Unit 2 - The Living World: Biodiversity

Timeline (per College Board): 7 block periods - 6-8% AP Exam Weighting

Timing Document (Planning Document for Mr. Higgins)

AP Central Videos:  A single point is assigned for each video (Lab & Classwork category). Students earn this point if they have watched the videos at 80% completion before the review presentation. 

It is an expectation that students take their own notes before Mr. Higgins presents his slides. 

'She Cartoons' Daily Video packets are only available as prints in person due to copyright. 

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• Lab - Eco bottle

• Topic - 2.1 Biodiversity

  • Textbook Reference - Module 8, 14, 15, and 17

  • AP Classroom Videos -  2.1 Biodiversity (Daily Video 1), 2.1 Biodiversity (Daily Video 2), and  2.1 Biodiversity (Daily Video 3)

  • Review Slides - 2.1 Biodiversity

• Lab - Stream Macroinvertebrate Sampling Simulation (Flinn) 

• Lab - Abiotic Factors and Brine Shrimp 

• Topic - 2.2 Ecosystem Services

  • Textbook Reference - Module 29, 59, and 65

  • AP Classroom Videos -  2.2 Ecosystem Services (Daily Video 1), and 2.2 Ecosystem Services (Daily Video 2)

  • Review Slides - 2.2 Ecosystem Services

• Lab - Shannon-Weiner Index with M&Ms

• Lab - Shannon-Weiner Index with Field Kill

• Topic - 2.3 Island Biogeography

  • Textbook Reference - Module 21

  • AP Classroom Videos -  2.3 Island Biogeography (Daily Video 1), 2.3 Island Biogeography (Daily Video 2), and 2.3 Island Biogeography (Daily Video 3)

  • Review Slides - 2.3 Island Biogeography

• Activity - Theory of Island Biogeography Simulation 

  • Part 1: Student Analysis (30 Minutes)

  • Part 2: Review / Submit (<15 Minutes)

• Topic - 2.4 Ecological Tolerance

  • Textbook Reference -  Module 17

  • AP Classroom Videos -  2.4 Ecological Tolerance (Daily Video 1), and 2.4 Ecological Tolerance (Daily Video 2)

  • Review Slides - 2.4 Ecological Tolerance

• Lab - Salinization LD50 Seed

  • Student Print

  • Part 1: Baggies Setup (45 Minutes)

  • Part 2: Solutions Setup (45 Minutes)

  • Part 3: Observations after 2-Weeks (15 Minutes)

  • Part 4: Student Analysis / Submit (30 Minutes)

• Topic - 2.5 Natural Disruption to Ecosystems

  • Textbook Reference -  Module 8, 61, and 63

  • AP Classroom Videos - 2.5 Natural Disruption to Ecosystems (Daily Video 1), and 2.5 Natural Disruption to Ecosystems (Daily Video 2)

  • Review Slides - 2.5 Natural Disruption

• Lab - Intraspecific and Interspecific Competition

• Presentation - Invasive Species Presentation

• Topic - 2.6 Adaptations

  • Textbook Reference -  Module 15

  • AP Classroom Videos - 2.6 Adaptations (Daily Video 1), and 2.6 Adaptations (Daily Video 2)

  • Review Slides - 2.6 Adaptations

• Lab - The Adaptable Squirrels

• Topic - 2.7 Ecological Succession

  • Textbook Reference -  Module 21, and 41

  • AP Classroom Videos - 2.7 Ecological Succession (Daily Video 1), and 2.7 Ecological Succession (Daily Video 2)

  • Review Slides - 2.7 Ecological Succession