Advanced Placement Biology
2015/2016 academic year
Readings from Biology In Focus (AP edition) and Cliff’s AP Biology 4th edition
&
Topic Sequence, Assigned Readings and Chapter Reviews, Laboratory Activities, Special Projects, Field-Based Experiences and other Exciting Stuff - a Tentative Schedule
The following table lays out our course for this class. Due to the vast amount of content covered, in-class activities will help to elucidate main ideas presented in the assigned
readings. Questions and discussion are encouraged over material read outside of class. It is important that you keep up with the assigned reading! Your Chapter Review(s)
will be due before 1st period on Friday every week.
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
Week
1
9/29/4
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Introduction
Biology:
a thematic approach
Characteristics of life
Science as a Process
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
1.1-1.5:Introduction
2.1-2.4:The Chemical Context of Life
39.3-39.6 – Animal Behavioral Adaptations
Ch.1
Ch. 2
Ch.39.3-39.6
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
course overview/class procedures-expectations
/student interest questionnaire/AP Bio framework
Characteristics of life
Scientific Investigations assignmentExperimental design/scientific investigations
College Board
EU/EK link
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Quiz- Ch. 1 & 2- Tues
*Invest. 12: Animal Behavior
Animal behavior—illustrative examples pres.
Intro to Chi square
College Board
EU/EK link
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
Week
2
9/8-9/11
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Animal behavior
CN: 227-233
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
40.3-40.6- Population Ecology and the
Distribution of Organisms
Cliffs Notes:
X-Mon
Labor day
Animal behavior
Ch.40.4-6
Ecology
CN: 237-253
Reading from “The Social Conquest Of Earth; Wilson
ECOLOGY
Week
3
9/14-9/18
4
9/21-9/25
5
9/28-10/2
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Communities
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
41.1- 41.5 : Species Interactions
Ch.41
Ecosystems
42.1- 42.5: Ecosystems and Energy
Ch.42
Global Issues
43.1- 43.6:Global Ecology and Conservation
Biology
Ch. 43
Cliffs Notes:
Ecology
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Mini lecture on populations
The ubiquitous jellyfish
AAAS special issue- Human population – group
discussion/presentations
Bio blitz- Kimball Slough
Community ecology- Keystone species/succession
Ecological Restoration Case study: Snow Lake
Nutrient cycle presentations
Energy flow FRQ
*Field Trip: Snow Lake 9/28
Kimball Slough Restoration plan- group
presentation
College Board
EU/EK link
CHEMISTRY OF LIFE AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Week
6
10/5-10/9
7
10/12-10/16
8
10/19-10/23
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Water
Organic Molecules
CN:11-25
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
Cells
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Invest.11:TranspirationDO and temp invest/application
*Molecular model investigation - organic
chemistry
Concept map – organic molecules
Endosymbiotic theory
Article: ATP synthase
Invest. 4: Diffusion and Osmosis
Water and the Fitness of the Environment
3.1-3.6: Carbon and the Molecular
Diversity of Life
Cliffs Notes:
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic
Cells/Subcellular
Organization
CN: 31-39
Cell communication
CN:73-81
4.1-4.7: A Tour of the Cell
Ch.4
Ch. 5
Transduction pathway model
Chemistry Ch.3
Cliffs Notes:
5.1-5.6: Membrane Transport and Cell
Signaling
College Board
EU/EK link
Cliffs Notes:
Cell Comm.
CELLULAR ENERGETICS
Week
9
10/26-10/30
10
11/2-11/6
11
11/9-11/13
X-Wed
Veterans Day
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Free Energy
Change/Enzymes
Coupled Reactions
Cell Respiration
CN:45
Photosynthesis
CN: 61-67
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
6.1-6.5: An Introduction to Metabolism
Ch.6
7.1-7.6: Cellular Respiration and
Fermentation
Ch.7
Cliffs Notes:
Cellular respiration
8.1-8-3: Photosynthesis
Ch.8
Cliffs Notes:
Photosynthesis
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Invest. 13: Catalysis/Enzyme Activity
Mini lecture-metabolism and enzyme activity
Invest. 6: Cellular Respiration
Mini lecture- cell respiration
Bioquest Case Study: Bean Brew
Quiz- Light Reaction Model
Invest. 5: Photosynthesis
Quiz: Free Response Prompt
College Board
EU/EK link
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE: MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
Week
12
11/16-11/20
PT Conf.
13
11/23-11/25
X-Th.-Fri.
Tryptophan
day
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Cell Cycle and Regulation
CN: 85-93
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
9.1-9.3: The Cell Cycle
Ch.9
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Exam: Chapters 39-43/3-8- AP Style- Mon
Meiosis and
Gametogenesis
CN: 85-92
10.1-10.4: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycle
Ch.10
Invest. 7: Cell Division
Sordaria Lab/chromosome models
Cliffs Notes:
Cell Division
College Board
EU/EK link
PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE: GENETICS
14
11/30-12/4
Inheritance Patterns
CN: 101-112
11.1-11.4: Mendel and the Gene Idea
Ch. 11
Cliffs Notes:
*Lab: Dihybrid Corn and chi square test
Blood-typing lab
Heredity
15
12/7-12/11
Eukaryotic Chromosomes
12.1-12.4: The Chromosomal Basis of
Inheritance
Ch.12 (CC’s
only)
Cliffs review
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY/GENE REGULATION
Week
16
12/14-12/18
17
12/21-12/25
X-Mon-Fri.
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
DNA and RNA Structure
and Function, and
Mutation
CN: 123-143
Gene Regulation
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
13.1-13.4: The Molecular Basis of
Inheritance
14.1-14.5: Gene Expression: From Gene to
Protein
15.1-15.4: Regulation of Gene Expression
Ch.13
Ch.14
Viral Structure and
Replication Nucleic Acid
Technology and
Applications
Eukaryotic Genomes,
Organization, Regulation
and Evolution
16.1-16.3:Development,Stem Cells and Cancer
17.1-17.3: Viruses
Ch.16
Ch.17
18.1-18.6: Genomes and Their Evolution
Ch.18
Ch.15
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Constructing the double helix-modeling labBioQuest Case Study: The Donor’s Dilemma
College Board
EU/EK link
Readings from Genetic Twists of Fatepresentations
Winter Break
18
12/28-1/1
X-Mon-Fri
Winter Break
19
1/4-1/8
Cliffs Notes:
Molecular
biology
Types of mutations
Invest. 9: Restriction Enzyme Cleavage of DNA
and Electrophoresis
EVOLUTION
Week
20
1/11-1/15
21
1/18-1/22
22
1/25-1/24
23
2/1-2/5
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Evidence for Evolution
CN: 153-166
Biological classification
CN: 175-177
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
19.1-19.3: Descent with Modification: A
Darwinian View of Life
20.1-20.5: Phylogeny
Ch.19
Mechanisms of Evolution
21.1-21.4 The Evolution of Populations
Ch.21
22.1-22.4: The Origin of Species
23.1-23.4: Broad Patterns of Evolution
Ch.22 Ch.23
Evolutionary Patterns
Ch.20
Cliffs Notes:
Evolution
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Invest. 8: DNA Transformation (AKA pGlo lab)
Invest. 3: Comparing DNA Sequences to
Understand Evolutionary Relationships with
BLAST.
Invest. 2: Mathematical Modeling: HardyWeinberg
Internet Activity: Geologic Time
College Board
EU/EK link
ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS: DIVERSITY OF ORGANISMS
Week
24
2/8-2/12
25
2/15-2/19
X-Mon-Fri
MWB
26
2/22-2/26
27
3/1-3/5
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Evolution and
diversification of bacteria.
CN: 175-178
Evolution and
diversification of
eukaryotes.
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
24.1-24.5: Early Life and the
Diversification of Prokaryotes
Ch.24
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Gould article-
25.1-25.4:The Origin and Diversification
of Eukaryotes
Ch.25
Your Inner Fish- readings
Evolution and
diversification of plants.
26.1-26.5:The Colonization of Land by
Plants and Fungi
Ch.26
Your Inner Fish- readings/presentation
Lab: survey of plant kingdom
Evolution and
diversification of animals.
27.1-27.5:The Rise of Animal Diversity
Ch.27
Lab: survey of animal kingdom Parts I and II
College Board
EU/EK link
Cliffs Notes:
Biological
Diversity
ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Week
28
3/8-3/12
29
3/15-3/19
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
Plant anatomy and
physiology
CN: 181-187
Plant response to
environment
30
3/22-3/26
31
3/29-4/2
32
4/4-4/8
X-Mon-Fri
Spr. Br.
33
4/11-4/15
Animal systems: structure
and function
CN: 191-210
Animal Reproduction and
Development
CN: 219-223
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Plant anatomy and physiology lab-
28.1-28.4: Plant Structure and Growth
Ch.28
29.1-29.7:Resource Acquisition, Nutrition
and Transport in Vascular Plants
Ch.29
30.1-30.3:Reproduction and Domestication
of Flowering Plants.
31.1-31.4 : Plant Responses to Internal and
External Signals
Ch.30
Ch.31
32.1- 32.4 :Homeostasis and Endocrine
Signaling
33.1- 33.5 :Animal Nutrition
34.1- 34.7 :Circulation and Gas Exchange
35.1- 35.3 :The Immune System
Ch.32
Ch. 33
Student presentations-animal systems
Ch.34
Ch. 35
Human immune system- concept map activity
Immune System Simulation
37.1-37.3: Neurons, Synapses and
Signaling
38.1-38.6 : Nervous and Sensory Systems
Ch.37
Ch.38
Nervous system/sensory and motor mechanisms
Plant responses lab-
Cliffs Notes:
Plants
College Board
EU/EK link
ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Week
AP Topic/Cliffs AP
Biology
34
4/18-4/22
Chapter/Section - Campbell and Reece
Ch. Review
39.1-39.2: Motor Mechanisms
36.1- 36.4 :Reproduction and Development
Ch.39
Cliffs Notes:
Lab(*student investigation), activity or
assessment
Animal form
and function
Ch.36
Cliffs Notes:
Animal
reproduction and
development
35
4/25-4/29
36
5/2-5/6
CN: 263-299
May 9
(Mon)
AP Biology -Exam
Location –TBA (7:4011:30)
Review
After AP Exam: tentative activities
Outdoor classroom ecology field-based lesson
Fetal pig dissection
Guest Speakers
Student directed topic/investigation -TBA
AP comprehensive exam (final)
Cliffs review
AP Lab
Review
College Board
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