• February 1^st, 2012

•     Decode Mystery Message

•     Review/Check off Protein Synthesis Simulation and any other missing assignments

•     Review for Chapter 12, 13, 15 16, 17 Exam

HW: Start Chapter 12,13, 15,16,17 Exam Review by reviewing vocab from those chapter and FRQs: 2011 Form A #4, 2010 Form B #2, 2008 Form A #2, 2008 Form B #1, 2007 Form B #3, 2005 Form A #2, 2005 Form B #3, 2004 Form A #1, 2000 #3.

MU: Make up Decoding Mystery Message Activity, turn in any missing assignments,

• February 2^nd, 2012 (Job Shadow Day)

•     Review for Chapter 12, 13, 15 16, 17 Exam

•     Finish and check off any missing assignments

•     Complete flash cards for Chapters 12, 13, 16, and 17 Exam

HW: Start Chapter 12,13, 15,16,17 Exam Review by reviewing vocab from those chapter and FRQs: 2011 Form A #4, 2010 Form B #2, 2008 Form A #2, 2008 Form B #1, 2007 Form B #3, 2005 Form A #2, 2005 Form B #3, 2004 Form A #1, 2000 #3.

MU: Finish any missing assignments, work on flashcards, review AP FRQ Released Question above and start Chapter 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17 Review.

• February 3^rd, 2012  

•     Review for Chapter 12, 13, 15 16, 17 Exam

•     Finish and check off any missing assignments

•     Complete flash cards for Chapters 12, 13, 16, and 17 Exam

HW: Start Chapter 12,13, 15,16,17 Exam Review by reviewing vocab from those chapter and FRQs: 2011 Form A #4, 2010 Form B #2, 2008 Form A #2, 2008 Form B #1, 2007 Form B #3, 2005 Form A #2, 2005 Form B #3, 2004 Form A #1, 2000 #3.

MU: Finish any missing assignments, work on flashcards, review AP FRQ Released Question above and start Chapter 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17 Review.

• February 7^th, 2012

•     Test Chapter 12, 13, 15, 16, and 17: Multiple Choice

HW: None

MU: Come in after school to make up Chapter 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17: Multiple Choice Test

• February 8^th, 2012

•     Test Chapter 12,13, 15 16, and 17: Free Response

HW: Watch Gene Control Video and take Cornell notes in notebook or in AP Bio Review book and write down at least one question to get into class.

MU: Come in after school to make up Chapter 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17: Free Response Test

• February 9^th, 2012

•     Things that are going to change this semester to help improve student performance

•     Review questions from video

•     Start Chapter 18: Gene Regulation

•         Discuss Cell Differentiation (relate to developing personal identity)

•         Compare Prokaryotic to Eukaryotic Gene Regulation

•         Brainstorm analogies for each type of operon

HW: None

MU: Review PowerPoint above.

• February 10^th, 2012

•     Lac Operon Simulation

•     Gene Expression Investigation

HW: Do Chapter 18 flashcards (Vocabulary List by Chapter).

MU: Visit Lac Operon Simulation above to explore and then do Gene Expression Investigation from home using textbook resource and record results in your notebook (if you have questions, please ask Berwick).

• February 13^th, 2012

•     Read A Thing or Two About Twins a National Geographic Article and discuss

•     Viruses...

•         Lysogenic vs Lytic life cycles- make a foldable with diagrams and explanations

HW: Do flashcards for Chapter 18 and 19 vocab quiz on Wednesday and watch Viruses Video and Viral Replication Video.

MU: Go to the link above and read the article, using pg 386 in text book make a foldable that compares lytic and lysogenic cycles of a virus using both diagrams and explanations and do HW.

• February 14^th, 2012     

•         Retroviruses- HIV --> AIDS (AFRI-TAB)

•         Medications- Fusion inhibitors, Reverse transcriptase inhibitors, Integrase inhibitor, Protease inhibitor

•         Myth Busters Video about passing viruses

HW: Do flashcards for Chapter 18 and 19 vocab quiz on Wednesday.

MU: Go to the link above, complete the investigation and record your results in your lab notebook.

• February 15^th, 2012
•         Chapter 18 and 19 Vocabulary Quiz

HW: None (you can review videos for Gene Control and Viruses above)

MU: Come in after school to make up Vocabulary Quiz

• February 16^th, 2012
•      Early Dismissal- only periods 1 and 4

• February 21^st, 2012
•      Start Chapter 20: Biotechnology (pg 1-19)
•      How Can Antibiotic Resistance Plasmids Transform E. coli? Investigation

HW: Watch Biotechnology Video and Read Chapter 20 pages 396-404

MU:  Review PowerPoint pages above, the vocabulary link page, the Investigation and do reading and problems.

•  February 22^nd, 2012

•     Discuss HW or any other questions

•     Bacterial Transformation Lab Background

•     Start Pre-Lab for AP BIO Lab 6: Molecular Biology Part A: Transformation of Bacteria

HW: Do Pre-Lab for AP BIO Lab 6: Molecular Biology Part A: Transformation of Bacteria (take notes from background-at least five sentences, objectives, procedure written out or printed with a detailed labeled drawing of steps, prediction questions, data collection details and analysis questions) and watch AP BIO LAB 6 Video through time 3:26.

MU: Review PowerPoint pages above and do pre-lab for AP BIO Lab 6: Molecular Biology and watch video linked above.

• February 23^rd, 2012  

•     AP BIO Lab 6: Molecular Biology Part A: Transformation of Bacteria

•         check off pre-lab

•         go over procedure with flow chart

•         follow procedure and set up petri dishes for over night

HW: Do Prediction Questions #1-4

MU: Come in after school to do AP BIO Lab 6: Molecular Biology Part A: Transformation of Bacteria

• February 24^th, 2012

•    AP BIO Lab 6: Molecular Biology Part A: Transformation of Bacteria

•         record data from petri dishes

•         start analysis questions

•     Read article from Chem MATTERs Magazine to help you answer analysis questions and for real world application of the biotechnology.

HW: Finish reading the article and the analysis questions for AP BIO Lab 6: Molecular Biology Part A: Transformation of Bacteria

MU: Come in after school to get Chem Matters article from Berwick and finish AP BIO Lab 6: Molecular Biology Part A: Transformation of Bacteria

• February 27^th, 2012

•     Review analysis questions and collect lab notebooks for grading

•      Review released AP Free Response Questions (2009 Form B #1)

•      Continue Chapter 20: Biotechnology: DNA Amplification (pages 19-20)

•             PCR Simulation (linked in PowerPoint)-take notes during simulation on what materials are needed for the technique, the purpose of each item, and what happens during each step of the process

•     Continue Chapter 20: Biotechnology: Gel Electrophoresis (21-26)  

•             Gel Electrophoresis Simulation (linked in PowerPoint to picture of blue results gel)-take notes during simulation on what materials are needed for technique, the purpose of each item and what happens during each step of the process.                                                                    

HW: Study for Bacteria Transformation Lab Quiz, review PowerPoint notes through page 26, and if simulations were not completed, go to links and complete the simulations taking notes as described above.

MU: Turn in labs for grading, review AP Free Response Question and Chapter 20 PowerPoint pages above and do PCR and Gel Electrophoresis Simulations linked in PowerPoint taking notes during simulation on what materials are needed for the technique, the purpose of each item, and what happens during each step of the process.

• February 28^th, 2012

•     Bacteria Transformation Lab Quiz

•         take, grade and discuss

•     Start Introduction to Micropipetting Lab

•             go through each exercise

•              show Berwick your groups data

HW: None

MU: Come in after school to make up Bacteria Transformation Lab Quiz, and come in to start Introduction to Micropipetting Lab.

• February 29^th, 2012 

•     Finish Introduction to Micropipetting Lab

•         practice filling practice gels under water

•      Make gels for Separating Dye with Electrophoresis Gels Lab        

HW: Answer pre-lab questions for Separating Dye with Electrophoresis Gels Lab

MU: Come in after school to finish Introduction to Micropipetting Lab, and answer pre-lab questions for Separating Dye with Electrophoresis Gels Lab