AP Biology Fall Schedule 2014

*Be aware that changes can be made per teacher.

Date / Assignment/Activity
9/15 / Objective: 5.3.12.B.1Cite evidence that the transfer and transformation of matter and energy links organisms to one another and to their physical setting. 5.3.12.B.2Use mathematical formulas to justify the concept of an efficient diet. 5.3.12.A.2Demonstrate the properties and functions of enzymes by designing and carrying out an experiment.
In class:
Go over enzyme lab – Formal lab write-up due 9/22
Review for Ch. 8 Exam
Review game???
9/16 / Objective: 5.3.12.B.1Cite evidence that the transfer and transformation of matter and energy links organisms to one another and to their physical setting. 5.3.12.B.2Use mathematical formulas to justify the concept of an efficient diet. 5.3.12.A.2Demonstrate the properties and functions of enzymes by designing and carrying out an experiment.
In class:
Exam Ch. 8
Homework:
Watch Bozeman video on organelles (#43) (9 min.) & complete questions for that video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aczbMlSMr8U&feature=youtu.be
Watch Bozeman video on Compartmentalization (#17) (9 min.) & complete questions for that video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rihCCBzqMc
Begin ch. 6 reading guide
9/17 / Objective: 5.3.12.A.1Represent and explain the relationship between the structure and function of each class of complex molecules using a variety of models. 5.3.12.A.3Predict a cell’s response in a given set of environmental conditions.
In class:
Notes on cell?
Work on cell organelle packet
Homework:
Watch Bozeman video on Why Cells are so small (6 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuXSEOKNxN8&feature=youtu.be
Watch Bozeman video on Cell membranes (#15) (11 min.) and complete questions for that video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y31DlJ6uGgE&feature=youtu.be
Work on Ch. 6 reading guide
9/18 / Objective: 5.3.12.A.1Represent and explain the relationship between the structure and function of each class of complex molecules using a variety of models. 5.3.12.A.3Predict a cell’s response in a given set of environmental conditions.
In class:
Notes on transport.
Cell transport problems.
Homework:
Watch Bozeman video on Transport Across Cell Membrane (#16) (14 min.) and complete questions for that video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPAZvs4hvGA&feature=youtu.be
Begin ch. 7 reading guide
9/19 / Objective: 5.3.12.A.1Represent and explain the relationship between the structure and function of each class of complex molecules using a variety of models. 5.3.12.A.3Predict a cell’s response in a given set of environmental conditions.
In class:
Build a plasma membrane
Homework:
Complete enzyme lab write-up due 9/22
Work on Ch. 7 reading guide
9/22 / Enzyme lab write-up due
Objective: 5.3.12.A.1Represent and explain the relationship between the structure and function of each class of complex molecules using a variety of models. 5.3.12.A.3Predict a cell’s response in a given set of environmental conditions.
In class:
Cell size limits lab
Cell Transport Problems
Homework:
Watch Bozeman video on Signal transduction pathway (#38) (9 min.) and complete questions for that video.
Work on Ch. 6, 7 & 11 reading guide
9/23 / Objective: 5.3.12.A.1Represent and explain the relationship between the structure and function of each class of complex molecules using a variety of models. 5.3.12.A.3Predict a cell’s response in a given set of environmental conditions.
In class:
Osmosis/diffusion lab & experimental design
Homework:
Work on Ch. 6, 7 & 11 reading guide due Monday 9/29
9/24 / Objective: 5.3.12.A.1Represent and explain the relationship between the structure and function of each class of complex molecules using a variety of models. 5.3.12.A.3Predict a cell’s response in a given set of environmental conditions.
In class:
Ch. 11 notes
Homework:
Work on Ch. 6, 7 & 11 reading guide due Monday 9/29
9/25 / NO SCHOOL – BUT YOU NEED TO REVIEW CH. 6, 7, & 11
9/26 / Objective: 5.3.12.A.1Represent and explain the relationship between the structure and function of each class of complex molecules using a variety of models. 5.3.12.A.3Predict a cell’s response in a given set of environmental conditions.
In class:
Review for test on Monday
Homework:
Work on Ch. 6, 7 & 11 reading guide due Monday 9/29
9/29 / Exam 6, 7, & 11
9/30 / Objectives: 5.3.12.B.1 Life ScienceAll students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth.
B. Matter and Energy Transformations:Food is required for energy and building cellular materials. Organisms in an ecosystem have different ways of obtaining food, and some organisms obtain their food directly from other organisms.
Unit 4 – Bioenergetics – Chapters 10 & 9
In class:
Draw Photosynthesis
10/1
Delayed opening / Objectives: 5.3.12.B.1 Life ScienceAll students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth.
B. Matter and Energy Transformations:Food is required for energy and building cellular materials. Organisms in an ecosystem have different ways of obtaining food, and some organisms obtain their food directly from other organisms.
In class:
CAM/C4
Photosynthesis activity
Homework:
Begin Ch. 10 reading guide
10/2 / Objectives: 5.3.12.B.1 Life ScienceAll students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth.
B. Matter and Energy Transformations:Food is required for energy and building cellular materials. Organisms in an ecosystem have different ways of obtaining food, and some organisms obtain their food directly from other organisms.
In class:
Ch. 10 quiz
Homework:
Ch. 10 reading guide
10/3 / Objectives: 5.3.12.B.1 Life ScienceAll students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth.
B. Matter and Energy Transformations:Food is required for energy and building cellular materials. Organisms in an ecosystem have different ways of obtaining food, and some organisms obtain their food directly from other organisms.
In class:
Photosynthesis essay
Homework:
Ch. 10 reading guide
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