Extra-Credit work must follow the internet assignment guidelines.  During the 2nd semester students are allowed to do as much extra-credit work as they want.   Reminder that all extra-credit work has to be approved by Mr. Andrews first.   Extra-credit information can be accessed by scrolling this page to the internet assignment guidelines.  All Directions MUST be followed for extra-credit to be acceptable. 

   All Homework and assignments are expected to be done on-time.  Work turned in late will result in grade reduction or a zero for the assignment(s) missed.  Students who miss assignments because of illness should make sure that they get all of their make-up work, and then make sure the missed work is done in a timely manner* .  It is understood that when a student is out of school, homework and assignments can pile up quickly so please give this area your utmost attention.

All homework assignments are posted in the front of the classroom after they are issued and explained to students by Mr. Andrews.   All assignments will remain posted for about 1 month from the date issued.   Long term assignments such as quarterly projects, and  internet assignments will be posted both in the classroom and on this website.  Long-term projects are assigned a minimum of 4 weeks ahead of time.  The average notice is about 8 weeks .  

                NEW this year 03-04, You can now view most homework assignments on the districts homework hero network. BIG assignments will be posted everywhere so that there are NO excuses, and the time frame for all assignments will be clearly explained in class and posted.

Quizzes and Tests.... All quizzes with the exception of quik-quizzes are given with at least 24 hours notice to students.  The average notice time in recent years has been about 72 hours for a regular quiz.  All students are given at least 5-7 days notice that a test will be given, and on exactly what classwork, labs, Etc... will be tested.  Students can expect to know the type of test/quiz within 24 hours of the test/quiz.  Mr. Andrews varies his quizzes and tests between short answer, open-ended response, fill-ins, matching, drawing/labeling, and multiple-choice. 

     Extra-Credit.... Students are able to do all the extra-credit work that they want in the form of   research reports.  Research reports are usually written and must adhere to the guidelines stated in the Internet Assignment located below in the Internet Assignment section.  Research Reports MUST be turned in for credit at least one week before grades close in order to be counted on that academic term.  Research Reports are worth up to 200 points.  Students may also do class presentations as well.   Class presentations can be worth up to 500 points.

All Research Reports and class presentations MUST be approved by Mr. Andrews.  Mr. Andrews reserves the right not to accept extra-credit work if the work done does not meet the criteria listed below in the Internet Assignment section.

NOTICE:  Students are expected to use the advanced notice time to prepare for the quiz or test properly.  Make-ups for poorly done tests or quizzes are rare in Earth science and should not be expected.    Mr. Andrews' Science classes average only 1 or 2 make-up tests a year depending on the situation.

Internet Assignment

Internet Earth Science Assignment

Purpose: To have students become better acquainted with my Earth Science website, and the many educational links that it has to offer.

Directions: First, go into the curriculum page of this website and access one of the 4 major topic areas that we will or already have covered this year. Second, once you get into the curriculum page of your choice scroll down to the bottom of that page and click on the links icon. This icon will lead you to outside links that deal with topics of that major area of Earth Science. Always scroll to the bottom of every page to check for the links icons. Third, Find a link that looks interesting and click on it. Do this until you find something that interests you. Once you find the link(s) of choice then its time to get to work.

Step one: Record the URL of the page, the date, and the time that you accessed the site. You can do this by downloading a page or just copy the information off the computer.

Step Two: This is the hard part.....You have to find a problem dealing with information from one of the sites you visited.

Example: Done by Junyah Bahnicle

I visited the SETI site, and the author was talking about the possibility of extra-terrestrial life in outer space. Problem...I don't believe that there is any life in outer space.

Junyah Bahnicle has stated that he has found a problem dealing with information he read. The problem he stated was, " I don't believe that there is any life in outer space". Junyah Bahnicle now has a task of trying to prove his point of view.

Step three: Once you have a problem clearly defined, and its something that you are comfortable with, then Click here to access the Internet Assignment Data page, download a copy, and fill out the appropriate information. (This has to be turned in to Mr. Andrews once you have decided what you are going to do).

Step four: You are encouraged to access as much information as possible ( at least 4 sites or more) in order to find information that backs your point of view. The more credible sources you access, the stronger your case.

Step five: You are to record the URL of each site visited along with date and time of each visit. (This must be documented). Keep track of notes that you take, and if you quote someone directly, make sure that proper credit is given to the author by using end notes. (Mr. A will show you what end notes are if needed).

Step six: (almost done). You are to construct an argument using your research notes, Etc., that backs your position. You are to write or type the paper in your own words and have it no more than 5 pages or less than 3 pages in length (this means the main body only). The paper should have a front cover, a title page stating the problem, and a back page with the References.  The spacing should be no more than 1.5.   All references should have (title,date,time, and URL) in order to be counted as a reference source. Good Luck!

 Students wishing to do extra credit need to clear the topic with Mr. Andrews, and then proceed to follow the above directions.