Frog Call Monitoring
Volunteers around Iowa collect frog call data from a variety of species.
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.
Firat Erdam's Kite Choir
This video features an artist that created a special kind of kite to...
Backbone State Park Limestone
This video shows the extensive exposed limestone features at Backbone...
Iowa Bee Colonies
The provided graphs show how Iowa’s bee colony population has been...
Anatomical Comparison: Femur
Femur bones of different species have different lengths.
Albino Squirrels
These images show an albino squirrel on the trunk of a tree.
Bird Genders
This slideshow provides several examples of Iowa bird species with...
Prescribed Burning
The image shows a prairie area being intentionally burned. These well...
Eutrophication
Iowa has a lot of nonpoint source pollution that contributes to...
Shells with Holes
These mussel shells that were found with holes punched in them.
Owl Pellets Reveal Unique Eating Processes and Behaviors
Shown is an owl pellet, which when broken apart, will reveal types of creatures eaten by the owl.
Paha Land Formations
Some say that Iowa has an uninteresting landscape. Those people have...
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