EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES

 

You will be able to receive credit for learning about biology out of the BIO 15L laboratory.  You can earn up to five points of credit for participating in and reporting about one of the activities listed below.   Your report should be one to two typewritten pages.  A maximum of 3 extra credit submissions (15 pts.) will be allowed for the semester.

The sites of some of these activities are closer than others and some will have admission fees attached.   If you have other activities that you think are appropriate, check with me for approval of their use.

 

For whatever activity you choose, you will need to

¨       Provide evidence of attending.

¨       Summarize in writing what you did and saw, related to biology.

¨       Identify in writing a concept in biology that you learned more about through this activity.

¨       Identify in writing a concept in biology that you would like to learn more about because of what you learned in this activity.

 

 

Here are some possibilities and where you can find more information about them.

YOLO BASIN FOUNDATION, P.O. Box 943, Davis, CA 95617, Phone: (530) 756-7248; Education Programs: (530) 758-1018, Web page: http://yolobasin.org/.   Wetland tours second Saturday of each month, speakers first Wednesday evening of each month.

MATHER FIELD VERNAL POOL TOURS, Free tours (reservations required):  For more information, go to http://www.vernalpools.org/MatherSchedule.htm

 

EFFIE YEAW NATURE CENTER, Carmichael, CA 95609, Phone: (916) 489-4918
Web page: http://www.effieyeaw.org/

 

SACRAMENTO ZOO, 3930 West Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822-1123, Phone: (916) 264-5889
Web page: http://www.saczoo.com/  Special Earth Day Celebration April 4:  http://www.saczoo.com/Page.aspx?pid=420&srcid=400

 

EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER, 3141 Fifth Street, Davis, CA 95617, Phone: (530) 756-0191
 Web page: http://dcn.davis.ca.us/GO/EXPLORIT/

 

COSUMNES RIVER PRESERVE, 13501 Franklin Blvd., Galt, CA 95632,Phone: (916) 683-1700
Web page: http://www.cosumnes.org

 

SHEPARD GARDEN AND ART CENTER, 3330 McKinley Boulevard in McKinley Park,  Free shows: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/parksandrecreation/recreation/shepard.htm

 

CALIFORNIA STATE INDIAN MUSEUM, at 2618 K St., just north of Sutter's Fort. Exhibits highlight the plants and animals California Indians relied upon for survival. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $2 for adults, $1 for children 6 to 12. (916) 324-0539.

 

DISCOVERY MUSEUM SCIENCE & SPACE CENTER, 3615 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95821
Telephone: (916) 575-3941,  Admission:  $5.00 - Adults (Age 18+), $4.00 - Youth (Age 13-17), $3.00 - Children (Age 4-12), FREE - Children 3 or younger
Web page with calendar of events:  http://www.thediscovery.org

 

 

Other possible activities may be found at:

 

http://www.exploratorium.edu/, the Exploratorium in San Francisco

 

http://www.calacademy.org/, the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco

 

http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/, the Marine Mammal Center in Marin, north of the Golden Gate Bridge

 

http://www.mbayaq.org/, the Monterey Bay Aquarium

 

http://www.prbo.org/Educ.html, the Point Reyes Bird Observatory

 

http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/, the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley

 

http://www.museumca.org/global/findit.html#calsearch, the Oakland Museum of Science

 

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/, The UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology