Taking Iowa business back to school

"When am I ever going to need this?" Iowa math and science teachers hear this question a lot. Maybe it's blurted out while the class is balancing chemical equations, or whispered between friends solving for x.

Don't you wish you were in the room to help answer that question? "Why, industry saves huge money by figuring out how to use the bare minimum of raw materials to get the most product," you might say, adding, "That's how National Gypsum over in Fort Dodge makes drywall."

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