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Science Notes - Fact Sheets Available From The Connecticut Sea Grant Program, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Fact Sheets Available From The Connecticut Sea Grant Program, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Informational fact sheets are available free of charge from the Connecticut Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program.

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Science Notes - Workbook Available From The Ohio Academy Sciences, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Workbook Available From The Ohio Academy Sciences, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Ohio Academy of Science is offering copies of its workbook, "Litter Prevention and Recycling," free of charge to interested educators.

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Science Notes - Interdisciplinary Course Example Available, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Interdisciplinary Course Example Available, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Two teachers at Colchester High School in Colchester, Vermont, have made available their example of a successful, team-taught, inter- disciplinary high school course titled "Science and Society.”

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Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents Jan 1990

Cover - Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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Science Notes - High Temperature Conductor Information, Francis Peterson Jan 1990

Science Notes - High Temperature Conductor Information, Francis Peterson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A 15-page booklet titled "Making High-Temperature Superconductors" is available free of charge from Colorado Futurescience, Inc., a company which also sells kits of the chemicals required for the project and simple accessories.

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Science Notes - Packet Available, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Packet Available, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Humane Society of the United States has made available its most recent edition of Alternatives to Dissection. Developed by the National Association for Humane and Environmental Education, the packet is described as designed to provide an educationally sound alternative to dissection in the classroom.

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Science Notes - The Universe In The Classroom, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - The Universe In The Classroom, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific in cooperation with the American Astronomical Society, the Canadian Astronomical Society and the International Planetarium Society offers a newsletter on teaching astronomy titled The Universe in the Classroom.

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Science Notes - Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary Reopening, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary Reopening, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The facilities at Hunt Hill (located in northwestern Wisconsin) will reopen this summer with several new programs. Donated to the National Audubon Society in 1954, Hunt Hill has been closed for four years due to budget restrictions.

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Science Notes - Learning Styles Conference, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Learning Styles Conference, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

A conference on teaching and learning styles of students pre-school through grade eight will be held October 5-7, 1990, at the Iowa Conservation Education Center in Guthrie Center. "Teaching and Learning Styles: Environmental Literacy for the '90's" will offer teachers the opportunity to spend a weekend learning new ways to meet the educational challenges presented by today's higher academic standards, economic problems and diverse student groups.

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Editorial Office & Staff; Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Executive Board & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section Jan 1990

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

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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Atmospheric Response To 1988 Drought Conditions And Future Climate Implications, Michael D. Mccorcle Jan 1990

Atmospheric Response To 1988 Drought Conditions And Future Climate Implications, Michael D. Mccorcle

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Plentiful precipitation in the central United States is one of the basic components of the successful agricultural industry in the Corn Belt. A combination of moisture, wind, and topographic factors creates an ideal condition for rainfall over most of the region during the late spring and early summer. In 1988, many ingredients necessary for wet weather were absent. The region experienced a drought unequalled since the 1930's. The drought of 1988 demonstrated chat the symptom of drought, namely, dry soils, can exacerbate and even perpetuate drought conditions by decreasing available moisture, altering circulation patterns vital to storm development, and increasing …

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Mas Provides A Solution For The 1990s, Gary Goken Jan 1990

Mas Provides A Solution For The 1990s, Gary Goken

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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The St. Croix Field Research Station: A New Facility And Program Of The Science Museum Of Minnesota, Ronald W. Lawrenz Jan 1990

The St. Croix Field Research Station: A New Facility And Program Of The Science Museum Of Minnesota, Ronald W. Lawrenz

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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Report On The Conference Of Post-Secondary Environmental Educators, Caryl Edward Buchwald, Shirley M. Dougherty Jan 1990

Report On The Conference Of Post-Secondary Environmental Educators, Caryl Edward Buchwald, Shirley M. Dougherty

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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Science Notes - Statement Of The Position Of The Iowa Academy Of Science On The Issue Of Animal Rights Jan 1990

Science Notes - Statement Of The Position Of The Iowa Academy Of Science On The Issue Of Animal Rights

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Iowa Academy of Science strongly opposes the attempts, made in the guise of "animal rights," to abolish the use of animals as scientific research and teaching subjects. Significant success in life science research has been due, in large, to the use of experimental animals. The rationale for such use lies in the fact that their organ systems, metabolic pathways and genetics have counterparts in humans. Therefore, the information gained from such research has been of enormous value to the welfare of humans and other animals.

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Science Notes - Summer Institute For Secondary Science Teachers Jan 1990

Science Notes - Summer Institute For Secondary Science Teachers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Kansas State University Center for Science Education is soliciting applications for a two-week summer institute. The institute, "Teaching Evolution: Understanding, Concerns and Instructional Approaches," will run June 17-28 and will focus on the nature of science in the teaching of evolutionary principles from biological, geological and educational perspectives.

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Bibliography Of The Natural And Cultural History Of The Loess Hills Of Iowa, Dean M. Roosa, Darwin D. Koenig Jan 1990

Bibliography Of The Natural And Cultural History Of The Loess Hills Of Iowa, Dean M. Roosa, Darwin D. Koenig

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

A bibliography of literature on Iowa's Loess Hills includes references containing information on the cultural or natural history of chis western Iowa landform region. The bibliography is divided into six parts: general, archaeological, botanical, geological, historical, and zoological. Annotations are included only where necessary to clarify contents. Because of their rugged topography, the Loess Hills of western Iowa have resisted large-scale conversion to agriculture. This has permitted noteworthy persistence of native prairies and woodlands, along with their associated species. This bibliography complements two special issues of the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science devoted to Iowa's Loess Hills.

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Nebraska Summary: S119 Ford Versatile 846, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1990

Nebraska Summary: S119 Ford Versatile 846, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

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Integrating Culture And Understanding Of Science Through Traditional Fairy Tale Format, Patrice Wright, Gerry D. Haukoos Jan 1990

Integrating Culture And Understanding Of Science Through Traditional Fairy Tale Format, Patrice Wright, Gerry D. Haukoos

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Success in science results from a variety of experiences and characteristics. Some come from within the individual while others are in the environment. ~ For Native American Indians, achievement in science based upon traditional Western education and national testing traditions does not reflect American Indian knowledge of science or natural events around them. Over the centuries, American Indian cultures have exhibited a closeness with nature, even to the point of considering their relationship spiritual. Cajete (1986) reported that expressions of the science thought process are abundant in historical and traditional American Indian cultures. He indicated those processes have ranged from …

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Editorial Office & Staff; Officers, Iowa Academy Of Science; Executive Board & Regional Directors, Iowa Science Teachers Section Jan 1990

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

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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Science Notes - Cochran Recipient Of Conservation Achievement Award, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Cochran Recipient Of Conservation Achievement Award, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Rosalie Cochran was recently named one of the recipients of the Iowa Wildlife Federation's 1990 Conservation Achievement Awards. A life and earth science teacher at Fairfield Middle School in Fairfield, Iowa, she was honored for her contributions to conservation at the annual Iowa Wildlife Federation Awards Banquet in October.

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Science Notes - Cleaning Safety Goggles, Jack Gerlovich Jan 1990

Science Notes - Cleaning Safety Goggles, Jack Gerlovich

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Teachers have requested information regarding cleaning safety goggles in a cost-effective, hygienic manner. Physicians and pharmacists suggest cleaning such equipment with individually wrapped alcohol pads.

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Science Calendar Jan 1990

Science Calendar

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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Science Notes - Scholarships Available To Minority Students, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Scholarships Available To Minority Students, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The American Physical Society (APS) is offering "Corporate Sponsored Scholarships for Minority Undergraduate Students Who Major in Physics."

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Science Notes - Wisconsin Dnr Offers Recycling Information, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Wisconsin Dnr Offers Recycling Information, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering its "Recycling Study Guide" free of charge to interested educators.

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Science Notes - Chemed '91, Stephanie A. Althof Jan 1990

Science Notes - Chemed '91, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The 1991 ChemEd Conference will be held August 4-9 on the campus of the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. The conference will draw university, college, secondary and elementary educators from throughout North America and beyond.

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Science Calendar Jan 1990

Science Calendar

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

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1989-90 Annual Report, Illinois' Investment, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy Jan 1990

1989-90 Annual Report, Illinois' Investment, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Annual Reports

In many ways, the 1989-90 school year at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy can best be described as a year of re-creation. Having successfully met the challenges of the start-up years (1986-1989), our fourth school year became a time for thoughtful reflection, refocus and renewal. Within the context of strategic planning, we began to examine our values and beliefs, to clarify our mission and aspirations, and to develop bold, innovative strategies for achieving our institutional objectives.

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Book Review: Fragile Giants: A Natural History Of The Loess Hills, Kenneth D. Carlander Jan 1990

Book Review: Fragile Giants: A Natural History Of The Loess Hills, Kenneth D. Carlander

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

The Loess Hills, which are a special feature of the eastern bank of the Missouri River in Iowa and northern Missouri, have been cited by Dean Roosa, Iowa's State Ecologist, as a "world treasure and ... our best-kept secret." These Hills are mounds of finely ground soil, "glacial flour," deposited by dust storms after the glaciers receded 31 to 12 thousand years ago. Loess is rather widely distributed in Iowa, but the extensive deposits (often over 200 feet deep) on and against the eastern wall of the valley left a rolling, wave-like, terrain which on erosion leaves vertical banks of …

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Population Estimates And Geographic Distribution Of The Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon Flavescens) In Iowa, James L. Christiansen, Benny J. Gallaway, John W. Bickham Jan 1990

Population Estimates And Geographic Distribution Of The Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon Flavescens) In Iowa, James L. Christiansen, Benny J. Gallaway, John W. Bickham

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

The yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) is an endangered species in Iowa known from six localities in the stare. The only large population is located on a private preserve on Big Sand Mound in Muscatine and Louisa Countries and is estimated to consist of 2,000 to 3,000 individuals. Following the removal of predators in 1979, density estimates have tripled as estimated by the Sequential Bayes Algorithm of mark-recapture data. Assuming the Big Sand Mound population was nor severely damaged by the drought of 1988, it is judged sufficiently large to serve as a source to enrich certain of Iowa's other …

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