EXTRA CREDIT: Once a marking period, students can complete an extra credit assignment for 10 points added to their lowest grade.
EXTRA CREDIT: Once a marking period, students can complete their choice of extra credit assignment for 10 points added to their lowest grade.
Choice 1: Elemental Spelling
Use the elements of the periodic table to spell out a phrase or sentence (get as close as you can) on a piece of construction paper or small posterboard (see me if you need paper). Your work must include at least 12 elements and be colorful and neat. Include the name of the element, its atomic number, and its symbol. Use a ruler to make your squares.
Basic example (You may not use this!):
Choice 2: Current Events
Read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class): Extra Credit 2017-18.pdf. Your response may be typed or neatly handwritten. You must write in complete sentences, and complete both sides of the page. The following are a list of student-friendly news sources (magazines and newspapers are also good sources):
Newsela (sign up for a free account if you don't have one)
https://newsela.com/articles/?category=science
National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/
Science Daily
Science News
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
Science World Current Science
http://scienceworld.scholastic.com/
Choice 1: Science Careers
Do you want to be a scientist some day? Research any science career, such as those listed at: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-engineering-careers. Create a poster or Google Slides presentation to share your research. Here is the required information you must research and include:
- Educational requirements
- What type of college or technical training does this career require?
- How many years of school?
- Required Skills
- What skills does the career require?
- Do you have to have these skills in order to have this career?
- Salary (Must answer 3 of these choices)
- What is the annual salary or hourly rate?
- Does it stay the same or does it increase annually?
- What is the least you could make? Most?
- Does education make a difference in salary?
- Job Duties & Type of Work (Must answer 3 of these choices)
- What is the job description?
- What hours/days are required to work?
- Is this a career that can be found in any city?
- Is this work done inside or outdoors?
- Job Benefits & Job Drawbacks
- What are the benefits of this career?
- What are some things that may not be so great about the career?
March Extra Credit: Design a Game. Create a crossword puzzle (You may use a site such as http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp), board game, Kahoot (https://getkahoot.com/), Quizizz (https://quizizz.com/), or Jeopardy (you may use a website like https://jeopardylabs.com/) game on photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Your game must include at least 20 questions or words and an answer key.
April Extra Credit: Due Friday, 4/28 - Dragon Genetics
Dragon Genetics.pdf (Hard copy available in class)
Complete the questions on page 1 and then create a dragon. Complete the graphic organizer on page 2 for your dragon and then create an accompanying picture on page 4. You may choose any genotypes you like, but your phenotypes and accompanying picture must match them. Your picture can be cut and pasted from the parts on page 3, or you can be creative and just draw your dragon. Either way, please add some color to your dragon to brighten up our classroom!
Cellular Pizza (See sheet for details: Cellular Pizza Extra Credit Project.pdf) Note: this is a paper/cardboard model of a pizza, not an edible pizza!
Extra Credit: Current Events
Students can read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class): Current Events Extra Credit 2015.pdf. Your response may be typed or neatly handwritten. You must write in complete sentences, and complete both sides of the page. The following are a list of student-friendly news sources (magazines and newspapers are also good sources):
Newsela (sign up for a free account if you don't have one)
https://newsela.com/articles/?category=science
National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
http://scienceworld.scholastic.com/
Extra Credit : Explain 3 physical and 3 chemical changes surrounding your Thanksgiving Meal (does not have to be what you actually ate). You can include preparation of the meal as well. Write 2 paragraphs (1 for the physical changes and 1 for the chemical changes). This can be neatly handwritten on lined paper, typed and printed, or typed and emailed to me.
Extra Credit : Students can read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class): Current Events Extra Credit 2015.pdf. Your response may be typed or neatly handwritten. You must write in complete sentences, and complete both sides of the page. The following are a list of student-friendly news sources (magazines and newspapers are also good sources):M
): Use the elements of the periodic table to spell out a phrase or sentence (get as close as you can) on a piece of construction paper or small posterboard (see me if you need paper). Your work must include at least 12 elements and be colorful and neat. Include the name of the element, its atomic number, and its symbol. Use a ruler to make your squares.
Basic example:
Students can read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class): Current Events Extra Credit 2015.pdf. Your response may be typed or neatly handwritten. You must write in complete sentences, and complete both sides of the page. The following are a list of student-friendly news sources (magazines and newspapers are also good sources):
Newsela (sign up for a free account if you don't have one)
https://newsela.com/articles/?category=science
National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/