Freezing Lakes
Lakes tend to freeze from the top down. This is because water’s...
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.
Annuals and Perennials in Iowa
Certain plants grow during specific times of the year and others do...
Black Eyed Susans Mysteriously Appear in Garden
A privately owned flower garden contains black-eyed Susan flowers...
Grass In Winter
When the weather turns cold, the grass observably changes and turns...
Variety of Species in Iowa Reconstructed Prairie
The included image of the Daryl Smith Prairie includes many diverse...
Wind Impact on the "Feels Like" Temperature
It is often very windy in Iowa, and those winds typically cause it to...
Frost on Cars
Sometimes, in the morning, you may find a layer of ice on your car...
Color of Iowa Sunsets
At sunset time, the light must travel through more of earth’s...
Bird Migration
While exploring outside you may see a variety of different birds. You...
Road Paint Weathering
Weathering and erosion impact natural and manmade objects alike. Shown...
Driftless Area: Lack of Glacial Drift
The Driftless Area is a region in northeastern Iowa as well as other...
Low-Head Dams
This low-head dam is located in Waverly, Iowa. In the picture you can...
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