Syllabus: Biology - Advanced Placement Level IV

AP Biology Schedule: Semester 1 (Fall 13-14)

In Class Lab Aug.7-8 Begin Unit 1 On-Line Assign: Content Check Chpt 1-2 Graphing Skills Aug. 12-16 Chpt 51 Intro to Ecology AP BIO Pre-Test Global Mapping Activity Aug. 19-23 Chpt 52 Ecosystems Population Dynamics Game Chpt 53 Population Ecology

Aug. 26-30 AP Lab 12 Animal Behavior – Pill Bugs Sept. 2-6 Labor Day Chpt 54 Community Ecology Chpt 55 Behavioral Ecology Sept. 9-13 Begin Unit 2 Reading from The Cannon Chpt 3 Water and Life AP Lab 11 Transpiration / Stomatal Peel Sept. 16-20 Chpt 4 Carbon & Molecular Diversity of Life Reading from Bill Bryson Chpt 5 Structure and Function of Macromolecules Toothpickase Four Classes of Organic Molecules Sept. 23-27 Chpt 6 A Tour of the Cell Case Study – Picture Perfect Sept 30- Oct 4 Chpt 7 Membrane Structure & Function Membranes, Cell Signaling, Structure/Function Activity Reading- The Birth of Complex Cells Oct. 7-11 (fall break) AP Lab 4 Surface Area and Cell Size /Osmosis / Diffusion

Oct. 14-18 Begin Unit 3 AP Lab 13 Enzyme Catalysis – using Apple sauce and pectinase Chpt 8 An Intro to Metabolism Oct. 21-25 Oct. 28- Nov. 1 Chpt 9 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation AP Lab 6 Cell Respiration Nov. 4-8 Chpt 10 Photosynthesis Case Study- Bean Brew Nov. 11-15 AP Lab 5 Photosynthesis Nov. 18-22 Begin Unit 4 TED Talk Video Clip – Bonnie Bassler on quorum sensing Chpt 11 Cell Communication Read ing - Policing Stops Cheaters from Dominating Groups of Cooperative Bacteria Nov. 25-26 (thanksgiving break) Dec. 2-6 (Possible Genetics Conference) Reading – The Fall Line Chpt 39 Plant Responses to Internal & External Signals Lab - Daphnia Chpt 40 Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function Dec. 9-13 Chpt 43 Immune System Chpt 45.1-45.2 Hormones & Endocrine Chpt 47.3 Animal Development Chpt 48 & 49.2 Nervous System Dec. 16-20 Final Exams

AP Syllabus pg 1 of 2 AP Biology Schedule Spring 13/14 In Class Lab Jan. 2-3 Begin Unit 5 Sordaria fimicola cross Activity Chpt 12 Cell Cycle Jan. 6-10 Chpt 13 Meiosis & Sexual Life Cycle Chi Square Lab Chpt 38.1 Angiosperm Reproduction & Biotechnology Reading – The Teaming Metropolis of You Chpt 27.1 -27.2 Bacteria & Archea Jan. 13-17 Begin Unit 6 Cat Lab – Computer Simulation Chpt 14 Mendel & the Gene Idea Monohybrid/ Dihybrid Crosses – practice problems Jan. 20-24 MLK Day Chpt 15 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Reading – Cellular Neatniks Jan. 27-31 Chpt 16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance Video – Secret of Photo51 DNA Extraction Feb. 3-7 Case Study – Donor’s Dilemma Feb. 10-14 Begin Unit 7 Lac Operon Computer Lab and Paper model Chpt 17 From Gene to Protein Chpt 18 Regulation of Gene Expression Feb. 17-21 Pres Day Video – Ghost in Your Genes AP Lab 8 Molecular Biology : Bacterial Transformation Feb 24-28 Chpt 19 Viruses Chpt 20 Biotechnology March 3-7 Chpt 21 Genomes and Their Evolution AP Lab 9 Molecular Biology: Electrophoresis

March 10-14 Begin Unit 8 Video – What Darwin Never Knew Chpt 22 Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life March 17-21 Chpt 23 The Evolution of Populations AP Lab 2 Hardy Weinberg Chpt 24 The Origin of Species Reading from Survival of the Sickest March 24-28 Spring Break March 31- April 4 Chpt 25 The History of Life on Earth Video- Early Earth Case Study – Tree Thinking April 7-11 Chpt 26 Phylogeny and the Tree of Life April 14-18 AP Lab 3 - BLAST

April 21-25 April 28 – May 2 *****National AP Biology Exam – sometime early May May 5-9 May 12-16 Final Exams

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