The Kit Kittredge® Hometown Reporter Competition
Learn how you can become a published writer in The Kit Kittredge Hometown Reporter Competition sponsored by ClassBrain and Picturehouse, and win cool prizes in celebration of the new American Girl, Kit Kittredge movie. Qualifying articles will be published in the ClassBrain State Reports Section. Entries must be received by September 17th, 2008.

IA Natural Resources
Climate of Iowa
Annual 1901 - 2000 Average = 47.65 degF
Annual 1895 - 2005 Trend = 0.10 degF / Decade
Aug 6, 2006, 18:51 PST

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Iowa Forests, Farms, & State Foods
Connect to online resources about Iowa's forests, get maps of Iowa farms, and find state food recipes.
May 21, 2006, 15:03 PST

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Iowa's Highest and Lowest Elevations
What are the highest and lowest elevation points in the state of Iowa?
Oct 16, 2006, 10:43 PST

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National Parks of Iowa
ClassBrain helps you check out all of the National Parks that are located in your state. This map is interactive. Click on the park name and you will be taken to their website.
May 20, 2006, 12:46 PST

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State Soil of Iowa
The Tama series is considered one of the most productive of the soils in Iowa that are used for agricultural purposes. It makes up about 825,000 acres in east-central and eastern Iowa.
Apr 20, 2008, 22:05 PST