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Weekly Lesson Plans | Teacher: Alicia Penfield | Class: AP Biology, 3rd period | Week of September 29 – October 3
Monday
Tuesday
The students will…
The students will…
 Explain the structure of a
 Explain the structure and
water molecule and how its
function of macromolecules
structure and polarity give it
(polymers) and their
special properties.
monomers, and how this
structure is directly related to
 Recall and describe, in detail,
function.
the emergent properties of
water.
Standards: 4.1 – 4.3, 4.17
 Explain the basis of pH and
describe specific properties
of acids, basics, and neutral
substances.
 Describe the importance of
buffers in living systems.
Standards: 4.1 – 4.3, 4.17
 Water and Life PPT, notes
 Carbon PPT, notes
 Flash cards
 Turn in Biochemistry WS
 Notes: Water and Life
 Complete properties of water
lab analysis questions
 Notes: Carbon
 Functional group flash cards
 HW: complete flash cards;
macromolecules video guide
 Discussion/questioning
 Lab analysis
 Flash cards
Wednesday
The students will…
 Relate the structure of the
enzyme to its function.
 Explain, in detail, how an
enzyme works (including
inhibition and denaturation).
Friday
The students will…
 Investigate and describe
environmental factors that
affect enzyme function.
Standards: 4.1 – 4.3, 4.17 – 4.18
Standards: 4.1 – 4.3, 4.17 –
4.18
 Enzymes Quiz
 Toothpickase lab handout
 Toothpicks, bowls, cold
water, paper clips
 Catalase lab handout
 Bellringer: Enzymes Quiz
 Toothpickase Lab
(simulation)
 Plan enzyme lab using yeast
catalase and H2O2
 HW: post methods online for
peer feedback; be prepared
to perform the lab tomorrow
 Discussion/questioning
 Quiz
 Lab plans
 Worksheet
 Yeast, H2O2 (varying
concentrations), HCl and
NaOH, hot plates, ice,
sucrose, glucose, water, test
tubes, rulers
 Perform enzyme lab that was
planned for yesterday; begin
formal lab write-up
 Turn in Protein Structure
WS
 HW: TBA
Standards: 4.1 – 4.3, 4.17 –
4.18
 Macromolecules PPT and
student notes
 Paper and craft
supplies/flashcards
 Biochemistry Basics WS
 Bellringer: TBA
 Notes: Biological
Macromolecules
 Foldables/flashcards
 HW: begin Protein Structure
WS; due Friday
 Macromolecules Quiz
 Enzymes PPT, notes
 Play-doh
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Discussion/questioning
Foldables /flashcards
Video guide
Worksheet
Thursday
The students will…
 Investigate and describe
environmental factors that
affect enzyme function.
 Bellringer: Macromolecules
Quiz
 Notes: Enzymes
 Enzyme Modeling
 HW: continue to work on
WS
Discussion/questioning
Quiz
Modeling
Video guide
Worksheet
Accommodations: none
 Discussion/questioning
 Lab analysis
 Worksheet