2nd Quarter         3rd Quarter          4th Quarter

Extra Credit Assignment

1st Quarter

15 extra credit points will be acquired by going to the WEB Hunt found on Science page, Extra Credit page.

• Print out the document for the WEB Hunt, then proceed to find the items and answer the clues.

• Record your answers on your notebook paper and submit it for extra credit by
  
  OR
  
  Go on an outdoor adventure with your parent. Plan and execute a trip to an area that provides guided trips (i.e. Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Crestridge Ecological Reserve, Torrey Pines Reserve).  Take the trip and then record what you observed. Write up an essay detailing your experience and what you learned from the docent.  Have the docent sign the paper or you can have your parent who accompanied you sign it for you.
  Things to include for credit:

• The date of the trip, the place/location, the name of the docent and your essay with your parent's signature.
  
  Blue Sky  = http://tchester.org/sd/places/bs/blue_sky.html
  Torrey Pines = http://www.torreypine.org/
  San Elijo Lagoon  = http://sanelijo.org/
  Crestridge  =  http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/crestridge/habitats.html
  
  
  OR
   

• Prepare a picture book for a young reader about the 6 characteristics of living things. Each page will need a photo and a description of the characteristic displayed. 
  
  OR

• Conduct an "AT HOME Student-led Conference" using the given docs found on KIDS Korner.
  
  Due: October 21, 2011

2nd Quarter

15 extra credit points will be acquired by going to the Microbe Mystery Tour page. 

• Complete any 10 questions and the Conclusion and earn 15 bonus points.  You MUST do this alone and not in pairs.  You will need to write complete sentences for each question and your conclusion to get full credit. 
  
  OR
  Go to Learning Point and join the 2nd Quarter Bonus Point Group and do the task regarding cell research. Instructions for the task and submitting the task are on the Learning Point 2nd Quarter Extra Credit. 
   
  OR
  Go on an outdoor adventure with your parent. Plan and execute a trip to an area that provides guided trips (i.e. Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Crestidge Ecological Reserve, Torrey Pines Reserve).  Take the trip and then record what you observed. Write up an essay detailing your experience and what you learned from the docent.  Have the docent sign the paper or you can have your parent who accompanied you sign it for you.
  Things to include for credit:

• The date of the trip, the place/location, the name of the docent and your essay with your parent's signature.
  
  Blue Sky  = http://tchester.org/sd/places/bs/blue_sky.html
  Torrey Pines = http://www.torreypine.org/
  Crestridge  =  http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/crestridge.html
  San Elijo Lagoon  = http://sanelijo.org/
  
  OR
  Go to the Natural History Museum for the exhibition Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins    or any other exhibition presently at the museum and do the following:

    Write up an essay detailing your experience and what you learned from the exhibit.  Pick up any materials they may have and attach to your essay. Get a parent that went with you to sign the essay. Here is the website to view: http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/darwin/index.php

         OR

         Go to the Ruben H. Fleet Museum and visit the Cellular Journey exhibit.

         -Write up an essay detailing your experience and what you learned from the exhibit.  Pick
           up any materials they may have and attach to your essay. Get a parent that went with
           you to sign the essay.  Here is the website for more information:
           http://www.rhfleet.org/site/exhibition/cellular_journey.cfm

Due Date:  January 6, 2012

3rd Quarter

15 extra credit points will be acquired by doing ONE of the following:

• Book Quest Ch. 7  ~    Book Quest Chapter 7.pdf

• Book Quest Ch. 6  ~    Book Quest Chapter 6.pdf

• Research diseases that are caused by DNA (heredity). Then pick one to write a report. The report should include the name of the disease, how it related to DNA (what chromosome is the gene located on), what are the symptoms and treatments, what studies are being done to find cures for this disease. Write in MLA format, typed (12 font) and should be 1 page long, 1.5 spacing. Here is a great website to use for your research.  http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov./

    OR

• Go on an outdoor adventure with your parent. Plan and execute a trip to an area that provides guided trips (i.e. Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Crestidge Ecological Reserve, Torrey Pines Reserve).  Take the trip and then record what you observed. Write up an essay detailing your experience and what you learned from the docent.  Have the docent sign the paper or you can have your parent who accompanied you sign it for you.
  Things to include for credit:

• The date of the trip, the place/location, the name of the docent and your essay with your parent's signature.
  
  Blue Sky  = http://tchester.org/sd/places/bs/blue_sky.html
  Torrey Pines = http://www.torreypine.org/
  Crestridge  =  http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/crestridge.html
  San Elijo Lagoon  = http://sanelijo.org/

    OR

• Go to the Natural History Museum for the exhibition Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins    or any other exhibition presently at the museum and do the following:

    Write up an essay detailing your experience and what you learned from the exhibit.  Pick up any materials they may have and attach to your essay. Get a parent that went with you to sign the essay. Here is the website to view: http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/darwin/index.php

         OR

         Go to the Ruben H. Fleet Museum and visit the Cellular Journey exhibit.

         -Write up an essay detailing your experience and what you learned from the exhibit.  Pick
           up any materials they may have and attach to your essay. Get a parent that went with
           you to sign the essay.  Here is the website for more information:
           http://www.rhfleet.org/site/exhibition/cellular_journey.cfm

Due date:  March 19th, 2012

 4th Quarter

15 extra credit points will be acquired by doing one of the following:

• Book Quest Chapter 8    ~     BookQuest _Ch. 8_.pdf

 OR

• Go on an outdoor adventure with your parent. Plan and execute a trip to an area that provides guided trips (i.e. Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Crestidge Ecological Reserve, Torrey Pines Reserve).  Take the trip and then record what you observed. Write up an essay detailing your experience and what you learned from the docent.  Have the docent sign the paper or you can have your parent who accompanied you sign it for you.
  Things to include for credit:

• The date of the trip, the place/location, the name of the docent and your essay with your parent's signature.
  
  Blue Sky  = http://tchester.org/sd/places/bs/blue_sky.html
  Torrey Pines = http://www.torreypine.org/
  Crestridge  =  http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/crestridge.html
  San Elijo Lagoon  = http://sanelijo.org/
  Mission Trails =  http://www.mtrp.org/visitor_center.asp

OR

Choose one of the following and complete by the due date:

1. Research the 4 different blood types (A, B, AB, O). Find out which blood group is the most predominant and the one that is least predominant. Which blood groups are the universal blood groups and why?  Write up a report describing the 4 blood groups and answer the questions asked here.
2. Draw a human heart and diagram the path that blood takes through the 4 chambers and lungs and teach someone. Get a signature on your human heart diagram to prove that you have taught someone the paths of the blood flow through the heart.  
3. Research the Respiratory System and record the vocabulary associated with this system. Create a crossword puzzle using these new words.
4. Find out what a well-balanced diet is and why it is so important. Based on this information determine if your diet is well balanced.
5. Make a collection of fun, fascinating facts about the nervous system. Combine them with illustrations and put them in a display to share with classmates.
6. Research some of the diseases of the muscular system like muscular dystrophy, heart disease, tendonitis, tennis elbow, or myasthenia gravis. Present your information in a report or a display with images.
7. Draw a life size human skeleton on butcher paper. Label all the bones. 

DUE DATE:   June 1, 2012

Not assigned!

15 extra credit points will be acquired by doing research on genetic disorders. Go to the given website below and read what is a genetic disorder and write a description that explains genetic disorders in general. Go further into the site and find the descriptions for all the disorders.  Choose a disorder of your choice. Write a report with WORD or do a show with Power Point. The report should be 3 paragraphs or more; the Power Point should be 3 slides or more.

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/assist.shtml

Genes and Disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd

You can research Stem Cell Research and write explaining what we know about stem cell research.  Describe the controversy over this type of research and share your opinion about the stem cell research. Follow the above guidelines for the report or the Power Point.