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Science Calendar Jan 1986

Science Calendar

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents Jan 1986

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


Survey Shows Chemistry Textbooks And Teaching Practices In Iowa To Be Conventional, Robert W. Hanson Jan 1986

Survey Shows Chemistry Textbooks And Teaching Practices In Iowa To Be Conventional, Robert W. Hanson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Part of a survey of the 485 high school chemistry teachers in Iowa in the spring of 1984 dealt with the textbooks used in chemistry courses offered in their schools and with changes in emphasis in teaching chemistry during the past three years. The target group of teachers included 455 from public schools and 30 from parochial schools. Seventy-eight percent of the public school and fifty percent of the parochial school teachers responded. Schools and school districts of all sizes were represented among the respondents.


Science Notes - Attention! Ias Members Who Teach K-6, Carl W. Bollwinkel Jan 1986

Science Notes - Attention! Ias Members Who Teach K-6, Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The new Elementary Science Teaching Section of the Iowa Academy of Science has now been formed with advantages for K-6 teachers who affiliate. These advantages include a news bulletin, special program activities and membership rates.


Science Notes - Iverson And Olsen Honored With Presidential Awards, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1986

Science Notes - Iverson And Olsen Honored With Presidential Awards, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The White House recently announced the names of 108 teachers honored with Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. Iowa teachers Ross L. Iverson (science) from Miller Junior High of Marshalltown and Christopher R. Olsen (mathematics) from Washington Senior High School of Cedar Rapids were among the recipients of this prestigious award.


Science Notes - University Of Illinois To Share Use Of Nuclear Reactor Jan 1986

Science Notes - University Of Illinois To Share Use Of Nuclear Reactor

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Students from high schools, community colleges, and non-reactor-owning colleges and universities can be involved in nuclear science projects that require using a reactor through a program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.


Science Notes - Teachers Needed To Evaluate New Program, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1986

Science Notes - Teachers Needed To Evaluate New Program, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Winter Science Curriculum Project (WSCP) is developing a new program of activities and needs evaluators for 1987.


Science Notes - New Catalog Of Educational Materials On Astronomy Jan 1986

Science Notes - New Catalog Of Educational Materials On Astronomy

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A new Selectory (catalog) of educational materials on astronomy has been published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The international Society has been a source of nontechnical information about the universe since its founding on the Pacific Coast in 1889.


An Instruction Unit: Nutrition For Kids, Shirley Chisam Crawford Jan 1986

An Instruction Unit: Nutrition For Kids, Shirley Chisam Crawford

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The true purpose of education and learning is to help people learn to live the most effective, productive and satisfying lives possible. Nutrition should be an integral part of this education and learning.


Science Calendar Jan 1986

Science Calendar

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


Environmental Education Teacher And Student Needs: A Teacher Survey Identifies Problems, Motivational Factors And Desired Topics For Teacher Workshops And Student Groups: Part Two, Gail George Jan 1986

Environmental Education Teacher And Student Needs: A Teacher Survey Identifies Problems, Motivational Factors And Desired Topics For Teacher Workshops And Student Groups: Part Two, Gail George

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In order to identify teaching problems and student motivational factors and to determine which environmental topics of study are perceived to be of greatest importance for grades 4-12, the Iowa Conservation Education Center (ICEC) conducted a survey of Iowa science teachers. The background of the teachers who responded to the survey and their perceived needs for student groups were described in a recent issue of ISTJ]. The needs for teacher workshops will be presented in this article.


Enlightened By Shadow, Nancy Frazier Jan 1985

Enlightened By Shadow, Nancy Frazier

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In the golden age of radio, listeners were told that "only The Shadow knows." 1.,amont Cranston, better known as The Shadow, was the enlightened character with all of the answers to solve repeated mysteries. The Shadow is no longer with us, but the use of shadow puppetry in the elementary classroom can help solve mysteries and bring "life" to the study of light and shadow. Toe use of shadow puppets should allow students to achieve the following objectives: to create shadows by putting objects between a light source and a screen or surface; to recognize objects by their shape; to …


Science Notes - What's The Outlook For This Summer, Carl W. Bollwinkel Jan 1985

Science Notes - What's The Outlook For This Summer, Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Outlook training workshops will be offered during each of the four weeks in June 1986. Outlook is an environment education enrichment program developed in Iowa for grades K-12.


Iowa Meteorites, Larry A. Kelsey Jan 1985

Iowa Meteorites, Larry A. Kelsey

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Every day, the earth is bombarded by an estimated 100 tons of interplanetary debris. Most of this is produced by micrometeorites that vaporize high in the atmosphere and slowly settle to earth as a fine dust. Only a rare once-a-day small meteorite survives its passage through the atmosphere to impact the earth. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these go undetected or undiscovered. As a result, it is an important event when a sizable meteorite fall occurs which is well observed and documented. Interestingly, Iowa appears to have been blessed with an inordinate number of these falls within recorded history. In …


Science Notes - Search For Excellence In Science Education 1985-1986, Carl W. Bollwinkel Jan 1985

Science Notes - Search For Excellence In Science Education 1985-1986, Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The 1985-86 Search for Excellence in Science Education is seeking programs for state and national recognition.


Science Notes - Workshop On Teaching Astronomy In Grades 3-12, Kerisa L. Chung Jan 1985

Science Notes - Workshop On Teaching Astronomy In Grades 3-12, Kerisa L. Chung

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

"The Universe in the Classroom," a workshop on teaching astronomy in grades 3-12, will be offered as part of the 98th Annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The meeting will be July 12-14, 1986, on the campus of the University of Colorado, Boulder.


Science Notes - Secondary Student Training Programs, Kerisa L. Chung Jan 1985

Science Notes - Secondary Student Training Programs, Kerisa L. Chung

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The University of Iowa is offering three Secondary Student Training Programs (SSTP) in the summer of 1986. The goals of these programs are to supplement the high school curriculum, stimulate student interaction with scientists and educators, facilitate career planning and decision making, provide a smooth transition from high school to college, provide opportunities for enrichment and acceleration in science, and allow students to take an active role in science.


Science Notes - Illustrated Selectory Of Astronomy Materials, Kerisa L. Chung Jan 1985

Science Notes - Illustrated Selectory Of Astronomy Materials, Kerisa L. Chung

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A 16-page illustrated selectory of materials about astronomy is available from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Each listed item was selected for inclusion for its scientific and educational value as well as for its visual appeal. Some items are being made available at a discount rate and many are produced and distributed exclusively by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.


Science Notes - Teaching For Thinking: Creativity In The Classroom Jan 1985

Science Notes - Teaching For Thinking: Creativity In The Classroom

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Teaching for Thinking: Creativity in the Classroom is a new video series in teaching/professional development designed to help teachers produce more creative student thinking. This new series from the Agency for Instructional Technology, which both explores theory and investigates classroom practice, is aimed at middle-school and high-school teachers of all subjects. Each of the twelve 30-minute programs features an interview with a guest expert and several visits to actual classrooms where master teachers employ specific creativity-enhancing techniques.


Science Notes - Astronomy Resource Guide Available Jan 1985

Science Notes - Astronomy Resource Guide Available

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A guide to instructional materials for teaching astronomy has been published by the Astronomy Education Materials Network. The 1985 Astronomy Education Materials Resource Guide is available for $7.50 (includes shipping, handling and postage).


Index To Volume 22 Jan 1985

Index To Volume 22

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


Editorial Office & Staff; Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section Jan 1985

Editorial Office & Staff; Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


How To Make A Simple Motor . . . That Works!, Mark Guy Jan 1985

How To Make A Simple Motor . . . That Works!, Mark Guy

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Take a spin with this homemade motor. Using readily available materials, students can truly get a feel for the link between electricity and magnetism with this lively gadget. The following motor design grew out of experimentation with various models described in popular science reference materials. Favorable characteristics of these models have been combined with several of the author's original features to increase motor durability and reliability.


Science Notes - Limiting Reactants, Erwin Richter Jan 1985

Science Notes - Limiting Reactants, Erwin Richter

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The concept of a limiting reactant in chemical reactions is one that may difficult for students to learn. The concept is an important one as all chemical reactions have a limiting reactant.


Science Notes - Iowa Environmental Education Field Station Program Jan 1985

Science Notes - Iowa Environmental Education Field Station Program

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The UNI Institute for Environmental Education, through its Iowa Environmental Education Field Station Program, is offering a series of weekend courses for teachers and naturalists. All of these courses ~ be held at the Conservation Education Center, Spnngbrook State Park, Guthrie Center, IA.


Editor's Corner, Carl W. Bollwinkel Jan 1985

Editor's Corner, Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

My July mail contained a letter which began with a phrase heard and read all so often these days, "I'm writing to let you know that I will be moving to Texas . . ." It is with special regret that I received this message from Steve Ziser who was serving as our assistant editor for biology. We have appreciated Steve's contributions to ISTJ and regret his leaving, but do wish Steve and his wife well in their new academic adventures in Austin.


Advertisement; Editorial Office & Staff; Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section Jan 1985

Advertisement; Editorial Office & Staff; Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Officers & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.


End-Stage Renal Disease (Esrd) And The Prospects For A Machine Free Life, Robert W. Hanson Jan 1985

End-Stage Renal Disease (Esrd) And The Prospects For A Machine Free Life, Robert W. Hanson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is the term used by nephrologists describe cases of renal failure that have progressed to the point where continued viability depends on a substitution for kidney function. A generation ago ESRD was a terminal condition because there was no substitute for kidney function. Survival time depended on factors such as age -the presence of complicating diseases such as diabetes. Today, dialysis technologies are available that promise many additional years for ESRD patients. Kidney transplants have become fairly common but are preceded by some form of dialysis or followed by some form of dialysis in the event …


Science Notes - Plan Now For San Francisco Nsta Convention, Carl W. Bollwinkel Jan 1985

Science Notes - Plan Now For San Francisco Nsta Convention, Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Planning for transportation to the San Francisco NSTA national convention is now beginning.


Science Notes - Halley's Comet Teaching Resources Jan 1985

Science Notes - Halley's Comet Teaching Resources

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The first issue of The Universe in the Classroom lists the following as good resources for teaching about Halley's Comet.