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Invertebrate review (Molluscs, Annelida, Arthropods)
View samples
Invertebrate survey continued
Free day (AP Language exam)
Begin Invertebrate classification
Free day (AP Calculus AB/BC exams today)
Senior catch-up day
Submit Algae Lab
Algae lab day 2: make observations and drawings of several representatives of members of the green algae; due tomorrow
Algae lab: students observe multiple forms of algae and make drawings and observations; due Friday
Review Ecology exam
AP Biology exam debrief
Ways that we have been traumatized by AP Biology (fun list)
AP Biology Exam day!
90 minutes for 60 multiple choice questions
90 minutes for 6 free response questions; 2 long 4 medium
Genetics problems review
Lab review
MCQ practice
AP Biology exam on Monday! See Google Classroom for tips
Submit Fungi Lab
Review Cell signaling
Review Meiosis
Review Gene Expression and Regulation
Review Natural Selection
Complete Fungi lab; due tomorrow
Heredity review: Genetics problems and pedigrees
Review Gene Expression and Regulation
Review Cell Energetics: Plickers
Review Cell Division
Begin Heredity review
Discuss the FRQ format for each question type
FRQ practice
Review Cell Energetics
Plant PPT for illustrative examples on website
Exam Strategy Part 2: Time allocation
Math concept: HW Equilibrium
Test conditions
Unit 1
Exam Strategy Part 1: Study partitioning
Chi square practice
Unit 1 review
Greatest Discoveries in Genetics; record the name of the discovery (displayed on screen), the individual responsible (best guess on spelling if you don’t know), and the significance of the discovery to the field of genetics
Semester 2 final exam pt 2: natural selection, gene expression, ecology/evolution
Semester 2 final exam pt 1: evidence for evolution, cladistics and phylogeny, ecology, and AP Lab review (both semesters)
Ecology Illustrative examples
Lab review
Plickers
Unit 8 exam: Ecology; 50 multiple choice questions
Animal Behavior lab quiz
Chapter 43 summary (edited)
Plickers (time permitting)
Continue Chapter 42
Ecology Unit exam this Friday; 50 m.c.
Semester 2 final exam next Tuesday and Wednesday; tutoring after school on Monday and Tuesday for test-specific content
Animal Behavior lab quiz tomorrow; know: what an ethogram is, describe behaviors that can be influenced by the environment, list an environmental factor that could attract or repel a specific animal
Continue Chapter 42
Ecology Unit exam this Friday; 50 m.c.
Semester 2 final exam next Tuesday and Wednesday; tutoring after school on Monday and Tuesday for test-specific content
Complete Chapter 40
Zoo PPT example; due Thursday April 3 by 7 pm
Pill Bug example; due Thursday April 3 by 7 pm
Begin Chapter 42
Complete Chapter 40
Zoo rules
Zoo assessment
Pill Bug assessment
New Mock AP exam dates: 4/23 and 4/25; 55 spots per sitting
Complete Chapter 40
Begin Chapter 42
Predator/Prey lab due
Complete Chapter 41
Begin Chapter 40
Predator prey lab; due tomorrow
Continue Chapter 41
Zoo lab this Saturday
Zoo lab sign-ups
Complete Chapter 39
Begin Chapter 41
Zoo lab sign-ups
Begin Chapter 39 edits
Natural Selection exam
Submit Objectives journal
SAT day
Free day for students that aren’t taking the test
Natural Selection exam tomorrow
Upstander week (period 2)
Complete review of unit objectives
Plickers
Natural Selection unit test is Wednesday
SAT tomorrow; seniors speak to me after class
Complete Chapter 25
Review Gene Expression mc
Review Course Description objectives and Illustrative Examples
Natural Selection unit exam on Wednesday March 19th
Submit Hardy-Weinberg problem set
Evolution Vocab quiz
Chapter 25 summary
FRQ practice
Complete Chapter 21
Hardy-Weinberg problem set due tomorrow
FRQ practice
Begin Chapter 25
Continue Chapter 21
Hardy-Weinberg problem set
FRQ practice
Continue Chapter 20
Natural Selection vocabulary quiz on Thursday; word list is in Google classroom
Begin Chapter 21
Electrophoresis lab quiz
Complete Chapter 24
Begin Chapter 20
Gel Electrophoresis spot test tomorrow; know: properties of DNA relevant to this lab, purpose of the gel and buffer solution
Complete Chapter 23 summary
Begin Chapter 24
Complete Chapter 22 summary
Begin Chapter 23 summary
Gel Electrophoresis lab after school today 3:45-(approx. 6:30)
Continue Chapter 22 summary
Electrophoresis lab after school today 5:00-approx. 7:00)
Gel Electrophoresis spot test Friday (March 7th); know: properties of DNA relevant to this lab, purpose of the gel and buffer solution
Complete Chapter 18 summary
Gel Electrophoresis spot test Friday (March 7th)
Begin Chapter 22 summary
Gel Electrophoresis lab after school today 3:45-(approx. 6:30)
BLAST Lab quiz
Gel Electrophoresis lab next week after school. You must attend one after school session to complete the lab. The post-lab assessment will be a spot test.
Complete Chapter 19
Complete Chapter 18
Begin Chapter 22
Transformation spot test
Electrophoresis sign-ups
BLAST Lab quiz tomorrow; know: how to interpret a BLAST query, how to construct a cladogram given morphological or gene data, how to read a cladogram or table
Continue Chapter 19 summary
Transformation lab Day 2; check plates and see if they have transformed using UV lights
Transformation lab quiz tomorrow; Know: function of plasmids, definitions, results from lab, evidence that supports the results, materials from lab
Continue Chapter 19 summary
View evidence for evolution in organisms
Begin Chapter 19 summary
BLAST lab day 2; due Tuesday by 7 pm submitted via Google classroom
Submission must follow the guidelines in the lab manual and Google Classroom
Include snapshots in Word document
BLAST lab day 1; due Monday by 7 pm submitted via Google Classroom
Submission must follow the guidelines in the lab manual and on the wc science website
Include photos in Word document
Gene expression and regulation exam: 50 multiple choice questions
Complete Chapter 18
Practice FRQ medium (4 pts)
Exam format
Plickers
Tutoring after school
Complete Chapter 16
Begin Chapter 18
Analyze FRQ
Practice FRQ
Hardy-Weinberg Lab quiz
Continue Chapter 16 (edited)
Begin Chapter 18
Complete Chapter 15
Complete Chapter 14
Begin Chapter 16 (edited)
Hardy Weinberg Lab due tomorrow by 7 pm in Google Classroom
Continue Chapter 15
Hardy-Weinberg Lab quiz on Thursday; know: functions of commands used in Excel (e.g.s IF, SUM, RAND, CONCATENTATE, etc.), definitions (e.g.s allele frequency, concatenate, null hypothesis, etc.)
AP Lab: Hardy-Weinberg lab using Excel; last day to work in-class; lab must be submitted via email by 7 pm Wednesday
Use the Hardy-Weinberg lab in the lab folder section of the website for guidance
Your work must be saved on an external source and cannot remain on the computer itself
Submit Bacteria Lab
Prepare for Bacteria lab; drawing guidelines
Bacteria Lab; due tomorrow
AP Lab: Hardy-Weinberg lab using Excel; Day 1 (Day 2 Friday)
Use the Hardy-Weinberg lab in the lab folder section of the website for guidance
Your work must be saved on an external source and cannot remain on the computer itself
Molecular Genetics Vocabulary quiz
Complete Chapter 13, 15
Prepare for Bacteria lab this week; drawing guidelines
Begin Chapter 16
Killer Virus video; submit answers to questions
Complete Chapter 24
Prepare for Bacteria lab this week; drawing guidelines
Molecular genetics vocabulary quiz on Tuesday
Discuss “The Hot Zone” book/limited series
Begin Chapter 24 summary
Complete Chapter 17 (Chapter 19 in class set); review lytic and lysogenic cycles, prions, viroids
Review Chapter 4: compare and contrast prokaryote and eukaryote cells
Chapter 14 summary
Submit your hardcopy of the historical timeline for the discovery of DNA
Complete Chapter 13
Begin Chapter 14
Create a historical timeline for the discovery of DNA (starting with T.H. Morgan and ending with Meselson and Stahl); due tomorrow; submission must be typed and printed
Continue Chapter 13
Create a historical timeline for the discovery of DNA (starting with T.H. Morgan and ending with Meselson and Stahl); due Tuesday January 28th
Finish review of Final exam
Semester 2 timeline
Discuss upcoming labs
Begin Chapter 13 summary
Review Lab Final
Review Final exam FRQ
Review Final exam multiple choice
Second Semester content
