Extra Credit - choose one of the following; Only one will count but you can do more than one for the benefiting of your mind.

1. Free - Go on a walking tour of the Tribune Tower's Wall of Rocks - Turn in answers to the following questions for at least ten rocks & take pictures of you and each rock. #1: Where is the rock from? #2: Why is it significant? #3: Why did you choose this rock?

2. Free - Go on an architectual geology walk of downtown. Visit 8 buildings & answer a few questions about them; You might want to look up the buildings on the Chicago Architecture web site before starting out; it might help with some of the questions. Take a picture of you at each building.

3. Cost - Visit the diamond exhibit at the Field Museum - turn in answers about the exhibit & a picture of you at the museum. Check for musuem cost, or free passes from public libraries. Exhibt runs through 3/28/10.

Extra Credit - Watch the independent film Food, Inc, a very interesting look at the food supply in America. Watch it with your family and friends and then answer the questions on this handout. It is ONLY streaming online until 4/29/10.

Chp 2 - Mapping our world

Extra Credit - Visit the International Museum of Surgical Science (1524 N Lake Shore Dr) and go through the Anatomy in the Gallery Exhibition Biomedical Visualization at UIC, "Redefining the Medical Artist" and Vesna Jovanovic "Pareidolia"

May - Sept: Tues - Sun 10 - 4; Oct - April: Tues - Sat 10 - 4; $6 for students (bring ID); Tuesdays are free. Exhibit runs until Oct 16, 2009. Turn in a short reflection about your visit with proof of attendance.

Extra Credit Opportunity - #1 Attend the Payton Players Play - The Importance of Being Earnest - Write a reflection and turn in with your ticket. #2 - Go out and watch the Leonid Meteor Shower Nov 16-17 - Do a meteor count, have your parent/guardian sign, best time is 2:30 - 4:30 AM

Read each article and write the reflection as instructed - Ozone Basics; 10 of the Biggest Weather Stories of the 20th Century

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