AP Biology Calendar

August

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Warm-up:

1. Seating Chart

2. Summer Reading HW check

3. Discuss procedure for how to conduct unit reading assignments

4. Distribute lab notebook, calendar, lab safety agreement, and class syllabus. Discuss.

5. Discuss new textbook check-out procedures

In-class:

1. Review of Ch. 51 (Behavioral Biology)

2. Review of elements of Experimental Design

3. Allometric vs. Isometric Growth lab activity

HW:

1. Organic Chemistry Reading Unit (Ch. 3- 5, 8) due Tuesday after Labor Day 9/2

2. Prelab 11 due this Thursday 8/21

3. AP Biology Class Syllabus Signed and pay lab fee by 8/25

4. Turn in old AP Bio textbook and exchange for new textbook

Warm-up:

1. Stamp-check prelab 11

2. Discuss answers to prelab 11

In class:

1. Complete lab 11A and design an experiment with lab groups to test a separate variable

2. Lecture - Ecological Concepts of Lab 12

3. Discuss how to type lab reports

HW:

1. Prelab 12 due Monday 8/25^th

2. Begin typed write-up of lab 11A due Thursday 8/29

Warm-up:

1. Stamp check prelab 12

In class:

1. In lab groups, complete experimental design lab 11A

2. Lecture - Ecological Concepts of Lab 12

HW:

1. Continue typing lab 11A. Final draft of lab write-up due Thursday 8/30

2. Ecology Unit Exam Tuesday 9/11

3. Ochem reading unit due after Labor Day 9/2

Warm-up:

1. Lab Safety Procedures

In class:

1. Lecture - Ecological Concepts of Lab 12

2. Lab 12A Demonstration

3. Lab 12 B

HW:

1. Finish typing final draft of lab 11 due next class 8/30

Warm-up:

1.Turn-in lab 11

2. Go over prelab 12

In class:

1. Lab 12B Data Collection on DO levels of bottles

2. Finish Ecology Unit Lecture Ch. 52 on population Ecology

HW:

1. Ochem reading unit (Ch. 3 – 6) due Tuesday 9/2

2. Lab 12 due next Thursday 9/4