Welcome!
April Clark
aclark@cdschools.org
541-1662 x237
AP Biology – 11th & 12th grade
I also…
Teach Biology I
Requirements for class:
Notebook
Textbook
Prepared for class
Calculator
Internet access
Assessment:
*Daily participation grade
*Labs & formal lab reports
*Class work
*Homework
*Tests/quizzes/assessments
*Projects
*Midterm exam (January)
*Final exam – cumulative
(May)
*Notebook checks (each
marking period)
District Grading Policy
Summative assessments
50%
tests, lab notebook, formal lab
reports, projects
Formative assessments
25%
quizzes, smaller lab activities and
projects
Miscellaneous (class participation)
25%
classwork, homework, participation
Late work -10% of each day up to 3 days
late
AP Biology is…
* 2 credits & weighted
* Equivalent to 2 semesters of college-level biology
* Taught like a college-level class
* To prepare for the AP Biology exam given in May 12th
AP Lab
* Laboratory work is an important part of this
course.
* Every effort should be made to be present
and prepared for lab.
* All AP required labs will have pre-lab work
that must be completed before student is
allowed to begin a lab.
* Most AP required labs will be written up in
formal lab report format or presented as a
poster presentation.
Topics for AP Biology:
Ecology – Done!
Chemistry of Life – Test 9/27
Cell Structure & Function
Molecular Genetics
Heredity
Evolution
Diversity of Organisms
Structure & Function of Plants & Animals
AP Exam
• New format
• 63 m/c questions
• 6 grid in questions
(math/stats)
• 2 long answer
• 6 short answer
• Given May 12th
• Study sessions will begin in
March
My science/education
background…
•Pharmacy Tech
•Research technician – Ft.
Detrick/NIH AIDS clinic
•Veterinarian Assistant
•Quality Assurance Analyst – Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals
•Biology Teacher – 13 years
@ CDEHS – 8 years
B.S. Biology – University of MD, Baltimore County
Secondary Ed. Cert. – Millersville University
M.S. Teaching & Curriculum – Penn State Harrisburg
M.S. Biology – Shippensburg University