Current Events
Current events can be turned in at any time, prior to their due date, for full credit if they meet the following criteria. Current events turned in after the posted due date will receive a 5 point deduction per assignment period.
The topics you must research for the first/third marking period of the course are: biochemistry, food additives, green alternatives, oil spill technology and free choice chemistry.
The topics you must research for the second/fourth marking period of the course are: atmospheric chemistry, drug side effects, herbicides/pesticides, chemistry in the health and beauty aisle and free choice chemistry.
You may search for articles online or in printed newspapers/magazines.
The articles should not be older than one year.
Write a synopsis of the article including an explanation of what the article is about.
Write a second paragraph telling what you learned from the article and how it pertains to class.
Hand in one article and your written assignment every two weeks. This work can be submitted digitally or as a hard copy. Digital copies should include a link to the article and your synopsis and what you learned as the body of the email. Title the email "Current event #..."
Completed articles, handed in on time, will be worth full credit. Articles handed in after their due date will receive partial credit on a sliding scale, losing 5 points per CE period as shown in the table below. Articles may be handed in before they are due.
On time = before the end of the school day the date the assignment is due.
Absent on the due date? Email the assignment before the end of the school day.
Current event topics/due dates:
February 9 - biochemistry
February 23 - food additives
March 8 - green alternatives
March 22 - oil spill technology
March 28- free choice in chemistry
April 19 - atmospheric chemistry
May 3 - drug side effects
May 17 - herbicides or pesticides
May 31 - chemistry in the health & beauty aisle
June 14 - free choice in chemistry