SciPi Night

Sci Pi Night is March 23rd, 2017 from 5:30-7:30 pm

SciPi night will be an evening of Science and Math presentations designed to engage students in STEM learning

Incentives!!!!

Students who attend SciPi night will get a Science Homework pass if you come and sign in at Mrs. Spears’ booth

Volunteers  will get 2 homework passes (1 for Science and 1 for Math) and will earn service hours

Students who put on a presentation will earn 50 points of Extra Credit towards their next Exam (in addition to homework passes for Math and Science)!!!

Student Presentations:

• If you would like to present you need to turn in SciPi Student Presentation Consent Form
• Deadline: Friday March 17th
• You need to come up with an activity or a demonstration that has to do with our curriculum:

ØChemistry
ØWater
ØEnergy (cell or energy sources)
ØEcosystems
ØMicrobes/Biotechnology
ØEarth’s History (fossils, carbon dating, etc.)

• Don’t know what to do? Check out these resources:
• https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/
• http://sciencespot.net/
• https://sciencebob.com/category/experiments/
• PINTEREST!

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Extra Credit: Biotechnology

Write a one page HAND WRITTEN essay about one of the following types of biotechnology:

• drug production
• genetic testing
• gene therapy
• Pharmacogenomics
• agricultural (GMOs)
• industrial biotechnology
• cloning

This extra credit is worth up to 20 extra credit points.

This is due by Friday February 26th

Extra Credit: Ocean Ecosystems

Log into your DiscoveryEducation.com account

Username: WCP lunch #
Passwor: Lunch #

Under ‘Assignments’ you have an integrated science simulation called ‘Ocean Ecosystems.’

In this simulation you will toggle different variables to see how they affect the ecosystem of the Ocean.

In the simulation there is a tab called ‘questions’ at the bottom.  If you open this tab 6 questions about the simulation will pop up.

For extra credit, answer these six questions on a separate sheet of loose-leaf paper.

Each question is worth 2 extra credit point towards your 2nd quarter grade (12 points max)

This extra credit is due during homeroom on Monday 11/16 (must be turned in by 7:29 am in order to count)

Extra Credit: Candy

Mrs. Spears’ favorite candy is PEPPERMINT PATTIES (and is MAYBE hoping to get some on Monday for her Birthday, lol)

What’s your favorite candy?  Write it down on a piece of paper with your name and give it to Mrs. Spears on Monday during homeroom for 5 points extra credit!

You must hand it to Mrs. Spears by 7:29 am in order to get the extra credit!

End Of The YEAR!

Have a HAPPY, FUN, and SAFE Summer!!!

BEST of LUCK in High School!!!

Test Corrections: Change Over Time

The Change Over Time Unit Exams were passed back to students on May 18th.  If you are not happy with your score you can improve it by doing the following:

For each question you got wrong you must WRITE OUT what the correct answer should be (not just a, b, c, or d).

Next, You must write at least one complete sentence explaining why the new answer is correct.

For each question that you correct you can earn back half credit (1.5 points per question)

Corrections must be turned in no later than Friday May 22nd.

You must ask Mrs. Spears in class for the exam because there is not a digital copy!!!!

Extra Credit: Copy Paper

Our class is in need of copy paper for worksheets and reading material!

Each Ream (packet of 500 sheets) of copy paper you bring in will result in 5 points of extra credit!

Students can bring a MAXIMUM of FOUR (4) Reams of paper (20 extra credit points)

All Points will be added towards the 4th quarter 

This offer is good until May 28th!!!

Extra Credit: Symbiotic Relationships

In class we have learned that there are many organisms that live in a symbiotic relationship with another organism of a different species.

Directions:

Write a one page HAND WRITTEN report describing three symbiotic relationships.

1. Research and write about an example of EACH type of symbiosis (Mutualism , Parasitism, and Commensalism ).  Make sure you say what type of relationship the two organisms share.
2. Describe the two organisms in the relationship.  Include where in the world they’re found.
3. Describe their relationship to each other in DETAIL.  (Who benefits? How? Is one harmed?  How? etc.)

This is due on MONDAY APRIL 20th.

This is worth up to 20 extra credit point towards your 4th Quarter Average.

April 7th, 2015

Objective: To assess our knowledge of Populations and Ecosystems

1. Do NOW!
   Define the following terms: Limiting Factor, Ecosystem, Population Density

   Defina los siguientes términos: Limitar Factor, ecosistema, Densidad De Población

2. Quiz: Populations and Ecosystems
3. Finish watching Evolutionary Arms Race and filling out Evolutionary Arms Race worksheet

Homework:

Get in money and permission slips if you have not already done so.  Thursday is the ABSOLUTE deadline!!!!  You may pay by cash, check or online (click HERE for online payments)