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Welcome to the Iowa Science Phenomena website! The goal of this website and service is to create, curate, collect and share a growing collection of user-generated, media-based, standards aligned, science phenomena resources for use in Iowa classrooms, as well as support Iowa teachers as they continue to implement phenomena-based and place-based teaching practices.

There are several ways you can be involved in this project:

Questions? Please contact us at phenomena@iowapbs.org.
At sunrise, the sun is coming above the horizon and creates a...
Animals change their bodies and lifestyles with the seasons and other...
Sundogs are colored spots of light that develop due to the refraction...
Baking powder is an essential ingredient in many baked goods. To...
A derecho is a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated...
This phenomenon examines how baking soda impacts the baking of...
Butterflies come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Understanding their...
It was a beautiful August night on Okoboji Lake, Iowa, in the summer...
These are multiple photos taken over the course of two hours. They are...
All living things have basic needs to survive. Even though the needs...
This picture was taken at a ranch in the Des Moines area. Kids were...
Behind a fairly new housing development, there is a stream that runs...
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