Dry Run Creek Designed to Prevent Floods
Dry run creeks are a strategically placed design solution for flood mitigation.
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.
Fog in Iowa
Fog is visible at the bottom of a hill on a summer evening.
Rebuilding After a Natural Disaster
The Eastern Iowa tornado of March 2023 demolished a century farm. The rebuilding process included balancing several constraints.
Retention Ponds Designed for Flood Protection
Retention ponds are artificial structures designed to retain and treat contaminated stormwater runoff.
Comparing Edible and Inedible Plants
Humans are able to safely eat some plants but not others.
Invasive Exotic Bush Honeysuckles
Exotic bush honeysuckles are invasive, perennial deciduous shrubs which prefer sunny sites such as forest edges, pastures, roadsides, and open woodlands.
Cooking Pasta “Al Dente” for Nutrition
“Al dente” means “to the tooth” in Italian and refers to the ideal consistency of pasta when cooked. Besides a more appealing taste, cooking pasta “al dente” provides inherent nutritional value.
Urban Runoff After Rain Event
Urban runoff is the trash run off that occurs after each major rain or wind storm, and in Iowa results in millions of pounds of trash being washed into Iowa waterways.
Refraction in Nature
A straight stick placed in water can appear to be bent at an angle.
Properties of Brass and Steel Alloys
When working with natural gas, a spark can mean danger. Selecting tools made from the right materials can reduce that danger.
Clearing Musk Thistle from the Tall Grass Prairie
The musk thistle is an invasive species must be controlled to prevent its spread.
Foxglove and Bumblebees in Iowa Prairie
Foxglove has a tightly connected ecological relationship with bumblebees.
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