Extra Credit

Each student may submit one article each nine weeks. The article must involve one of the many aspects of science (genetics, health, plants, animals, the environment, physical science, chemistry, physics, space, etc.) A typed summary must be attached to the article, including:

1. Eight or more sentences that should summarize what was read in the article in the student's own words.
2. Student's point of view or opinion on how the event affects the world and/or how it may have a positive/negative impact.
3. Source of the article and date of publication must be printed with the article and summary.
4. Article must be current news (printed in the past week).

Each submission will be evaluated according to a rubric.

**Last day to turn the Extra Credit in is 1 week before the end of the 9 weeks.**