The following is a list of extra credit suggestions that you can choose from to increase your Living Environment Class Grade.
-You may earn up to 3 points per semester.
-Only students with no missing assignments are eligible
Rap or Song: Write a song or rap about an biology topic
Documentary: Watch a documentary or fictional film (or both) and discuss the work and its relationship to the materials covered in class.
Television: Write a one page paper about a biology topic you saw on TV. Be sure to include the name of the show and a video clip of the information if possible
Engineering: Build a model of a cell or other biological process that could be used in class
Current Event: Choose a current topic in biology and write a one page report that includes a link to the article, summary, and classroom connection.
Misconceptions: Find any references to biology that are presented incorrectly to the public and write a one page report explaining the inaccuracy.
Creative Writing: Write a two page (typed) story about a trip through the human body and make observations about your adventure along the way.
Cartoons: Create a series of cartoons that illustrates at least 10 events in geologic time. Use text in your cartoons to describe the events in detail.
Creative Writing: Write a children’s story book about life before modern humans.
Field Trip: Visit someplace that has biological significance and record your observations (pictures) and write a one page report on how this place relates to biology.
Flip book concept: Use index cards or computer animation software to demonstrate a biology topic in motion.
-You may earn up to 3 points per semester.
-Only students with no missing assignments are eligible
Rap or Song: Write a song or rap about an biology topic
Documentary: Watch a documentary or fictional film (or both) and discuss the work and its relationship to the materials covered in class.
Television: Write a one page paper about a biology topic you saw on TV. Be sure to include the name of the show and a video clip of the information if possible
Engineering: Build a model of a cell or other biological process that could be used in class
Current Event: Choose a current topic in biology and write a one page report that includes a link to the article, summary, and classroom connection.
Misconceptions: Find any references to biology that are presented incorrectly to the public and write a one page report explaining the inaccuracy.
Creative Writing: Write a two page (typed) story about a trip through the human body and make observations about your adventure along the way.
Cartoons: Create a series of cartoons that illustrates at least 10 events in geologic time. Use text in your cartoons to describe the events in detail.
Creative Writing: Write a children’s story book about life before modern humans.
Field Trip: Visit someplace that has biological significance and record your observations (pictures) and write a one page report on how this place relates to biology.
Flip book concept: Use index cards or computer animation software to demonstrate a biology topic in motion.