Extra Credit Due - Monday, December 8 - Hard copy due at the beginning of class

Confirm approval of Careers Using Chemistry for extra credit no later than Friday, December 5 at 3:30 pm

• Extra credit for the 3rd quarter - spring semester is a little different, so read carefully!!
• Follow the instructions below.
• "Careers Using Chemistry" reviews submitted that do not follow these guidelines will not be awarded credit.
• If you have any questions, please ask before spending time working in a manner that will not be accepted.
• Only one review may be submitted the 3rd quarter - spring semester.
• Students with a zero grade for not submitting an assignment will not be granted extra credit for that quarter.
• Extra Credit reviews are due one week before the quarter ends. Deadline date and time will be announced each quarter well in advance. No exceptions will be made in meeting this deadline

Each chapter of your text book includes an insert titled "Careers Using Chemistry". The insert describes careers that utilize chemistry on a daily basis. Individuals in these careers require academic and professional chemistry education and training in order to be employed.

1. Review the list provided and pick one of the careers.
2. Find the insert in the chapter listed and read the description.
3. Review the chapter (even if it is one we did not cover in this course) and determine how the career may relate to the chapter content material. How would someone in this profesison use the information describe in the chapter?
4. Find someone in this profession to interview.
5. Email the career selection and the individual's name you will interview to Mrs. Barnwell, dbarnwell@savcps.com, for approval before you conduct your interview. Be sure you include your name in the email!
6. Interviews must be completed by you, the student. During the interview:
   • Have the individual provide a general overview of their job function and responsibilities
   • How does the individual utilize chemistry in the daily completion of their job?
   • Find out how much chemistry training the individual completed
   • What additional training and education was required for this profession?
   • Is this a field of study you may have interest in yourself? If so, why or why not?
7. Provide a minimum two-page written essay summarizing the information listed above and fully covering material and answering questions from steps 3 and 6.
8. Submit your essay by providing a hard copy at the beginning of class on the due date listed above.
9. Credit:
   Extra credit will be awarded 0-40 points. Well crafted, thorough essays that illustrate much study and gains in understanding will score more points. These points will be added to your total points at the end of the quarter. For example, at the end of the quarter you have 775 points out of a possible 1000 for a 78% average. The extra credit score was 25, so you now have 800/1000 or a 80% average.
10. I have added several additional careers to the list to give you more flexibility. For the added careers or a career not on the list, you must still describe how a chapter content is applicable to this career. If you would like to complete an interview with an individual in a profession not on the list, come talk to me in person.

Careers Using Chemistry

1. Chapter 1 - Chemistry Teacher (Sorry - I am exempt from the interview process and I can not commit Mrs Kavanaugh. Please do not swamp her with requests. Find a educator from another location - either high school teacher or university professor - Thanks!)
2. Chapter 2 - Scientific Illustrator
3. Chapter 3 - Science Writer
4. Chapter 4 - Radiation Protection Technician
5. Chapter 5 - Spectroscopist / Forensic Scientist
6. Chapter 6 - Medical Lab Technician
7. Chapter 7 - Dietician / Nutritionist
8. Chapter 8 - Wastewater Treatment Operators
9. Chapter 9 - Organic Chemist
10. Chapter 10 - Pastry Chef / Chef
11. Chapter 11 - Analytical Chemistry
12. Chapter 12 - Pharmacist
13. Chapter 13 - Materials Engineer
14. Chapter 14 - Meteoroligist
15. Chapter 15 - Renal Dialysis Technician
16. Chapter 16 - Heating and Cooling Specialist
17. Chapter 17 - Food Technologist / Flavor Chemist
18. Chapter 18 - Nurse Anesthetist
19. Chapter 19 - Agricultural Technician /Landscape Architect
20. Chapter 20 - Photochemcial Etching Artist
21. Chapter 21 - Electrochemist
22. Chapter 22 - Alternative Fuel Technician
23. Chapter 23 - Dental Assistant
24. Chapter 24 - Personal Trainer
25. Chapter 25 - Radiation Therapist
26. Chapter 26 - Environmental Health Inspector

Additional Careers to consider - make sure you seek approval first and are able to tie it to one of the text chapters!

• Doctor - please specify specialty
• Dentist
• Nurse
• Salon stylist - someone who specializes in the color treatment and styling of hair
• Geologist
• Chemical Engineer (Again, I'm exempt - find a friend, family member or someone in the community)
• ...there are many additional careers using chemsitry to choose from...
• If you have a career you would like to research and do not know someone in this field, let me know and I will see if I can help. I can not gurantee 100% success but I should be able to put you in contact with a food scientist, a chef, a nutrionist, an environmental engineer and possibly a waste water treatment operator and possibly a geologist.
• Good luck in your endeavers. I look forward to hearing from you!