Tale of 2 Cities - Paris & Florence
The Galapagos and Peru
Biology Extra Credit 1st Quarter
To get extra credit, download and print the following 3 files for the Great Element Scavenger Hunt or pick one of the activities below. The elements of the Periodic Table are organized into groups. You will need to find out the discoverer of the element, and why or how the element got the name it has. All elements of a group MUST be done. A partial group is worth nothing. Each completed group is worth 15 points. Put your answers on the answer sheet. There must be one answer sheet for each group.
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Great Element Scavenger Hunt Instructions
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Great Element Scavenger Hunt Element Groups
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Great Element Scavenger Hunt Answer Sheet
BIOLOGY TUTORIALS - 10 POINTS EACH
1. List 10 jobs, each from a different branch of science. List:
A. specific skills required for each skill
B. The years of training and the degree required for it.
C. Salary Range
D. Job Outlook
E. Volunteer opportunities
F. How to contact people in the field for interviews
25 points!
2. Use beads or other appropriate material to make a model of the DNA molecule. It should be at least 2 feet long. Color-code for the different parts. 25 points!
3. Find 10 web sites for cells and review each one in a short paragraph. Include the URL. These must be 10 different web sites, not different pages in the same site. 25 points!
4. The following are 10 points apiece:
A. Describe the Red Tide, what it is and what it does.
B. Tell who John Ross was and what he discovered.
C. Tell about 3 symbiotic relationships involving algae and invertebrates.
D. Ice cream was often made at home using salted ice. Why salt ice?
E. Look up the death toll of medieval plague pandemics and compare them with casualty figures for great wars.
F. Explain the function of, and give an example of a mnemonic.
5. Learn and sing "The Cell Song" to the class. 10 points!