Special Projects Page
Below are the assignments for the Fall semester Special Projects
Biology: Wildflower Project
- Remember you need 10 families.
- Remember to look at the family names that have changed and make your labels with the correct family name.
- Remember you must record the location of each flower.
- Remember to pick 2 flowers of each sample. You will need the flower, stem, and at least 2 leaves for each specimen.
- Remember it takes time for them to dry so collect and press them now.
- Remember they are due April 12th/13th.
- Remember it takes time for the glue to dry well, so use white glue sparingly and glue them down and allow 2 days for them to dry in a safe place before stacking them.
- Remember I will be glad to help you identify some in the books I will bring, but you must do your best to classify first.
- Remember to follow all directions for your labels, and paper to be used, and compiling your project to turn in. I am looking forward to seeing your completed projects.
Chemistry has no outside projects.
Life Science Biome Project
This year each Life Science student will do a project on a major Biome. The students chose their biome on March 1. A biome is a large geographical area that contains a particular group of plants and animals and has a specific physical environment. Your project will include a general description of your biome, the species of plants and animals found there and examples of the relationships of these living organisms. (I will provide a general outline for guidance.) Use chapters 21, 22 and 23 to guide you in researching these relationships. You must include in visual form a food chain and web, examples of competition, commensalism, and mutualism. Predator and prey relationships should also be shown. Be sure to include the natural resources of your biome and any animal or plant that faces extinction. Finally, you should include the effects of pollution and the steps being taken to prevent or reduce pollution within your biome, please include your opinions as to the bias of some of your sources.
Your term paper will be due April 28th and the presentation will be on, May 5th and we will have a short party to celebrate.You must have 5 sources, one may be your textbook, and only two sources may be encyclopedic in nature. All internet sources must be printed out and highlighted to indicate what you used from the site. Plagiarism is very serious and will result in a grade of "0". Your visual aid (backboard or a poster) must be neat and your oral presentation cannot be read (3-5 minutes in length). The written report must be either handwritten pages (8 double-spaced, fronts only) or 4 typed pages (one inch margins only, double-spaced, 12 pt. Font in New Times Roman, no larger). Please include a title page and a bibliography done in standard form. I will give you a "Works Cited" page for reference.
Physical Science Egg Drop Project
You may earn 10 points extra credit for your design of the perfect egg drop container.
Project goal:
Design a protective package that will allow a raw egg to survive a fall from the second floor.
Design guidelines:
- The package may not exceed 20-cm in any dimension.
- No wings or flaps are permitted.
- Small vanes that come within the 20-cm limitation are permissible.
- After the package has been dropped from the appointed place, I will examine your egg to see whether it is intact. If so, I will break the egg to verify that it is uncooked.
Use your knowledge of acceleration, inertia, momentum and the force due to gravity to design a container that will withstand the forces that will be exerted on it.
The contest will be on March 7th/10th. A prize will be given to the winners. All who participate will receive extra credit.
This is not a required assignment. Use your imagination and have some fun with engineering.
