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Each student may submit one current
science news article and present it to the class
each Friday
for one extra credit point toward his/her marking period grade.
(10 Fridays in a marking period =
potential for 10 extra credit points toward MP grade)
Requirements:
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Article must involve one of
the many aspects of science (genetics, health, plants, animals,
the environment, physical science, chemistry, physics, space,
etc)
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Article must be attached to a
sheet of printer or construction paper.
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A typed
summary must be attached to the paper
holding the article, including:
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Five or more sentences that
should summarize what was read in the article in the student's
own words.
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Student's point of view or
opinion on how the event affects the world and/or how it may
have a positive/negative impact.
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Source of the article and
date of publication must be printed with the summary.
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Article must be current news
(printed in the past week).
Each
submission will be evaluated according to a
rubric.
Any work that earns lower than a 90% will not count towards
extra credit.
Suggested
sources:
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Tuesday's "Science Times"
section of the New York Times
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Daily newspapers (Bergen
Record, Star Ledger, Daily News, etc.)
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Weekly magazines (Newsweek,
Time, etc.)
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Online resources:
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