AP Biology Weekly Agenda
August 3 - 7
Monday - Introductions, expectations, Scientific process
Tuesday - scientific process PBL
Wednesday - scientific PBL
Thursday - Digital Learning Day
Friday - Digital Learning Day
Tuesday - scientific process PBL
Wednesday - scientific PBL
Thursday - Digital Learning Day
Friday - Digital Learning Day
August 10 - 14
Monday - Ch 1 scientific skills discussion, chapter 2 discussion, polarity lab
Tuesday - 3.1 and 3.2 discussion, lipid lab
Wednesday - 3.3 and 3.4 discussion, start macromolecule lab
Thursday - 3.5 discussion, finish macromolecule lab
Friday - 3.6discussion, DNA extraction
***Unit 1 test Tuesday 8/18
Tuesday - 3.1 and 3.2 discussion, lipid lab
Wednesday - 3.3 and 3.4 discussion, start macromolecule lab
Thursday - 3.5 discussion, finish macromolecule lab
Friday - 3.6discussion, DNA extraction
***Unit 1 test Tuesday 8/18
August 17 - 21
Monday - review, start unit 2
Tuesday - Unit 1 test
Wednesday - go over test, discuss 4.1-4.2, organelle disfunction case study
Thursday - finish scientific skills, discuss 4.3-4.4, finish case study
Friday - organelle analogies, cell membrane activity
Tuesday - Unit 1 test
Wednesday - go over test, discuss 4.1-4.2, organelle disfunction case study
Thursday - finish scientific skills, discuss 4.3-4.4, finish case study
Friday - organelle analogies, cell membrane activity
August 24 - 28
Monday - discuss content from 5.1 - 5.3 notes, complete part 3 of the intro diffusion lab handout
Tuesday - surface area and cell size pbl
Wednesday - surface are and cell size pbl
Thursday - discuss 5.4 - 5.5, set up the rest of the intro diffusion lab handout labs
Friday - finish all labs
Tuesday - surface area and cell size pbl
Wednesday - surface are and cell size pbl
Thursday - discuss 5.4 - 5.5, set up the rest of the intro diffusion lab handout labs
Friday - finish all labs
August 31 -Sept 4
Monday - start the potato core lab
Tuesday - finish the lab
Wednesday - review and go over progress check for unit 2, start unit 3
Thursday - Zoom conference around 9:00 to review unit 2 progress check. *only 63% have completed it, please do so before 9am
Friday - Unit 2 questions through college board. Questions will be open from 9am-11am.
*Remember that you should be working on your potato core lab write up which is due in canvas by 9/8
Tuesday - finish the lab
Wednesday - review and go over progress check for unit 2, start unit 3
Thursday - Zoom conference around 9:00 to review unit 2 progress check. *only 63% have completed it, please do so before 9am
Friday - Unit 2 questions through college board. Questions will be open from 9am-11am.
*Remember that you should be working on your potato core lab write up which is due in canvas by 9/8
Sept 7 - 11
Monday - Labor Day
Tuesday - DLD for all. We will zoom at 9am. Please bring specific questions on your potato lab and any questions you missed on the quiz today.
*Potato lab due today - submit through canvas
Wednesday and Thursday
Face to Face - we will go over enzymes and do the yeast catalase lab
DL - complete the chapter 6 notes on enzymes (videos on website are helpful)
Friday - Complete the enzyme assignment on canvas
Tuesday - DLD for all. We will zoom at 9am. Please bring specific questions on your potato lab and any questions you missed on the quiz today.
*Potato lab due today - submit through canvas
Wednesday and Thursday
Face to Face - we will go over enzymes and do the yeast catalase lab
DL - complete the chapter 6 notes on enzymes (videos on website are helpful)
Friday - Complete the enzyme assignment on canvas
Sept 14 - 18
Monday -
- Intro to photosynthesis and cellular respiration (students at home should Zoom in at 8:35)
- Set up and start the Elodea lab
- Go over chapter 8 (photosynthesis) content (students at home should Zoom in at 8:35)
- Set up and start the Elodea lab
- Discuss Elodea results
- Spinach disk photosynthesis lab (we will go back over this data after break and you will turn this in through your STEM journal later in the week after break)
- Complete the canvas assignments for the virtual enzyme lab and virtual cellular respiration lab.
September 28 - October 2
Monday and Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday
Friday -
- F2F - review enzymes, photosynthesis and go over cellular respiration notes. We will also go over the lab results for the spinach disk lab. Neither half will zoom, we will cover the same thing on both days.
- Digital - review on your own by completing the unit 3 progress check on college board, watch videos you have not watched located on pedersenscience for unit 3. Start Unit 4 by working on the Chapter 5 Signal Transduction Pathway Notes. Watch the videos located on the website first.
Wednesday and Thursday
- F2F - We will discuss the information from the videos listed above(M/T) and the Chapter 5 Signal Transduction Pathway notes, mitosis activity
- Digital - finish your spinach lab, submission for lab on Canvas is due no later than noon on 10/2. You can also start the HHMI cell cycle online activity which is the assignment for Friday
Friday -
- All Digital - Complete the HHMI Cell Cycle Cancer online activity Due by 3pm
- Make sure your spinach disk lab is submitted by noon.
October 5 - 9
Monday and Tuesday - Unit 3 test, mitosis intro/microscopes
Monday digital - review for test, start mitosis guided notes
Tuesday digital - start mitosis guided notes
Wednesday F2F - go over the signal transduction notes, mitosis notes, mitosis activity
Wednesday digital - work on mitosis guided notes, start college board progress check and practice FRQ
Thursday F2F - go over the signal transduction notes, mitosis notes, mitosis activity
Thursday digital - review notes, complete college board unit 4 progress check and practice FRQ
Friday - Have the progress check done and the mitosis notes done. We will zoom to go over all of the information starting at 9:30 (if wifi is weird again, I will be able to get a camera set up on the desktop).
*Unit 4 is super short and you will have a digital quiz for virtual day Mon/Tues next week.
Monday digital - review for test, start mitosis guided notes
Tuesday digital - start mitosis guided notes
Wednesday F2F - go over the signal transduction notes, mitosis notes, mitosis activity
Wednesday digital - work on mitosis guided notes, start college board progress check and practice FRQ
Thursday F2F - go over the signal transduction notes, mitosis notes, mitosis activity
Thursday digital - review notes, complete college board unit 4 progress check and practice FRQ
Friday - Have the progress check done and the mitosis notes done. We will zoom to go over all of the information starting at 9:30 (if wifi is weird again, I will be able to get a camera set up on the desktop).
*Unit 4 is super short and you will have a digital quiz for virtual day Mon/Tues next week.
October 12 - 16 *2hr Early release each day - conference week
Monday and Tuesday
- Digital - Take unit 4 Quiz, work on meiosis notes (chapter 10)/watch videos linked to unit 5 meiosis
- F2F - Intro to meiosis, microscopes, karyotype activity
- Digital - Complete chapter 11 mendelian genetics notes/watch videos
- F2F - genetics intro and practice
- complete chapter 12 genetics notes
October 19 - 23
Monday
Digital - zoom into class at the beginning of class to go over chapter 11, work on unit 5 progress check
F2F - go over chapter 11 content - start face traits activity
Tuesday
Digital - zoom into class at the beginning of class to go over chapter 12, work on unit 5 progress check
F2F - go over chapter 11 content - start face traits activity
Wednesday
Digital - finish face traits and unit 5 progress check on college board
F2F - go over any content, pedigrees and the pedigree project
Thursday
Digital - finish face traits and unit 5 progress check on college board
F2F - go over any content, pedigrees and the pedigree project
Friday - work on pedigree project and optional zoom for questions on project and unit 5 content.
Digital - zoom into class at the beginning of class to go over chapter 11, work on unit 5 progress check
F2F - go over chapter 11 content - start face traits activity
Tuesday
Digital - zoom into class at the beginning of class to go over chapter 12, work on unit 5 progress check
F2F - go over chapter 11 content - start face traits activity
Wednesday
Digital - finish face traits and unit 5 progress check on college board
F2F - go over any content, pedigrees and the pedigree project
Thursday
Digital - finish face traits and unit 5 progress check on college board
F2F - go over any content, pedigrees and the pedigree project
Friday - work on pedigree project and optional zoom for questions on project and unit 5 content.
October 26 - 30
Monday and Tuesday -
Digital - work on your pedigree project, review any content from unit 5
F2F- we will work through Chi-Square statistical analysis with Mrs. TaiSee
Wednesday
Digital - take unit 5 quiz on canvas
F2F - Gel electrophoresis lab and unit 6 intro
Thursday
Digital - Take unit 5 quiz on canvas
F2F - Gel electrophoresis lab and unit 6 intro
Friday - complete the notes/videos assignment
Digital - work on your pedigree project, review any content from unit 5
F2F- we will work through Chi-Square statistical analysis with Mrs. TaiSee
Wednesday
Digital - take unit 5 quiz on canvas
F2F - Gel electrophoresis lab and unit 6 intro
Thursday
Digital - Take unit 5 quiz on canvas
F2F - Gel electrophoresis lab and unit 6 intro
Friday - complete the notes/videos assignment
Nov 2 - 6
Monday
Digital - take the unit 5 meiosis and genetics quiz, work on notes for ch 13 and 14. Videos are on pedersenscience.com
F2F - review DNA - RNA- Protein and start the eDNA lab
Tuesday - Election Day (Take the quiz for anyone that has not taken it)
Wednesday
Digital - work on notes and videos
F2F - eDNA lab
Thursday
Digital - work on chapter 13-15 notes and video
F2F - Intro to DNA and eDNA lab
Friday
Digital - notes and videos (we will be going over the notes on 11/9 in class)
F2F - eDNA lab
Digital - take the unit 5 meiosis and genetics quiz, work on notes for ch 13 and 14. Videos are on pedersenscience.com
F2F - review DNA - RNA- Protein and start the eDNA lab
Tuesday - Election Day (Take the quiz for anyone that has not taken it)
Wednesday
Digital - work on notes and videos
F2F - eDNA lab
Thursday
Digital - work on chapter 13-15 notes and video
F2F - Intro to DNA and eDNA lab
Friday
Digital - notes and videos (we will be going over the notes on 11/9 in class)
F2F - eDNA lab