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2023/2024 AP BIOLOGY
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  • Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
  • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
  • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
  • Emergency Sub Plans
  • 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 the AP EXAM
2023/2024 AP BIOLOGY
  • Home
  • Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
  • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
  • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
  • Emergency Sub Plans
  • 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 the AP EXAM
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    • Home
    • Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
    • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
    • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
    • Emergency Sub Plans
    • 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 the AP EXAM

Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function

Friday September 29th

1) What questions do you have from the test?

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

Color while you listen 

  • Prokaryotic Cell Coloring Diagram

  • Animal Cell Coloring Diagram

  • Plant Cell Coloring Diagram

Essential Understanding 2.11 Origins of Cell Compartmentalization

3) Eukaryotes vs. Prokaryotes

             Bacteria Bozeman (worksheet) (11 min)

             Eukaryotes Bozeman (worksheet) (7 min)

4) Complete a Venn Diagram for Eukaryotes v. Prokaryotes- Venn Diagrams 

5) Bozeman: Endosymbiosis (worksheet) (7 min) 

6) Endosymbiosis Contribution 

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

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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Monday October 2nd 

1) Amoeba Sister's Endosymbiotic Theory (5 min) 

2) Endosymbiosis Contribution (watch your video; skim your research; discuss)

3) Watch Section 2.11 Daily Video (7 min) 

Essential Understanding 2.1- Subcellular Components

4) WATCH BOZEMAN: Cellular Organelles (video worksheet) (10 min)

5) Introduce: Story Board and Children's Story Cell Analogy- Due Monday Oct 9th 

6) Cell Game -Cell Explorer 

Homework: Section 2.11 Progress Check

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Tuesday October 3rd

1) Section 2.11 Quiz

Essential Understanding 2.2- Cell Structure and Function

2) WATCH: Inside the Living Cell (3 min) 

  • same video WITH COMMENTARY (awesome!) (7 min) 

4) Cell Factory Analogy

Cell City Analogy Video (8 min) 

5) In Class Analogy with Beach Ball 

6) Time to work on Children's Book 

Homework: Work on Children's Book and Chapter 6 is due Friday

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Wednesday October 4th 

1) Watch: 2.1 and 2.2 - Cell Structure: Subcellular Components, and Cell Structure and Function Video (12 min)

2) Organelle Relationships (complete digitally or verbally or on paper) 

3) Cell Types Activity (complete digitally) 

4) Rest of Class to work on Cell Analogy Children's Book

HWK: Cell Analogy Children's Book due Monday 10/9

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Thursday October 5th 

1) Time to make agarose gels (teacher resource)

2) Cell Organelle Disorders Activity -Student Compeltion Portion-  Complete on Google Classroom- I put it up where you each have your own copy to complete

3) Malfunctioning Cell Organelle Quick Research Slide Poster (teacher resource)

  • Diseases to Pick From

  • CHECK YOUR organelle before you get started. Presenting tomorrow 

Homework: Finish Cell Organelle Disorder Presentation for tomorrow 

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Friday October 6th- PEP RALLY 

Turn in Chapter 6 Book Work 

1) Section 2.1 and 2.2 Progress Check on CollegeBoard

2) When you are done your progress check (play with this until everyone else is finished- Cell Size)

3) Cell Size Lab (teacher version) 

  • During Down time, present slides about organelle disorders

  • if you are absent- Cell Size Agar Lab Video (10 min) 

Homework: Children's Book Due Monday

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Monday October 9th- NEW SEATS

1) Show and Tell- Children's Book 

1) Section 2.1 and 2.2 Quiz

Essential Understanding 2.3- Cell Size

2) Bozeman: Why Are Cells Small? (worksheet) 6 min

Skipping- Surface Area to Volume Worksheet 

3) Surface Area and Cell Efficiency Clip (11 min)

4) Talk about Friday's Lab

5) Diffusion Race

Homework: Section 2.3 Progress Check on CollegeBoard and Begin Chapter 7- Membrane Structure and Function Chapter 7 Book Work  (Chapter 7 Book Pages) due Thursday October 19th

Optional Resources:Power Point- Ch 7 Power Point: Cell Transport NotesLecture- Watch Chapter 7 Review: Part I, Part II, Part IIIReading Guide- Chapter 7 Reading Guide

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Tuesday October 10th

1) Talk about yesterday's Lab

2) Section 2.3 Quiz

  • After quiz, use chromebook to do #4 below

Essential Understanding 2.4 Plasma Membrane & Essential Understanding 2.5 Membrane Permeability

3) Cell Membrane Packet (not printing; review as a class digitally) 

4) Cell Membrane Digital Construction Model

5) Watch: Section 2.4 and 2.5 Lecture (downloadable) (19 min) 

6) VIDEO: Bozeman- Cell Membranes (video worksheet) 11 min

7) LET's look at what last year made! AWESOME cell membrane diagram 

8) The Cell Membrane Doodle Notes

HMK: 2.4 & 2.5 Progress Check on CollegeBoard and complete The Cell Membrane Doodle Notes

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Wednesday October 11th

1) Ted-Ed Fluid Mosaic Model Video (5 min) 

2) Section 2.4 and 2.5 Quiz

Essential Understanding 2.6 Membrane Transport

3) WATCH VIDEO: Bozeman- Transport Across Cell Membranes (video worksheet) (14 min) 

4) Cell Membrane Transport Clip (11 min)

5) Group Work: Make Lists as to what molecules can come into a cell and what cannot. List HOW those that enter get it (type of transport) and list why those that cannot are incapable. Make an organized list like this

6) If you finish with extra time, work on Chapter 7 Book Work 

Homework: Chapter 7 Book Work  due Thursday October 19th

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Thursday October 12th

1) DISCUSS: Discuss factors that affect rate of diffusion-permeability, surface are/volume ratio, temperature, concentration difference, particle size, pressure (make a chart) 

  • How would you design a lab for these?

  • Review: Factors Affecting Rate of Diffusion Examples 

2) Prepare for Friday, Monday Substitute days

HMK: Chapter 7 Book Work  due Thursday October 19th

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Friday October 13th- Substitute

1) Complete: Osmosis Doodle Notes

Essential Understanding 2.7 Facilitated Diffusion

2) Function of the Plasma Membrane (print version) (teacher key) 

3) Aquaporins Video (8 min)- TAKE NOTES

4) Cell Defense- Cell Membrane Game 

HMK: Chapter 7 Book Work  due Thursday October 19th

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Monday October 16th- Substitute

1) Progress Check 2.6 on CollegeBoard

Study If you did not do well on the progress check

2) Watch: 2.6/2.7/2.9 Lecture Video (20 min) and take notes skipping: Fill out your slide with notes

Essential Understanding 2.8 Toxicity and Osmoregulation

3) WATCH: VIDEO: Bozeman: Water Potential 10 min (video worksheet)

4) Water Potential Problems I (front teacher key) (back teacher key)

5) Water Potential Practice (#1 teacher key) (#2 teacher key) (#3 teacher key) (#4 teacher key) (packet key)

Homework: Read and Annotate Wednesday's Lab: Dialysis Tube Lab


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TUESDAY October 17th- 11th graders take PSAT

  • 12th graders will help prep for tomorrow' lab

  • Set up Day one of lab for it to run overnight, results were great!

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WEDNESDAY October 18th

1) Dialysis Tube Lab Day 1 (hints from Day 1)

  • Dialysis Lab Day 1 beginning results overview

-Bozeman Videos that review this Lab

  • Complete the video worksheet while watching the (8 min) video: Diffusion & Osmosis 

    • first part is a different way to set up day 1 portion of this lab.... second part is the potato lab we will be doing next week

  • Particle Size/Diffusion Lab with my Children as a Refresher

Homework: Chapter 7 Book Work  due Thursday October 19th

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THURSDAY October 19th

Chapter 7 Book Work  Due

1) Dialysis Tube Lab Day 2 (Hints)

  • Data for Day 2 of Lab (Musetti template)

    • Teacher Set Up (Desks) (Weighing Samples) 

During Downtime:

  • Section 2.6 Quiz

  • Discuss Yesterday's Lab

  • Prepare for Sub tomorrow 

HWK: 

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Friday October 20th 

  1. Discuss yesterday's Dialysis Tube Lab with your neighbors. Discuss your analysis questions

  2. Read and Annotate Lab: Potato Core Osmosis Lab 

  3. Take the 2.7 Progress Check on CollegeBoard

  4. Complete the Osmosis and Diffusion Practice Problems worksheet you were given yesterday in class (key front, key back) 

  5. Complete the Osmosis Diffusion Review worksheet you were given yesterday in class (Teacher Key)

  6.  Water Potential Practice- (KEY)


Homework: Complete all work from today 

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Monday October 23rd- NEW SEATS

  • Turn in Dialysis Tubing Lab

1) Section 2.7 Quiz

2) Set Up: Potato Core Osmosis Lab (overnight Lab)

3) Osmosis and Diffusion Short Answer Practice (KEY for MUSETTI)

4) Barron's Book- Have you guys checked out unit 2?

5) Hold your Wee for a Wii- Radios deadly stunts the Jennifer Strange Story (22 min) 

Homework: Study, Test Friday

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Tuesday October 24th

1) Finish Potato Core Osmosis Lab (good sample Potato Lab Data)

Fun with Bubbles!!!

2) Cell Membrane Bubble Lab (Bubble Activity Demonstrated- YouTube) (Cell Membrane Bubble Lab Video)

3) Water Can Kill (Exploring Effects of Osmosis) Case Study (complete verbally reading digitally)

4) Section 2.8 Progress Check on CollegeBoard

Homework: Finish Potato Lab Analysis, Bubble Lab Analysis Questions and take progress check 

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Wednesday October 25th 

Essential Understanding 2.9 Mechanisms of Transport

1) Section 2.8 QUIZ 

  • Collect Labs and Homework to grade while students take their quiz 

2) PhET Membrane Channels Simulation with worksheet

3) ... while you complete the doodle outlines: Background video: Mechanisms of Transport: Maintaining Homeostasis in Living Organisms (15 min)

Review Colorful Doodle Outlines:      

  • The Cell Membrane Doodle Notes 

  • Diffusion Doodle Notes

  • Osmosis Doodle Notes

  • Active Transport Doodle Notes

  • Cell Transport Comparison Chart Doodle Notes 

Essential Understanding 2.10 Compartmentalization

4) ​VIDEO: Bozeman- Compartmentalization (worksheet) 10 min

5) Remember when we did: Cell Types Activity (This is cell specialization) 

Homework: 2.9 Progress Check and Section 2.10 Progress Check

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Thursday October 26th

1) Section 2.9 and 2.10 Quiz

  • After you take the quiz- click through this: Active Transport Interactive Lesson 

2) Comparison Chart Key from yesterday (teacher link only) 

3) Skim- AP Biology Unit 2 content information

4) Review Unit 2 Video (60 min) 

5) Unit 2 Progress Check

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Friday October 27th



UNIT 2 TEST Multiple Choice

HWK: Start Chapter 8 Book Work (due Thursday 11/2)


LAST YEAR- UNIT 2 TEST! (KEY) (short answers paper test)
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