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2020/2021 AP BIOLOGY
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  • Introductory Material
  • Unit 1: The Chemistry or Life
  • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
  • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
  • Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
  • Unit 5: Heredity
  • Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
  • Unit 7: Natural Selection
  • Unit 8: Ecology
  • End of Year Agenda
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 1
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 2
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 3
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 4
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 5
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 6
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 7
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 8
2020/2021 AP BIOLOGY
  • Home
  • Introductory Material
  • Unit 1: The Chemistry or Life
  • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
  • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
  • Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
  • Unit 5: Heredity
  • Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
  • Unit 7: Natural Selection
  • Unit 8: Ecology
  • End of Year Agenda
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 1
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 2
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 3
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 4
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 5
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 6
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 7
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 8
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    • Home
    • Introductory Material
    • Unit 1: The Chemistry or Life
    • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
    • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
    • Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
    • Unit 5: Heredity
    • Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
    • Unit 7: Natural Selection
    • Unit 8: Ecology
    • End of Year Agenda
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 1
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 2
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 3
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 4
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 5
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 6
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 7
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 8

Unit 8: Ecology


Wednesday April 21st

Essential Understanding- 8.1 Responses to the Environment -Section Questions

  1. REMEMBER- AP Physiology and Circulatory System LAB- remember, we did something similar- (Heart Rate Lab)

  2. WATCH : Physiology of Circulatory System (worksheet) 5 min print

  3. WATCH: Response to External Environments (concept map/ppt) 7 min print

4) WATCH: Cooperative Interactions (worksheet) 10 min print

5) WATCH: Behavior and Natural Selection (worksheet) 9 min print

6) 8.1 Examples Partner work print

7) Read Tomorrow's Lab Pillbug- Behavior LAB

HWK: Start Chapter 51 Book Work (due Monday)

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Thursday April 22nd

1) Pillbug- Behavior LAB print

HWM: Finish Pillbug Lab

HMK: Work on Chapter 51 Book Work (due Monday)

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Friday April 23rd

1) Start Tranpiration Lab- PIVOT: Transpiration Lab

SKIP: AP Transpiration LAB

2) Work on Chapter 51 Book Work (due Monday)

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Monday April 26th

Chapter 51 Book Work Due

1) Watch Section 8.1 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Check

Essential Understanding- 8.2 Energy Flow Through Environment-Section Questions

2) POGIL: Energy Transfer in Organisms print

3) Quick Skim- Energy Flow in an Ecosystem Worksheet print

4) Quick Skim- Worksheet print


HMK: Start Chapter 53- Population Ecology

Chapter 53 Book Work (due Friday)

Powerpoint: Chapter 53

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SKIP: Food Chains and Energy in Ecosystems Activity
Skip: AP Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity LAB Bozeman: AP Biology Lab 12 (6 min)

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Tuesday April 27th

Watch Section 8.2 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Check

Essential Understanding- 8.3 Populations Ecology-Section Questions

1) WATCH BOZEMAN: Populations (video worksheet) (12 min) print

2) Mark-Recapture Activity print

  • What are some other ways scientists;/ count/estimate populations

Counting Wild Animals (3.5 min)

Watch Section 8.3 Daily Video(s); there is no progress check for this section


3) Take Section 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 Quiz


4) Time to Work on Chapter 53 Book Work

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Wednesday April 28th

Essential Understanding- 8.4 Effect of Density of Populations-Section Questions

1) Bozeman: Exponential Growth (take notes) 10 min print

2) Bozeman: Logistic Growth (take notes) 11 min print

3) WATCH: Bozeman: r and K Selected Species (take notes) 7 min

4) Create a Organizer to explain the difference between the different growths covered in the previous 3 videos

5) Work on Chapter 53 Book Work (due Friday )

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Thursday April 29th

1) Cicadas Side Research

  • Why Billions of Cicadas Are About to Emerge After 17 years (5 min)

  • CICADAS! Brood X!

  • What do you want to know?

  • How does this relate to THIS section?

2) Complete POGIL: Population Growth print

3)Complete: Graphing Population Growth and Carrying Capacity (teacher key) print

4) Watch Section 8.4 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Check

HMK: Time to finish Chapter 53 Book Work (due tomorrow)

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Friday April 30th

Turn in Chapter 53 Book Work

Essential Understanding- 8.5 Community Ecology- Section Questions

  1. Definitions for 3 terms: Abundance, Richness and Diversity (only watch first 30 seconds)- take notes!

  2. Watch: Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index Explanation (12 min) - TAKE NOTES

  3. Watch: Simpson's Diversity Index Explanation (8 min) - TAKE NOTES!

  4. Bead Lab

When you are finished, move on to the homework:

HMK:

1. WATCH: Communities (video worksheet) 14 min print

2. Watch Section 8.5 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Check

3. Start Chapter 54 Book Work (due Thursday)

Powerpoint: Chapter 54


WE Are going OUTSIDE Monday

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Monday May 3rd (GOING OUTSIDE)

  1. Take 8.4 and 8.5 Quiz

Essential Understanding- 8.6 Biodiversity-Section Questions

  1. WATCH BOZEMAN: Biodiversity (video worksheet) 8 min print

  2. Density and Biodiversity Activity

  • Plant Identification Packet print

  • ADD TO THIS!!!! Helpful Weeds of Pennsylvania Doc

4) Add your data to this Google Sheet

HMK: Chapter 54 Book Work (due Thursday)

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Tuesday May 4th

  1. Talk about and report out group data

  2. COMPLETE: Biodiversity Worksheet print

  3. WATCH Biotic and Abiotic Factors (concept map) 10 min

Essential Understanding- 8.7 Disruptions to Ecosystems -Section Questions

  1. WATCH Ecosystem Changes (worksheet) 12 min print

  2. Invasive Species

  • Skim this document of Invasive Species of Pennsylvania

  • Find an animal in PA; what is it, what is the damage

    • propose ways to get rid of/combat invasive species

    • Invasive Species Cat's in Boreno (3 min)

  • Skim this article about GMO Mosquitoes in FL; make connection between this article and invasive species

HMK: Watch Section 8.6 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Check... also remember Ch 54 Book Work is due Thursday

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Wednesday May 5th

SKIP- Quick Essay Check In on your concept knowledge-
  1. Complete: Global Climate Change POGIL print

  2. Watch Section 8.7 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Check

  3. Finish Chapter 54 Book Work

HMK: Take 8.6 and 8.7 Quiz

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Thursday May 6th

Chapter 54 Book Work due

1) We did not do Chapter 52 or 55. Both are related to this content. Take 15 minutes EACH to skim through those chapters

  • Chapter 52- An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Chapter 52- Book Work Powerpoint: Chapter 52


  • Chapter 55- Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology

Chapter 55 Book Work Powerpoint: Chapter 55


2) Unit 8 Progress Check

3) Unit 8 Practice Essays

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Friday May 7th

Unit 8 TEST

Weekend Homework: Unit 1 and 2 Test Prep

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Monday May 10th- STUDY

Unit 3 Test Prep

Tuesday May 11th- STUDY

Unit 4 Test Prep

Wednesday May 12th- STUDY

Unit 5 Test Prep

Thursday May 13th- STUDY

Unit 6 Test Prep


Friday May 14th- TEST-GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nature Walk during Class



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