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Students may earn up to 30 points extra credit per quarter
Each assignment is worth 10 points
Students must answer 3 questions about the same scientist or subject to
be considered i.e. Carolus Linnaeus- question 1-3 or 3 from Ecology
Questions/assignments with an ** by them count as a full project worth
10 points Ex: cartoon storybook
Assignments must be answered in 3-5 complete detailed sentences with
proper grammar and spelling
NO COPY AND PASTING, this will result in an automatic ZERO!
Questions/assignments may not be repeated (you can not turn in the
same extra credit for all four quarters)
All extra credit must be turned in 1 week before the end of quarter in
order to be counted toward the quarter. Assignments must be turn in by
Oct. 1, Dec. 10, Feb. 25, and May 11
• What is wind and how is it used? Create a road sign of
any shape and title it “Wind at Work”. Illustrate one of
your ideas with the specific job wind does.
• Have you ever wondered why some winds are named as
they are? Find out how these words came about:
doldrums, trade winds, horse latitudes, & chinook.
• Write a free-verse poem about what you would want the
wind to bring you.
• Learn about wind energy and how it is used to produce
electricity and mechanical energy.
• Why are mountain tops often covered with mist and
clouds? Create a model to explain this phenomenon..
• Write up a recipe to explain how clouds form.
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Does a groundhog really know if winter is ending? Do a grasshopper’s
chirps really mean the temperature is rising? Examine familiar weather
sayings and what they really mean.
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Create a poster, pamphlet or flyer describing the hazards of ozone depletion
and the steps we can take to protect ourselves from the sun’s harmful rays.
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Why might the city be warmer than the surrounding country in the
summertime? Using the Scientific Method, conduct an investigation to help
explain this question.
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What is El Nino and La Nina? Why is it called Indian summers? Write a
myth, legend, or simple description that attempts to explain its event.
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**Research any of the following scientists to see their contributions or
achievements in Weather:
– Evangeslita Torricelli
- Edmond Halley
– Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
- Anders Celsius
– Lewis Fry Richardson
- John von Neumann
Carolus Linnaeus1. Investigate how classification was done before Linneaus
2. Explore the purpose and objectives of the Linnaean Society
3. Hypothesize why Linnaeus began with species rather than
Kingdom.
Binomial Nomenclature1. Determine why Latin and Greek names were and are used in the
classification system.
2. Create an instructional cartoon character whose name is
Binomial Nomenclature.
3. Design a logo for each level of scientific classification
Taxonomy1. Compare taxonomy with a factor tree
2. Explain how and why a taxonomy is used to delineate specific
species.
3. Investigate & compare different types of taxonomy
•Explain the biosphere of a Dr. Seuss Character
•Explain how an algebraic equation is like an ecological system.
•Carbon-Oxygen Cycle
•1. Make a model of the carbon-oxygen cycle
•2. Explain how a tree can suffocate
•Biotic Factors
•1. Identify the biotic factors in your environment
•2. Explain how human-introduced biotic & abiotic factors have affected
ecosystems.
•Habitat
•1.Research a natural habitat within your geographic area
•2. Create a plan for a space-colony habitat
•Identify how and why microorganisms have
influenced civilizations
•Compute the amount of time it took microbial
life to develop into multi-cellular organisms
•**Create a cartoon story book for teaching the
story of microorganisms (minimum of 5 pages)
•Explain the difference between viruses and
bacteria
•Explain why some antibiotics are live cultures,
some are dead, and some are synthetic
•Explain how organisms can become resistant
to antibiotics.
•Research inventions that had to be created in
order for the microscope to be developed.
•Create an “-ology” suffix dictionary of botanical words (minimum
of 5 words)
•Explain why botanists have to have so many fine-screening
categories for classifying plants
•Draw a family tree of a common plant
•Explore how plants with red or yellow leaves use
photosynthesis
•Define “tropisms” and create a list of new ones.
•Hypothesize the potential loss to medicine associated with
the destruction of the rain forest
•Explain why carnivorous plants are really omnivorous plants
•Write a “whodunit” story with a carnivorous plant as
the primary suspect
•As a spokes person for an endangered species, write a letter to the
United Nations asking for protection
•Explain how and why humans have upset the natural order of extinction
•Research to locate an individual or group whose contributions to this
concept is or was significant. Explain how and why their contribution
was or is so important.
•Create a public-service announcement educating the public about a
specific cause.
•Research the impact of the work of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in
your geographic area.
•Research to find out why certain insecticides were banned and why
they came into common use.
•Explain how modern zoos have become “Noah’s Ark”
•Create a brochure for an organization protecting endangered
and threatened species.
•Research and explain the role of DNA and RNA in living
organisms
•Create a tessellation using a cell design
•Hypothesize the effect on home construction if walls were
permeable like a cell membrane
•Compare cytoplasm with the water in a fish bowl
•Explain why a pathologist would study cells
•Research a person whose contribution to this concept is or was
significant. Explain how and why their contribution was or is so
important
•Write a clerihew about Robert Hooke.
•Compare & contrast the cell-division process in plant and
animal cells
•Hypothesize how and why zoological knowledge has
impacted human history
•Create a mobile that shows the branches of zoology
•Invent an alien animal and create its morphology
•Research to find out how and why scientists finally
classified the platypus.
•Explain how and why zoos has changed over time
•Debate the concept of zoos. Should they or should
they not exist?
•Explain how each of the areas of study is important in
tracing the changes in the kingdom Animalia.
•Research and compare antiquated and modern zoos
•Research Aristotle’s role in zoology.
• **To earn extra credit, you must write up your experiment using
the scientific method. Every part must be included and you will
need to check for spelling and grammar. Your experiment must
be neat and with the correct heading. Turn it into the science
basket.
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Look at the following link to get you started. It will cover the Scientific
Method as well as give you ideas of projects/experiments that you
can do. There are science demonstrations that you can view and
there are questions at the bottom of each demo that you can use to
help you get an idea (or create your own question!). If you have any
questions, please see your teacher for help.
• http://www.sciencebob.com/index.php