EXTRA CREDIT SCIENCE
Instructions:
- Each extra credit option is worth specified points toward your final semester grade.
- All extra credit assignments are due no later than the last Friday before the semester ends.
- You can turn in extra credit at any time during the semester.
- You can earn a maximum of 60 points extra credit per semester. Extra credit WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of missing assignments!
- All extra credit will be added to the gradebook at the end of the semester.
EXTRA CREDIT CREATIVITY.......
10 POINTS - CROSSWORD PUZZLE. Create a crossword puzzle using a minimum of 20 terms from the current Unit being studied. Write clues to solve your puzzle and include a key.
20 POINTS - CHILDREN'S BOOK. Write a short story on the Science topic or Unit we are currently studying. Include a book cover, author, illustrations, vocabulary and page numbers. 5 PAGE MINIMUM.
30 POINTS - SCIENCE IN THE NEWS. Find a current event news article that relates to what we are studying. It can't be more than 12 months old. Submit a summary of the article and your opinion of the article. Try to give the Who?, What?, Where?, When? and Why? Do not copy and paste from the article. This is considered plagiarism. Attach the original article or a copy of the article behind the write-up.
(LINKS TO RELIABLE SCIENCE NEWS SOURCES CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE TAB SCIENCE LINKS.)
50 POINTS - VISIT A SCIENCE MUSEUM,AQUARIUM OR ZOO. Pick one of the exhibits inside the museum and write a detailed summary about the exhibit and the science you learned. The review should be at least 2 pages long double spaced. Submit a ticket stub or brochure along with your report.
Instructions:
- Each extra credit option is worth specified points toward your final semester grade.
- All extra credit assignments are due no later than the last Friday before the semester ends.
- You can turn in extra credit at any time during the semester.
- You can earn a maximum of 60 points extra credit per semester. Extra credit WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of missing assignments!
- All extra credit will be added to the gradebook at the end of the semester.
EXTRA CREDIT CREATIVITY.......
10 POINTS - CROSSWORD PUZZLE. Create a crossword puzzle using a minimum of 20 terms from the current Unit being studied. Write clues to solve your puzzle and include a key.
20 POINTS - CHILDREN'S BOOK. Write a short story on the Science topic or Unit we are currently studying. Include a book cover, author, illustrations, vocabulary and page numbers. 5 PAGE MINIMUM.
30 POINTS - SCIENCE IN THE NEWS. Find a current event news article that relates to what we are studying. It can't be more than 12 months old. Submit a summary of the article and your opinion of the article. Try to give the Who?, What?, Where?, When? and Why? Do not copy and paste from the article. This is considered plagiarism. Attach the original article or a copy of the article behind the write-up.
(LINKS TO RELIABLE SCIENCE NEWS SOURCES CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE TAB SCIENCE LINKS.)
50 POINTS - VISIT A SCIENCE MUSEUM,AQUARIUM OR ZOO. Pick one of the exhibits inside the museum and write a detailed summary about the exhibit and the science you learned. The review should be at least 2 pages long double spaced. Submit a ticket stub or brochure along with your report.
HAVE FUN!