Earth Science Lab Makeups and Extra Credit
If you were absent from a lab for any reason, or if you'd like to get some extra credit points, you can do one of the following:
1. Look up the topic of the lab online and find an article about that topic. Take a page of Cornell notes on the article you read. Title the Article "_________ Lab Makeup" with the blank being filled in with the name of the lab you missed.
2. Find a current events article or video of over 10 minutes length about what we've covered in Earth Science and write a three paragraph summary of the article. See below for more info:
Science News Weekly Extra Credit
Each week you have the option to bring in an article from a news source that discusses something newsworthy, newly discovered, newly understood, and/or controversial in earth and/or space science. The purpose of this assignment is two-fold: 1) You will become knowledgeable about current events involving earth science, 2) You will gain (hopefully) an appreciation for the importance of earth science in your daily life or in the lives of others around the world.
1) You may turn in one article each week; this translates to a possible total of 36 DIFFERENT articles through the end of the school year. You may not turn in more than 1 article per week, and the articles must be dated recently.
2) Each article will be worth 10 extra credit points.
3) You MUST read the article – you may not understand every idea or term in the article, but we can discuss this in class or after class. After reading, you need to write a three paragraph summary of the main points of the article – this is how I will know you read the article. You must then turn in both a copy of the article (or the link to find it) and your one paragraph summary.
4) The article must relate to something in earth science or space science, thus articles about a discovery of a new species of organism are not eligible (even though this is exciting news).
a) Space/astronomy articles that are acceptable: Info about new planets, galaxies, etc., results from a Mars rover or similar article; do not turn in an article about the shuttle taking off (or something similar)
b) Earth science articles that are acceptable: tsunamis, earthquakes, ocean circulation, climate change, mudslides, volcanic eruptions, rivers, glaciers, hurricanes, etc. etc.
c) Other acceptable articles: Global warming articles that make the news
5) Sources for articles:
-Newspaper (national or local)
BBC Science and Environment News
MSNBC Space
MSNBC Science
Yahoo News Science - Check link at top for specific topics
Google Science News
Remember to look for an article that directly relates to Earth Science, not just the first article on the page.
1. Look up the topic of the lab online and find an article about that topic. Take a page of Cornell notes on the article you read. Title the Article "_________ Lab Makeup" with the blank being filled in with the name of the lab you missed.
2. Find a current events article or video of over 10 minutes length about what we've covered in Earth Science and write a three paragraph summary of the article. See below for more info:
Science News Weekly Extra Credit
Each week you have the option to bring in an article from a news source that discusses something newsworthy, newly discovered, newly understood, and/or controversial in earth and/or space science. The purpose of this assignment is two-fold: 1) You will become knowledgeable about current events involving earth science, 2) You will gain (hopefully) an appreciation for the importance of earth science in your daily life or in the lives of others around the world.
1) You may turn in one article each week; this translates to a possible total of 36 DIFFERENT articles through the end of the school year. You may not turn in more than 1 article per week, and the articles must be dated recently.
2) Each article will be worth 10 extra credit points.
3) You MUST read the article – you may not understand every idea or term in the article, but we can discuss this in class or after class. After reading, you need to write a three paragraph summary of the main points of the article – this is how I will know you read the article. You must then turn in both a copy of the article (or the link to find it) and your one paragraph summary.
4) The article must relate to something in earth science or space science, thus articles about a discovery of a new species of organism are not eligible (even though this is exciting news).
a) Space/astronomy articles that are acceptable: Info about new planets, galaxies, etc., results from a Mars rover or similar article; do not turn in an article about the shuttle taking off (or something similar)
b) Earth science articles that are acceptable: tsunamis, earthquakes, ocean circulation, climate change, mudslides, volcanic eruptions, rivers, glaciers, hurricanes, etc. etc.
c) Other acceptable articles: Global warming articles that make the news
5) Sources for articles:
-Newspaper (national or local)
BBC Science and Environment News
MSNBC Space
MSNBC Science
Yahoo News Science - Check link at top for specific topics
Google Science News
Remember to look for an article that directly relates to Earth Science, not just the first article on the page.