AP BIOLOGY
Week 1 (Sept. 2-6)
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Week 2 (Sept. 9-13)Monday: Discussed population growth calculations - Practice problems due tomorrow, planted Wisconsin fast plant for energy dynamics lab
Tuesday: Went over calculations and multiple choice questions in groups, FIRE DRILL, Multiple choice/grid-in portion of Ecology test tomorrow. Wednesday: Ecology/Behavior Test - Multiple Choice and Grid-in Thursday: Ecology/Behavior Test - Free Response, Behavior Lab Write up DUE Friday: All about Me + Ecology Research presentations |
Week 3 (Sept. 16-20)Monday: History of Evolutionary Thought, Return and discuss Ecology Tests, Summer Essay Revisions DUE
Tuesday: Discussed evidence of evolution, sorting activity Wednesday: Discuss mechanisms of evolution, Create concept map in notebook Thursday: Introduce Hardy Weinberg equations, work on calculations Friday: Hardy-Weinberg problems due |
Week 4 (Sept. 23-27)Monday: Reproductive Barriers that lead to speciation, measure plants and identify 1 trait to track Tuesday: Introduce and discuss phylogeny and cladograms (hand out packet), cross pollenate plants Wednesday: (Collins out at a conference), Evolution practice test Thursday: Wrap up Evolution Unit, Practice Essay questions in groups using white boards Friday: Evolution TEST (Read Chapters 1 and 2 over the weekend) |
Week 5 (Sept 30-Oct.4)Monday: Overview of Chemistry Concepts, watch Bozeman youtube water and life for tomorrow
Tuesday: Water activities Wednesday: Concentrations, Dilutions, pH, Buffers. Practice Quiz, work on water activities, Read 1st part of Chapter 3 for tomorrow Thursday: Carbon/organic chemistry powerpoint notes, complete water activities Friday: Introduce biological macromolecules (Watch Bozeman Biology youtubes) |
Week 6 (Oct. 7-11)Monday: More with biological macromolecules
Tuesday: Wrap up biological macromolecules, class matching activity Wednesday: Watch Amazing human machine digestion segment, discuss the digestive process Thursday: Wrap up digestion, group quick check (turn in for grade) Friday: Unit overview, Review Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Week 7 (Oct. 14-18)Monday: TEST Biochemistry Tuesday: Cell Theory, The Weird History of the Cell Wednesday: The cell as a factory Thursday: Cell structure/function quick check, Cell Extras, introduce the plasma membrane Friday: Exploring membranes with bubbles, complete cell venn diagram (animal vs. plant vs. bacteria) - DUE TODAY, harvest seeds from generation 1 fast plants |
Week 8 (Oct. 21-25)Monday: Discuss transport across the membrane and water potential, harvest seeds from the Wisconsin fast plants
Tuesday: Movement across the membrane inquiry lab Wednesday: Movement across the membrane inquiry lab Thursday: Water potential problems due, introduce cell signaling: Watch Ted Talk Quorum Sensing in Bacteria Friday: Watch Bozeman Biology Signal Transduction for homework, group/white board activity to explain signal transduction, discuss cell signaling mechanisms |
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Week 14
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Week 15 Dec 9-Dec 13Monday: Metabolic Processes TEST
Tuesday: Introduce and discuss structure of DNA (partner quick check, what do you already know), discuss the search for genetic material Wednesday: (No Collins) Work through Mitosis activity packet Thursday: Discuss DNA replication (use bead model) Friday: Partner quick check, short video on Telomers and Supreme Court decision on BRACI and BRACII genes, discuss parts of a duplicated chromosome, start discussion of cell cycle |
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Week 20
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