WEEK 1:

MON 09.03: NO SCHOOL

TUE 09.04: NO SCHOOL

WED 09.05: Introduction. Syllabus. Website tour. Text book checkout. Plan for the course.

HW: Signed lab contract and CH1 assignments (10pts) (due 09.06).

THU 09.06: Chapter 1: Exploring life/What is science? The Language of Science (5pts).

HW: Read CH1. Complete the CH50 assignments (10pts) (due 09.07).

FRI 09.07: Review from yesterday. Start ecology unit. Chapter 50: Intro to ecology. Biomes chart (10pts).

HW: Continue/complete biomes chart (due 9.10). Read CH50.

WEEK 2:

MON 09.10: Review Biomes chart. Chapter 51: Animal behavior/behavioral ecology.

HW: CH51 assignments (10pts) (due 09.12) Read CH51.

TUE 09.11: PBSIS KICKOFF. Class does not meet. Lab begins tomorrow.

HW: Lab prep (notebook, read handout).

WED 09.12: Review animal behavior. AP bio lab info. AP Inquiry Lab: Animal Behavior (50pts) (Lab Reports due 09.19).

HW: CH52 assignments (10pts) (due 09.18). Start lab reports.

THU 09.13: Review from previous. Start Chapter 52: Populations.

HW: Read CH52. Work on lab reports.

FRI 09.14: Finish Chapter 52. Life history tables and survivorship curves (10pts) (due 09.17).

HW: CH53 assignments (10pts) (due 09.17)

WEEK 3:

MON 09.17: CH53 Community Ecology. Review life history tables. Review labs.

HW: Read CH 53. CH54 assignments (10pts) (due 09.18)

TUE 09.18: Chapter 54: Ecosystems. Nutrient Cycles (10pts) (due 09.19)

HW: Read CH 54. CH55 assignments (10pts) (due 09.19)

WED 09.19: Chapter 55: Conservation biology. Mark-recapture activity (15pts) (due 09.20)

HW: Read CH55. Finish ecology grid-ins (4pts) (due 09.20)

THU 09.20: Ecology scavenger hunt (5pts) (due 09.21). Review ecology unit.

HW: Study for the test.

FRI 09.21: Start ECOLOGY TAKE-HOME TEST in class (110pts) (due 09.24)

HW: Finish test. CH2 assignments (10pts) (due 09.24)

WEEK 4:

MON 09.24: UNIT 1 TEST DUE. Start biochem unit. Chapter 2: Chemical context of life. Basic chem (10pts) (due 09.25)

HW: Read CH2. CH3 assignments (10pts) (due 09.25)

TUE 09.25: Chapter 3: Water. Water Questions (5pts).

HW: Read CH3.

WED 09.26: Molecular building blocks activity (20pts). Time to work on assignments (because CH5 is huge).

HW: CH4 assignments (10pts) (due 09.27). Start CH5 assignments.

THU 09.27: Chapter 4: Carbon. pH/enzyme data questions (5pts) and Test Corrections (5pts) (due 09.28).

HW: Read CH4. Complete CH5 assignments (10pts) (due 09.28).

FRI 09.28: Chapter 5: Macromolecules. Macromolecule chart (5pts) (due 10.01).

HW: Read CH5. Complete charts.

WEEK 5:

MON 10.01: Continue Ch5. Identify molecules (5pts) and Molecule behavior (5pts) (due 10.02).

HW: Finish handouts and check answers ANWER KEY

also - here is some review/summary of the biochemistry information to help

TUE 10.02: Review Biochemistry. Jeopardy. Start BIOCHEMISTRY TEST (110pts) (due 10.03)

HW: BIOCHEMISTRY TAKE-HOME TEST (110pts).

WED 10.03: BIOCHEM TEST DUE. Start cell unit. Chapter 6: Cells. (prokaryote vs. eukaryote). Organelle chart (10pts) (due 10.09)

HW: Read CH6. CH6 assignments (10pts) (due 10.04) Cell color coding pages (due 10.09).

Check organelle chart answers.

THU 10.04: Continue Ch6. Organelles and structures (10pts) (due 10.09). Continue handouts.

HW: Complete CH6 handouts. Test corrections (5pts) (due 10.09).

If you have 15 extra minutes (as if that were possible) watch this for review.

FRI 10.05: Staff Professional Day. Students do not meet for school.

HW: Complete work for Tuesday.

WEEK 6:

MON 10.08: NO SCHOOL

TUE 10.09: Chapter 7. Membranes and transport. CH7 Guided Reading (5pts) (due 10.10).

HW: CH7 assignments (10 pts) (due 10.10). Prep for AP Inquiry Lab 3: Diffusion and Osmosis.

WED 10.10: Diffusion and osmosis inquiry lab. (50pts) (Lab Reports due 10.16).

HW: Complete lab handouts. Start on lab reports.

THU 10.11: Review cells and membranes. Jeopardy.

HW: Prep for partner test on CH6 and CH7. Complete FRQ.

also - here is some review/summary of the cell/membrane material to help

FRI 10.12: CH6 and 7 Partner test (100pts).

HW: CH8 assignments (10pts) (due 10.15)

WEEK 7:

MON 10.15: CH8 Introduction to Metabolism and Enzymes. CH8 Guided Reading (10pts) (due 10.16)

HW: Labs due tomorrow. Read CH8.

TUE 10.16: Continue CH8. Toothpickase Lab (20pts). Toothpickase graphs and questions (due 10.17)

HW: CH9 assignments (10pts) (due 10.17)

WED 10.17: CH9 Cellular respiration (cover through oxidative phosphorylation). CH9 Reading guide (10pts) (due 10.18)

HW: Complete reading guide. Test corrections (10pts) (due 10.18).

THU 10.18: CH9 Cellular respiration (cover anaerobic respiration). CH9 Interactive questions (5pts) (due 10.19)

HW: Respiration review quiz (20pts) (due 10.19)

FRI 10.19: Respiration Modeling and Questions (20pts) (due 10.22)

HW: CH10 assignments (10pts) (due 10.22)

WEEK 8:

10.22: CH10 Photosynthesis (light reactions). Start Photosynthesis Reading Guide (10pts) (due 10.24)

HW: Work on handouts. Read CH10.

10.23: CH10 Photosynthesis (dark reactions). Finish Photosynthesis Reading Guide.

HW: Prep for AP Inquiry Lab 4: Photosynthesis

10.24: Photosynthesis Inquiry Lab (50pts). (Lab reports due 10.25 for EC or 10.30 for real)

HW: Complete Lab work.

10.25: Test review (chapters 8-10: metabolism, respiration, photosynthesis). Jeopardy.

HW: Prepare for the test. Complete the FRQ portion of the test (choose only one).

also - here is some review/summary of the respiration material to help

and - here is some review/summary of the photosynthesis material to help

FYI the majority of the test will focus on respiration and photosynthesis. there will be several questions toward the end of the multiple choice section that are data-based/graph-based/application type questions from past ap exams. they look scary and will seem like stuff you've never heard of (which is true). the trick is to just read the graph and look at the numbers and apply what you do know about enzyme activity or respiration or whatever. good luck.

10.26: CHAPTER TEST (chapters 8-10) (MC portion)

HW: CH12 assignments (10pts) (due 10.29)

WEEK 9:

10.29: CH12 Mitosis and the Cell Cycle. Start CH12 Guided Reading (10pts) (due 10.30).

HW: Finish reading guide. Test corrections (10pts) (due 10.31)

10.30: CH12 Cell Cycle Control. Cell Reproduction (5pts) (due 10.31)

HW: Complete handouts.

10.31: Mitosis simulation and cancer and the cell cycle (50pts) (due 11.01)

HW: Complete lab work. CH13 assignments (10pts) (due 11.02)

11.01: Transition to Unit 4 - CH13 Meiosis and Sexual Life cycles. CH13 Reading Guide (10pts) and Meiosis Diagram (5pts) (due 11.05)

HW: Finish meiosis handouts.

11.02: CH13 Meiosis divisions. Mitosis/Meiosis comparisons (10pts) (due 11.05)

HW: Complete CH13 handouts (all due 11.05)

WEEK 10:

11.05: Test review (CH12 and 13, mitosis and meiosis). Jeopardy.

HW: Prepare for the test.

11.06: CHAPTER TEST (chapters 12 and 13)

HW: relax. when we return we will spend 2 days reviewing for our quarterly exam. we will take the exam during the double lab period.

11.07: Staff Professional Day. Students do not meet for school.

NO SCHOOL

NO SCHOOL