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2021/2022 AP BIOLOGY
  • Home
  • Introductory Material
  • Unit 1: The Chemistry of 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
  • AP Exam Prep
  • After AP TEST
  • 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
2021/2022 AP BIOLOGY
  • Home
  • Introductory Material
  • Unit 1: The Chemistry of 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
  • AP Exam Prep
  • After AP TEST
  • 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 of 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
    • AP Exam Prep
    • After AP TEST
    • 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 1: The Chemistry of Life

Wednesday September 15th

Essential Understanding- 1.1 Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding

Chapter 3: Water and Life

1) WATCH BOZEMAN: Water: A Polar Molecule (worksheet) (9 min) and

2) Properties of Water POGIL (complete verbally with your group)

3) New Water Activity

4) Your Turn; Come up with a lab demonstration of your assigned water Property. Will Show off in class on Friday

-Class Examples

REMINDER) Start Working on Chapter 3 Book Work

Homework: Lab Reports Due Friday; Find Water Property Example to Demo

Chapter 3- Optional Resources:

Lecture Power PointClicker Review Power PointYouTube ReviewReading Guide

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Friday September 17th

1) Show and Tell your Water Property

2) Bozeman: Mole Conversions (worksheet) video (12 min)

3) Molarity and Dilutions video (worksheet) (2 min)

4) Dilutions and Molarity Worksheet

5) WATCH BOZEMAN: Acids, Bases and pH (worksheet) 9 min

6) WATCH BOZEMAN: pH and Buffers (worksheet) (6 min)

FYI: Lab on Monday (wear closed toed shoes) Read over pH Lab prior to class Monday

HMK: Chapter 3 Book Work (DUE TUESDAY)

**MUSETTI NOTE: GET LIVER for next class

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Monday September 20th

1) pH Lab

HMK: Finish Chapter 3 Book Work

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Tuesday September 21st

Turn in Chapter 3 Book Work (share Chapter 3 Book Work Answer Key with you via Google Classroom once you've submitted)

1) Discuss pH Lab

2) Watch:

a. How to find concentration of H+ given pH

b. first 3 minutes of: Acids Bases Concentrations Video

3) Complete: Acids, Bases and Solutions Worksheet

4) Summarizing Section 1.1

a. Watch this Quick 1.1 Overview Video (8 min)

b. Section 1.1 Questions (complete verbally with neighbors)

c. Progress Check 1.1 on CollegeBoard (This is an ungraded practice to prepare you for TOMORROW's REAL quiz)

... maybe start:

Essential Understanding- 1.2 Elements of Life

2) CARBON with Mr. J- take notes (15 min)

HMK: Start Chapter 4 Book Work: Chapter 4: Carbon and The Molecular Diversity of Life (due Thursday)

Chapter 4: Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life- Optional Resources:

Reading GuideLecture Power PointLecture Video

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Wednesday September 22nd

1) Section 1.1 QUIZ on CollegeBoard

2) Repeating Patterns of Monomers- Student Copy Worksheet

3) Watch this quick 1.2 review video (8 min)

4) Verbally Complete 1.2 Section Questions with neighbor

5) 1.2 Progress Check on CollegeBoard (remember this is PRACTICE)

6) Time to Work on Chapter 4 Book Work

HMK: Complete Chapter 4 Book Work (due tomorrow)

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Thursday September 23rd

Turn in Chapter 4 Book work

1) 1.2 Quiz on CollegeBoard

Essential Understanding 1.3 Introduction to Biological Macromolecules and 1.4 Properties of Biological Macromolecules

2) WATCH BOZEMAN: Biological Molecules (video worksheet) 15 min

3) START: Work on The Chemical Building Blocks of Life- Check out this website and these pictures for a hint (we will finish Thursday)

HWK: Start Chapter 5 Book Work: The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules (due next Friday)

Optional Resources:Reading GuideLecture Power PointLecture Video: Part I and Part II

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Friday September 24th

1) Finish Building Macromolecules

HOMEWORK:

  • Watch CollegeBoard Daily Video Section 1.3

    • 1.3 Overview Video (optional)

  • Skim- Section 1.3 Questions (do not complete)

  • Watch CollegeBoard Daily Video Section 1.4

    • Watch 1.4 Overview Video (optional)

  • Skim: Section 1.4 Questions

  • TAKE 1.3 and 1.4 Progress Check on CollegeBoard


remember: Keep working on - Chapter 5 Book Work (due Friday)

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Monday September 27th

1) Finish Building Macromolecules (Nucleic Acids)

2) Simple Biochem Review

3) CAN BE TAKEN AT HOME: 1.3 and 1.4 Quiz on CollegeBoard (20 min timer)

Essential Understanding 1.5 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules

HWK: Complete Chapter 5 Book Work (due Friday)

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Tuesday September 28th​

1) Watch: Section 1.5 Video Review (19 min)

2) Macromolecules Review Sheet

3) Protein Structure POGIL (not printing. Read question, think, check answer, discuss questions)

4) Complete Verbally with Neighbor Section 1.5 Questions or just skim 1.5 Essential Understandings Unit 1 Handout

5) Progress Check 1.5 on CollegeBoard

HMK: Chapter 5 Book Work (due Friday)

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Musetti Had Her Baby; Maternity Leave Starts

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Wednesday September 29th (sub plans)

1) Section 1.5 Quiz on CollegeBoard

Essential Understanding 1.6 Nucleic Acids

2) DNA Building Activity/Paper Cut Outs NOT PROVIDED!! (these are all the components you will need)

3) Chargaff Activity

HMK: Chapter 5 Book Work (due Friday)

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Thursday September 30th (sub plans)

1) DNA Structure and Replication POGIL

2) Watch: 1.6 Nucleic Acids (7 min)

3) Complete Verbally with Neighbor Section 1.6 Questions

4) 1.6 Progress Check on CollegeBoard

HMK: Chapter 5 Book Work (due tomorrow)

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Friday October 1st (sub plans)

1) Section 1.6 Quiz on CollegeBoard

2) AP Biology Unit 1 Review (34 min)

3) Review Unit Guide/Outline (Unit 1: The Chemistry or Life)

HMK: STUDY

(Unit 1 Study Guide I stole from someone online)

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Monday October 4th (sub plans)

1) UNIT TEST

Hmk: Watch this Unit 2 Review Video as a way to Intro next Unit (20 minutes)

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