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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.

Animal Camouflage

A coyote spotted south of Cherokee, Iowa, during the month of November...

Design Solutions for Bags Boards

Here is a tailgate set up for an Iowa State football game. There are...

Rainbows

A rainbow was formed above the school when sunlight hit a raindrop and...

Golden Brown Corn Stalks

The corn appears to be ready for picking due to the amount of water...

Cows Grazing

The cows in this image are seen freely grazing the fields. They will...

Throwing Boiling Water into Freezing Air

Boiling water and then tossing it into air temperatures of -14 degrees...

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...

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