Extra Credit Options for Spring 2012
There are several different extra credit opportunities offered
throughout the semester. Only one option will count for extra credit, but if
you would like to participate in more than one, let me know. If you sign up
for an extra credit and then don't show up, your only extra credit option will
be the presentation option. Be sure to check your syllabus to see when the last
possible date for extra credit is and how much your extra credit is worth.
- Geology Field Trip: There will be one or two field
trips offered this semester. Space will be limited, so if you're interested,
please notify me as soon as possible. The dates will be announced soon (and
posted online).
- Viewing of Jurassic Park with Paleontologist: Friday, February 24th 6-9pm. Watch the movie, "Jurassic Park" with a post-movie discussion with a Paleontologist at the Arizona Museum of Natural History in downtown Mesa. $4.00 for students and children under 18, $7.00 for everyone else. Write up a summary of what you learned from that discussion. For more information, see the January newsletter at the Arizona Musuem of Natural History.
- Tucson Gem & Mineral Show: Febrary 9th-12th: This is one of the
largest shows of its kind--and it's worth spending some time in Tucson
to
check it out. The official show is at the Tucson Convention Center and costs
$10 (free for anyone 14 & under [with an adult]--fun for the whole family, On Friday, February 10, seniors (62 and older) and active military will get $2.00 off the price of admission, $1.00 coupon for all/any day at: http://www.tgms.org/2012dollarcoupon.pdf).
For more details, check out the website: http://www.tgms.org.
In order to receive extra credit, you will need to fill out the linked
worksheet (Adobe pdf file).
- Extra Credit Powerpoint Presentation: You
may select a topic of interest to you and create a 10-15 minute presentation
on that
topic to be presented to the class for a selected date. You will need approval
of the topic and the presentation will need to be presented to me before
it
is presented to the class. Grading will be based on content, clarity, creativity,
comprehension, and presentation.
- Creative Ideas welcome! Feel free to present me with
a proposal for an extra credit idea (ex. if you're going somewhere fun
for
spring break-see if you can come up with your own independent project or
ask me for ideas based on where you're going, create a computer animation
based
on some concept covered in class that can be used in a powerpoint lecture,
write and record a song about geology, etc…).