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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.

Restored Prairie

Sarah Borzo, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Metro Waste...

Queen Anne’s Lace Invasive Species

Queen Anne’s Lace is an invasive species.

Ecosystem Restoration: Oak Savanna

Shown is a restored oak savanna in Central Iowa. Restoration is land...

Structure and Function of a Katydid

A katydid in Central Iowa demonstrates a unique function of their anatomy.

Challenges and Misconceptions of Recycling

Sarah Borzo, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Metro Waste...

COVID-19’s Impact on Waste Management

Sarah Borzo, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Metro Waste...

Group Behavior of Ants

Shown are a large colony of ants. Ants live in colonies that help them...

Length of Daylight

Two graphs, one depicting the amount of daylight during the 2020...

Livestock Shade Barn

Shown is the construction of a completed livestock shade barn, a...

Picking Up Rocks

Every spring in Iowa many farmers either have to pick up rocks from...

Flood Mitigation Efforts in Iowa

After the flood of 2008 many towns in Iowa decided to try different...

Bearbower Sand Prairie

This is a short tour of a windblown sand prairie in east central Iowa...

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