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How Mathematics Teachers Use "Writing To Learn", Susan Hunter

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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On Teaching In The Mathematical Sciences, James M. Cargal

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Program Abstracts, 103rd Session, Iowa Academy Of Science, April 19-20, 1991, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

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

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 19-20, 1991 [Program, 103rd Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Program Summary --- 5
General Session Speakers --- 10
Awards --- 13
Distinguished Fellow --- 13
Distinguished Iowa Scientist --- 14
Symposia Programs --- 15
Poster Session --- 18
Campus Map --- Centerfold
Section Programs --- 19
Agricultural Sciences --- 20
Anthropology --- 21
Botany --- 21
Cellular & Molecular Biology --- 23
Chemical Education --- 27
Chemistry, Inorganic --- 27
Chemistry, Organic --- 29
Conservation --- 31
Earth Science Teaching --- 32
Elementary Science Teaching --- 32
Engineering --- 32
Geology --- 35
Linguistics --- 37
Nursing --- 38
Physics --- 38
Physiology --- 39
Psychology --- 40 …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 2, No. 6, April 15, 1991

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

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Teaching Third Grade Math : A Learning Experience, Emily Terte

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This study was based on my experience as a new teacher, teaching math to a group of third graders. The purpose was to examine my methods of planning and teaching in order to better understand how I was learning and changing my views on teaching math. I gathered information by reading educational theorists, observing the children in my group, recording anecdotes and writing about my planning process. I gained inspiration from readings of Piaget's and other cognitive theorists, I gained insights from the ways my children responded to my lessons and I discovered that using manipulatives, examples that the children …

Plate Tectonics, Space, Geologic Time, And The Great Plains: A Primer For Non-Geologists, Robert F. Diffendal Jr.

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

For most Americans, "The Great Plains" evokes images of grasslands, dust storms, prairie fires, Native Americans on horseback, cowboys and wheat lands, and perhaps flat valleys crossed by braided rivers carrying a heavy load of sand and gravel, extremes of weather, and a climate typified by an alternation of droughts and wetter periods. Geologists picture such general images, too, but they also see radical changes in the landscape over periods expressed in millions rather than hundreds of years. Geologically speaking, human activities on the Great Plains are too recent to have much of a place in the broad geologic history …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 2, No. 5, March 19, 1991

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 2, No. 4, March 5, 1991

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 2, No. 3, February 15, 1991

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Hexapos Herald - Vol. 2, No. 2, February 1, 1991

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 2, No. 1, January 14, 1991

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Spring 1991 semester

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

An Epa Water Quality Test For Middle Schools: Filterable Residue, Charles Englund

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

One part of the Clean Water Act requires monitoring the quantity of suspended particles in water. Water is tested before and after being used by industries. The quantity of suspended particles is measured by weighing the residue filtered from the water. This experiment, appropriate for use with upper elementary and junior high students, provides an opportunity to participate in a water quality test used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Minimal equipment is needed; no hazardous material is involved and the experiment gives interesting results on local water. The results are recorded in milligrams per liter, which is parts per …

State Indicators In Science And Mathematics Education: A Comparison Of Iowa And The United States, John Ramsey

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The first state-by-state data of key indicators of the condition of science and mathematics in schools has been issued in a report from the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). This report, State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education, is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The project identified two objectives: (1) to improve the quality and usefulness of data on science and mathematics education so that state policy makers and program managers can make more informed decisions; and (2) to define and implement a set of indicators, national and state level analyses of progress in …

Astronomy Bulletin - The 1992 Spring Sky, Patrick Steven Leiker

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Science Notes - Summer Opportunities For Math And Science Teachers, Jonna M. Higgins

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Northwest Missouri State University is seeking high school level math and/or science teachers interested in teaming with Northwest University instructors as part of an Upward Bound administered summer program. Team members' job responsibilities include teaching students, guiding and monitoring student laboratory work and research, evaluating student work, attending weekend activities and/or field trips and evaluating the program. The major emphasis of instruction will be to integrate the topics of the week in a manner that will help students understand that knowledge is not discrete.

Science Notes - Student Opportunities To Name Features On Venus

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

When astronomers and planetary geologists first see a new terrain feature on Venus, they typically assign both a descriptive term (like "crater," "corona" or "mons") as well as a particular name. Since Venus was the Roman goddess of love, scientists have decided to name its features after famous females throughout history. Most of the large features, like the Venusian land masses Aphrodite Terra and Ishtar Terra, have been named for love goddesses from other cultures. Although names for many of the craters have already been proposed, the International Astronomical Union, which is the sole authority for assigning names to celestial …

Science Notes - National Astronomy Exposition At Wisconsin Meeting

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Universe '92, the first-ever national astronomy exposition, will be the principal weekend event at the 104th Annual Meeting of the nonprofit Astronomical Society of the Pacific, to be held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, June 20-25, 1992.

Science Notes - Chemsource Modules Being Tested

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

ChemSource is a three-year project to produce materials that will provide day-to-day support for preservice and in-service high school chemistry teachers. Now in its second year, the project is funded by a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The principal investigator is Mary Virginia Orna, professor of chemistry at the College of New Rochelle, NY.

Science Notes - National Institute Of Health Offers Newsletter, Jonna M. Higgins

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The National Institute of Science publishes a newsletter reporting recent research conducted or supported by the National Institute of Health. The Fall 1991 issue, for example, contains four articles, including one titled "Gene Engineered Bacterial Toxin Kills AIDS-Infected Cells in Laboratory Tests."

Science Notes - Review: Out Of The Ozone, Carl W. Bollwinkel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

David Davis has successfully used slides to develop a video titled "Out of the Ozone" which is appropriate for secondary chemistry and earth science students. The video reviews the development of the ozone problem and the theories about it. "Out of the Ozone" also helps students by identifying many factors promoting ozone depletion.

Science Notes - Natural History Potpourri Workshops

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Natural History workshops are scheduled at the Conservation Education Center (Springbrook) for the weeks of June 14-19 and 21-26, 1992. The potpourri of topics includes: birds, trees, rocks, prairie plants and pond life. The week-long sessions will include field trips, lecture/discussions, slide talks and participation in activities which link the content topics to classroom activities. Highlights of previous programs have included canoeing the slough for observations of yellow-headed blackbirds, making T-shirt designs with Cherokee leaf pounding, a trip through a virgin prairie and the "Potpourri Picnic."

Science Notes - Review: Odyssey, Darrel Hoff

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Kalmbach Publishing has now sold its middle-school / junior-high level magazine Odyssey to Cobblestone Publishing. This magazine uses the theme of space and astronomy to motivate its readers. The transfer of ownership has resulted in a reduction of the page-size of the magazine, while most of the features of the earlier journal are retained.

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Temperature Trends In Iowa, Laurent Hodges

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

With all the discussion about possible global warming, many people have wondered: What is the historical trend in Iowa's temperatures? This can be answered reasonably well for the past century. Temperature records since 1873 have been compiled by the State Climatological Office and its predecessors (National Climatic Center, 1990). For many years the State Climatologist published the average annual temperatures for the state as a whole, but that practice ceased in the early 1950s. Consequently, I have gone back over the records of the last 11 decades (from 1880 to 1989) and computed an average annual temperature for each year …

Astronomy Bulletin - The 1990-91 Winter Sky, P. Steven Leiker

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Science Notes - Isu Holds Career Conference For Women

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

''Taking the Road Less Traveled," a conference which allows young women to explore career opportunities in science, math, engineering and technology, will be held at Iowa State University in spring. Throughout the day, students will participate in sessions featuring careers in architecture, chemistry, industrial and civil engineering and computer programming. In addition, they will learn how to prepare for different careers during high school and college.

Science Notes - Cesi Make-It, Take-It, Think-About-It Workshops

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Council for Elementary Science International (CESI) will be conducting its Make-It, Take-It, Think-About-It workshops during the NSTA National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 27 and 28, 1992, and is currently accepting reservations for presenter spaces at the workshops.

Science Notes - Fellowships For Outstanding Math And Science Teachers, Stephanie A. Althof

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Council for Basic Education (CBE) will again offer Sci-Mat Fellowships for 1992. Recipients of the fellowships spend six weeks during the summer in full-time, independent, interdisciplinary study linking the sciences and the humanities.