Wind Impact on the "Feels Like" Temperature
It is often very windy in Iowa, and those winds typically cause it to feel much cooler than the air temperature would suggest.
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.
Frost on Cars
In the morning, you may find a layer of ice on your car window.
Color of Iowa Sunsets
The visible colors of sunsets are the result of many different natural and human-made factors.
Bird Migration
In the winter some types of birds still around but others are not.
Road Paint Weathering
Weathering and erosion impact natural and human-made objects alike.
Driftless Area: Lack of Glacial Drift
The Driftless Area is a region in northeastern Iowa as well as other parts of the Midwest where the last continental glaciers passed by, leaving this area driftless.
Low-Head Dams
A low-head dam in Waverly, Iowa, helps to divert water.
Parent and Child Chickens
All chickens have similar physical characteristics, but they do not look the same.
Fisheries in Iowa
The Manchester trout hatchery produces more than 600,000 fish for waters across Iowa and is one of the few fish hatcheries in the state.
Structures Withstanding Flooding
Bridges are built to travel over bodies of water during flash flooding.
Deer Antler Shedding
During winter in Iowa, male whitetail deer shed their antlers.
Waterfalls in Iowa
Iowa is home to a variety of waterfalls.
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