ON YOUR OWNS
Name _________________________________________
due date __________ Period ________
You are required to complete 10 of the following items for an "A". 9 or 8 would give you a B, 7 a C and so on. Be sure to fill out this form in full.  It is due at the end of the quarter but, you may turn it in any time before. Keep in mind that the information you use should be consistent with topics we are studying during the quarter. This work should be completed to the best of your ability.
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1
Read a science fiction (or nonfiction, science) book outside of class. Give a very short book report on it. (use this form).
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Bring in and show a science scene video clip from a movie. Be ready to explain it to the class. I have given many examples of this in class. (You may not use any of those.)
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Attend the star party on __________. Details* on the web. Or, go to the one from *Utah Skies with your parents.
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A demonstration from a science book at home *(use this form).
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Watch and videotape for me to keep 1 educational science show with a *summary of the show. Check the *tv guide for times. (NOVA, Discovery, Bill Nye, National Geographic,...)
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Go somewhere scientific and write a short report (< 1 page) about it. *Details on the web - Some places to go.
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Make a web page or other multimedia project (video, powerpoint...) about a topic we are studying this quarter. *E-mail me the URL if it is a webpage.
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Summarize a current science topic. *(From a newspaper!) *Use this form
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Write a report (< 2 pages) on a scientist we are currently studying information about.
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10
 Find your own movie mistakes in a "Hollywood type movie". Details* on the web.
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 Write a poem about a topic we are studying this quarter.
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 Build a model of something we are studying this quarter.
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 Come up with your own idea! (But have it approved by me.)
Point value/Grade for assignment = 100 points.
Total  points.

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Keep all this work in a separate folder. I will ask to see some of it periodically. You know that if you wait until it is due you will be overwhelmed don't you! Your first two assignments are due in 1 week (any two).