EXTRA CREDIT Bio 11A
Getting Outside! (Mostly)
You may do up to three extra credit assignments that have to do with VISITING places, or
volunteering or giving an oral presentation of biology in the news. Each assignment is worth up to 7
points. All extra credit assignments must be handed in by Monday May 9. No late submittals.
1) For this assignment you may visit any of the following places and write a two-page, typed, doublespaced report on a) what interested you most (in the context of Biology), b) why, and what you would
recommend to a friend, c) what is it about that biological system that is worthy of visiting d) why
should this habitat be preserved? If you write about a book, give me evidence that you did not google
and read nothing but the summary. a) what interested you (personally) most? b) what was interesting,
what was not interesting, c) Did the reader a make appoint of something that affects you or Santa Cruz
County d) what does this book say about Biological Concerns that humanity will have in the next 2030 years?
You may do all three extra credit assignments from this list if you wish. Most of the options cost some
money from a few dollars to $40. However, if you do not have money to spend there are plenty of
parks you can choose from, and they are free if you park outside. Note that when you visit any of these
places, it is on your own time and is not an official Cabrillo College field trip. Attach a stamp, map,
photo, or receipt from the institution showing the date and time you visited. For each option, you can
look up opening times and days on the appropriate website.
Museum of Natural History Santa Cruz
Museum of Natural History Pacific Grove
a) Science Museum S.F. (California Academy of Sciences) $
b) Henry Cowell State Park Free
c) Tech Museum, San Jose $$
d) Monterey Bay Aquarium $$
e) UCSC Botanical Gardens Free
f Point Lobos tide pools Free
g) Seymour Center $
h) Kayaking in the Slough $$
i) Elkhorn Slough $4
j) Hiking Fall Creek, Nisene Marks, or Land of Medicine Buddha, or Toro Park Free
k) Elephant Seals visit at Año Nuevo $
l) Attend a talk at the Seymour Center: Science Sundays (3rd Sunday of every month)
m) Read a Book! (yes, this one is indoors!)
Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Do you Believe in Magic? Paul Offit
n) Attend a beach or river clean-up session with Save our Shores. Dates and times of planned
clean-up activities may be found on their website
If there are other places you consider relevant ask me to approve them for a visit.
OralreportsBIOLOGYINTHENEWS Youmayalsogivea5-10minpresentationonaBiological
currenteventissueinthenews.Youwouldsetupatimewithmetopresentittotheclass.
Theseareworth7points.
Check:ScienceDaily ScienceNews(library)NewYorkTimesScienceSection
NoYoutubepresentations,thisisanoralreport.