Extra+Credit

﻿﻿﻿Earth Science in the News ﻿﻿Extra Credit Assignment =Criteria, MLA Style Citation, to print, Rubric, Links, Quick Links to Earth Science News Feeds = Extra credit is worth 10 points on a QUIZ (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) grade. You will be allowed to complete up to three assignments per quarter for a total of 30 points. All assignments must be turned in 1 week before the end of each quarter, BUT CAN BE TURNED IN AT ANYTIME BEFORE DURING THE QUARTER. There will be no exceptions to this. How Do You Earn Extra Credit? You can earn extra credit by reading an Earth Science related article in the Newspaper or web page and typing or hand-write (in ink only) a minimum one-page summary of an Earth Science related article. Your summary should be written in your __OWN WORDS.__ Criteria for Summary: 1. When writing your final summary include the following required information:  Paragraph 1 (Introduction) should introduce the title (in quotation marks) of the article, the specific topic or main idea the article discusses and indicate the branch of earth science* it relates to.A brief explanation of why the topic belongs to this branch should also be given.  Paragraphs 2-3 (Body)  should summarize the important information from the article and answer who, what, when, where, how, and why. (Use a graphic organizer for this). Paragraph 4 (Conclusion) should state and discuss the importance of the article to society and one relevant question that you may have about the topic that was not answered in the reading. Key Word and Terms: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> As you read the article, identify and highlight at least 5 scientific terms that are directly related to the topic. List and define these at the bottom of your typed paper. <span style="color: #00d8ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">What Do You Do When Your Summary is Finished? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">2. Staple the original article from the newspaper or Internet to the summary. Then write the source of the article in the upper right hand corner following the __**MLA Citation Style Format:**__ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Newspaper or Magazine Article

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Author. “Article Title.” Name of Newspaper Date of Publication: page number.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Example: Hill, Craig. "Volcanic Activity." The Providence Journal 6 Aug. 2006: 16

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Website

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Author. “Article Title.” Name of Website Date of publication. Date accessed < URL>.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> Example: Sohn, E. "Dead Star Exploding." Science News for Kids 9 Aug. 2006. 2 Sept. 2006 <http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20060809/Note2.asp>.

<span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">What Else is My Teacher Looking For? <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Is there a Rubric I can Use? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">3. **__Spelling and punctuation__ DO** count and may lower the grade you receive. Make certain to fill out and follow the attached rubric and staple this to your paper as well. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">RUBRIC IS HERE **__**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">! **__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Click to download and print <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Links <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Below are some science related news websites that you may search for articles. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Earth Week - A Diary of the Planet <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">S <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">cience News for Kids http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/ Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/ Geotimes http://www.geotimes.org/current/ Eureka Alert http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/index.php?kw=85 Earth Science in the News http://seismo.berkeley.edu/istat/9th/feature/feature.html Bright Surf. Com http://www.brightsurf.com/ Space. Com http://www.space.com/news/ap_060817_asteroid_defense.html The Why Files http://whyfiles.org/ Nova Science Now http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/involved/news.html <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">!
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