Extra+Credit

 You may complete extra credit to bring up your grade in my class as long as y__ou follow the rules below__. You may do any combination of the ideas below but they **cannot ** total more than 60 points (I will not grade anything more than that). You can do extra credit all year as long as it is completed by the deadline every quarter. I will also give small assignments in class that will count towards the 60 points.  Some ideas: ·  Visit a __science__ museum and write up the visit up to15 points ·  Review a science article (details below) up to 10 points each ·  Oral report on topic below (details below) up to 35 points ·  Book Report (details below) up to 25 points each ·  Written Report (details below) up to 25 points ·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; x-system-font: none;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Review of a science podcast up to 10 points each · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Participate in Science Olympiad (3rd quarter only) up to 25 points once · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">See me if you have another idea <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Visit a Science Museum: __ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Go to one of the science museums in the city like the Franklin Institute, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Camden Aquarium, etc. Pick one of the exhibits inside the museum and write a summary about the exhibit and the science that you learned. The review should be 1-2 pages long. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Review of Science Article: __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Choose an article that is related to any field of science. The article must be at least one page long. I will need a copy of the article with your review so make sure you make a copy of it. Your summary should be almost one full page. I have some scientific magazines that you may look at during school time if you cannot find anything on your own. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Oral Reports: __ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> The presentation should last 3-5 minutes (not including pauses). You should teach the class about the topic you choose. You need to get approval of the topic __one week__ before hand. If you want anything handed out during your presentation you must give me time to copy it for you. Be sure to give me a list of references!! Try very hard not to read from your notes. Make sure to have some kind of visual aid during the presentation. You will also need to ask the class at least 2 questions about your presentation. You will also need to take questions from the class. For topic ideas see the bottom of the page. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Book Reports: __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Make sure you get the book approved from me before starting. It can be a book you are reading for English class as long as you get approval! You should have a one or two paragraph summary for every chapter in the book. The report should be in your own works, it should read like a shorter version of the book with all the major points. Just pretend you are summarizing the whole book for a friend. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> At the end give me a review of the book: what did you think of it, was it any good, etc. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Some ideas: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Asimov, Isaac. __I, Robot.__ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Crichton, Michael. __Jurassic Park.__ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Crichton, Michael. __Andromeda Strain.__ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Crichton, Michael. __Next.__ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> Gore, Al. __An <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming.__ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> O’Brien, Robert C. __Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.__ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Written Reports: __ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">The report should be double-spaced- and preferably typed. It should be a minimum of 3 pages, there is no maximum. Be sure to include footnotes when needed and to include a bibliography with a minimum of four references (only one encyclopedia and one website). You can include an appendix to show any graphs or pictures that you mentioned in the paper (these do not count in the three required pages). <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> For topic ideas see below. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Review of a Science Podcast: __ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> There are a number of science podcasts available for download at iTunes, some are audio only and there are some video. Download one of the podcasts, listen to it, and write a summary of everything you learned in the podcast. Be sure to include the name of the podcast and the topic that was covered. Some examples are Brain Stuff, Science Now, Scientific American, etc. See me for some more ideas. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Ideas for Reports (Oral and Written): __ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">1. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Effects and Dangers of Microwaves (Pro & Con, w/ evidence) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">2. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">How blood is tested today (what kind of machines are used? Explain how one works.) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">3. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">How urine is tested today? (Explain how the “dip strip” works.) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">4. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Process of developing vaccines (immunology) or Antibiotics <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">5. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">How Nerves Function (at the electrochemical level) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">6. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">How the calorie & nutrition content of food is determined <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">7. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Is there really good and bad cholesterol? What is the difference at a molecular level? (Reactions in the arteries? Effects on the body?) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">8. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Solutions to the problems of acid rain <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">9. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Why did the dinosaurs disappear? (Explain at least 3 theories, pick one, and tell why.) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">10. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Toxic waste: origins, degree of toxicity, and disposal methods. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">11. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Explain //how// we are Searching for Extraterrestrial Life <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">12. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Biomass: techniques that would make it an energy source <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">13. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Using microbes to produce food and drink <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">14. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Using microbes to produce pharmaceuticals <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">15. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Using microbes to produce industrial chemicals <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">16. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Using microbes to clean up oil spills <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">17. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">Population Explosion: Is it a Problem? Why or why not? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">18. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">How has biomedical engineering changed our food? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">19. Why are plastics dangerous? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">20. What are some biofuels that are being investigated? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">21. What are some advances were are making in genetics? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">22. What are some new techniques in forensics? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">23. Causes and results of global warming. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt;">24. Recent genome findings.
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