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Course Information and Goodies:

1. AP Biology Syllabus

3. AP Biology Course and Exam Description (College Board)

4. Online Textbook and other resources www.campbellbiology.com

5. Online Reading Guides (in PDF or Word formats) https://sites.google.com/a/svvsd.org/chou/home/apbio/campbell-reading-guides, Thank you Mrs. Chou!

6. Bozeman Science -- AP Biology Video Clips

7. Test Rescore Form- must print out and hand write (i.e., can't type/print)

Course Calendar: Updated February 11, 2014

September 2013

October 2013

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		Walk thru Bacterial Tx Lab steps Revisit plasmid maps. Try out a few! This may help too. Assigned Complete one challenge plasmid map (easy, medium, or hard)	Run Tx Lab! Set up tubes Check Plasmid Map keys Use newer vocabulary to practice concepts	Plating transformed (we hope!) bacteria Group /Solo FRQ on Plasmid Map Here's a Plasmid Mapping practice packet if you want to try a few more. Scroll to problems. See the key in the AM to know if you have the skill.	Score FRQs Results, Tx Efficiency
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	Discuss Tx Efficiency Discuss Experimental Questions	Design Tx lab extension Vet procedures with peers Extra Credit Opp for Prokaryote Unit	Run Tx lab extension (set up tubes; plate; incubate) Have you been completing your Unit Planner, reading textbook sections/chapters, etc, and watching videos?	Results Begin lab presentation slide	NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day
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	Updates to ppt slide? Review for Test (10/17) Goodies -Study Packet with review questions from gallery walk - Article on Quorum Sensing by Bonnie Bassler	Lab Presentations Due - Transformation Lab Packet (Pre-labs, Tx Efficiency Packet, Evaluating Results, data sheet) - Emailed PPT slide by 7:30am to stemplora@everettsd.org	Finish Lab Presentations Complete Unit Planner for All Things Prokaryote	TEST All Things Prokaryote Due Unit Planner and evidence for All Things Prokaryote. Make sure your calendar is updated on your unit planner.	Introduction to Eukaryotic Cell Evolution Cell Size: Does size matter? Surface area to volume ratios Assigned - Read section 6.1 and take notes - View this cool animation on the Scale of the Universe
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	Lesson continued due to fire "drill"! Assigned - Surface Area to Volume calculations WS - Read about Cell Organelles, Sections 6.2-6.7	Lab, Limits Cell Size Assigned Reading Guide, Ch 6	Lecture: Eukaryotic Cell Structures and Functions	Cell Structures Processing Activity Worst-Case scenario Organelle Jigsaw Assigned - Take Self Quiz at end of Chapter 6 - Self correct using Appendix A, and for all questions missed, write justification of correct answer .	Presentations on Organelle Malfunction Quiz, Eukaryotic Cell Structures and Functions Due - Cell Races Packet and Practice (SA:V Math WS) - Self Quiz, Ch 6 Assigned - Finish Cell Structures Processing Activity
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	Short answer practice and review of Cell Organelles - Jigsaw Due Cell Processing Activity (worst-case scenario of malfunctioning organelle) Assigned Read Sections 7.1, 7.2 and take notes	Cell Membranes and membrane transport Assigned - Read Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 and take notes -Pre-Lab and flowchart for Diffusion Osmosis Lab - Begin Cell Membranes Processing Questions - [Optional if you're struggling with transport] Membrane Animations Packet	Intro to Lab: Diffusion and Osmosis (Part 1) Determining Mystery Solutions	Water Potential Class data for Mystery Solutions Assigned - Finish entire part 1 of Lab: Osmosis and Diffusion (data table,graph, and analysis questions) - Begin Water Potential Problem Set 1 - Continue work or finish Cell Membranes Packet

November 2013

December 2013

January 2014

Bill Doyle: Treating Cancer...

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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			Winter Break!	Winter Break!	Winter Break!
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	Presentations, Cell Communication and Disease Project Assigned - Finish Cell Comm Study Packet - Prepare for quiz on Ch 11 tomorrow	Partner quiz, Ch 11 (Cell Comm) Assigned Packet, Cellular Communication and Crossword Puzzle	Presentations, Cell Communication and Disease Project Due Test Rescores for Cell Energetics	Presentations Assigned Packet, Signal Transduction	Cell Comm Processing Activity (yeast mating factors) Assigned - Cholera Research Debrief Worksheet - Read Chapter 12, Cell Cycle and begin packet, The Cell Cycle and Cell Division
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	Cell Cycle and Mitosis videos Video, William Li: Can We Eat To Starve Cancer? Pre-and Post- video questions WS Video, Bill Doyle: Treating Cancer... Due Cholera WS	Lecture, Cell Cycle	Cell Cycle Regulation Cell Cycle Animation Class Quiz!	HeLa Cells Workshop and Presentation	FRQ Cell Communication and Cell Cycle Study the cell signaling of insulin and glucagon pathway.You will need to know about the molecules involved, target cells, organs, and action for regulation of the blood glucose levels.
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	NO SCHOOL Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day	TEST Cell Communication and Cell Cycle (multiple choice) Due Unit Planner for Cell Communication and Cell Cycle	Final Exams Per 1,2 FRQ Forgiveness Day, 12:30-2pm 1. Bring in bad FRQ 2. Pick new FRQ (random) 3. Do new FRQ 4. Keep better score	Final Exams Per 3,4 FRQ Forgiveness Day, 12:30-2pm 1. Bring in bad FRQ 2. Pick new FRQ (random) 3. Do new FRQ 4. Keep better score	Final Exams Per 5,6
26	27 NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day	28 Chi Square	29 Mitosis Lab and Chi Square	30 Intro to DNA Structure and Replication - Notes Assigned Modeling DNA Replication Challenge	31 Plan Day for DNA Replication Skits/Presentations

February 2014

March 2014

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			Alien Invasion Activity Assigned: - Finish Alien Invasion Debrief - Make sure Water Lab is done	Team Build Survey Water Lab Part 2 Notes on Water Part 1 and Part II Assigned: - Read article, Air is Dry, Water is Wet - Watch Bozeman Biology YouTube Video on Water - Finish Water Lab - Revisit Water Chapter (Ch 3)	Debrief Water Lab Finish Water notes Water Vocabulary and Foldable Due: - Both water labs (summer and in class) - Finish Water Vocabulary Foldable on article, Air is Dry, Water is Wet
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	Meet Study Teams! Prior Knowledge Test Notebook Set Up and Course Description	Evaporative Cooling and Water wrap up (foldable, article) What's a FRQ? Group FRQ: Water Assigned: - Revisit Ch 4 and 5 (5 in more depth)	Score FRQs (their's... our's) Review Carbohydrates Assigned: - Bozeman Biology YouTube on Biological Molecules	Carbohydrates Quiz! Short FRQ: Carbs Review Lipids Foldables Assigned: - Let's try this again! Watch this Flipped Classroom video and this one Flipped Classroom cartoon and respond to questions (small handout) - Read about Proteins (find in Ch 5). Take notes.	Protein Flipped Classroom Discussion Assigned: - Read article on Fish Adaptation and Antifreeze. 1. Write down (or highlight) new vocab terms that you don't know and define them. 2. Paraphrase sections. What is the main idea, if you had to sum it up into one sentence? 3. Come up with 3 questions you have on the article.
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	Molecules Review Activity Debrief Arctic Fish article Assigned FRQ on molecules	Miller Urey Experiment (video, animation) Score FRQ Review Assigned Complete Unit Planner	TEST Biochemistry and the Origin of Life Due Unit Planner and Self Reflection with Evidence	Introduction to All Things Prokaryote What are they? How do they do things? Assigned Read Ch 27 and complete reading guide provided in class. Also! To prepare for your skit, read 9.2, 9.5, and 18.3	Prokaryote Metabolism and Gene Recombination Skit Preparation Unit Planner: All Things Prokaryote
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	Skits, notes, competition! Prokaryote Communication: Quorum Sensing Return Test: Biochemistry and the Origin of Life + Distribute Test Rescores (due Monday 9/30) Assigned - Read article, The Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance and write a summarizing sentence for each paragraph (discussing on Weds) - Review Transcription and Translation (p.330-331) - Read Section 18.4 on Operons and take notes	Discuss Bonnie Bassler Lecture on Quorum Sensing Operons: Prokaryote Gene Regulation Operon Processing Activity	The Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance discussion	Genetic Engineering, Plasmids, and Restriction Enzymes DNA Scissors Assigned Watch these videos on restriction enzymes, genetic engineering and this last one if you need/want more clarification	Create a Plasmid! Debrief/Discussion Assigned Get to Know this Lab: Bacterial Transformation
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	DNA Goes to the Races Plasmid Mapping Assigned Complete "Get to Know this Lab" Pre-Lab WS (use p. 3-5 of this packet) and Flowchart Lab (use p. 6-9 of this packet)

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	Due: Formal Lab Report, Enzyme Activity Share formal lab reports and dissect to make "super report" for shared grade pH Assigned Begin Photosynthesis packet, pages 1-3	Photosynthesis Assigned - Retry Pre-quiz on photosynthesis - Complete pages 4-6 in PS packet	Lecture, Photosynthesis Assigned - Learn about C4 and CAM Plants WS (front and back)	PS Processing Activity Assigned - Pre-lab for Photosynthesis - Come up with variables that may affect rate of PS. Most interesting variable wins prize! And no repeats. - Watch demo of lab set up	Lab: Photosynthesis
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	Lab: Photosynthesis (Student-designed) Assigned - FRQ: Photosynthesis - Finish PS Packet	Cell Respiration Assigned - Read Chapter 9 - Worksheet on Cell Respiration	Processing Activity	Presentations for Lab: Photosynthesis Lab Slide due at 7am, emailed to stemplora@everettsd.org	Lab: Cell Respiration, "Yeastie Beasties" Email me your data!
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	Review for Test	TEST Cell Energetics Assigned Begin reading Chapter 11 "Cell Communication"	FRQs Cell Energetics Unit Planner for Cell Energetics Intro to Cell Communication Assigned Reading Packet for Ch 11 Link to Scientific American Article, Cell Communication: The Inside Story	Guest Speaker, Cell Communication Assigned Cell Signaling Gone Wrong (Disease and Cell Communication Project) - Choose partner and diseases John-Robert and Kristin, pick one that hasn't been chosen from this list (will update 12/20/13) Due Sunday, January 5, 2014 emailed to stemplora@everettsd.org	Update for Disease Project for those who haven't signed up: Tinley, Calvin, Kristin, Jinzheng, Indira, Rachel, John-Robert, See the Disease Sign Up List and email me with your topic choice. First come, first served. We still present Monday after break so spread the word. Due (Monday 1/6) Yeastie Beasties Lab
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	NO SCHOOL Happy winter break!
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	Presentations Quiz, DNA Structure and Replication	Transcription and RNA Processing - Notes Sheet	HHMI Video on Gene Switches - Video Questions	Translation Due Gene Expression: Transcription Packet Assigned - Gene Expression: Translation Packet - Begin reading and studying sections 17.7 (mutations), 18.1, 18.2 (genetics of viruses) and reviewing 18.3, 18.4 (reproduction and variation in bacteria)	Video, Ghost in Your Genes Lecture, Eukaryotic Gene Control Assigned - Watch video on RNAi (part of eukaryotic gene control) - Go thru lecture (above) and complete notes sheet given in class - Create DNA and histone model (packet)
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	Intro to PCR - Video Clip - Lab Assigned Finish Flowchart (Day 3) and complete pre-lab questions	PCR Lab - Extracting and purifying DNA	PCR Lab - Set Up tubes; thermocycler	PCR Lab - Run gels	PCR Lab - Analyze gel
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	NO SCHOOL President's Day	NO SCHOOL Mid-Winter Break
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