Welcome
to
Biology!!!
Instructor: Mrs. Glassmeyer
Room: A103
Classes offered: Honors & AP
My Contact Information
 Room
Number: A103
 Email:
Glassmeyer.kristi@chandler.k12.az.us
Glassmeyer.kristi@cusd80.com
 Phone:
(480) 424 - 8034
My Educational Background
 Bachelor
of Science
Cum laude from
Cornell University
 Study abroad program
at University of Otago
in Dunedin, New
Zealand
 Masters in Curriculum
and Instruction from
Arizona State
University
Striving to be Extraordinary
“If it wasn't hard then everyone would do
it..the hard is what makes it great.”
-Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own.
Parent Communication
 Register
for Schoolwires if you have not done
so. Select Glassmeyer during registration so
you get E-alerts from my website.
 The best way to reach me is via email.
Please use both email addresses. Voicemail is
not up and running yet.
 My website is accessible through the Arizona
College Preparatory - Erie website under the
faculty tab. The primary source of class
information will be found essentials pages.
Classroom Wish List
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Cheap clear nail polish
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Yeast
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Tissues
Pipe cleaners (white &
colored)
Glue sticks
Non-latex gloves (medium
and large)
Digital timers with seconds
Play dough
Multi-colored card stock
Rolls of clear tape
Gummi bears
Gift cards to Petsmart for
classroom fish.
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Aluminum foil
Salt
Sugar
Aluminum mesh wire
sheets
Dry beans, raw corn
(not popcorn)
Rubbing alcohol
Plastic wrap
Wax paper
12” balloons
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Syllabus: Need to Know
 Absences:
excused vs. unexcused
 Late work: accepted or unaccepted? How
much is it worth?
 Expectations in the classroom
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Current focus for learning
 Testing
requirements
Grades: How are they calculated?
 Quarter
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Weighted categories
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Grades
60% Test/Quiz
40% Lab/Project
What does this mean?
 Semester
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Grades
40/40/20
What does this mean?
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.”
“The most incomprehensible thing
about our universe is that it can be comprehended.”
-Albert Einstein
 AP
Biology Students
 3 Days on Catalina Island
 Snorkeling
 Studying
 Fun
Classes offered & Tools Available
Resources: My website
Classes I teach:
 Honors Biology
 AP Biology
AP Biology
 Course
Description
 Textbook
 Additional Supplies Recommended
 Topic Outline
 AP Test Preparation
AP Biology Course Description
This second year course includes topics
covered in a college introductory biology
course for majors and provides students with
the conceptual framework, factual
knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to
deal critically with the rapidly changing
science of biology. Students completing this
course will be eligible to take the AP Exam.
It is strongly recommended that the student
complete Honors Biology before enrolling in
this class.
AP Biology Textbook
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7th Edition AP Biology Text
from Campbell & Reece
No online access yet…will
be coming at
www.campbellbiology.com
Intention for books to be
available.
In meantime, I am posting
readings from text on my
website.
Can be purchased online if
want personal copy earlier.
Additional Supplies
 Carbonless
lab book (Barbakam.com)
 Study guide for 7th or 8th editions of AP
Biology Campbell book (can be purchased
online)
 Other supplies listed on newsletter
AP Biology Topic Layout
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Unit 1: Introduction
Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection
Inquiry as a way to learn science
Structure of Atoms
Emergent Properties of Water
Unit 2: Biochemistry and Introduction to the Cell
The impact of carbon as the “backbone of life”
How monomers build polymers, including the roles
of nucleic acids
Examples of organelles that are membrane bound to
compartmentalize their functions
Membrane structure and function
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Unit 3: Cellular Energy and Related Processes
 Metabolic pathways
 Laws of Energy Transformation
 How ATP powers cellular work
 Enzyme structure and function
 Harvesting chemical energy: glycolysis, citric acid
cycle, oxidative phosphorylation
 Light reactions and the Calvin cycle
 Evolution of alternative mechanism of carbon fixation
Unit 4: Cell Communication and the Cell Cycle
 Evolution of cell signaling
 Reception, transduction, response
 Apoptosis
 How mitosis produces genetically identical daughter
cells
 Evolution of Mitosis
 How the eukaryotic cell cycle is regulated by a
molecular control system
 Origin of cell communication
AP Test Preparations
 Tests
will be AP level questions
 Practice Essays (FRQs)
 Mock Exams in spring semester
 Study Sessions beginning in January
Honors Biology
 Course
Description
 Textbook
 Topic Outline
 Science Fair
 AIMS Test Preparation
Honors Biology Course Description
Biology is a hands on approach to the life sciences. It is
a comprehensive study of biological properties, from
cellular processes to animal form and function. As a
whole, this includes the ecological study of human
interaction with our environment and the history of
our development.
This is a rigorous laboratory science designed to provide
a comprehensive survey of the life sciences, in a
manner in which critical thinking skills are used to
study all forms of life. This course will also have an
extensive writing component for developing scientific
literacy. This course is designed to prepare the
student for AP Biology.
Honors Biology Textbook
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4th Edition The Living
World from Johnson
No online access
Intention for students to
have a book at home.
In meantime, I am
copying readings from
my copy of the book. I
will be posting onto my
website in future.
Can be purchased online
if want personal copy
earlier.
Honors Biology Topic Outline
 Scientific
Process
 Biochemistry
 Cell Structure & Function
 Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
 DNA structure & replication
 Protein Synthesis
 Genetics
 Evolution
 Ecology
 Human Body Systems
 Diversity of Life
Science Fair
 Mid-late
August – Topic Investigations
 Required in class for all students –
individually or in small groups
 More information including dates to be given
out next week
AIMS Preparation
 Pretest
– let’s start early
 Test/Quiz – include questions that overlap
with AIMS type questions
 AIMS Prep Quizzes – Start at end of 2nd
quarter
 AIMS Review Sessions – Take place during 3rd
& the beginning of 4th quarter
 Class review – 4th quarter prior to the exam
**AIMS test score will be part of their 4th
quarter grade.**