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2024/2025 AP BIOLOGY
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  • Unit 1: 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 Exam
  • Emergency Sub Plans
2024/2025 AP BIOLOGY
  • Home
  • Unit 1: 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 Exam
  • Emergency Sub Plans
  • More
    • Home
    • Unit 1: 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 Exam
    • Emergency Sub Plans

Unit 1: Chemistry of Life

Tuesday September 3rd

1) Jump Rope Experiment 

  • Google Form for Data

    • No Music: 38.1875

    • .5 Tempo 42.125

    • Normal Tempo: 49.4375

    • 1.5 Tempo 47.625

  • Musetti resource

  • Jump Data Collection printout

  • Jump Rope Experiment Lab Report

2) Check out the Textbook (Make sure you can all open it): AP Biology Textbook

  • Textbook Numbers

3) Hand out syllabus

Homework: Read the syllabus

* Chapter 2 Book Work due Friday


Wednesday September 4th

  1. Warm Up (Choose a random index card and using the term(s) come up with a testable question related to it and write it on the back)

  2. Introductory Material- syllabus & safety (LOOK THESE OVER ON YOUR OWN TIME)

STHS Mandatory Lab Safety presentation

Safety Contract

Safety Test (Answer Key)- links for Musetti's use only

  1. Sign up for Various things: 

  • AP BIOLOGY JOIN CODE: 293VZ9 (GO TO: https://myap.collegeboard.org/) 

  • Schoology: 8D4D-N4ZV-3TKR9 

  • Join Remind: @9cb37d

  1. Finish Jump Rope Experiment Lab Report

    • tempo jump rate data chart sample from class   

  2. The Scientific Process Critiqued (Completed Digitally on Schoology) 

  3. Design an experiment around your index card from warm up

    • Group Experimental Design

Homework: 

  • Finish your Jump Rope Lab Report

  • Chapter 2 Book Work due Friday


Thursday September 5th

  1. Turn in bits from Jump Rope Lab Report

  2. Warm Up- Discuss Group Experimental Design

  • Finish Group Experimental Design 

  • Last years group Experimental Design

  • Critique your partner group's experiment


  1. Statistics in AP Biology (started, will finish at later time) 

  • teacher key


  1. Practice FRQ (22 minutes) 

  • Practice Free Response

  • Scoring Rubric

  • Student A Sample

  • Student B Sample

  • Student C Sample

  • Scoring Commentary

  • 2017 FRQ graphing answer explained


Homework: Chapter 2 Book Work due tomorrow/Friday

  • Optional Video: Chapter 2 Lecture Video

Friday September 6th

  1. Warm Up- What is the hardest aspect of Chapter 2 for you?

  2. Turn in Chapter 2 Book Work

  3. White Board Bohr model for Nitrogen 

  4. Molecular Kit Building

  5. Basic Bonding Quick Review

  6. Bond with a Classmate Ionic Practice

  • Bond with a Partner Activity Tag Printouts 

  • bond with a classmate activity worksheet 

  1. PhET Sugar and Salt Solutions Simulation

  • worksheet for Sugar Salt PhET lab 

  1. Read and Annotate Water Reading 

Homework: Read and Annotate Water Reading

Monday September 9th

  1. Turn in Homework: Annotated Water Reading

  2. Finish Statistics in AP Biology (from Thursday last week) 

  • teacher key

  1. Comparison of Bond Properties and Intermolecular Bonding Activity ** consider skipping or reworking for next year

Homework: Chapter 3 Book Work (due Friday) 

Tuesday September 10th

FYI: Chapter 3 Book Work (due Friday) 

  1. Hand back yesterday's homework, grade last night's homework

  2. Finish yesterday's lab: Comparison of Bond Properties and Intermolecular Bonding Activity

  3. Go Over: Unit 1: Chemistry of Life

  • Focus on: Essential Understanding-  1.1 Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding  

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

  2. Since so many people are out, those that are here will help me set up New Water Activity for tomorrow

  3. Bozeman: Mole Conversions (worksheet) video (12 min)
    - after watching this, if you are confused, watch it again, or seek assistance through watching more videos, talking to classmates or coming in for lunch and learn

Homework: Start Chapter 3 Book Work 

Chapter 3- Optional Resources:

Lecture Power PointClicker Review Power PointYouTube ReviewReading Guide 

Wednesday September 11th

  1. Discuss Molarity video from yesterday... make sure people are experts on it, or ready to become ones

  2. AP Biology Water Lab

Homework: Finish the Water Examples we got to in class (stop before Sandcastles)

** REMIND MUSETTI to thaw out Liver

Thursday September 12th (Tonight is Back To School Night)

Do we want lab coats?

  1. Finish: AP Biology Water Lab

  • Your Water Properties Examples

  1. Molarity and Dilutions video (worksheet) (2 min) 

  2. hand out homework: Dilutions and Molarity Worksheet (teacher key)

Homework: ... remember- Chapter 3 Book Work (due Friday)

HMK: Chapter 3 Book Work (DUE tomorrow)  

Friday September 13th

Turn in Chapter 3 Book Work 

  1. Molar Conversion Quiz 

  • After quiz, Read over pH Lab

  1. Review Homework: Dilutions and Molarity Worksheet (teacher key)

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

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

  4. pH Lab 

Monday September 16th

1) Finish pH Lab 

  • Class Data (last years as a reference) 

5) Explain Homework: Summarizing Section 1.1

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

b.Review AP Biology Section 1.1 Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding Essential Understanding

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

HMK: Complete pH Lab and study 1.1 and  Chapter 4 Book Work (due Friday) 


Tuesday September 17th

Do we want lab coats?

1) Section 1.1 Quiz 

2) After Quiz: Watch the 2 videos below and then complete the worksheet in #3

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) pH calculations (teacher key)

Essential Understanding- 1.2 Elements of Life 

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

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

Reading GuideLecture Power PointLecture  Video

6) Carbon Ball and Stick Modeling of 4 ways Carbon Structure can vary 

  • Length, Branching, Double Bonding, Rings

  • Play with this website (MolView)

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

HMK: Chapter 4 Book Work (due Friday) 

Wednesday September 18th

1) Repeating Patterns of Monomers-  Student Copy Worksheet (teacher instructions) 

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

3) Review Section 1.2 Elements of Life Essential Understanding

4) 1.2 Progress Check on CollegeBoard (remember this is PRACTICE; real quiz tomorrow) 

1.3 Introduction to Biological Macromolecules and 1.4 Properties of Biological Macromolecules

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

HWK: Finish Chapter 4 Book Work

Thursday September 19th

1) Section 1.2 Quiz

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

  • Teacher Printouts

  • Protein Portion DNA code

  • Amino Acid Key for teacher

Homework:  Chapter 4 Book Work

Friday September 20th

Turn in Chapter 4 Book Work

FYI: TEST NEXT WEEK (Thursday) 

1) Finish The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

  • Section 1.3

    • Watch CollegeBoard Daily Video Section 1.3

    • 1.3 Overview Video (optional) 

    • Review 1.3 Introduction to Biological Macromolecules Essential Understandings

  • Section 1.4

    • Watch College Board Daily Video Section 1.4

    • Watch 1.4 Overview Video (optional) 

    • Review 1.4 Properties of Biological MacromoleculesEssential Understandings

  • TAKE 1.3 and 1.4 Progress Check on CollegeBoard

  • remember: Section 1.3 and 1.4 Quiz will be next class

Homework: Start Chapter 5 Book Work: The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules  (due Wednesday) 

Optional Resources:Reading GuideLecture Power Point

Lecture Video: Part I and Part II

Monday September 23

1) Finish The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

2) Take Section 1.3 and 1.4 Combined Quiz on CollegeBoard

3) skim: Essential Understanding 1.5 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules

4) DNA K'Nex Activity (Build a DNA molecule with K’Nex. Complete the accompanying worksheet)

  • Only completed first page of DNA K'Nex Activity

If you finish early. work on Chapter 5 book work 

Homework:  complete work from today, work on Chapter 5 Book Work (due Wednesday) 

Tuesday September 24

Essential Understanding 1.6 Nucleic Acids

1) Complete DNA K'Nex Activity and worksheet

2) Who is Erwin Chargaff  and what is the Chargaff rule?

  • Video

3) Complete: Protein Structure POGIL (teacher key) 

4) DNA Structure and Replication POGIL (teacher key) - complete together digitally

Homework: Complete Chapter 5 Book Work and take Progress Check 1.5 and 1.6 on CollegeBoard

OPTIONAL Assistance for these sections: 

  • Watch: VIDEOS: Watch: Section 1.5 Video Review (19 min)  and Watch: 1.6 Nucleic Acids (7 min) 

  • Review 1.5 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules  and 1.6 Nucleic Acids Essential Understandings

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Wednesday September 25

Turn In: Chapter 5 Book Work

1) Section 1.5 and 1.6 Quiz on CollegeBoard

2) AP Biology Unit 1 Review (34 min) 

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

4) Take Unit 1 Progress Check on College Board (Think of this as a practice test; take both the MCQ and FRQ)

  • Multiple Choice

  • Free Response

5) Skim- Unit 1 Study Guide 

Homework: Study 

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Thursday September 26th

1) UNIT TEST (Essay Portion) 

2) UNIT TEST (Multiple Choice Portion) 

HMK:  Start Chapter 6: A Tour of the Cell- Chapter 6 Book Work (Chapter 6 Book Pages) 

Optional Resources:Reading Guidelecture Power PointAnother Power PointLecture Videos-Mr J (Microscopes and Types of Cells) (Organelles)Other Lecturer part I and part II

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