Our Classroom Rules:
- Make Good Decisions
- Solve Problems
- Be Respectful
- Raise Hands and Wait to be Called upon
- Treat Others the way we want to be treated
- Use inside feet when in doors
- Help Each other
Extra Credit
Rationale for Extra Credit
Life happens. I understand that there are many demands placed on students these days - family expectations, academic responsibilities, extracurricular commitments - that might make getting every homework assignment turned in on time tough. I do not accept late work for a number of reasons, the most important being that I want to provide feedback to my students in a timely manner we go over the work each day. Therefore I provide extra credit opportunities each term and all year that enable students to make up for two to three missed homework assignments or recover some points from assignments not fully completed. Also, extra credit shows commitment by the student and I encourage students to “go above and beyond”
Rules for Extra Credit - Available to Every Student
GATTACA X-Men: The Last Stand
Lorenzo’s Oil A Beautiful Mind
Outbreak Double Helix
Osmosis Jones Evolution
Awakenings Gorillas in the Mist
Day After Tomorrow
Give 3 examples of the use of the scientific method.
Describe 3 things you already knew before you read the articles.
Describe 3 things you learned because you read the articles.
Write 3 questions you have about the fields of science or something you read in the articles.
Identify and describe ANY false scientific ideas you saw, or “bad” scientific processes found in the articles.
Document the author, date, and place where you found the articles.
Scavenger Hunt Extra Credit List
Each of the items listed below will earn 1 extra credit class work point. Follow the Scavenger Hunt guidelines explained in the Extra Credit Opportunities packet.
The following rules apply to the Scavenger Hunt and should be followed throughout the collecting:
*Please take care in NOT DESTROYING any habitats as you collect or visit.
*Plants that have red spots or red areas on the stem or leaf may be poisonous-DO NOT TOUCH!
*Collect specimens carefully. Do not remove any item from the habitat in which it is found. That means you must take your picture in the field, not bring the item home with you to photograph. However, some items may be found in your home, in which case it is OK to photograph them there.
*A photograph of you with an item from the list can only count once. For example, if you take a picture with a mushroom, that picture can be used for either MUSHROOM or FUNGUS, but not both.
*When photographing, you may want to keep a written index of what items are shown in which photograph for later reference.
*You may work with your friends, lab partners, parents or siblings, but you'll have to do your research beforehand -- use your book, internet or library references to determine what the specimen is and where to find it!
*Get started right away and have FUN!!
Rationale for Extra Credit
Life happens. I understand that there are many demands placed on students these days - family expectations, academic responsibilities, extracurricular commitments - that might make getting every homework assignment turned in on time tough. I do not accept late work for a number of reasons, the most important being that I want to provide feedback to my students in a timely manner we go over the work each day. Therefore I provide extra credit opportunities each term and all year that enable students to make up for two to three missed homework assignments or recover some points from assignments not fully completed. Also, extra credit shows commitment by the student and I encourage students to “go above and beyond”
Rules for Extra Credit - Available to Every Student
- Students may complete TWO (2) of the following options per semester (not counting test/quiz re-submissions).
- Students are to work on projects individually. If they want to travel together for the scavenger hunt or watch movies together, that's fine but each student must turn in his/her own scrapbook with pictures of himself/herself and answer the movie questions individually.
- Extra credit points will be awarded in either the homework or lab categories (Informal Grades).
- Projects are due by the end of the term before grades close.
- If you have any questions, come talk to me or email me prior to the night before it is due. I will not help you if you have waited until the last minute to throw together a haphazard project.
- Go on a scavenger hunt: You can explore the nature of Massachusetts and New Hampshire while collecting points for Life Science! Each item on the list (copies are in a file on my desk) counts as one point. In order to earn those points, you need to take a picture of yourself with the item. You then need to present those pictures in either a PowerPoint presentation or a scrapbook. Each photo needs a caption that contains the title of the item pictured and the location where the photograph was taken. You should pay attention to everything on the same page as the list of items
- Watch a movie: You can watch one or two movies a term and answer the questions on the worksheet (you can find copies for each movie in a folder on my desk) in essay form (typed). Each movie is worth 25 points, for the possibility of earning a total of 50 points each term. You can rent the movies from Netflix, stream from HULU or possibly even a local library.
GATTACA X-Men: The Last Stand
Lorenzo’s Oil A Beautiful Mind
Outbreak Double Helix
Osmosis Jones Evolution
Awakenings Gorillas in the Mist
Day After Tomorrow
- Read 4 Newspaper/Magazine Articles Type a two-page report (your name and block in the upper left corner, 12 point font, Times New Roman). The project must answer the following questions:
Give 3 examples of the use of the scientific method.
Describe 3 things you already knew before you read the articles.
Describe 3 things you learned because you read the articles.
Write 3 questions you have about the fields of science or something you read in the articles.
Identify and describe ANY false scientific ideas you saw, or “bad” scientific processes found in the articles.
Document the author, date, and place where you found the articles.
Scavenger Hunt Extra Credit List
Each of the items listed below will earn 1 extra credit class work point. Follow the Scavenger Hunt guidelines explained in the Extra Credit Opportunities packet.
The following rules apply to the Scavenger Hunt and should be followed throughout the collecting:
*Please take care in NOT DESTROYING any habitats as you collect or visit.
*Plants that have red spots or red areas on the stem or leaf may be poisonous-DO NOT TOUCH!
*Collect specimens carefully. Do not remove any item from the habitat in which it is found. That means you must take your picture in the field, not bring the item home with you to photograph. However, some items may be found in your home, in which case it is OK to photograph them there.
*A photograph of you with an item from the list can only count once. For example, if you take a picture with a mushroom, that picture can be used for either MUSHROOM or FUNGUS, but not both.
*When photographing, you may want to keep a written index of what items are shown in which photograph for later reference.
*You may work with your friends, lab partners, parents or siblings, but you'll have to do your research beforehand -- use your book, internet or library references to determine what the specimen is and where to find it!
*Get started right away and have FUN!!