Cows Grazing
The cows in this image are seen freely grazing the fields. They will...
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.
Throwing Boiling Water into Freezing Air
Boiling water and then tossing it into air temperatures of -14 degrees...
Hot Air Balloons
The phenomena photographed is a hot air balloon flying over Indianola...
Eddyville Sand Dunes Prairie - A Rare Place Indeed
Eddyville Sand Dunes Prairie is a patchwork of wind-blown sand...
Pumpkins at the Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins have a variety of appearance features. Color, shape, size...
Floating Wetlands to Reduce Runoff
Waterways are being filled with chemicals from crop runoff as well as...
Interaction of Pollinators With Native and Nonnative Plant Species
Iowa land is abundant with both native and nonnative plant species...
Lake Red Rock Filling with Mud
Red Rock Reservoir is a reservoir formed by Red Rock Dam on the Des...
Monitoring Summer E. Coli Bacteria Levels in Iowa Lakes
Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria normally live in the environment...
Algae Abundance in F.W. Kent Lake
The amount of filamentous and periphytic algae (growing on plants) over a four-week period was visibly reduced after an early summer bloom, as shown in the before and after footage.
Testing to Determine Water Quality
Water can be encountered in many different states of quality. Some...
Goldenrod and Horsetail in their Natural Habitats
This shows different species of plants that grow in Iowa ditches...
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