ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY
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June 1 - June 7
May 25 - May 31
May 18 - May 24
May 20- May 26
May 11 - May 17How to Read a Scientific Article
Monday 5/18 Tuesday 5/19 Wed 5/20 Thursday 5/21 Friday 5/22 No Science Class on Mondays
AP BIOLOGY EXAM
11:00 AM
SCIENCE BLOCK:
10:30- 11:50 AM
READ:
"How to Read a Science Article"
by Puragganan and Hewitt(last item linked below)
HW: None
OFFICE HOURS:
Science/History
9:00-10:30 AM
No Science Class on Thursdays
SCIENCE BLOCK:
10:30- 11:50 AM
Select one of the articles linked below(some links may be broken) or choose your own.
Using the template supplied in the Puragganan and Hewitt article you read on Tuesday, write a summary of the article you chose. It must be from a SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL.
THIS ASSIGNMENT IS IN PLACE OF A FINAL EXAM AND THEREFORE IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY IN MAINTAINING YOUR BASELINE GRADE OR "CREDIT" STATUS
DUE MONDAY- Typed with each section clearly labeled from "Template for Taking Notes on Research Articles" which is at the end of the Puragganan and Hewitt article
May 13-May 19
May 4 - May 10AP TESTING/Decompression/AP Bio TEST Preparation and Review
Monday 5/11 Tuesday 5/12 Wed 5/13 Thursday 5/14 Friday 5/15 No Science Class on Mondays
SCIENCE BLOCK:
10:30- 11:50 AM
READ AND REVIEW:
Unit Six(Gene Expression and Regulation) Curriculum Guide
(linked below)
Pay special Attention to "Enduring Understandings", "Learning Objectives", and "Essential Knowledge"
REVIEW POGIL XSTRAVANGA(1-16) to prepare for Exam on Monday(will NOT be turned in) (linked below)
Begin to Watch the remainder of the College Board AP Bio Review Videos(linked below)
Video #'s 22-28 and 29-32 are Guides to the Practice Exams that are posted on AP Classroom
OFFICE HOURS:
Science/History
9:00- 10:30 AM
ATTEMPT or skim the PRACTICE EXAMS that are posted on AP CLASSROOM
NOTE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE ANSWER TO ANY PARTICULAR QUESTION FROM THE POGIL REVIEWS PLEASE EMAIL ME THE PAGE AND QUESTION # AND I WILL RESPOND TO ALL
No Science Class on Thursdays
REVIEW POGIL XSTRAVAGANZA (17-32) to prepare for Exam on Monday(will NOT be turned in) (linked below)
Use REVIEW SHEET linked below to review Key Concepts in Chapters 1-8
(linked below)
Continue to use remainder of unwatched College Board Review videos as a resource for your studying
Video's #22-28 and #29-32 are Guides to the Practice Exams on AP CLASSROOM
SCIENCE BLOCK:
10:30- 11:50 AM
ATTENTION:
IF YOU HAVEN"T RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL FROM COLLEGE BOARD BY 10:00 AM PLEASE INFORM ME BY NOON!!!!
May 6- May 12
April 27 - May 3AP TEST REVIEW
Monday 5/4 Tuesday 5/5 Wed 5/6 Thursday 5/7 Friday 5/8 NO SCIENCE CLASS MONDAYS
SCIENCE BLOCK:
10:30-11:50 AM
VIEW:
AP Bio REVIEW Video # 15: "Osmosis; Osmosis Investigation 4"
READ AND REVIEW:
UNIT FOUR "Cell Communication" Course Outline; Pay particular attention to "Enduring Understandings", "Learning Objectives", and "Essential Knowledge"
COMPLETE:
On AP Classroom, complete the THREE FRQ's posted as May 5th FRQ's. Submit all three as ONE ASSIGNMENT due FRIDAY. Use the same grading technique as last week and submit BY EMAIL after two peers and you have scored and meaned it. I am attaching scoring guides for you to review as you grade them. REMINDER: You get little out of this if you just copy down the textbook answer.
OFFICE HOURS:
Science/History
9:00-10:30 AM
NO SCIENCE CLASS THURSDAYS
SCIENCE BLOCK:
10:30- 11:50 AM
VIEW:
AP Bio Review Video # 19: "Cell Communication"
READ AND REVIEW:
UNIT FIVE "Heredity" Course Outline; Pay particular attention to "Enduring Understandings", "Learning Objectives" and Essential Knowledge"
April 29- May 5
April 20 - April 26AP Biology EXAM REVIEW
Monday 4/27 Tuesday 4/28 Wed 4/29 Thursday 4/30 Friday
5/1
NO SCIENCE CLASS ON MONDAYS
SCIENCE BLOCK
10:30 AM- 11:50 AM
ASSIGNMENT: View and Engage with College Board Review Video # 12: "Organelles and Cell Size"
(attached below)
Review Unit Two Course Outline "Cell Structure and Function" paying particular attention to "Enduring Understandings", "Learning Objectives" and "Essential Knowledge"
(attached below)
OFFICE HOURS
Science/History
9:00-10:20 AM
NO SCIENCE CLASS WEDNESDAYS
PRACTICE FRQ's will be available at 9:00 AM on AP Classroom and due by Friday 11:59 PM
UPDATE 4/29 8:45 AM:
The FRQ has been posted and INSTRUCTIONS for GRADING and SUBMITTING have been emailed to you.
DUE by FRIDAY
NO SCIENCE CLASS THURSDAYS
SCIENCE BLOCK
10:30 AM- 11:50 AM
ASSIGNMENT: Review and engage with College Board Review Video # 13: "Membranes; Transport"
(attached below)
Review Unit Three Course Outline "Cellular Energetics" paying particular attention to "Enduring Understandings". "Learning Objectives" and "Essential Knowledge"
FRQ's due prior to midnight
via email per the instructions
April 22- April 28
April 13 - April 19Nervous System
April 15- April 21
April 6 - April 12SPRING BREAK
Monday 4/13 Tuesday 4/14 Wed 4/15 Thursday 4/16 Friday 4/17 NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
April 8- April 14
March 30 - April 5Systems: IMMUNE
Monday 4/6 Tuesday 4/7 Wed 4/8 Thursday 4/9 Friday 4/10 NO SCIENCE CLASS ON MONDAY
VIDEO CLIP:
Types of Immune Responses(KHAN) 8 minutes
ACTIVITY:
Guided Reading: Use attached CH 35.1-35.2 Lecture Notes as a Guide as you re-read or skim 35.1-35.2
HW:
View THE IMMUNE SYSTEM(BOZEMAN) 13 minutes
(watch several times if you are planning a Health Profession career)
NO SCIENCE CLASS
OFFICE HOURS:
SCIENCE/HISTORY
9:00-10:20 AM
NO SCIENCE CLASS ON THURSDAY
READ:
NYT Candida auris Article
VIEW: BioFlix Immunology(Mastering Biology) Animation and Quiz(IF supported by your platform and you are able to log in!!!)
READ: Princeton Review IMMUNITY NOTES and QUESTIONS(attempt questions but do not submit)
USE ANY REMAINING TIME YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE 3rd QTR ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS AND SUBMIT NLT 5:00 PM TODAY FOR GRADES
THE ONLY GRADED WORK THIS WEEK THAT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED IS THE IMMUNITY POGIL
April 1- April 7
March 23 - March 29Intro to Animal Form and Function
Monday 3/30 Tuesday 3/31 Wed 4/1 Thursday 4/2 Friday 4/3 NO SCIENCE CLASS ON MONDAY
SCIENCE BLOCK: 10:30 AM -11:50 AM
VIDEO CLIP:
Organ Systems(linked below)
GUIDED READING: Read Sections 32.1 and 32.2 and use attached Lecture Notes as a guide
KEY CONCEPTS:
Endocrine System; Thermoregulation; Simple Endocrine Pathway and Neuroendocrine Pathway
see Notes
HW: Complete POGIL(due Wednesday)
Control of Blood Sugar Levels
OFFICE HOURS SCIENCE/HISTORY
9:00-10:20
NO SCIENCE CLASS ON WEDNESDAY
Use this time to complete Tues/Fri assignments/ complete HW/ Contact me via email for real time response
NO SCIENCE CLASS ON THURSDAY
SCIENCE BLOCK: 10:30 AM-11:50 AM
VIDEO CLIP:
The Kidney and Nephrons(KHAN)
GUIDED READING: Read Sections 32.3 and 32.4 and use attached Lecture Notes as a Guide
KEY CONCEPTS:
Osmoregulation and Kidney Function
Pay particular attention to the RAAS System at the end of the chapter as it may play a role in how coronavirus is able to invade respiratory cells
HW: Read CH 35.1 and 35.2(IMMUNE SYSTEM); Take notes and construct flashcards or quizlets for key Vocab
March 25- March 31
March 16 - March 22Early Life and the Diversification of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Monday 3/23 Tuesday 3/24 Wed 3/25 Thursday 3/26 Friday 3/27 REVIEW CH 24 Instructor Notes
VIDEO CLIPS:
Standard Deviation and Standard Error of the Mean
Using Error Bars to Make Conclusions About Data
A Beginner's Guide to Graphing Data
HW: Read 484-486; Read 499-502; Do SKILLS EXERCISE on p 485
QUIZ: CH 24
(posted 1 PM Tuesday)
ASSIGNMENT: complete Viewing Linked Videos
What Was the Miller Urey Experiment
Archaea, Bacteria, and Protists
COMPUTER LAB ACTIVITY:
Standard Deviation and Standard Error of the Mean
HW: Read 504-508; 513-516 DUE FRIDAY; LAB due Friday
Read 516-521; Read 521-524; Read 587-592 DUE MONDAY
View attached videos on Plants
Block Schedule no Class
AP YOU TUBE CHANNEL IS NOW LIVE FOR AP BIO TEST PREP at the link attached below!!
Review Instructor Notes on "Endosymbiosis, Protists, Plant Evolution"
VIDEO CLIP: Mastering Biology Terrestrial Adaptations of Plants
HW: Complete Plant readings assigned on Wednesday
March 18- March 24
March 9 - March 15Broad Patterns in Evolution
Monday 3/16 Tuesday 3/17 Wed 3/18 Thursday 3/19 Friday 3/20 COMPLETE CH 21-22 TEST ON AP Classroom by Wednesday 11:45 pm
Read Lecture Notes(attached)
Broad Patterns in Evolution
HW: Read CH 23(due Thursday)
QUIZ on CH 23 Vocab(bold terms) on Thursday
Read my Attached LETTER OF EXPLANATION REFERENCE MY COURSE OF ACTION IN RESPONSE TO COVID -19(attached below)
ACTIVITY:
POGIL: Mass Extinctions
HW: Prepare for QUIZ on Thurs
Assignments listed for Thursday can be considered to be a 2 day(Wed and Thurs) assignment while we are doing distance learning
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM COLIM MATHESON REFERENCE AP CLASSROOM AND CH 21-22 TEST:
"STUDENTS NOW HAVE THE LOCKDOWN BROWSER APP. THEY NEED TO LOG OUT OF THEIR CHROMEBOOKS AND THEN USE THE 'APPS' MENU. THERE SHOULD BE A COLLEGE BOARD LOCKDOWN BROWSER IN THE LIST"
QUIZ:
CH 23 VOCAB
(posted 10:20 AM below)
Review Mass Extinction POGIL(I will post solutions after everyone has submitted)
LECTURE:
Early Life and Prokaryotes
Video Clips:
Origin of Life
Are We Really 99 % Chimp?
What is the RNA World Hypothesis?
Why the RNA World Hypothesis Fails as Explanation on Life's Origin
READING:
The Oxygen Holocaust(Margullis)
HW:
Read CH 24(by Monday)
Complete Text Dependent Questions on Oxygen Holocaust
Review CH 24LECTURE Notes(attached):
Early Life and Diversification of Prokaryotes
HW: Read CH 24
March 2 - March 8
Population Genetics and Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Monday 3/9 Tuesday 3/10 Wed 3/11
Thursday 3/12 Friday 3/13 VIDEO CLIP:
Hardy-Weinberg Equation(Penguin Prof)
View "The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans"
PROBLEM SET:
Hardy Weinberg PS 1
HW: Begin reading CH 21 and CH 22; REVIEW terms on Ch 21 and 22 Study Guide by Friday; Do # 7 "Scientific INQUIRY" on p 417(DUE THURS)
ACTIVITY:
Hardy Weinberg Problem Sets 1 and 2
HW: Work on Monday's assignment
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
ACTIVITY:
HHMI: "The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans"
HW: TEST on Ch 21 and 22 on Friday
TEST
CH 21 and 22
THE TEST IS ON AP CLASSROOM and you have until Wednesday March 18th 11:45 to complete it and submit online
PLEASE READ MY LETTER OF EXPLANATION OF MY RESPONSE TO COVID-19(attached below)
HW: Do #7 on p 417 if not yet completed
March 4- March 10
February 24 - March 1Phylogeny
Monday 3/2 Tuesday 3/3 Wed 3/4 Thursday 3/5 Friday 3/6 WE DAY Conference
LAB ACTIVITY:
Complete Module 3 and 4 of Lizard Lab
HW: Read CH 20 and complete Ch 20 Study Guide DUE THURSDAY
POGIL ACTIVITY
Linked below
HW: Read CH 20 and complete Study Guide; Ch 20 QUIZ on Friday
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
LAB ACTIVITY:
Build-A-Tree(AMNH)
HW: Study for CH 20 QUIZ
MINIMUM DAY
Link Leader Training
QUIZ
CH 20
HW: Complete Lab
Read Ch 21 pp 399-415
HW: Do Scientific Skills Exercise on p 406 # 1-5
February 25- March 3
February 17 - February 23Descent with Modification
Monday 2/24 Tuesday 2/25 Wed 2/26 Thursday 2/27 Friday 2/28 ACTIVITY:
"How Do Environmental Changes Affect a Population?"-Mastering Biology Online
HW: Read Chapter 19 by Friday
Complete Activities(Due Friday)
VIDEO CLIP: Phylogenetics
HW: Read "Caribbean Anole Ecomorphs"(attached)
Intro Video and Modules 1 and 2
HW: None
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
CH 19 QUIZ
Modules 3
HW: Complete "Environmental Changes" and Modules 1,2,and 3 by Monday
February 18- February 24
February 10 - February 16Winter Break
Monday 2/17 Tuesday 2/18 Wed 2/19 Thursday 2/20 Friday 2/21 NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
February 11- February 17
February 3 - February 9Stem Cells/Cancer/Viruses
Monday 2/10 Tuesday 2/11 Wed 2/12 Thursday 2/13 Friday 2/14 PRACTICE QUESTIONS:
AP Classroom
VIDEO CLIPS:
HW: Review CH 16, 17, and 18
LAB ACTIVITY:
Complete Lab Write-up
HW: Study for QUIZ; Read "Statins and Cancer"; VIEW Evolutionary Transitions; VIEW Viral Structure and Reproduction
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
Lecture:
Cancer and Cell Differentiation
Viruses
HW: Study for QUIZ
Turn in Lab
QUIZ:
CH 16, 17, 18
February 4- February 10
January 27 - February 2Regulation of Gene Expression
Monday 2/3 Tuesday 2/4 Wed 2/5 Thursday 2/6 Friday 2/7 VIDEO CLIPS:
Bio-Rad Procedures
Sense Strand vs Antisense Strand
Gene Regulation and the Order of the Operon
Introduction to Gene Regulation
Regulation of Gene Expression: Operons, Epigenetics, and Transcription Factors
What is Epigenetics
HW: Read and STUDY CH 15
Review: Trytophan and Lac Operons; Induction and Repression; Allosteric Enzymes; DNA Methylation and Histone Acetylation
QUIZ CH 15
Readings:
Epigenetics- Bridging the Gap Between Nature and Nurture
GUIDED READING:
HW: Complete Methyl Madness and Questions(attached below); Review LAB PROTOCOL
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
LAB: Restriction Digestion and Analysis of Lambda DNA
HW: Read CH 16, 17, 18 Due Monday
LAB:
Restriction Digestion and Analysis of Lambda DNA
HW: Read Ch's 16, 17, and 18: STUDY GUIDES due Monday
January 28- February 3
January 20 - January 26GENE EXPRESSION: Transcription and Translation
Monday 1/27 Tuesday 1/28 Wed 1/29 Thursday 1/30 Friday 1/31 ACTIVITY:
Round Robin Chapter Review
VIDEO CLIPS: Transcription/Translation
REVIEW:
Interpreting a Sequence Logo
HW: Read CH 14 Due: CH 14 TEST on Friday
Review Transformation LAB
LECTURE:
Transcription and mRNA processing
ACTIVITY:
View Animation of Transcription/Translation
HW:
Read Ch 14
Due Friday; Test Friday
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
LECTURE:
Translation, A, P, E Sites, tRNA, processing, mutations
ACTIVITY:
Review AP Bio Curriculum Framework for Transcription/Translation
Video Clip:
HW: Read CH 14
TEST : CH 14
HW: Read CH 15 by Monday
January 21- January 27
January 13 - January 19GENE EXPRESSION
Monday 1/20 Tuesday 1/21 Wed 1/22 Thursday 1/23 Friday 1/24 NO SCHOOL
MARTIN LUTHER KING
DAY
QUIZ: CH 14
Review POGILS
Review Transformation Lab
HW: Read CH 14
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
VAPA ASSEMBLY
VIDEO CLIPS:
LECTURE:
From Gene to Protein
HW: Review CH 14
ACTIVITY:
Interpreting a Sequence Logo(p 284)
Shortened Period(Elective Fair)
HW: Study CH 14
January 14- January 20
January 6 - January 12Bacterial Transformation
Monday 1/13 Tuesday 1/14 Wed 1/15 Thursday 1/16 Friday 1/17 Review POGIL on Prokaryotic Gene Expression and Chargoff's Scientific Skills Exercise
ACTIVITY:
TRANSFORMATION CASE STUDY: "Can Bacterial Transformation Stop the Spread of Malaria?"
HW: Review LAB PROTOCOL; Continue to study CH 13
ASSESSMENT:
DNA Replication
HW: Review LAB PROTOCOL
No Class
Block Schedule
TRANSFORMATION LAB
Day One
TRANSFORMATION LAB
Day Two
HW: Lab Write up due Tuesday; (3) POGILS due Tuesday; READ !! CH 14 by Tuesday
January 7- January 13
December 30 - January 5The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Monday 1/6 Tuesday 1/7 Wed 1/8 Thursday 1/9 Friday 1/10 NO SCHOOL
TEACHER WORK DAY
Wrap-up CH 12
MINI-LECTURE:
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
VIDEO CLIPS:
Gene Linkage and Gene Maps
ACTIVITY:
How To Create a Chromosome Map from Crossover Frequencies
HW: Read Ch 13
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
MINI-LECTURE:
DNA
VIDEO CLIP: T4 Bacteriophage Animation
SCIENTIFIC SKILLS ACTIVITY:
Chargoff's Rules(p 249 textbook)
ACTIVITY:
What is the Correct Model for DNA Replication
PRE-LAB:
BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION
HW: Ch 13 QUIZ on Friday!!
QUIZ
Ch 13
VIDEO CLIPS:
DNA and RNA Part 2(BOZEMAN)
ACTIVITY:
Correct Model for DNA Replication
POGIL: Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
HW: Re-read/skim CH 13; Watch linked Khan Academy videos; Complete POGIL
December 31- January 6
December 23 - December 29WINTER BREAK
Monday 12/30 Tuesday 12/31 Wed 1/1 Thursday 1/2 Friday 1/3 NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
December 24- December 30
December 16 - December 22Winter Break
Monday 12/23 Tuesday 12/24 Wed 12/25 Thursday 12/26 Friday 12/27 NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
December 17- December 23
December 9 - December 15Finals Week
Monday 12/16 Tuesday 12/17 Wed 12/18 Thursday 12/19 Friday 12/20 GUEST INSTRUCTOR:
Colin Matheson(CUSD Technology)
Podcast Construction(see links below)
HW: None
FINALS SCHEDULE
2nd Period:
PODCASTS(Genetics)
FINALS SCHEDULE
4th Period:
PODCASTS(Genetics)
FINALS SCHEDULE
FINALS SCHEDULE
December 10- December 16
December 2 - December 8Mendelian Genetics and Chi Square Tests
Monday 12/9 Tuesday 12/10 Wed 12/11 Thursday 12/12 Friday 12/13 Review Homework(Chi Square)
ACTIVITY:
CH 11 Round Round and Presentations
Chi-Square Problem Sets
HW: Review Ch 11; Solutions to Genetics Problem Set linked below; Ch 12 Study Guide due next Monday
CH 11 Presentations
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
CH 11 TEST
LECTURE:
X-linked Traits; Linked Traits; Map Units; Human Genetic Disorders
VIDEO CLIPS:
ACTIVITY:
How to Create A Chromosome Map from Crossover Frequencies
HW: Ch 12 Study Guide due Monday
December 3- December 9
November 25 - December 1Mendelian Genetics
Monday 12/2 Tuesday 12/3 Wed 12/4 Thursday 12/5 Friday 12/6 VIDEO CLIP:
Phases of Meiosis
ACTIVITY:
Meiosis Modelling Lab Packet
Complete Meiosis and Fertilization Activity
HW: Ch 9 and 10 Take Home Quiz due Thursday
LECTURE:
Intro to Genetics
VIDEO CLIP
Forked Line Method and Multiplication Method
ACTIVITY:
HW: Problem Set due Monday
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
LECTURE:
Intro to Genetics(continued)
VIDEO CLIPS(from Tuesday)
HW: Watch linked video clip on Chi-Square Test and read linked article on Degrees of Freedom; Read CH 11; Problem Set due Monday; Meiosis and Fertilization Activity due FRIDAY
ACTIVITY:
HW: Complete Chi Square Problems
November 26- December 2
November 18 - November 24Cell Division Wrap-Up/Intro to Mendelian Genetics
Monday 11/25 Tuesday 11/26 Wed 11/27 Thursday 11/28 Friday 11/29 GUEST SPEAKER: College Apps and Life at Vanderbilt
HW: Read CH 10
ACTIVITY:
Meiosis and Fertilization: Understanding How Genes Are Inherited
MINI-LECTURE:
Comparison of Mitosis and Meiosis
HW: None
THANKSGIVING VACATION
THANKSGIVING DAY
THANKSGIVING VACATION
November 19- November 25
November 11 - November 17Cell Cycle Regulation and Meiosis
Monday 11/18 Tuesday 11/19 Wed 11/20 Thursday 11/21 Friday 11/22 DIAGRAMMING ACTIVITY: Mitosis
VIDEO CLIP:
Mitosis(Bozeman)
HW: Study CH 9
JIGSAW PRESENTATIONS:
VIDEO CLIP: Aging
READING: Growing Skin
HW: Study Ch 9
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
ACTIVITY:
POGIL: Cell Cycle Regulation
ACTIVITY:
Chromosome Simulation
HW: Read CH 10(Short one) p 192-205
ACTIVITY:
Meiosis and Fertilization- Understanding How Genes Are Inherited
HW: Study CH 10
November 12- November 17
November 4 - November 10The Cell Cycle
Monday 11/11 Tuesday 11/12 Wed 11/13 Thursday 11/14 Friday 11/15 NO SCHOOL
VETERANS' DAY
ACTIVITY:
HW: View video link "Using Mathematics Appropriately"(Bozeman- 10 min); View Mitosis video(13 min)
Read Chapter 9!!! due Friday
Breaking Down the Wall Assembly
Shortened Period
BDTW Workshop
Chromosome Simulation(Mitosis)
PRESENTATIONS:
CLOSE READING:
"Cells and Chromosomes" in Coming to Life by Christianne Nusslein-Volhard
HW: None
BDTW Workshop
DIAGRAMMING ACTIVITY:
Stages of Mitosis
JIGSAW:
HW: Re-read CH 9
November 5- November 11
October 28 - November 3Photosynthesis Activities & Labs
Monday 11/4 Tuesday 11/5 Wed 11/6 Thursday 11/7 Friday 11/8 LECTURE:
Photosystem I and II
Calvin Cycle
HW: None
LAB ACTIVITY:
Floating Disc Lab(from AP Investigative Lab Manual)
HW: CASE STUDY(Brine Shrimp(due Mon) see link below
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY:
Photosynthesis Concept Map Making
HW: None
TEST:
Photosynthesis
HW: READ pp 174-189(all of Ch 9); Complete Labs and Case Study for turn in Monday
October 21 - October 27
Photosynthesis
Monday 10/28 Tuesday 10/29 Wed 10/30 Thursday 10/31 Friday 11/1 VIDEO CLIPS:
Photosynthesis Light Reactions(animation)
ACTIVITY:
Ch 8 Study Guide
HW: Study Guide due Friday; Read Ch 8.1 and 8.2
ACTIVITIES:
"Making a Bar Graph and Evaluating a Hypothesis"
"Making Scatter Plots with Regression Lines"
HW: Ch 8 Study Guide due Friday; Read Ch 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5
LECTURE:
Ch 8.1-8.5
HW: Study Guide due Friday
LECTURE:
Ch 8.6-8.7
HW: Read Ch 8.6 and 8.7
MINIMUM DAY:
30 minute periods
Review Ch 8 Study Guide Solutions
Review Scientific Skills Exercises
HW:
October 14 - October 20
Cellular Respiration
THE "LINK REACTION"
Monday 10/21 Tuesday 10/22 Wed 10/23 Thursday 10/24 Friday 10/25 ACTIVITY:
CH 7 Practice Questions(linked to Moodle before break)
- work in small groups on Cellular Respiration Sample Questions
HW: Prepare for Ch 7 TEST
MINI-LECTURE: Oxidative and Substrate Level Phosphorylation
ACTIVITY:
Pearson Test Prep Book: Read pp 76-82; p 92 #7; p 93 #9-13; p 95 #3-4; p 96 #5,6,7,10, 11, 12; p 97 #14-15
Princeton Review:
Read p 138-146; p 149 # 1; p 150 #4,5; p 151 #10
HW: Study Ch 7
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
Lecture:
Glycolysis, Pyruvic Acid Oxidation(Link Reaction), Citric Acid Cycle, ETC, Fermentation(see lecture notes)
GUIDED Reading:
Metabolic Pathways for Proteins and Lipids(see attached link)
POGIL ACTIVITIES:
Cellular Respiration
HW: POGIL(Cellular Respiration) due Friday
REVIEW Cellular Respiration POGIL
Review University HONOR CODE(attached)
Review Guidelines for Collaborative Assessment
Distribute Tests and POGILS on Krebs Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation(Extra Credit- 8 plus 5 points in Test category)
HW: Respiration TEST and POGILSKrebs and Oxidative) due Monday- no late turn-ins accepted
October 7 - October 13
Enzymes, ATP, and Intro to Cellular Respiration
Monday 10/7 Tuesday 10/8 Wed 10/9 Thursday 10/10 Friday 10/11 SCHMOO LAB Follow-up
ACTIVITY:
Cystic Fibrosis Case Study(linked to last week)
HW: Complete CASE STUDY
ACTIVITY:
HW: Complete POGIL's and watch Cellular Respiration(BOZEMAN) Video(14 min)
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
Review POGILS
Lecture:
Energy, ATP, and Enzyme Wrap-Up
INTRO to Cellular Respiration
HW: Read CH 7 and complete CH 7 Study Guide
ACTIVITY:
Visualizing Cellular Respiration and the Electron Transport Chain(see attached Videos)
HW: CH 7 Study Guide
September 30 - October 6
Introduction to Metabolism
Monday 9/30 Tuesday 10/1 Wed 10/2 Thursday 10/3 Friday 10/4 TEST
CH 5
HW: Read CH 6 by Friday; Review CH 6 Study Guide(posted last week);study for CH 6 QUIZ on Friday
LECTURE: Metabolism and Energy
VIDEO:
HW: Read and Study CH 6
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
HW: Read and Study CH 6
LAB ACTIVITY:
Shmoo Lab
HW: CH 6 QUIZ on Friday
CH 6 QUIZ(10 min)
LECTURE:
Energy Coupling, Phosphorylation, Enzymes; Allosteric Inhibition
ACTIVITY:
Induced Fit vs Lock and Key Case Study
HW: Read CH 7; Ch 7 STUDY GUIDE and Case Study due on Monday
September 23 - September 29
Signal Transduction Pathways and Phosphorylation
Monday 9/23 Tuesday 9/24 Wed 9/25 Thursday 9/26 Friday 9/27 POGIL ACTIVITIES:
Cell Communication
Signal Transduction Pathways
HW: Study and read in prep for Test on Friday
Lecture:
Fluid Mosaic Model and Permeability(5.1 and 5.2)
POGIL ACTIVITIES(Continued)
HW: Complete POGIL's; Study for TEST on Friday
JIGSAW REVIEW ACTIVITY AND PRESENTATIONS
LECTURE:
Signal Transduction Pathways
Review POGILs
HW: Study for TEST on Ch 5
BLOCK SCHEDULE
Lecture: Signal Transduction Pathways(continued)
Review Chapter Diagrams
VIDEO CLIP: Transduction Pathways(Penguin Professor/Bozeman)
HW: STUDY for CH 5 TEST on Monday
September 16 - September 22
Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling
Monday 9/16 Tuesday 9/17 Wed 9/18 Thursday 9/19 Friday 9/20 QUIZ:
Ch 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7(10 minutes)
ACTIVITY:
Surface Area to Volume Ratio
HW: Ch 5 Study Guide due Friday; View Water Potential Video(attached)
MINI- LECTURE:
Water Potential, Solute Potential, and Pressure Potential
GUIDED PROBLEM SOLVING(see attached)
PROBLEM SET:
Water Potential Problems
HW: Read pp 575-577; Ch 5 Study Guide due Friday; View both attached videos
Block Schedule
No Class
LAB ACTIVITY:
OSMOSIS
HW: CH 5 Study Guide due on Friday; Water Potential Problem Set due on Friday
VIDEO CLIP: Aquaporins(9 min)
LAB ACTIVITY(continued):
Data Analysis and Calculations
HW: Lab Write-up due Monday; View attached video on Aquaporins; re-read Ch 5;complete Surface Area problem set; complete Water Potential Problem Set
September 9 - September 15
The Cell
Monday 9/9 Tuesday 9/10 Wed 9/11 Thursday 9/12 Friday 9/13 Review Surface Area Activity
Pre-Lab Activity/Review Protocol
VIDEO CLIPS:
A Tour of the Cell
HW: Read pp 81-88(Sec 4.5 and 4.6)
LECTURE:
The Cell
HW: Read pp 88-93(Section 4.7 and Chapter Review)
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
LAB ACTIVITY:
Origin of Life(Coacervates)
HW: Study for CH 4 QUIZ on Friday; Complete LAB REPORT
QUIZ
Ch 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 ONLY!!!!
HW: Ch 5 Study Guide due next Friday
QUIZ on Monday on 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7
September 2 - September 8
Biochemistry
Monday 9/2 Tuesday 9/3 Wed 9/4 Thurs 9/5 Friday 9/6 NO SCHOOL
LABOR DAY
Lecture:
Lipids
Review Ch 3 Study Guide
Review Biochemistry POGIL
ACTIVITY:
Ch 3 Practice Questions
HW: Study for Ch 3 Test on Friday
NO CLASS
BLOCK SCHEDULE
LECTURE:
Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Video Clip:
HW: Study for Ch 3 Test on Friday
TEST
CH 3
100 Points
Read pp 66-81(CH 4.1 through 4.4); Complete Scientific Skills Exercise on p 74 # 1-4 answers only; Create flashcards, quizzles, or other study aids for the key vocabulary is strongly encouraged
August 26 - September 1
Biological Chemistry
Monday 8/26 Tuesday 8/27 Wed 8/28 Thursday 8/29 Friday 8/30 QUIZ: Ch 1-2(15 minutes)
Review Scientific Skills Exercise
HW: Begin to re-read and analyze diagrams in Ch 3
CH 3 STUDY GUIDE due Thursday
LECTURE:
Functional Groups; Dehydration Reactions; Hydrolysis Reactions; Carbon Skeletons; ATP
HW: Study Ch 3
BLOCK SCHEDULE
NO CLASS
LECTURE:
Carbohydrates
ACTIVITY:
CH 3 STUDY GUIDE due
HW: Continue to study and re-read Ch 3
LECTURE:
Lipids
HW: Review Proteins and Nucleic Acids in CH 3
August 19 - August 25
The Chemical Context of Life
Monday 8/19 Tuesday 8/20 Wednesday 8/21 Thursday 8/22 Friday 8/23 DISCUSSION:
Misunderstandings Concerning Evolutionary Theory(see link to berkeley.edu website attached to last week)
REVIEW Solutions to CH 1 Practice Quiz
MINI-LECTURE:
Ending Misconceptions About the Energy of Chemical Bonds(see attached)
VIDEO CLIP(8 min): Bond Energy and Changes in Enthalpy
HW: Chapter 2 Study Guide due Thurs
MINI-LECTURE: Introductory Chemical Concepts(Ch2)
BUFFERING SYSTEMS
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
ACTIVITY:
Interpreting a Scatter Plot with a Regression Line
HW: Ch 2 Study Guide Due THURSDAY
Review LAB INSTRUCTIONS
Complete ScatterPlot Activity
BLOCK SCHEDULE
NO CLASS
LAB ACTIVITY:
Physical Properties of Proteins
HW: Lab Write-up due Monday
CH 3 STUDY GUIDE due THURSDAY
MINIMUM
DAY
Review LAB RESULTS
Review CH 2 STUDY Guide
HW: Study for CH 1-2 QUIZ on MONDAY
August 12 - August 18
Introduction and Foundations of Biology
Monday 8/12 Tuesday 8/13 Wed 8/14 Thurs 8/15 Friday 8/16 NO SCHOOL
FIRST DAY OF CLASS
INTRODUCTIONS
REVIEW SYLLABUS
DISTRIBUTE COURSE MATERIALS
HW: Read Chapter 1 of Textbook
Complete Chapter 1 STUDY GUIDE
DUE THURSDAY
ACTIVITY:
Group Discussion of Introductory Biological Concepts
Read Board Policy on Teaching of Natural Science/Discuss with Partner
DISCUSSION: State Board of Education Policy on the Teaching of Natural Science
HW: CH 1 Study Guide due Thursday
REVIEW Chapter 1 Study Guide
ACTIVITY: "Data Nugget": Salmon in Hot Water
Homework: Complete Data Nugget, Begin to read CH 2; Ch 2 Study Guide due Thursday; View linked videos on Emergence and FRQ solution
NO SCHOOL
CAR WEEK