graduate school were still unemployed six months after graduation and almost as many were working as secretaries, clerks, laborers, factory workers, and janitors. Ten years ago fewer than 500,000 bachelor's degrees were awarded in the United States and there …
Keeping Up With The Sun, David R. Duncan, Bonnie H. Litwiller
Keeping Up With The Sun, David R. Duncan, Bonnie H. Litwiller
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
While flying from Minneapolis to a convention on the west coast we observed that it was becoming dark outside even though we took off in daylight and were flying west toward the sun. We asked ourselves the question, "How fast should we be flying to 'keep up with the sun'?"
A Brief Look At Individualized Instruction, James L. Kelly
A Brief Look At Individualized Instruction, James L. Kelly
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
If one examines the terminology that is a part of education today, it becomes evident that the teacher is responsible for more than factual presentations. Accountability, humanism, credibility, and personalization are just a few of the new terms being applied to the teachers working vocabulary. All teachers, including science teachers, are constantly being asked to meet the needs of all their students, not just a selected few. This is especially true now, since nationwide science class enrollments are declining. Individualized instruction is a part of the new terminology and, in a limited amount of space, it is also the topic …
Come To The Health Fair, Owen Primavera
Come To The Health Fair, Owen Primavera
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
During the spring of 1975 the Milford High School Science Club planned to sponsor a Health Fair which would involve free medical services for the community. The fair was preceded by a health survey which attempted to administer a questionnaire to all residents of Milford, Iowa. The object of the survey was to determine the immunization status of the community in order to assess the need for conducting a Health Fair.
Dragonfly Migration
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Migration of birds in the spring and fall is a well known phenomenon. However, migration of insects is not as well known except for a few spectacular examples such as that of the Monarch butterfly. Actually, quite a number of insects migrate and one easily observed migrant is the large Green Darner dragonfly (Anax junius).
Third Northeast Iowa Science And Engineering Fair
Third Northeast Iowa Science And Engineering Fair
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Upper Iowa College will be host to the Northeast Iowa Science and Engineering Fair on March 26th and 27th.
In Defense Of Ambiguity, Eugene C. Bovee
In Defense Of Ambiguity, Eugene C. Bovee
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
If I recall correctly, one of the first adjectives I learned as a freshman in college was ambiguous. I do not remember looking it up in any dictionary when I learned it after the first mid-term tests. It was then enough for me to learn that if a professor's test-questions were deemed "ambiguous," I could excuse my failure to answer test-questions accurately and blame the professor for having hidden from me what I should have learned and understood. In my years since, as a professor, I find that the freshmen and upper classmen and even graduate students are still sophomoric …
How Much Do You Eat?, F. E. Deatherage
How Much Do You Eat?, F. E. Deatherage
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Per capita consumption in the United States of selected foods and the number of organisms required annually to supply these foods.
Iowa Science Teachers Fall Conference, Marshalltown Community College, November 11, 1976
Iowa Science Teachers Fall Conference, Marshalltown Community College, November 11, 1976
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Iowa Science Teachers Fall Conference, Marshalltown Community College, November 11, 1976.
Quickies
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Joe Moore of the ISTJ Reviewing Board and Science Consultant for the Muscatine-Scott County School System has suggested that the ISTJ devote a portion of the journal to brief notes concerning ideas that facilitate classroom science instruction. We will give the suggestion a try.
What Good Is An Old Spear Point?, Duane C. Anderson
What Good Is An Old Spear Point?, Duane C. Anderson
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Not long ago I came in contact with a young learner named Kelly who was fascinated by Indian artifacts. He had amassed a sizable collection and wanted to find out more about his discoveries--things like how old the items were, what they were used for, and by whom. These and other questions need to be answered, not just for Kelly, but for people of all ages who live in Iowa, for we all have a right to a knowledge of the past.
How To Recover Microfossils From Common Iowa Rocks, Wayne I. Anderson
How To Recover Microfossils From Common Iowa Rocks, Wayne I. Anderson
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The rocks of Iowa contain a great abundance and variety of fossils. Megafossils, those fossils of sufficient size to be seen with the unaided eye, are abundant in many Iowa quarries and roadcuts and are therefore common in most fossil collections of Iowa teachers and students. Unknown to many, however, is the fact that the abundance and diversity of fossils in the microscopic range is equally great. This article describes techniques by which microfossils can be recovered from sedimentary rocks, illustrates and describes some common microfossils and suggest some localities for collecting samples of microfossils.
Scientific Bulb Snatching, V. G. Devonald
Scientific Bulb Snatching, V. G. Devonald
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The subject of plant morphology is frequently considered a boring topic by both teacher and pupil, and consequently given a somewhat inadequate treatment. Several reasons can be adduced for this unfortunate neglect of a field of knowledge which is, in fact, particularly suitable for intensive study in schools. An unnecessary restriction of teaching types (e.g., broad bean, crocus, sweet pea, etc.) may evoke bored familiarity, or the subject may be given such a superficial treatment that no morphological analysis is achieved and interest is not aroused. Often, a grossly teleological approach is adopted in teaching morphology and many unproven assumptions …
Kites, Sondra Waltz
Kites, Sondra Waltz
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
When the first March winds begin to blow, few can resist the thought of kites soaring high in the sky. Why not join students in this interest and help them learn about aerodynamics, the history of flight, the history of kites, and how and why kites fly?
Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Officers, Editors, Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section; Editorial & Technical Review Boards
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
No abstract provided.
Science Foundations: A Science Program For The Non-Science Major, James A. Shymansky
Science Foundations: A Science Program For The Non-Science Major, James A. Shymansky
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The Science Foundations program at the University of Iowa consists of a sequence of general science courses designed specifically for the non-science student. The program is unique both in course content and instructional strategy. Recognizing that student backgrounds and needs differ greatly between the science and non-science major, the Foundations program is offered as an alternative to the traditional lecture-based science courses. Whereas the lecture-based courses emphasize the recall and application of factual material, Science Foundations stresses problem- solving strategies based on laboratory experience. Consequently, practically all of a student's time is devoted to "hands-on" activity with problems in the …
Iowa - Upstep: A Program Overview, Vincent N. Lunetta
Iowa - Upstep: A Program Overview, Vincent N. Lunetta
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Over the past five years the program for science teacher preparation at the University of Iowa has been in the process of gradual evolution. The changes have been stimulated by a grant from the National Science Foundation, by teachers, and by science educators. Many teachers in the state of Iowa have played a major role in the development of the current program. In the current UPSTEP program the professional education sequence has become more thoroughly integrated with the student's total program and incorporates a series of clinical experiences in the schools.
Nsta Convention
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
The 25th National Convention of the National Science Teachers Association will be held March 25-29, 1977.
Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents
Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
No abstract provided.
Can-On-Can Cannon, Peter H. Sweedy
Can-On-Can Cannon, Peter H. Sweedy
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Having had success using a student constructed catapult last year in my physics classes in demonstrating the principles and mathematics of projectile motion, I was ready to repeat the experience, when a student reminded me of a cannon I made when I was younger.