Tuesday September 5th

1. Salt vs Sugar Rock Candy Lab

• Class Data 

Homework: Read the syllabus

* Chapter 2 Book Work due Friday

Wednesday September 6th

1. Slide 3

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

3. Sign up for AP Classroom

• AP BIOLOGY JOIN CODE: YG9Z66 (GO TO: https://myap.collegeboard.org/) 

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

5. 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)

6. The Scientific Process Critiqued

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

8. Group Experimental Design

Homework: 

• Critique your partner group's experiment

• Chapter 2 Book Work due Friday

Thursday September 7th

1. Warm Up- Discuss Group Experimental Design Critiques 

2. Statistics in AP Biology 

3. 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

4. Chapter 2 

• Chapter 2 Lecture Video

• Chapter 2 Book Work

Homework: Chapter 2 Book Work due Friday

Friday September 8th

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 

7. PhET Sugar and Salt Solutions Simulation

• worksheet for Sugar Salt PhET lab 

8. Read and Annotate Water Reading

Homework: Read and Annotate Water Reading

Monday September 11th

1. Turn in Homework: Annotated Water Reading

2. Salt vs Sugar Rock Candy Lab

• Class Data (run a t-test, not a chi squared test to compare data) 

• Statistically Analyze Data

3. Comparison of Bond Properties and Intermolecular Bonding Activity (Rock Candy Needed) 

Homework: Chapter 3 Book Work (due Friday) 

Tuesday September 12th

1. Do a T-test on Salt/Sugar Candy Lab

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

3. FYI: Chapter 3 Book Work (due Friday) 

4. Essential Understanding-  1.1 Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding  

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

6. Start: New Water Activity

Homework: Finish Questions on Comparison of Bond Properties and Intermolecular Bonding Activity and Start Chapter 3 Book Work 

Chapter 3- Optional Resources:

Wednesday September 13th

1. Finish- New Water Activity

2. Your Water Properties Examples

3. Bozeman: Mole Conversions (worksheet) video (12 min) 

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

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

Homework: Dilutions and Molarity Worksheet and Read over pH Lab ... remember- Chapter 3 Book Work (due Friday)

** REMIND MUSETTI to thaw out Liver

Thursday September 14th

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 

HMK: Chapter 3 Book Work (DUE Friday)  and answer questions from part 2 of pH Lab

Friday September 15th

Turn in Chapter 3 Book Work 

1) Finish pH Lab 

• Class Data

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) pH calculations (teacher key)

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 any incomplete work from today and study 1.1

Monday September 18th

Do we want lab coats?

1) Section 1.1 Quiz 

Essential Understanding- 1.2 Elements of Life 

2) 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:

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

4) Carbon Call and Stick Modeling of 4 ways Carbon Structure can vary 

• Length, Branching, Double Bonding, Rings

5) Start Repeating Patterns of Monomers-  Student Copy Worksheet (teacher copy) 

HMK: Chapter 4 Book Work (due Thursday) 

Tuesday September 19th

1) GO over Repeating Patterns of Monomers-  Student Copy Worksheet

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

1.4 Properties of Biological Macromolecules

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

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

• Teacher Printouts

• Protein Portion DNA code

• Amino Acid Key for teacher

HWK: Finish Chapter 4 Book Work

Wednesday September 20th

1) Section 1.2 Quiz

2) Continue working on The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

Homework:  Chapter 4 Book Work

Thursday September 21st

Turn in Chapter 4 Book Work

FYI: TEST NEXT WEEK (Thursday 9/28)

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 tomorrow

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

Lecture Video: Part I and Part II

Friday September 22nd (Substitute) 

1) Take Section 1.3 and 1.4 Combined Quiz on CollegeBoard

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

3) DNA K'Nex Activity (Build a DNA molecule with K’Nex. Complete the accompanying worksheet (get copy from substitute). Take a picture of your group with the completed DNA molecule. Disassemble the molecule)

4) Complete: Protein Structure POGIL (teacher key) (get a packet from the substitute)

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

Monday September 25th - Yom Kippur

No School

Tuesday September 26th

Essential Understanding 1.6 Nucleic Acids

1) Talk About DNA K'Nex Activity from last week

2) Chargaff Activity

3) DNA Structure and Replication POGIL (teacher key)

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

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

5) Progress Check 1.5 and 1.6 on CollegeBoard

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Wednesday September 27th

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 I stole from someone online) 

Homework: Study 

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Thursday September 28th

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)