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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:

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.

Questions? Please contact us at phenomena@iowapbs.org.

Iowa Core Standard

Disciplinary Core Idea

Chloride Levels in Local Waterways

Chloride levels were tested and monitored in several local waterways...

Fish Wave

Startled fish cause a wave surge as their individual movements...

Icicles growing at an angle rather than straight down.

Sideways Icicles

Icicles on a roof growing sideways because of prevailing wind currents...

Volga River, one of Iowa's many waterways.

Water in Iowa

The state has a variety of surface water and underground water resources.

Paleozoic Plateau of Northeast Iowa

Many people believe Iowa’s landscape is nothing more than flat plains. However, the landscape in northeast Iowa is much different than the rest of the state.