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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

Aerodynamics and Truck Gas Mileage

Semi-trailers are the lifeline of the supply chain, hauling all the...

Image of maple trees with sap collection pails.

Sugar Maple Sap

This video includes scenes of trees with spiles and buckets collecting...

Several Habitats in One Location

Several habitats support a wide variety of plant and animal life at Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt.

Formation of the Loess Hills

The Loess Hills collection of silt and dust took thousands of years to...

Floods Reveal Devonian Fossil Gorge

The Devonian Fossil Gorge is located near the Coralville Dam and is...

Image of person drilling into maple tree.

Iowa Maple Syrup

Maple tree convert sunlight to sugary syrup through the process of photosynthesis.

Community Responses to Water Quality Concerns

Iowa communities and farmers are adopting conservation practices that lead to cleaner water by keeping agricultural run-off from entering water supplies.