Monday, March 21, 2011

weekly homework 3/21-25/11

LESSON 12 HOMEWORK OPTIONS
This week you may do 2 options, one for extra credit. You may do 2 from this list or pick one from this nine weeks that is posted on my Blog.
Reports are due on Friday.


Option #1 Consumer science
When someone cuts or bites into an apple, you will find that the inside of the apple quickly begins to turn brown. The browning is a form of oxidation. Purchase several different varieties of apples and determine how the browning (oxidation) varies. Put this into a table.

Option#2 Consumer science
Research to find other types of foods and fruits that are subject to oxidation. Find out things that scientists are doing to slow the rate of oxidation.

Option #3 Health\
You will explore and write a paragraph (½ page) about what happens wham a person hyperventilates.

Option#4 Science
You will use the Internet to research the “bends,” a condition sometimes suffered by deep-sea divers. Write a ½ to 1 page report explaining this phenomenon.

Option #5science
Polio is a viral disease that effects a person’s ability to breathe. We will read about this disease on our AMSTI student book. Explain how a virus can multiply and the difference between an active and a hidden virus. Use p. 212-213 in your science textbook.

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