• April 2^nd, 2012

•     Check fruit fly development for AP BIO Lab 7: Genetics of Drosophila

•     Continue watching What Darwin Never Knew Video through Chapter 14 (about 1 hour 27 min 30 sec in)

•             answer Day 2 Video Questions while watching

•     Continue Chapter 22, 23, and 24 Notes: Evolution (pages 12-25)

•         watch videos in PowerPoint that support ideas

HW: Watch Natural Selection Video and take notes in AP BIO Review Book.

MU:  Watch Chapter 8-14 What Darwin Never Knew Video, answer Day 2 Video Questions, review PowerPoint pages above , watch video links in the PowerPoint and video linked in HW.

• April 3^rd, 2012   

•     Check fruit fly development for AP BIO Lab 7: Genetics of Drosophila

•                 do final counts of hatched flies

•                 discuss analysis of data

•     Finish watching What Darwin Never Knew Video

•             answer Day 2 Video Questions while watching

•     Discuss Day 2 Video questions

HW: Finish analysis questions for AP BIO Lab 7: Genetics of Drosophila and continue reading Chapter 22, review PowerPoint pages above, and start making flash cards for term in this chapter.

MU: Finish watching What Darwin Never Knew Video and finish answering day 2 questions, get data from a classmate for AP BIO Lab 7: Genetics of Drosophila and do HW.

• April 4^th, 2012   

•     Collect Genetic Lab

•     Brainstorm from video: Where can evidence that supports common ancestors for current species be found?

•     Continue Chapter 22, 23, and 24 Notes: Evolution (pages 26-34)

•     What is the difference between Natural Selection and Evolution?

•     Continue Chapter 22, 23, and 24 Notes: Evolution (pages 35-42)

HW: Start reading Chapter 23, review PowerPoint pages above, and start making flash cards for terms in this chapter and study for Evolution Quiz using PowerPoint pages covered so far.

MU: Review PowerPoint pages above and do HW.

• April 5^th, 2012    

•     Evolution Quiz

•         take, grade and discuss

•     Review AP Free Response Released Question 2009 Form A #3

HW: Review AP Free Response Released Question above and scoring guide

MU: Come in after school to make up Evolution Quiz and review AP Free Response Released Question above.

• April 6^th, 2012

•      Continue Chapter 22, 23, and 24 Notes: Evolution (pages 43-53)

•             Do PTC Hardy-Weinberg Equation Example (Part A from AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution)

HW: Finish calculations using Hardy-Weinberg equation to fill in the Table for Part A and do question #1 about the activity

MU: Review PowerPoint pages above, and come in after school to make up PTC paper Hardy-Weinberg Equation (Part A from AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution)

• Over break...

•     Work in AP Test Review Books to start studying for AP Test... (should go over sections on Introduction/Orientation, Chemistry of Life, Cells, Cellular Energetics, Photosynthesis, Molecular Genetics, Cell Reproduction, Heredity, Evolution, Free Response Questions and Laboratory- and may want to look at Ecology section as we won't get to it before the test)

HW: Review for the AP Test using your review guide and notes from class and have a great break!

MU: Review for the AP Test using your review guide and notes from class 

• April 16^th, 2012    

•     Go over any questions from reviewing over break

•     Continue Chapter 22, 23, and 24 Notes: Evolution (pg 48-54)

•     Review AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution for tomorrow using website

HW: Do pre-lab for AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution (data table from Part A with calculations, 10 sentences from background, objectives, read through procedure, copy all data/calculations for Part B, and write down questions for lab) and come up with your mating dance for lab tomorrow :)

MU: Finish reviewing PowerPoint above, and do pre-lab for AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution

• April 17^th, 2012       

•     AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution (virtual lab 8)

•         go over mating interactions

•         go out to commons to collect data for different generations of the different test cases

HW: Do calculations and questions for AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution and study for quiz using website and review book

MU: Get class data from someone in class, do calculations and questions for AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution

and study for quiz using website and review book.

• April 18^th, 2012

•     Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Quiz

•         take, grade and discuss

•     Review results and analysis questions from the AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution Lab

HW: None

MU: Come in after school to make up Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Quiz, and review using website

• April 19^th, 2012   

•     Go through released FRQ or Multiple Choice sections using test taking strategy

•         do the questions you know and then check your answers with key

HW: Review AP FRQs

MU: Come in after school to review released AP BIO tests

• April 20^th, 2012    

•     Continue through released FRQ or Multiple Choice sections using test taking strategy

•         do the questions you know and then check your answers with key

HW: Review AP FRQs

MU: Come in after school to review released AP BIO tests

• April 23^rd, 2012

•     Turn in AP BIO Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution

•     Review AP Free Response Questions (2010 Form A #3c  rubric , 2008 Form B #3 rubric , 2004 Form A #2 rubric, 2003 Form A #1 scoring guide)

•     Animal Behavior and Ecology: How organisms cope with their environment?

•         Observations of Earthworm Behavior

HW: Review AP Free Response Questions above and observe an animal behavior, write down behavior

MU:  Review AP Free Response Questions above

• April 24^th, 2012  

•      Start Animal Behavior Notes (pages 1-25)

•         make some observations of animals and answer questions 1-4 as a class

HW: Review for AP Test :)

MU: Review Animal Behavior Notes and do HW.

• April 25^th, 2012

•     Continue Animal Behavior Notes (pages 25-50)

HW: Review for AP Test :)

MU: Review PowerPoint pages above, and  review for AP Test.

• April 26^th, 2012 

•    Continue Animal Behavior Notes (pages 50-55)

•     Watch Ape Genius Nova Video

HW: Review for AP Test :)

MU:  Review PowerPoint Notes above and watch Ape Genius Nova Video

• April 27^th, 2012

•     Review Animal Behavior Notes (pages 50-55)

•      Watch Mammals Life Video and take notes

HW: Review for AP Test :)

MU: Review PowerPoint Notes

• April 30^th, 2012

•        Finish Animal Behavior Notes (pages 56-62)

•        Review Levels of Organization

•             Discuss biomes, ecosystems, communities, populations, and factors that affect them

•                 biotic and abiotic factors that determine biomes

•                 cycles within an ecosystem: Carbon, Nitrogen and Water

•                 roles in a community food chain: producers, consumers, decomposers

•                 types of population growth: exponential growth and logistic growth, r-strategists and k-strategists

•                 ecological succession

•                 human impact

HW: Watch Abiotic and Biotic factors Video, Communities Video, Populations Video, r and k selection Video, Hierarchy of Life Video, Niche Video , Ecological Succession Video, and Review for AP Test using review book ;)

MU: Review end of PowerPoint above watch videos linked above and review ecology section of review book

•      Watch Reptile/Amphibian Life Video and take notes