Extra Credit Biology Mod... Ideas?

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sun May 27, 2007 8:16 pm

My Bio grade could use a small boost (93.8% currently, but it would be nice to have a 96% or so going into finals) and our teacher has offered up an extra credit op. We can do whatever we want to do with anything remotely relating to biology, and I'd like to do a mod of some sort, or some type of hardware project; however, I have no idea what to do! Any ideas?

CTFan

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:08 pm

last year we got to do some extra credit in bio and I really couldnt find anything that could link the two.

maybe I was just lazy

good luck though

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:37 pm

do a comparison of a computer to the human brain...

design a complicated robot that has a structural concept of the human skeleton...

explain how gaming helps eyesight (fast paced games that is and explain how this helps the development of the species)

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Sun May 27, 2007 10:02 pm

Explain how playing certain kinds of video games (Like RPGs, Survival Horror games w/ puzzles, and other games where you aren't mindlessly killing enemies) can help boost brain power.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Sun May 27, 2007 11:19 pm

wait people are still in school?

you could get a fresh dead frog and apply a voltage to its nerves to make it twitch. then explain why that happened. Could get gross if the frog is dead for awhile tho...

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:09 am

I'd suggest writing at least a one page report on environmental disasters and/or effects. I remember doing a group project where we talked about Japan, Chernobyle, the effects of alpha, beta and gamma radiation, and various other things about health and the effects of radiation on the human body.

Narrow it down and get a few accredited sources and you'd have a project that can earn you an "A" and that extra credit you want.

Sir Games-A-Lot · Post by **Sir Games-A-Lot** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:24 pm

Rekarp wrote:you could get a fresh dead frog and apply a voltage to its nerves to make it twitch. then explain why that happened. Could get gross if the frog is dead for awhile tho...

Awww.... You beat me to it!

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:53 pm

Guys, thanks for the suggestions, but I don't want to write a research paper unless I absolutely have to. I wrote one already last semester for this class, and by now, I'm all research'd out. That's why I'd like to kick it back and mod something for the extra points. Thanks!

CTFan

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:00 pm

CronoTriggerfan wrote:Guys, thanks for the suggestions, but I don't want to write a research paper unless I absolutely have to. I wrote one already last semester for this class, and by now, I'm all research'd out. That's why I'd like to kick it back and mod something for the extra points. Thanks!

CTFan

Best try to avoid the english classes in college then. You'll be required to write at least a page every assignment.

As far as biology goes there isn't much you can just pick up and modify. The closes I can think of, though a little time consuming, is to build one of those collections of insects in a glass case. You can get he damn things easily, list their name and maybe their scientific name. Again time consuming have to collect enough, wait for the poor bastards to die and the mount them.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:04 pm

Sparkfist wrote: Best try to avoid the english classes in college then. You'll be required to write at least a page every assignment.

That's exactly why I don't want to write anymore; I'm in a Freshman college course for Composition, and though I love writing, I'd rather not write this week and just do something bearable for extra credit.

CTFan

DK · Post by DK » Mon May 28, 2007 1:15 pm

Clone yourself

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:05 pm

DK wrote:Clone yourself

I don't know if Luc would be willing to share that technology.

@CronoTriggerfan, if you don't want to write a paper you're kind of in trouble. Schools will require you put any information in writing, and yes I know you likely already know that. If you want, try what I do, and pick a topic you've done, but not wit that teacher, and write a page or two on it. That got me through a lot of research papers in high school.

limpport · Post by **limpport** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:10 pm

How about creating a real life Blastoise?

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:33 pm

limpport wrote:How about creating a real life Blastoise?

I always thought that would be awesome, the seemingly endless water supply might be hard to replicate.

I personally would rather do a research paper than a poem or something about my life.

Motoman · Post by **Motoman** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:37 pm

vskid wrote:
limpport wrote:How about creating a real life Blastoise?
I always thought that would be awesome, the seemingly endless water supply might be hard to replicate.

I dunno, possibly stick a hose up a turtles wa-zoo?