Hemingway's AP Biology

FORMS: 

-Course Overview

-Grading and Expectations (Parental Signature Required)

-Classroom Rules and Discipline Procedures

CALENDAR

scope

8/25
8/26
8/27
8/28
8/29

Begin Cells Research  - (Adoption Directions, Additional Questions and Grading)

DUE by the end of class

B Day
B Day

-Presentations - Cell Wall, Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm and Cytoskeleton

-Work on Macromolecule Building Lab

-Handout Design Own Scope Lab Requirements and Diffusion Osmosis Pre-lab

9/1
9/2
9/3
9/4
9/5

No School

B Day

-Presentations - Nucleus, Vacuole, Mitochondira and Chloroplasts

-DUE:  Macromolecule Builidng Lab

-Work on Design Own Scope Lab and Notes

B Day

-Diffusion and Osmosis Pre-Lab DUE

Run Diffusion/Osmosis Lab and Enter DATA

 

-Work on Scope Lab

 

9/8
9/9
9/10
9/11
9/12

B Day

-Presentations:  Ribosomes and Rough ER, Golgi, Lysosome, Cilia and Flagella

-Diffusion/Osmosos Lab DUE by the end of the period

-Work on Microscope Lab

 

B Day

-Enzyme Notes, Work on Enzyme Pre-Lab

-Design OwnMicroscope Lab DUE by the end of the period

-Handout Organelles Review Document

B Day

9/15
9/16
9/17
9/18
9/19

-Run Enzyme Lab

-Begin Scope Labs

-Handout Essay Release Topic

-Enzyme Lab DUE by the end of the period

-Scope Lab DUE by the end of the period

-Notebook Order for Exam

B Day

 

 

-Finish Scope Lab

Begin Photosynthesis and Respiration Unit

9/22
9/23
9/24
9/25
9/26

 

B Day

-EXAM and ESSAY - Cells

-Unit Reflection

-PS Reading

 

B Day

 

B Day

9/29
9/30
10/1
10/2
10/3

-Discuss Photosynthesis

-Respiration Pre-Lab

-Circulation and Respiration Lab and Conclusions

NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
B DAY

-Circulation and Respiration Lab DUE

-Resp Computer Lab

B DAY

-Respiration Computer Labs DUE via email by midnight

-Fermentation Pre-Lab

B DAY

         
10/13
10/14
10/15
10/16
10/17
B DAY

-EXAM - Photosynthesis and Respiration

-Unit Reflection

-Begin Mitosis and Meiosis

B DAY

 

PS Labs

 

Fermentation Labs

10/20
10/21
10/22
10/23
10/24

-Finish Labs

-Work on Mitosis Meiosis Labs

 

NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
10/27
10/28
10/29
10/30
10/31
B DAY
B DAY
NO SCHOOL
11/3
11/4
11/5
11/6
11/7
B DAY

-Quiz - Mitosis and Meiosis

-Begin Genetics - Notes and Power Point

B Day
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
11/14

B DAY

-Beyond Mendel Notes and Power Point

-Beyond Mendel Practice Problems

B DAY

B DAY

Power Point Grades Sheets:

PEERS

HEMINGWAY

         
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
11/21
-Finish Genetics Power Point
B DAY

-Power Point Presentations

 

B DAY
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27
11/28
B DAY

-Genetics Discussion

-Discuss DNA and DNA Replication

-Begin DNA Fingerprinting

NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
         
12/1
12/2
12/3
12/4
12/5

B DAY

-DNA Fingerprinitng Lab = Mini-Prep Day!

-Work on DNA Fingerprinting Dry Lab and Computer Lab

B DAY

QUIZ - Genetics

-Work on DNA Fingerprinting Labs

-Begin Genetic Engineering Research Packet

B DAY
         
12/8
12/9
12/10
12/11
12/12

Notes - Genetic Engineering

-Transformation Pre-lab handout

B DAY

Work on Genetic Engineering Research Packet and Essay

DUE by the end of the class

 

 

 

-Finish and Discuss Genetic Engineering Packet

-Part 1 of Final Exam Review

 

         
12/15
12/16
12/17
12/18
12/19

-Draft 1 of Genetics Essay DUE

-Transformation Lab

B DAY

-DNA Fingerprinting Day 2 = Enzyme Digest Day

-Peer edit essay

 

B DAY
         
1/5
1/6
1/7
1/8
1/9

-Draft TWO of Genetics Essay DUE for review

-Begin Final Exam Review!

B DAY
B DAY
1/12
1/13
1/14
1/15
1/16
REVIEW!
REVIEW!

FINAL EXAM!!

Final Draft of Essay DUE

No 4th Hour
No 4th Hour
1/19
1/20
1/21
1/22
1/23
NO SCHOOL

-DNA Fingerprinting Lab = Run Gel!

-Protein Synthesis Lab DUE - beginning of class

-Discuss Protein Synthesis and Control of Gene Expression

B DAY

-Protein Synthesis and Control of Gene Expression

-Work on Operons

-Vote on top genetics essays

 

 

B DAY
1/26
1/27
1/28
1/29
1/30
Discuss Protein Synthesis and Operons
B DAY

-Discuss Spring Science Competitions

-Nature of Science and Design Own Lab

B DAY
-Work on Design own Lab
2/2
2/3
2/4
2/5
2/6
B DAY

-Final Draft of Desigfn Own Lab DUE

-Begin Evolution and History of Life  - Chap 22

B DAY

-Notes - Chap 23 and

HW Pre-Lab

B DAY
2/9
2/10
2/11
2/12
2/13
-HW Lab and Practice Problems
B DAY

-HW Lab DUE

-Speciation Notes

-Coevolution Pre-Lab

B DAY
-Co-evolution Lab
2/16
2/17
2/18
2/19
2/20
B DAY

-Finish Labs

-Review!

B DAY
EXAM - Protein Synthesis, Nature of Science and Evolution
B DAY

 

Updated: January 6, 2009