Welcome to Mrs. Cook's AP Biology Page!!!!!
Sept 17-Oct 17: Cells and Energetics: Ap Lab # 1, 3A, 5; Use the sites below for additional review and information.
Oct 20-24: Early Release
Ch 12/13: Mitosis and Meiosis: Complete study guide questions, use the AP site with links and activities to check out more information on Mitosis and Meiosis
Oct 27: Use mitosis tutorial and mitosis pictures to complete Lab 3A. Use the cell replication site to review mitosis and meiosis for test. Spend this time learning about mitosis and meiosis.
Nov 10: Complete lab 7 using our online text book. Virtual Fly cross. Review ch 15 information
Nov 17: Research Genetic disorders to gain an understanding of what causes each one. Complete chart with help from others in class. Go to the DNA activity site in links below and work through the replication activities Read copy of article and write an article summary using format given earlier in the year. Review Ch 14, 15 and 16 for test on Thursday.
Dec 1-9: CH 17,18,19: Protein synthesis: use the last link (DNA activities) to review protein synthesis. Use online text book (rlunceford 12491) to review activities
Jan 6-16: Ch 18, 19, 20: Finish DNA recombination, gel electrophoresis, etc. Use online text book to review activities.
Jan 20-29: Ch 21,22,23,24: Development and Evolution; Use text book to review activities; focus on Hardy-Weinburg activity. Test is Thursday.
Feb 2-12: Ch 25, 26, 27, 28, 31: Early life on earth, prokaryotes, eukaryotes, protists, and Fungi.
Feb 13-26: Ch 32, 33, 34: Animals
Invertebrate Booklet is Due Monday, Feb 23; Test over Animals will be Thursday, Feb 26th; Identification Lab will be Wed, Feb 25th starting at 8:00 promptly.
AP INVERTEBRATE BOOKLET
DUE FEB. 23, 2004
In order to learn about each of the invertebrate phyla, you must be able to visualize each type and identify specific characteristics for each phyla which make it different and unique from all the other phyla. You will create a booklet with each of the following invertebrates included:
Porifera
Cnidaria
Ctenophora
Platyhelminthes
Rotifera
Nemertea
Mollusca
Annelida
Nematoda
Arthropoda
Echnidermata
Your booklet will include the following information:
• Kingdom, Branch, Phylum, Classes
• Examples of each class
• Characteristics of each class
o Digestion
o Respiration
o Circulation
o Nervous system
o Excretion
o Reproduction
o Interesting facts not included elsewhere
• Drawing or tracing of each class; internal and external
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The booklet should have a creative and colorful front page including the word "Invertebrates" in the title. You should also include a table of contents with numbered pages, and a Bibliography page of sources documented in the back.
Late booklets will lose 1 letter grade per day!!!
Grading rubric Content
90--100 All information covered in complete detail
80--90 All information briefly covered
70--80 Most information covered
Neatness,
spelling,
grammar
90--100 Typed book; no errors
80--90 Typed with < 4 errors, hand written neatly
70--80 Typed with 4 or more errors; hand written,
not neatly
Creativity
90--100 Very creative, colorful, different, unique
80--90 Colorful, standard
70--80 Little effort, lacking creativeness & color
Use links below and text book review activities to reinforce your information
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPaleo2.html
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