May 1, 2015
Dear AP Biology Students and Parents,
Students enrolled in AP Biology for the 2015-16 school year will be required to complete
summer work. All of the following information appears on the Resources page of the Wildcat
Web under “Upper School Science Department.”
Purchase the textbook: Campbell Biology In Focus AP® Edition 1e 2014 with Mastering
Biology and Pearson eText (isbn10: 0133102173 or isbn13: 9780133102178), available in the
campus Bookstore.
Read Chapters 40-43 in your textbook and answer the four provided study guides. Please follow
these guidelines:
• Study guides are found online at:
https://www.westminster.net/app/faculty#resourceboarddetail/2226
• Type your answers or print the study guides and handwrite your answers. It is strongly
recommended that you complete each guide as you do the reading (not after).
• The reading guides for all four chapters are due the first day of your AP Biology class.
• Your reading guides will be graded for completion and counted in your HW grade for the
Fall semester.
• Starting the first day of your class, there is a 10% deduction per day late.
• We expect that all work is original and reflects your own understanding.
• We understand that you all have busy summer schedules, so please be sure to plan some
time this summer break to complete your work.
When we return to classes in the Fall, the theme of the first rotation of class, Scientific Processes
& Experimental Design, will be taught through the lens of ecology. During this time Mr.
Vuckovic and Dr. Slack will provide time for students to have their questions about the reading
answered. The test covering the material for Ecology/Scientific Processes will occur the first
“test” day of the second rotation.
If you have any questions about this, please don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Vuckovic or Dr. Slack.
Best,
Jason Vuckovic and Amy Slack, AP Biology Teachers
Chanley Small, Science Department Chair
jasonvuckovic@westminster.net
amyslack@westminster.net
chanleysmall@westminster.net