EXTRA CREDIT: Once a marking period, students can complete their choice of extra credit assignment for 10 points added to their lowest grade. Assignments are due on or before the last day of the marking period and late submissions will not be accepted. Students may submit their work early.
Marking Period 4 Extra Credit Choices (due on or before 6/7)
Choice 1: Dragon Genetics
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 the key on page 1. You may create an electronic dragon drawing or do one on paper and submit a picture of it.
- Electronic dragon: Draw in Notability and attach screenshot or pdf with your page 2.
- Paper dragon (submit a picture with your page 2): Your picture can be cut and pasted from the parts on page 3 if you have a printer and want to create the dragon on paper. You may also draw your dragon freehand on paper. Either way, please add some color to your dragon!
Choice 2: Current Events
Read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class in the Turn In/Absent Crate): Current Events Science Extra Credit. 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 you could use (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 (hard copies in class)
http://scienceworld.scholastic.com/
Marking Period 3 Extra Credit Choices (due on or before 3/28)
Choice 1: Health Careers
Do you want to work in medicine some day? To relate to our study of human body systems and cells, research any health-related career, such as those listed at: https://tinyurl.com/rmshealthjobs. Create a Google Slides presentation to share your research and share it with me. 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?
Choice 2: Current Events
Read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class in the Turn In/Absent Crate): Current Events Science Extra Credit. 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 you could use (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 (hard copies in class)
http://scienceworld.scholastic.com/
Marking Period 2 Extra Credit Choices (due on or before 1/24)
Choice 1: Extra Practice
To earn the 10 points for Choice 1, you must complete two of the following choices (hard copies in class except the clues for option 1):
- Whodunnit? Chemical Reactions - Use the clues here to complete the paper scoresheet.
- Balancing Challenge - Complete EC Choice 2 Balancing Chem Equations.pdf (you may use PhET simulation to help or remind you how to do this).
- Color by Number Worksheet - Answer the questions and color the picture. EC Choice 3 ChemicalReactionsColorbyNumber.pdf.
Choice 2: 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 Google Slides presentation to share your research and share it with me. You may use this template - make a copy for yourself. Here is the required information you must research and include:
- Slide 1: Title Slide - the job title and a brief description
- Slide 2: Educational requirements
- What type of college or technical training does this career require?
- How many years of school?
- Slide 3: Required Skills
- What skills does the career require?
- Do you have to have these skills in order to have this career?
- Slide 4: 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?
- Slide 5: 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?
- Slide 6: Job Benefits & Job Drawbacks
- What are the benefits of this career?
- What are some things that may not be so great about the career?
- Would you enjoy this career?
Marking Period 1 Extra Credit Choices:
(Due on or before November 8 - emailed or turned in in-person)
Choice 1: Elemental Spelling
Use the elements of the periodic table to spell out a phrase or sentence (get as close as you can) electronically (PicCollage, Notability, etc.) or 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 -- use a ruler or Post-its for your squares. 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, or any other Keep Calm and ____ statement):
Choice 2: Current Events
Read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class in the Turn In/Absent Crate): Current Events Science Extra Credit. Your response may be typed or neatly handwritten. You must write in complete sentences, and complete both sides of the page. Please email it to me if you typed it. The following are a list of student-friendly news sources you could use (magazines and newspapers are also good sources):
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 (hard copies in class)
http://scienceworld.scholastic.com/
Marking Period 4 Extra Credit Choices (due on or before 6/9)
Choice A Dragon Genetics
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 the key on page 1. You may create an electronic dragon drawing or do one on paper and submit a picture of it.
- Electronic dragon: Draw in Notability and attach screenshot or pdf with your page 2.
- Paper dragon (submit a picture with your page 2): Your picture can be cut and pasted from the parts on page 3 if you have a printer and want to create the dragon on paper. You may also draw your dragon freehand on paper. Either way, please add some color to your dragon!
Choice 2: Current Events
Read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class in the Turn In/Absent Crate): Current Events Science Extra Credit. 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 you could use (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 (hard copies in class)
http://scienceworld.scholastic.com/
Marking Period 3 Extra Credit Choices (due on or before 4/1)
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 Google Slides presentation to share your research and share it with me. 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?
Choice 2: Current Events
Read and analyze a current events science article and complete the attached sheet (hard copy available in class in the Turn In/Absent Crate): Current Events Science Extra Credit. 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 you could use (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 (hard copies in class)
http://scienceworld.scholastic.com/