AP Biology Summer HW
AP Biology Vocabulary List by Chapter
AP Biology Website Questions

• September 7^th, 2011
•     Freshman Orientation and Advisory to review Student Handbook (no class)

• September 8^th, 2011
•     What is Biology? Discussion/Brainstorm with a variety of things (potato, plant, candle, clock, package of yeast in warm sugar water, picture of a virus, fish, and vinegar and baking soda in a bowl)
•     Introduction to Mrs. Berwick, the class and the website
•     Discuss Summer HW and answer questions
•     Check out textbooks and fill out textbook condition forms
•     Discuss Lab Safety Video--> Safety Contract

HW: Get Safety Contract Signed by parents, bring science notebook, and Summer HW.

MU: Read Safety Contract and get signed by parents, bring science notebook and Summer HW

• September 9^th, 2011
•     Discuss Summer HW AP BIO Themes product
•         share what you created to class

HW: Pick and read a National Geographic, and then find an article that demonstrates one of the themes you learned about.

MU: Present your Summer HW AP BIO Themes product, pick and read a National Geographic, and then find an article that demonstrates one of the themes you learned about.

• September 12^th, 2011
•      How do we learn about Biology? Discussion/Brainstorm
•     Discuss difference between Discovery and Hypothesis-Based Investigations (end of Chapter 1 in text)
•     Scientific Process Critiqued Handout
•         work in groups to discuss the questions following each experiment
•     Design an Experiment to Explore Behavior of Pill Bugs
•         complete pre-lab including proper experimental design can use examples from website

HW: Finish pre-lab to be let into class on Monday.

MU: Review Discovery and Hypothesis-Based Investigations notes, get Scientific Process Critiqued Handout from Berwick and complete, and design an Experiment to Explore Behavior of Pill Bugs using proper experimental design to be checked off for entry in class on Monday.

• September 13^th, 2011  
•     Review Scientific Process Critiqued Handout
•     Experiment to Explore behavior of Pill Bugs
•         collect data with pill bugs

HW: Do calculations and write conclusion

MU:  Come in after school to collect data and then do calculations and conclusions.

• September 14^th, 2011
•    Share what your group tested (brief description) and what you discovered
•     Discuss how to make a graph from data in a table using Released Free Response Questions (2009 Form A #1a : answer, 2005 Form A #1a: answer, 2005 Form B #4a: answer)

HW: Study for Science Investigations Quiz by reviewing Released Free Response Questions

MU: Review Released Free Response Questions above to prepare for the Quiz.

• September 15^th, 2011
•     Science Investigations Quiz
•             grade, discuss and enter scores in grade book
•      Question of the Day
•      Start Chemistry Unit (Chapter 2 in text)
•     Chemistry Notes (PowerPoint) alternate set of notes
•                 review elements, compounds, essential elements of life, trace elements, atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, atomic nucleus
•     (next year) Chemical Context of Life Quiz
•             take, grade and discuss

HW: Watch Chemical Bonding Video (can stop watching at 10:46) and Van Der Waals Video, take notes in AP Biology review book and write down any questions you have.

MU: Come in after school to make up Science Investigations Quiz, review notes above and watch video linked in HW, takes notes in AP Biology review book and write down any questions you have.

• September 16^th, 2011     
•     Review questions about Chemical Bonding Video and Van Der Waals Video
•     Using molecular models explore molecular bonding and shapes
•     Answer questions on Comparing Molecular Bonds to check for understanding
•     Comparison of Bond Properties
•             follow instructions for explorations and record observations

HW: Water Explorations... explore, write down what you did, and what happened.... have at least 10 things you did with water

MU: Review videos above, get notes from someone in class, come in to make up Comparison of Bond Properties Activity and do Exploration with Water.

• September 19^th, 2011    
•     Sign up for online text together as a class...
•             http://wps.aw.com/bc_campbell_biology_8ap
•             fill out registration using code Berwick wrote on board
•             join our class (ID- cm755083)
•             use website to access resources after registration
•             take self quiz for Chapter 1 and 2 and submit so I know you got in okay from home
•     Share water explorations on boards and discuss as a class
•     Demos: Balloon and stream of water, water on a string to a cup, ice cubes in water, milk and food coloring touched with soap in dish, sulfur in beaker water with drop of soap
•     Four Emergent Properties of Water: Cohesion, Moderation of Temperature, Insulation of Bodies of Water by Floating Ice, Solvent of Life (Properties of Water Video)
•     Work on Comic Strips or story books...

HW: Make comic strip or story book for one of the four properties of water discussed. Be sure to include definition of property, a real world example, color, and be at least four boxes or pages. Use Properties of Water Video to help you understand/review each property while making comic strip. Start Chapter 3 flash cards.

MU: Review Notes from PowerPoint and/or watch Properties of Water Video, make comic strip or story book using guidelines above and start Chapter 3 flash cards.

• September 20^th, 2011
•    Share comic strips
•    Start Preparing Solutions Lab
•         1. Write definition for Solution, Solute and Solvent
•         2. MOLAR SOLUTIONS: read and write down any info you think is important, the equation given and explain how to prepare the 3 solutions listed
•         3. MOLAL SOLUTIONS: read and write down any info you think is important, prepare the solutions listed, record the final volumes for each, and compare to what they would be for molar solutions.
•         4. NORMAL SOLUTIONS: read and write down any info you think is important and explain how to prepare the 2 solutions given
•         5. PERCENTAGE SOLUTIONS BY VOLUME: read and write down any info you think is important, the equation given, and explain how you would prepare the solution listed
•         6. PERCENTAGE SOLUTION BY WEIGHT: read and write down any info you think is important and explain how you would prepare the 3 solutions listed
•         7. OSMOLAR SOLUTIONS: read and write down any info you think is important and answer question at the end
•         8. PREPARING SERIAL DILUTIONS: read and write down any info you think is important, explain how you would prepare the 3 solutions listed within the reading, answer the questions given, calculate the amount of reagent needed to make 100 ml of the seven solutions listed, and then after checking your answer with Berwick, actually prepare solutions 3, 4, and 7.

HW: Using notes and info about solutions on last page finish you calculations.

MU: Come in after school to make up Preparing Solutions Lab.

• September 21^st, 2011
•    Continue Preparing Solutions Lab
•      Go over any questions
•     Check your answers for the 7 solutions from 8 and then prepare solutions 3, 4, and 7
•      Measure the pH of solution 3 using pH paper

HW: Watch Dissociation of Water Video take notes in your review book and write down any questions you have (Chapter 3 pg 52-54 in text)

MU: Come in after school to make up Preparing Solutions Lab and watch Dissociation of Water Video take notes in your review book and write down any questions you have.

•  September 22^nd, 2011  
•     Continue Preparing Solutions Lab
•     Check your answers for the 7 solutions from 8 and then prepare solutions 3, 4, and 7
•      Measure the pH of solution 3 using pH paper and then calculate [H⁺]
•     Continue Chapter 3  PowerPoint Notes
•         review questions from video
•         do activity to explore dissociation of water (pg 48-49 of AP Bio resource)
•         explore/discuss buffers

HW: Do online text self quiz #1-9 and send to Berwick, study for Properties of Water and Preparing Solutions Quiz and watch Molecule of Life Video (Chapter 4 pgs 58-66 and Chapter 5 pgs 68-83).

MU: Come in after school to finish Preparing Solutions Lab, review notes from PowerPoint and do HW.

• September 23^rd, 2011
•    Review questions students missed from self quiz
•     Properties of Water and Preparing Solutions Quiz   
•             take quiz, grade and discuss   
•     Attempt AP Free Response Question 2009 Form B #3 (answer)
•         discuss and score
•     Discuss Molecule of Life Video questions 
•             make flash cards for functional groups

HW: Memorize functional groups and start Chapter 4 flashcards.

MU: Come in after school to make up Properties of Water and Preparing Solutions Quiz and Review video or PowerPoint above pages.

• September 26^th, 2011
•     Continue Chapter 4 and 5 Notes (pages 1-43): using molecular model kits
•             Carbon: why and how it is the base for life?
•             What are hydrocarbon? Where are they found in world? In our bodies?
•             Build isomers, functional groups
•             Monomers vs. Polymers and Dehydration vs. Hydrolysis
•             Carbohydrates... build a two monomers and then make a polymer by dehydrating
•             Look at sheet of biological molecules and try to identify functional groups and molecules that look similar (look for patterns).

HW: Make a table of Monomers, Polymers and Linkage for the four biological molecules (can use Chapter 5 pages 69-90 in text to help).

MU: Review Notes from video or PowerPoint above and come in with any questions you have.

• September 27^th, 2011
•     Continue Chapter 5 Notes (pages 44-82)
•             Review table of monomers, polymers and linkage
•             Look at sheet of biological molecules and continue to identify functional groups and molecules that look similar.
•             Discuss important polymers of each type of biological molecule and their functions in our body
•             Enzyme Demo

HW: Study for Quiz on Functional Groups and Components and Linkage in Macromolecules can review using another Biological Molecule Video.

MU: Review PowerPoint Note pages above and study for quiz.

• September 28^th, 2011

•     Functional Groups and Macromolecule Quiz

•      Discuss Toothpickase Activity

HW: None

MU: Come in after school to make up Quiz and read over Toothpickase Activity.

• September 29^th, 2011
•     Toothpickase Activity
•         collect class data
•         graph results
•         calculate rate of reaction for each time interval
•         answer analysis questions
•     Clean Up dishes
•     Start Pre-Lab for Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst

HW: Start Pre-Lab for Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst (write definitions, copy down spaces for drawing of set up, result table and analysis questions for part 2A, background space for drawing, and data table for Part 2B of the lab)

MU: Come in after school to run through Toothpickase activity with Berwick and do Pre-Lab explained above for Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst

• September 30^th, 2011
•     Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst
•         Part 2A: Demos
•             make a drawing
•             answer questions about demos
•         Part 2B: Base Line Assay
•             practice procedure so you know how to do it tomorrow
•     Start Pre-Lab fro Part D

HW: Finish questions about demo and finish Pre-Lab for Part D of Lab 2: Enzyme Catalyst (write the purpose question your group would like to investigate, make a hypothesis and drawing for procedure you will follow including your variables, and make a data table to collect your data in)

MU: Come in after school to go through the demos for Part 2A so you can answer the questions for that section.

•      Cellular Respiration Activity
•             read through introduction information and chose whether your group would like to investigate part I, part II or make up your own inquiry experiment
•             write up your investigation and get checked off with Berwick

HW: Finish pre-lab for Cellular Respiration Activity (Purpose Question, Hypothesis, Procedure, Data Table Set up for Collecting data)

MU: Review notes on Discovery and Hypothesis Based Investigations, read through Cellular Respiration Activity and do pre-lab for investigation you would like to do.

•     Cellular Respiration Activity
•         set up your experiment for data collection
•         collect data and write up a conclusion (include a relationship statement, whether your RS supports or does not support your hypothesis, discuss any errors and how they might have affected your results, real world application to what you learned, and a new question you would like to test now)
•     Science Investigations Free Response Release Questions
•             design a controlled experiment (2010 Form B #4b and c, 2005 Form A #1c )   

HW: Finish conclusion for Cellular Respiration Activity

MU: Come in before or after school to make up/finish Cellular Respiration Activity and review Free Response Questions above.