Extra Credit

Extra Credit

Guidelines:

All “Extra Credit” must obviously be the work of the student. The more time and effort evident the more points the assignment will earn. Each EC assignment is worth a maximum of 15 points. The amount of credit earned is based solely on the teacher’s discretion. Extra Credit points are not calculated into the student’s grade until the END of the quarter and will only be included if the student has earned a "C" or above. Extra Credit cannot be used to move a student from failing to passing, it can only be used to boost an already passing grade. Extra credit can be turned in at any time but to be included in a specific quarter grade it MUST be received in Mrs. Williams' class before 2:40 on the Friday before the quarter ends otherwise it will be part of the following quarter's grade.

Requirements:

Student's name, period, and date must appear in the upper right hand corner of the paper. The title "Extra Credit" must be clearly listed at the top. A copy of the article, admission ticket stub etc. must be submitted along with the student's write up as valadation.

Extra Incentives - Classroom Materials

Bring in any of the following items for incentive passes:

Klenex

Paper Towels

Wet Ones (large dispenser)

Hand Soap (pump dispenser)

Colored Copy Paper (pastel or neon)

Printer Ink "HP 57"

Printer Toner "HP LaserJet 03A"

California State Science Fair

The California State Science Fair is ???????

at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

South Pasadena Middle School has 7 student projects that won at the LA County Science Fair and will be competing at the State Fair. You can earn extra credit by attending the fair; attach proof of your admission to a typed response to the following questions:

1. Explain 1 project that you thought was interesting and explain what the

student did and how they did it.

2. What was one project that you didn't think was interesting and explain why.

3. What are three unique topics that you might want to consider for the Science

Fair for next year?

4. What do you think are the most important criteria for creating a good Science

Fair experiment that could qualify for the State Science Fair?

Extra Credit Suggestions

Write a song with lyrics that include vocabulary terms or concepts from the chapter or unit we are studying.

Write a poem with words that include vocabulary terms or concepts from the chapter or unit we are studying.

Visit a botanical garden and create a photo journal, scavenger hunt, etc. that includes information on our study of plants or conservation.

Find a cartoon that has something to do with Biology. Copy or paste the cartoon to a single sheet of paper and staple it behind an explaination of why you choose that cartoon and what area of Biology it pertains to.

Draw a cartoon or comic strip that relates to our current unit of study.

Read a scientific article, write a three paragraph write-up, Students must include a paragraph summary of the article, paragraph summary of how the article relates to science, and most importantly, a paragraph summary of their own opinion of the article.

Visit the San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park, make a photo journal of your visit, write a critique comparing the two facilities or compare them to the LA Zoo.

Visit a Science Museum and create a photo journal or write a report on what you learned and found most interesting.

Create a commercial that relates to our unit of study

"Happy Feet" Extra Credit

You can earn extra credit points for going to see "Happy Feet." After watching the movie do a write-up and include a paragraph response to each of the following questions: Write each question before your response.

1) Write a summary of the movie.

2) Explain what actual penguin behaviors are evident in the movie.

3) How do humans effect penguin life, environment and behavior?

4) What was the moral/message about human interaction with penguins?

5) What was your personal opinion of the movie?