FRIDAY THURSDAY WEDNESDAY TUESDAY MONDAY Julie Doolittle: Lesson Plans for the week of August 17 - August 25 AP BIOLOGY Standard: 1.A.1 – 4.C.4 Obj: Introduce myself and AP Biology and expectations to the students Lecture Topics: Biology information and Lab Safety Activities: Hand out important information for students and parents, get them acquainted with the lab, ect. Assessment: HW to return paperwork ACCOMMODATIONS: NONE NEEDED Standard: 1.A.1 – 4.C.4 Obj: Biology facts and figures information Lecture Topics: Information of the facts and figures of biology to students in a powerpoint Activities: Exercise in facts and figures of biology Assessment: AP testing information and sample sheets ACCOMMODATIONS: NONE NEEDED Standard: 1.A.1 – 1.D.2 Obj: To go over biology and the highlights of evolution Lecture Topics: The information from biology I which covers evolution and information used Activities: Labs and worksheets on the sample Assessment: AP testing information and sample sheets ACCOMMODATIONS: NONE NEEDED Standard: 1.A.1 – 1.D.2 Obj:.To go over the origins of life and the Hardy-Weinberg information Lecture Topics: Powerpoint on the origins of life and HardyWeinberg Activities: Lab exercise on Hardy-Weinberg Assessment: Lab write to be turned in ACCOMMODATIONS: NONE NEEDED Standard: 1.A.1 – 1.D.2 Obj: To go over phylogeny Lecture Topics: Phylogeny and its impact on life Activities: Demonstrations on phylogeny and impacts Assessment: Turn in information on worksheets ACCOMMODATIONS: NONE NEEDED BIOLOGY Standard: B – 1.1 – 1.7 Obj: To introduce myself and Biology and labs to students Lecture Topics: Biology and Lab Safety Activities: Hand out important information for students and parents, get them acquainted with the lab, ect. Cover fire drills, bomb threats, alarm system, etc. with the students. Assessment: Must return their paperwork before labs are done NEEDEDACCOMMODATIONS: Additional time to complete task, Teacher provided notes, Peer tutors, Preferential seating Standard: B – 1.1 – 1.7 Obj: To have students discover lab equipment, its uses and safety precautions Lecture Topics: Lab equipment exercise, map the lab and do a safety skit for students to discover what’s wrong with the lab Activities: Crossword and a science knowledge survey Assessment: Science knowledge survey NEEDEDACCOMMODATIONS: Additional time to complete task, Teacher provided notes, Peer tutors, Preferential seating Standard: B – 1.1 – 1.7 Obj: Discussion of standard English to Metric conversions Lecture Topics: The conversion of metrics to standard English form and standard English to metric forms Activities: Powerpoint for conversions and worksheets converting the information, and a lab exercise using conversion Assessment: There will be conversions on the test NEEDEDACCOMMODATIONS: Additional time to complete task, Teacher provided notes, Peer tutors, Preferential seating Standard: B – 1.1 – 1.7 Obj: The characteristics of life and living vs. nonliving things Lecture Topics: We will do a powerpoint of all of the 8 characteristics of life Activities: A project of the 8 characteristics of life on 1 sheet of paper Assessment: A rubric for this project NEEDEDACCOMMODATIONS: Additional time to complete task, Teacher provided notes, Peer tutors, Preferential seating Standard: B – 1.1 – 1.7 Obj: We will discuss living vs. nonliving things and how to tell the difference Lecture Topics: living vs. nonliving powerpoint Activities: Lab on living vs. nonliving Assessment: Preparation for test on Monday NEEDEDACCOMMODATIONS: Additional time to complete task, Teacher provided notes, Peer tutors, Preferential seating