• October 3^rd, 2011
•     Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst
•         Part 2B and D
•             check off pre-lab
•             do baseline assay again
•             collect data for data tables 

HW: Finish Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst analysis questions

MU: Come in after school to make up Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst

• October 4^th, 2011
•     Review Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst (review with practice quiz)
•      Break into groups depending on what you need to do:
•             Do Analysis Questions for 2D
•            Review AP Free Response Questions 2010 Form A #2, 2008 Form B #2e, 2006 Form B #2a, 2005 Form A #1b, 2000 #1
•             Enzyme Lab Extension: Design another experiment to explore the affect of temperature, enzyme concentration, or type of enzyme on the catalytic activity of the enzyme.
•      Berwick check off lab

HW: Study for Enzyme Lab Quiz and finish Lab if you have not done so.

MU: Get Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst checked off, review AP Free Response Questions above and study for Enzyme Quiz

• October 5^th, 2011
•     Enzyme Lab Quiz
•         take, grade and discuss
•     Check off Enzyme Labs
•     Start Review for Chapter 1-5 Exam

HW: Start Review for Chapter 1-5 Exam

MU: Come in after school to make up Enzyme Quiz and start Review for Chapter 1-5 Exam

• October 6^th, 2011
•    Review for Chapter 1-5 Exam
•         go over questions that students need help with
•         review test taking strategies-find a way to engage yourself in the content
•         take the Multiple Choice quiz at end of section in AP Bio Review Books
•         can also review by taking cumulative test on online text website

HW: Review for Chapter 1-5 Exam (multiple choice test on Monday and FRQ on Tuesday)  and be sure to complete flashcards for Chapter 1-5 to be eligible for test corrections.

MU: Review for Chapter 1-5 Exam (multiple choice test on Monday and FRQ on Tuesday)

• October 10^th, 2011

•     Chapter 1-5 Exam (multiple choice)

•     All assignments for this unit are due.

• October 11^th, 2011    

•     Chapter 1-5 Exam (2 free response questions)

HW: Watch Tour of Cells Video and take Cornell Notes and/or Read Chapter 6 pages 94- 97 and Do #1-2 on page 97

MU: Come in after school to make up Chapter 1-5 Exam (free response questions).

• October 12^th, 2011

•     Introduction to Cells (Chapter 6)-What do we as a group know?

•      How do we as scientists learn about cells?

•      Microscope Skills

•         Basic use-what are the different parts of the microscope and what are they for

•         Enhancing a microscope image (cells alive)

•         Comparing cells we see in pond water and on prepared slides

• October 13^th, 2011
•     Using compound light microscopes, compare Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells on prepared slides
•             sketch a drawing of each-take your time
•             try to identify structures of each
•             add to your Concept/Bubble Map or Venn diagram comparing Prokaryotic to Eukaryotic cells
•      Which type of cell, Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic, has the greatest impact on our survival? After completing the slide comparison activity and reading article, write a newspaper article that compares prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and argues which one has the greatest impact on our survival. Be sure to support your position with evidence from the text. 

HW: Finish writing prompt above...

MU: Come in after school to compare Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells on prepared slides and complete the writing task using the article above.

• October 14^th, 2011

•     Share Newspaper articles you wrote about the type of cell that has the greatest impact on our survival.

•      Make Shrinky Dink Cells -can make an animal or plant cell using the text book as a guide for the different parts

•      Watch The Inner Life of a Cell Video while making shrinky dinks

HW: Make flashcards for all the parts of the cell, on the back put the function of the organelle, a drawing of the organelle, and the part on your body that does the same function as the organelle does. Can use Cellular Organelles Video or Parts of a Cell Video as resource.

MU: Turn in Newspaper article, Watch video link above and make flashcards for all the parts of the cell, on the back put the function of the organelle, a drawing of the organelle, and the part on your body that does the same function as the organelle does. Can use Cellular Organelles Video as resource.

• October 17^th, 2011

•     Hand back tests (review AP Central)

•      Finish Shrinky Dinks

•      Cell drawings as a class

•             Every body pick a type of cell and write the name on their paper and one labeled part of that type of cell

•             Pass your paper to someone else in the class.

•             Look at the cell you received, draw and labeled a part that would be found in that cell or describe the function of a part that is already on the drawing.

•             Continue passing the cell drawing around and adding something new to each cell you receive until they are each complete.

•     Share the completed cell drawing with the class

HW: Watch Cell Membrane Video and take Cornell Notes in AP BIO Review Book and/or review Plasma Membrane and Cellular Transport Notes

MU: Watch Cell Membrane Video and take Cornell Notes in AP BIO Review Book and/or review Plasma Membrane and Cellular Transport Notes

• October 18^th, 2011

•     Review Notes and questions you had from video   

•     Fluid Mosaic Model of Cell Membrane (Ping Pong Balls in pan of vegetable oil with rubber stoppers and other various objects)

•             in a table, review what each part represents in the cell membrane, their structure and function

•      Diffusion Demo mixing red food dye into solutions at various temperatures

HW: Watch Transport Across Cell Membranes Video and take Cornell Notes in AP Bio Review Book and/or review Plasma Membrane and Cellular Transport Notes  and Study for Cell Quiz.

MU: Copy down table from Fluid Mosaic Model of Cell Membrane,

• October 19^th, 2011       

•     Cell Quiz

•         take, grade, discuss

•     Start to review background for Osmosis and Diffusion Lab

HW: Watch Transport Across Cell Membranes Video, finish reviewing background and do pre-Lab for Osmosis and Diffusion Lab (look up definitions of terms, and copy everything for Exercises 1A-C)

MU: Come in after school to make up Cell Quiz and do Pre-lab described above for Osmosis and Diffusion Lab

• October 20^th, 2011

•     AP Biology Lab #1: Osmosis and Diffusion
•         Get pre-lab checked off
•         Discuss set up procedure and do drawings for Exercises 1B and 1C
•         In lab groups of 2-4, set up and take initial masses for Exercise 1B and 1C on data tables

HW: None

MU: Come in after school to make up AP Biology Lab #1: Osmosis and Diffusion  (should have lab parts copied into lab notebook from link before coming in to make up)

• October 21^st, 2011
•     AP Biology Lab #1: Osmosis and Diffusion  
•         Record final masses of dialysis tubings and potato squares, clean out plastic cups
•         Berwick will set up demo for Exercise 1A and take data observations
•         Do calculations and record your data in class data table
•         Copy down class data and start answering questions for Exercises 1A-C

HW: Finish answering questions for Exercises 1A-C

MU: Come in after school to make up AP Biology Lab #1: Osmosis and Diffusion (if you started lab on Monday with a group you can copy data your group collected and the class data) and finish answering questions for Exercises 1A-B.

• October 24^th, 2011
•     AP Biology Lab #1: Osmosis and Diffusion
•         Discuss class data for 1-B and C
•         Work on Questions for 1-C
•         Discuss Calculations for Exercise 1D
•         Work on the lab in groups

HW: Finish AP Biology Lab #1: Osmosis and Diffusion  Exercises 1A-D

MU: Finish AP Biology Lab #1: Osmosis and Diffusion  Exercises 1A-D

• October 25^th, 2011

•     Discuss Osmosis and Diffusion Lab

•     Review AP Free Response Release Questions 2005 Form B #4 (answer), 2002 Form A #4 (answer)

•     Berwick check off lab

•     Osmosis Simulation Activity

•         go over procedure and set up materials

•         collect data for your temperature and put into class data table

•         answer analysis questions

HW: Study for Osmosis and Diffusion Quiz (can use Osmosis and Diffusion Lab Video)

MU: Come in after school to take Osmosis and Diffusion Quiz, get lab checked off and do HW.

• October 26^th, 2011

•     Osmosis and Diffusion Lab Quiz

•         take, grade, and discuss

•     Review Plasma Membrane and Cellular Transport Notes (pages 1-18)

HW: Do Flashcards for Chapter 6 and 7 vocabulary that you have not completed yet

MU: Come in after school to make up Osmosis and Diffusion Lab Quiz and review PowerPoint pages above.

• October 27^th, 2011
•     Cell Size Exploration
•         compare the diffusion of dye into gelatin that is one big piece or the same amount of gelatin cuts into small pieces
•      Continue reviewing Plasma Membrane and Cellular Transport Notes (19-41) while waiting for exploration

HW: Do Cell Size FRQ can use FRQ description words to help you understand what is expected

MU: Come in after school to do the Cell Size Exploration and do Cell Size FRQ.

• October 28^th, 2011
•    Grade Cell Size FRQs using rubric

•     Make simulations of each type of transport based on type of molecule

•          Determine what type of transport would be needed for each kind of molecule and then create a simulation to show Berwick that you understand how it works.

•                 Small, polar molecules such as water down a concentration gradient (high to low)

•                 Small, non-polar molecule such as Oxygen down a concentration gradient (high to low)

•                 Medium molecules such as glucose down a concentration gradient (high to low)

•                 Ions such as Ca⁺² down a concentration gradient (high to low)

•                 Large molecules such a starch or cellulose leaving the cell

•                 Ions such as Na+ and K+ up a concentration gradient (low to high)           

•     Start discussing Energy: what are the different kind of energy? what types of energy are found inside the cell? where are they found? how do they get there?

• October 31^st, 2011   

•     Review Questions from your video notes

•      Cellular Energetics Notes (pages 1-42)

•         Go through chapter with Chapter 8 reading guide (fill out in your own notebook not on the handout)

•         Extra explanation about ATP Video Notes