- Read "Are Viruses Alive" article before class on Tuesday.
- Watch 31-II video Tuesday night.
- Unit 8 extra credit progress check (via AP Classroom) due 11:59 pm Thursday.
- Watch Unit 8 videos by 11:59 pm Thursday. There are 7 videos in this unit.
- Watch 2 video Saturday.
- Be sure TWO CERs for Abe are in your notebook.
- Nutrient Cycle NOTES are due for notebook check Fri, 9/11.
- Here is the info for the Scientific Process activity that should be in your notebook for Unit 8 notebook check.
- Be sure these questions are answered in your notebook from the Simpson's Biodiversity activity:
- Record numerical answer for each community.
- Compare/contrast biodiversity of each community. Which is highest/least? How do you know? Why do you think that is?
- Why is 1-D rather than just D used as a measure of biodiversity?
- Two factors affect diversity scores. What are they? What effect do they have
- Wonders for Unit 8 include topics 8.1-8.7 and Lab 12. Here are my pages so you can complete this unit's work by Friday, September 11. Remember, notebooks AND Wonders are always due the day of the MCQ test.
- Study tools for Unit 8:
- Unit 1 Wonders include 1.1-1.7 AND Goals AND Study Strategies. Goals page (2B) should include:
- What score you want on the AP Bio exam
- Where and when you will study for AP Biology
- Helpful study strategies
- Two pieces of wisdom from past students
- How you will reward yourself for doing well in AP Biology
For Study Strategies, watch two of the following videos and make notes on page 4 about what strategy you want to use:
Downloadable Items
Weekly Schedule
This Week:
Monday, September 7: Labor Day - No School
Tuesday, September 8:
In Class: Warm ups. Complete Virus ADI with groups and in notebook. Introduce blood pressure/homeostasis lab procedure.
Homework: Watch 31-II video lecture, and read the corresponding pages in the textbook.
Wednesday, September 9: Early release!
In Class: Warm ups. Work on blood pressure/homeostasis lab.
Homework: Study for Unit 8 MCQ test.
Thursday, September 10:
In Class: Warm ups. Complete the blood pressure/homeostasis lab.
Homework: Complete the Unit 8 Progress Check on AP Classroom for extra credit on the Unit 8 MCQ test. Finish questions on the blood pressure/homeostasis lab - due Monday.
Friday, September 11:
In Class: Wonders/Notebooks due. Take the Unit 8 MCQ exam.
Homework: Watch 2 video lecture, and read the corresponding pages in the textbook. Work on Unit 1 Wonders. Blood pressure/homeostasis lab due Monday.
Next week:
Monday, September 14:
In Class: Blood pressure lab due. Warm ups. Complete the building and bonding atoms activity in class. Begin working on water modeling.
Homework: Watch the Error Bars video.
Tuesday, September 15:
In Class: Blood Pressure lab GRACE. Warm ups. Complete the Water Modeling activity. Paste in notebook for notebook check. Begin working on the Water Properties lab with drops on a penny.
Homework: Complete the Water Properties Lab Pre-Quiz (found below) using the packet.
Wednesday, September 16: Mrs. Gilbertson substitute.
In Class: Warm ups. Work on Water Properties Lab.
Homework: Watch 3-I video lecture, and read the corresponding pages in the textbook.
Thursday, September 17:
In Class: Warm ups. Complete the Water Properties lab. Abe will teach about how to complete the error bars work.
Homework: Watch 3-II video lecture, and read the corresponding pages in the textbook.
Friday, September 18:
In Class: Warm ups. Complete the POGIL on Protein Structure. Begin classifying cards in the Classifying Organic Molecules activity.
Homework: Water Properties lab and Protein POGIL due Monday. Work on Unit 1 Wonders.
Last Week:
Monday, August 31:
In Class: Lab 12 GRACE. Warm ups. Complete the Simpson's Biodiversity activity in your notebook.
Homework: CER pictures due tonight. Work on Unit 8 Wonders.
Tuesday, September 1:
In Class: Warm ups. Complete the Oh Deer activity and worksheet. See assigned classmates for CER activity.
Homework: Watch videos to prepare for mycorrhizae case study. Nutrient Cycle projects due tomorrow. FRQs due tomorrow via GC; printed in class Thursday. Classmates' CERs due Friday via GC. Oh Deer worksheet due Friday, if not done in class.
Wednesday, September 2:
In Class: Nutrient Cycles projects due. Warm ups. Unit 8 Top Tens. Complete the mycorrhizae case study in notebook.
Homework: FRQs due tonight via GC and printed in class tomorrow. Classmates' CERs due Friday, along with Oh Deer worksheet and graph.
Thursday, September 3:
In Class: Warm ups. Grade FRQs in class. Work on Oh Deer or classmates' CERs. Learn about test info, if not done already.
Homework: Watch 1-I video lecture, and read the corresponding pages in the textbook. Record information about nutrient cycles in notebook. Classmates' CERs due tomorrow via GC.
Friday, September 4:
In Class: Classmates' CERs are due. Warm ups. Discuss Unit 1 Wonders. Complete the Scientific Process activity in your notebook.
Homework: Be sure you record information about other cycles in your notebook. Watch CER evidence video and 1-II video lecture, and read the corresponding pages in the textbook. Read the "Are Viruses Alive" article. Work on Unit 8 Wonders.
