Land Use Change in Iowa
Land use in Iowa has changed significantly over the last hundreds of years.
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:
- Browse or search the site to find an Iowa-based phenomenon to align to your learning standard.
- Grow your phenomena skills and knowledge with our Iowa Science Phenomena Teacher Guide.
- Equip your students to engage their own curiosity and be phenomenon-finders for themselves with the Iowa Science Phenomena Student Guide.
- Capture and share your phenomena to the project.
Tree Girdling
Tree girdling is used to remove trees without cutting the tree down.
Visible Northern Lights
The northern lights have been frequently visible further south of the poles.
Tree Destruction from Tornado at Hacklebarney Park
Many trees in Montgomery County were left damaged after an EF-3 tornado in May 2024.
Boreal Chorus Frog Calling
Boreal chorus frog songs are an excellent first sign of spring’s arrival.
Bee Covered in Pollen
This bee is covered in plant pollen.
Fawn Hiding
Parents teach their offspring a number of skills for survival, including hiding from predators.
Mating Pair of Barred Owls
Owls tend to only interact together in a coupling and are territorial in order to protect their hunting grounds and their young.
Cat Steps in the Loess Hills
The Loess Hills of western Iowa are a unique landform, the formation of which has resulted in characteristic "steps" in the hills.
Pink Rock Roads
Distinct differences in road surfaces across Iowa are connected to geologic processes over time and location.
Assessing Water Quality Through Macroinvertebrates
Macroinvertebrates can help limnologists assess water quality when looking at the biodiversity of a stream
Dissolved Oxygen Levels at F.W. Kent Lake
Data shows the changes in dissolved oxygen levels from various test locations over the summer months.
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