Click here to access AP Central. Once you are there create a login and sign up with the Electronic Discussion Group Teacher Lab Manual new updates. Lab Bench website. AP Curricular Changes Course Syllabus for Advanced Placement Biology Workshop July 11 - 15 2011 Course Description: Designed to prepare high school biology teachers to teach AP Biology in their high schools, and provide participants with the tools to design and implement a successful AP program in their schools. The main focus of the institute will be the 12 AP Biology labs. Participants will conduct, analyze, and discuss all 12 labs. Free response questions and their answers from past exams will be used to illustrate biological topics. Course Content/Organization: Each day will be divided into morning and afternoon sessions. A portion of each session will be devoted to one of the 12 AP labs. We will discuss lab set-up, pre-lab objectives, lab procedure and implementation of labs within the participants’ schools. The remainder of each session will be devoted to course design, the AP exam, free response questions, and current topics in biology. Participants will work assigned tests and practice scoring free response questions following AP standards and guidelines. We will also devote time each day discussing how we can best transition to the new curriculum for 2012. Day 1: Monday Morning session: Introduce the workshop Discuss course organization and AP Exam Introduce Big Ideas, Essential Knowledge, Enduring Understanding and Learning Objectives. AP Lab 1; Diffusion and Osmosis Practice AP Free response (2002) Afternoon session: AP Lab 2; Enzyme Catalysis Review all labs from day 1 Homework: Lab analysis from labs 1, and 2. Read labs 12, 5 and 6B (DNA fingerprinting lab), and 6A (pGLO). Predict measurable results for labs 12 and 5. Take Practice AP exam. Day 2: Tuesday Morning session: Review homework analysis questions AP lab 5; Cell Respiration Discuss lab 5 pGLO Bacterial Transformation Lab (6A alternative) Lab 6B restriction digest of the DNA Afternoon session: AP lab 6B; Restriction Enzyme Cleavage of DNA and Electrophoresis, pour and run gels AP lab 12; Disolved Oxygen and aquatic Primary Productivity; Lab 12A Lab 12 B set up the lab Homework: Lab analysis from lab 5. Really look over the class data, take averages generate a graph that reflects the class average data. Look over all analysis questions from this lab. If you are new to restriction enzymes and gel electrophoresis, then be sure to complete appendix B. Answer pGLO transformation analysis questions that are posted on this website. Read lab 4 and predict measurable results for these labs. Day 3: Wednesday Morning session: Review homework analysis questions Lab 11 Discuss AP lab 3; Mitosis and Meiosis Observe Data from lab 6 Discuss operon systems Afternoon session: AP lab 4; Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis Discuss lab 4 and photosynthesis AP Free Response practice Homework: Lab analysis for labs 3, 4 and 11 Read labs 7, 8, and 9. Day 4: Thursday Morning session: Review homework analysis questions Chi Square and m&m activity Discuss AP Lab 7: Genetics of organisms and Statistical Analysis section Afternoon session: Lab 9; Transpiration Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution Homework: Lab 8 and 9 analysis. Read lab 10 Day 5: Friday Morning session: Lab 10; Physiology of the Circulatory System Sharing time Afternoon session: Wrap-up Discuss biology on the internet, web pages, and other tools for teaching AP. Materials Needed Each participant should arrive with a bound notebook, scientific calculator, and a calendar of the upcoming school year. Course Requirements: In order for participants to receive credit for the Institute, they must attend and participate in all sessions. Each participant will also develop a syllabus and timeline for their own proposed or existing course, and must complete a self-designed project that has been agreed upon by the participant and myself. |