IB/AP Biology Summer Assignment
Please Read EVERYTHING (consider it a grade)
Hello Future AP/IB Biology Class,
How’s it going? I know you have a lot to think about at the end of this year, with finals and all that stuff. But I wanted to give you
your summer assignment. As I’m sure you have heard this class intense, but if you put in the work you will succeed, that is a
promise… the flip side of that is if you don’t do the work you will not succeed. This is a college level course so expect college level
responsibility and work. To help you guys gear up for next year and to get your brains on track, I wanted to let you know a couple
of things;
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1 - The textbook we will be using is called Biology by Campbell (9 edition) in addition to HL Biology for the IB Diploma
by Damion. Please check out both of these books from the book room before you leave for summer break. Remember
to bring your ID (cover them and treat them nicely as they are both very pricey to replace).
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2 - You will cover our ECOLOGYunit by yourself this summer. All the assignments that I have given you are designed to
help you learn and understand the major concepts of Ecology. There will be questions for you to answer and videos for
you to watch and take CORNELL style notes on. You will be tested on the information you REVIEWED over the summer
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on the 2 day of class, and we will be spending the first 2 weeks of class performing labs and investigations using the
knowledge you will gain WITH THIS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT. Please realize that you will need to READ the chapters
assigned to you. YOU MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION and skimming just doesn’t do it.
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3 - You are ALL REQUIRED TO TAKE A TEST AT THE END OF THE YEAR! IB or AP… there is a reson you are here, and those
tests are our goal. If you don’t sign up for a test, I will give you a final that is an AP/IB Test…exactly what everyone else is
getting out of school to take, and that grade will count (Financial problems? There are all sorts of scholarships to help so
don’t use that as an excuse).
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4 - STOP PROCRASTINATING NOW… it steals your opportunities for success and robs you of your potential. So try and
break those bad habits this summer, and don’t get too lazy on me. I want you to know that I expect great things from you
all next year and I will do everything I can to help you succeed. But as always the choice lies with you, I can’t make you
learn, and I can’t make you succeed, I can only present you with opportunity. So the choice is yours. What are you
going to do this year… ADPAT, MIGRATE OR DIE?
This summer assignment has been designed to:
 Introduce you to Ecology through non-classroom methods of learning to prepare you for inquiry
based investigations (LABS). We will be performing the first 2 weeks of school.
 Decrease the amount of new material that you will have to learn during the school year
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Due Date
Assigned Task
POINTS
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6-14-13
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1 day of class
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1 day of class
Send a “Letter of Introduction” to Ms. Spilsbury.
Email to : sspilsbury@hbuhsd.edu
Sign up for Remind101 – a texting service I use to help remind you of the
things you need to know.
Read Campbell Ch 52-56, and 51. Complete Cornell Style Notes for each
chapter.
Ecology Review Questions – Campbell
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COMMAND TERMS - READ THESE and REFER TO THEM OFTEN - learn
these command terms, and what they will be asking of you in every question IB
asks.
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IB Questions – Ecology Questions from your IB Book.
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1 day of class
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Crash Course- Video Reviews – With Cornell Note sheet notes.
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Extra Credit
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Checked 1 day
of class
Ch 1-15….
Reading Ch. 1-15 and completing Cornell style notes
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1 day of class
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You will get extra credit for each one that you complete before school starts…
They are due for credit regardless, so get a leg up now. Trust me it’s the best
thing you could do.
ASSIGNMENT #1
LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
Welcome to AP Biology!
We are going to spend a lot of time together next year, so it’s best if I get a head start on learning a bit about
you. Also we will use the Internet and the Web a lot next year for this course, so let’s get you used to
communicating with me via e-mail.
Your first digital assignment is to successfully send me an e-mail.
Due date: Tue., June 29, 2010
Draft an e-mail to me following these rules:
a. Use clearly written, full sentences. Do not abbreviate words like you’re texting with a friend. Use
spell check! This is a professional communication like you would have with a college professor, so let’s
practice for your rapidly nearing future!
b. Address it to me at: sspilsbury@hbuhsd.edu
c. Make the Subject: “AP Bio: Introduction of <Insert Your Name Here>”
(Do not include the quote marks or the brackets, just the words)
d. Begin the e-mail with a formal salutation, like “Ms. Spilsbury,” or “Dear Ms. Spilsbury,”
e. Now introduce yourself in PARAGRAPH FORMAT (your name) and tell me a little bit about
yourself, like:
• What do you like to do (hobbies, sports, music, interests, etc.)?
• Do you have a job?
• Tell me a little bit about your family (Mom? Dad? Guardian? Siblings? Pets?) What do your
parents do for a living?
• Was there anything that you liked about your earlier biology class?
• What was the last book you read for fun?
• What are you looking forward to the most in AP Biology?
• What are you most anxious about in AP Biology?
• Anything else you think I should know…. Anything?
f. End the e-mail with a formal closing: “Cordially”, “Sincerely”, “Warm regards”, etc. and
add your name as if you signed a letter.
THIS SHOULD BE A FORMAL LETTER, WITH ALL THE FORMAL FORMATTING THAT GOES
ALONG WITH A FORMAL LETTER!
ASSIGNMENT #2
Sign up for Remind 101 texting service. Please use your full name and not a funny nick
name, as this is how I will give you your grade.
ASSIGNMENT #3 – Campbell Cornell Style Notes
Read and Complete Cornell Style Notes/ Outline for each of the above chapters (you may use the attached
Cornell sheet or make your own). This isn’t Freshman Bio… you will need to include many details in your outline. Get
specific, and make sure you cover all the important and technical information.
Chapters 52- 56 & 51 (read 51 last) Cornell style is mandatory
ASSIGNMENT #4 – Campbell Questions
QUESTIONS:
Ecology Review - Questions
1. Answer all questions in the objectives from Unit 8. These answers will be due the first day of class.
2. Cite all sources used (APA format), even if you are only using the textbook.
Chapter 52: p. 1168-9 #1-13
Chapter 53: p. 1192-3 #1-14
Chapter 54: p. 1216-7 #1-13
Chapter 55: p. 1237 #1-11
Chapter 56: p. 1263 #1-9
Chapter 51: p. 1140-1 #1-10
ASSIGNMENT #5 – IB Command Terms
These command terms indicate the depth of treatment required for a given assessment statement. These
command terms will be used in examination questions, so it is important that students are familiar with the
following definitions.
Objective 1
Define
Draw
Label
List
Measure
State
Give the precise meaning of a word, phrase or physical quantity.
Represent by means of pencil lines.
Add labels to a diagram.
Give a sequence of names or other brief answers with no explanation.
Find a value for a quantity.
Give a specific name, value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation.
Objective 2
Annotate
Apply
Calculate
Describe
Distinguish
Estimate
Identify
Outline
Add brief notes to a diagram or graph.
Use an idea, equation, principle, theory or law in a new situation.
Find a numerical answer showing the relevant stages in the working (unless instructed not to do so).
Give a detailed account.
Give the differences between two or more different items.
Find an approximate value for an unknown quantity.
Find an answer from a given number of possibilities.
Give a brief account or summary
Objective 3
Analyze
Comment
Compare
Construct
Deduce
Derive
Design
Determine
Discuss
Evaluate
Explain
Predict
Show
Sketch
Solve
Suggest
Interpret data to reach conclusions.
Give a judgment based on a given statement or result of a calculation.
Give an account of similarities and differences between two (or more) items, referring to both (all) of them
throughout.
Represent or develop in graphical form.
Reach a conclusion from the information given.
Manipulate a mathematical relationship(s) to give a new equation or relationship.
Produce a plan, simulation or model.
Find the only possible answer.
Give an account including, where possible, a range of arguments for and against the relative
importance of various
factors, or comparisons of alternative hypotheses.
Assess the implications and limitations.
Give a detailed account of causes, reasons or mechanisms.
Give an expected result.
Give the steps in a calculation or derivation.
Represent by means of a graph showing a line and labelled but unscaled axes but with important features
(for example, intercept) clearly indicated.
Obtain an answer using algebraic and/or numerical methods.
Propose a hypothesis or other possible answer
ASSIGNMENT #6 – IB Book Questions
QUESTIONS:
Ecology Review
1. Answer all questions in the objectives from Unit 8. These answers will be due the first day of class.
2. Cite all sources used (APA format), even if you are only using the textbook.
Chapter 5:
p. 121 #1-4,
p. 130 #5-7,
p. 133 #8-9,
p. 150 #1-6
Chapter 18:
p. 562 #1-5
p. 572 #6-9
p. 581 #10-13
p. 588 #14-16
p. 595 #17-19
p. 595-600 #1-17
ASSIGNMENT #7
Ecology Review Videos
Watch the following videos from Crash Course Ecology on You Tube. Complete a page of Cornell-style notes on each one (note
sheet attached)
1. “History of Life on Earth – Crash Course Ecology #1”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjE-Pkjp3u4&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
2. “Population Ecology: The Texas Mosquito Mystery- Crash Course Ecology #2”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOsqmBQBQk&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
3. “Human Population growth- Crash Course Ecology #3”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8dkWQVFAoA&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
4. “Community Ecology: Feel the Love Crash Course Ecology #4”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE1SSqbSn4&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
5. “Community Ecology II: Predators- Crash Course Ecology #5”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFDiiSqGB7M&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
6. “Ecological Succession: Change is Good- Crash Course Ecology #6”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZKIHe2LDP8&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
7. “Ecosystem Ecology: Links in the Chain- Crash Course Ecology #7”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ubvEJ3KGM&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
8. “The Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles: Always Recycle- Crash Course Ecology #8”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D7hZpIYlCA&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
9. “Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles: Always recycle Part 2- Crash Course Ecology #9”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leHy-Y_8nRs&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
10. “5 Human Impacts on the environment: Crash Course Ecology #10”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTCZ9L834s&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
11. “ Pollution: Crash Course Ecology #11”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdDSRRCKMiI&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
12. Conservation and Restoration Ecology: Crash Course Ecology #12”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaeyr5-O2eU&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
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