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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.

Parent and Child Chickens

In this phenomenon, we are observing how baby chickens do not look the...

Fisheries in Iowa

The Manchester trout hatchery produces more than 600,000 fish for...

Structures Withstanding Flooding

A flood can occur when dams or levees break, or when there is heavy...

Deer Antler Shedding

During winter in Iowa male whitetail deer shed their antlers. Male...

Waterfalls in Iowa

These photos provide examples of where waterfalls are in Iowa. The...

Bittersweet in Backbone State Park

Bittersweet is an invasive plant and it has been found in Backbone State Park.

The Cankerworm Explosion of Summer 2021

The Cedar Valley experienced a cankerworm population boom throughout...

Solutions to Nitrate Fluctuation

Algae’s involvement in the nitrogen and carbon cycle can cause fish kills, but it could potentially be a solution in preventing it.

Rock Quarry Locations

Rock quarries are places where rocks and minerals are extracted from...

Smooth River Rock and Compilation

Small rocks have been rounded as they were carried downstream by the...

Amphibian Calls

A cacophony of frogs and toads call out as they emerge from the mud in...

Lake Foam

This lake has a slimy, protein rich, foam accumulating on the bank. In...

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