Lesson Plans for AP Biology: 8/24/09 to 8/28/09
Date & Time:
Room Number:
Teacher:
Aug. 24 to 28, 2009
255
Allelia Scott
Class period:
No. of Students:
Misc. Info.:
6th Per.
20
Please note this is
college level course.
Monday, 8/24
TAKS Obj.
112.43.C.01.A - The student is expected to demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
112.43.C.01.B - The student is expected to make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or
recycling of materials
Lesson Objectives:
The objective is to orient students as to
 what I require from them
 what they can expect to gain from the course.
 how to use their textbooks and where to find ancillary materials
 how to follow safety standards in the lab
Standards & Expectations:
Safety rules and class rules will be reviewed.
Materials needed for the class will be listed
Students will become familiar with their book and the ancillary materials available to them on line
Anticipatory sets:
“Spot it”- I Spy type game: students must identify 3 things that are wrong with the room in terms of safety.
Teaching/Instructional Process:
Go through book to familiarize students with where things are and how I will spot check their reading
Using the overhead, show them how to access the ancillary materials online
Explain how the written portion of the AP exam will be graded
Briefly review Flinn Safety Rules
Practice/Monitoring:
Students will make note of all the safety mistakes the teacher has been making during the class.- competition
(Textbook scavenger hunt will be assigned tomorrow or Friday depending on when they get their books.)
Closure:
Remind students that this is a college level course with a lot of reading involved. Also, safety is paramountIndependent Practice:
1. Read Ch 1 and answer the assigned questions- Due Friday 8/28 (get a book from Mr. Molina)
2. Get safety forms & rules signed- Due Tuesday 8/25
3. Read through & learn Flinn Safety Rules- Quiz Tuesday 8/25
Tuesday, 8/25
TAKS Obj.
112.43.C.01.A - The student is expected to demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
112.43.C.01.B - The student is expected to make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or
recycling of materials
Lesson Objectives:
The objective it to introduce students to the 10 unifying themes in the study of Biology.
The secondary objective is to orient students as to how to:
 write up a formal lab report
 learn & use the Latin terms they have been given.
Standards & Expectations:
The 10 Unifying Themes of Biology will be introduced.
The format for a lab write up will be given & students will be reminded to get a college style lab book
Anticipatory sets:
Question: Why study Biology?
Teaching/Instructional Process:
Power Point: Intro to the 10 themes of the study of Biology
Hand out:
Cornell notes form for them to make notes on the themes
Practice/Monitoring
Safety rules quiz- at start of class
Students write summary of the processes- should at least be able to name them
Step 1: Round Robin- Can you name all 10 processes?
Step 2: Write summary- Teacher spot check
Closure:
(See Step 1 above)
Hand out syllabus. Point out heavy reading schedule and remind them that this is a college level course.
Teach them how to play the Latin Learning Games.
Independent Practice:
1. First Latin quiz will be Friday
2. Assign project for the 10 themes of Biology- Due Sept 8.
Wednesday, 8/26
TAKS Obj.
112.43.C.01.A - The student is expected to demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
112.43.C.01.B - The student is expected to make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or
recycling of materials
Lesson Objectives:
Students will execute the Vitruvian Man Lab and write up the lab in a college style format.
Standards & Expectations:
Students will carry out the lab and the write up while following all lab safety rules. The lesson will require
them to use the scientific process and to practice measurement and graphing
Anticipatory set:
Question: Is it possible to measure one part of your body in terms of another? What does it mean to be
proportional?
Teaching/Instructional Process:
The teacher will give a short brief of the lab before students begin.
Students will be provided with all the needed lab materials and instructions. Students will discover the answer
to the opening question by doing the lab.
Practice/Monitoring
Teacher will monitor to be sure all have written a hypothesis before starting. Teacher will monitor methods
students use to obtain measurements and check to be sure they are recording data correctly. Each group will
record their data on the class data table, and graph will be generated comparing arm span to height.
Teacher will check to see that each group knows how to write a proper conclusion.
Closure:
Class will briefly discuss findings and answer to the opening question.
Independent Practice:
Each student will be given a long (2.5 m) length of string and asked to answer the question “Is my family
proportional?” An informal report that includes a description of their methods for measuring, data table (with
units), and summary statement of results will be due Thursday.
Thursday, 8/27
TAKS Obj.
112.43.C.01.A - The student is expected to demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
112.43.C.01.B - The student is expected to make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or
recycling of materials
Lesson Objectives:
Students will set up the Seed Germination/Effects of Acid Rain lab and begin their formal write up in their lab
log books.
Standards & Expectations:
Students will follow all lab safety rules while setting up the experiment, will leave their germinating seeds in
the required area and will write up their labs according to the guidelines given
Anticipatory sets:
Question: What safety measures should you take when working with acid or alkaline solutions?
Teaching/Instructional Process:
Brief the lab for them, including safety protocols; point out materials area and remind them to use the solutions
UNDER the FUME HOOD.
Students will be provided with all the needed lab materials and instructions. They must design their lab before
they begin to set it up.
Practice/Monitoring
Students must meet briefly with the teacher to tell her how they will test the effects of acid rain on their
germinating seeds. They must have a working hypothesis, a procedure for their set up, and a data table before
they may set up their experiment.
Closure:
Brain storm: How have you (the students) demonstrated the scientific process, today? What variables are you
testing. What do you expect to find. Is an expectation the same as a hypothesis?
Independent Practice:
Begin reading Ch 50
Practice for Gp. 1 Latin prefixes quiz
Friday, 8/28
TAKS Obj.
112.43.C.01.A - The student is expected to demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
112.43.C.01.B - The student is expected to make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or
recycling of materials
Lesson Objectives:
To review that we’ve covered this week
 The 10 Unifying Themes of Biology
 Lab safety
 Graphing
 Lab write ups
To learn how to set up and keep an interactive notebook
Standards & Expectations:
Students set up their notebooks following the format given
Students will participate in a group discussion about the 10 Unifying Themes of biology as they glue in the
starting pages of the notebooks.
Anticipatory sets:
Ask them what their goal is for the course. Point out the advantage of having a notebook that has all the
lessons, notes & tests.
Teaching/Instructional Process:
Show them my notebook and show them the best way to put materials into the book.
Stress the importance of updating the table of contents in both the notebook and their lab log books, daily.
Practice/Monitoring
During the review discussion for the 10 themes, walk around room and check on progress of the notebook. Ask
about their progress on the 10 theme project. Offer guidance as requested for resources for the project.
Closure:
Have them glue in their Cornell notes on the last page that we will use today on the right side. On the left, ask
them to write a short poem describing the ten themes.
Independent Practice:
Tell them that they need to start forming study groups of not less than four or more than six. Let them begin
networking in class.