AP Biology Calendar

September

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Warm-up:

1. Turn-in O-chem reading Ch. 3 - 5, 8

In-class:

1. Finish lecture on Ch. 52 - 53, and Nutrient Cycling

2. Chapter 3 - Jigsaw Reading and Create Posters about water

Group 1 Pg. 46 - 47 on polarity, cohesion, and adhesion

Group 2 Pg. 50 - 52 on water as a solvent, hydrophillic properties, solute concentrations

Group 3 Pg. 52-54 on pH and Buffers

3. Present Posters, if time allows.

HW:

1. Lab 12 Write-up Due Thursday 9/4

2. Ecology Unit Exam on Tuesday 9/9

Exam Format: 50 MC and 2 Free-Response Essay

Warm-up:

1. Turn in Lab 12

In-class:

1. Chapter 3 Expert Group Presentations

2. Begin creating Organic Chemistry Flashcards (Ch. 4 - 5)

HW:

1. SSG Ch. 3

IQ 3.1 - 3.3, IQ 3.6; SYK #2; MC all

2. SSG Ch. 4

IQ 4.2, SYK #2; MC all; Matching all

Warm-up:

1. HW stamp check

In class:

1. Hero Project Kick Off (no lecture)

HW: Study for Ecology Unit Exam

Warm-up:

1. Prepare for unit exam

2. Turn in notebooks for credit; Will be checking all SSG, pre-labs, etc.

In class:

1. Ecology Unit Exam

HW: Pre-lab #2 (use lab-bench to help you and read through the lab carefully)

Warm-up:

1. Stamp-check prelab #2

In-class:

1. Demonstration part 2A

2. Go over prelab #2

3. Finish Organic Chem Flash cards and start Chapters 4 and 5 ppt.

HW:

1. Begin Cell Unit Reading Assignment (ch. 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, 19) – due in 2 weeks on Monday 9/29

2. SSG Ch. 5

IQ 5.1-5.8, 5.10-5.11

SYK1-2, TYK all, MC all – due M 9/15

3. Activity 4.1/5.1

(make sure to check your answers in different color ink)

Warm-up:

1. Stamp check SSG Ch. 5

In class:

1. Lab 2B, 2C, and 2D

HW:

1. SSG Ch. 8

IQ 8.1-8.2, 8.4-8.7, MC all, FIB all

2. Plan ahead – ochem unit test (ch. 3 – 6) on Th 9/27 (next week)

Warm-up:

1. SSG stamp-check Ch. 8

In-class

1. Lab 2C

2. Lecture Chapters 4 and 5 ppt

HW:

1. Study for organic chemistry quiz (ch. 4 and 5) – focusing on flashcard information

2. Open House Thursday 9/18

Warm-up:

1. Finish Chapters 4 and 5 ppt.

In class:

1.O chem. quiz

HW:

1. Continue working on cell unit reading assignment (ch. 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, 19) – due in 1 week M 9/29

2. O-chem unit test (ch. 3- 5, 8) on Th 9/25 (next week)

3. Lab 2

Warm-up:

1. Turn in Lab 2

2. Discuss Organic Chemistry Quiz

3. Create Cell-unit Foldables

In class:

1. Return Ecology Unit Exam -

a) Discuss misconceptions and errors in exam

b) Explain Free Response Reflection Rubric

c) Calculate AP Biology Score

2. Chapter 8 lecture on Enzymes

HW:

1. Look ahead:

a) Ochem unit test on Thursday 9/25

b) Cell unit reading due M 9/29

2. Go back to quia to re-take Organic Chemistry Quia Quiz

3. Glue images onto foldables

Warm-up:

In class:

1. Finish chapter 8 lecture

2. Begin chapter 6 lecture on cells, adding information to Cell-Unit Foldables paper

HW:

1. Study for o-chem unit exam, chapters 3 - 5, 8 on Thursday

2. Glue images onto foldables

Warm-up:

1. Prepare for unit exam

2. Turn in notebooks with SSG for ch. 3 - 5, 8 for credit

In class:

1. O-chem Unit Exam

HW:

1. Cell unit reading assignment (ch. 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, 19) – due on M 9/29

Warm-up:

1. Turn in cell unit reading assignment

In class:

1. Finish ch. 6 ppt lecture

2. Start ch. 12 ppt lecture on cell cycle

HW:

1. prelab 3

Warm-up:

1. Stamp check prelab3

In class:

1. Chapter 12 ppt

2. Check answers to prelab 3

3. Lab3A.1 - Whitefish blastula drawing

4. Begin ch. 16 ppt lecture

HW:

1. Chapter 6 SSG

IQ 6.2-6.4, 6.7-6.9; SYK 1-4, TYK all

2. Chapter 12 SSG

IQ all, SYK 3, FIB all, MC all