2024/2025 TENTATIVE LESSON PLAN:
Week of: 8/28
Tue-Class overview &procedures/10? Assignment
Wed-Intro to AP Biology video / sign up for college board acct and Remind 101
Week of: 9/2
Mon-Labor Day
Tue-Scientific Method Notes and Review WS p.1-4/FRQ Scientific Method
HW: Beginners Guide to Graphing WAL p.5
Wed-Graphing Notes p.6-9/Data Analysis WS ACT A&B p.10-11
HW: Finish if not complete
Th-Review Graphing p.12-14 Interpreting Graphs ACT C&D p.14-18
HW: Standard Deviation WAL p.19-20
Fri-Data Analysis Notes p.21-23/Standard Deviation Practice Problems p.24
HW: Standard Error WAL p.25
Week of: 9/11
Mon-Standard Error Notes p. 26-28/ Practice p.29-32
HW: Chi-Square WAL p.33-34
Tue-Check p.32/Prolactin SFRQ (2016)/Chi-Square Notes and Practice Problems p.35-37/Choice Chamber LFRQ (2013)
Wed- Chi-Squared M&M lab
Th-Trichomes LFRQ (2017)/Stats practice test
Fri- Review HW/ animal behavior video/set up lab reports
HW: Read Animal Behavior lab/bring materials for part B
Week of: 9/16
Mon-Animal Behavior lab-run part A and B, record data/ finish chi-square statistics/graphs/ conclusions on data
HW: Finish Lab report / Study for quiz
Tue- Experimental Design and Statistics Quiz
HW: Watch CH 2 video notes
Wed-Review CH 2 Notes/CH 2 SFRQs
HW: CH 3 notes
Th- Review CH 3 notes/ CH 3 SFRQ
HW: CH 4 notes
Fri- Review CH 4 notes/ CH 4 SFRQ practice
HW: CH 5 (part 1&2) notes
Week of 9/23
Mon- CH 5 review/ SFRQs CH 5/review PPT
HW: Study for 2-5 quiz /Biological Molecules VGN
Tue- Unit 1 Review p.31-39
HW: AP Classroom CH 2-5 Practice quiz
Wed: -Unit 1 test
HW:CH 6 part 1 notes/ Compartmentalization and Organelles VGN p.19-20
TH-Review CH 6 part 1/ SA:V activity p.21-24
HW: CH 6 Part 2 notes (*Warning-long video, take breaks)
Fri-Review CH 6 part 2(chart p.25-26)/ CH 6 MC/ SFRQ Practice
HW: CH 7 part 1 notes
Week of: 9/30
Mon- Review CH 7 part 1/ LFRQ p.29
HW:CH 7 part 2 notes/Transport Across Cell Membrane VGN p.27-28
Tue-Review CH 7 part 2/ CH 7 MC&SFRQs
HW:Water potential WAL p.31-32
Wed-Water Potential Practice Problems p.33-36
HW: Finish problems
TH-Check HW/ Begin Unit 2 review WS p.37-52 (CH 6-7)
Fri: Read Diffusion and Osmosis lab p.53-58 and complete prelabs part 1-4
HW: finish prelabs
Week of: 10/07
Mon- Discuss prelabs part 1-4/set up Part 1 and record results for part 1
HW: Finish conclusion part 1
Tue:Set up parts 2-4/record results for part 2
Wed: Record results for Part 3 and part 4/ Calculate the % change in mass for parts 2, 3, and 4 and graph results
Thurs-(1/2 day) Finish labs: Determine the Osmotic potential of the potato and vegetable cores from your graphs for parts 3,4 and finish conclusions part 2-4
Fri-*labs due/ Finish AP Exam Unit 2 review CH 6-7 p.37-52/FRQ practice
HW:AP Classroom Unit 2 Practice Quiz
Week of 10/14
Mon-Unit 2 Test
HW-CH 8 part 1 notes
Tue- (ER) Read and complete prelab #1-8 part A/B, complete Enzyme prelab p. 43
HW: CH 8 part 2 notes
Wed- Review CH 8/ MC/SFRQs
TH:Enzyme Lab part A and B
Fri-Review Lab Results/finish lab
Enzyme VGN p.25-26
Week of: 10/21
Mon- CH 8 LFRQ practice
HW:CH 9 Notes
Tue- Review CH 9 notes & Use the Summary Chart on p. 23 to complete CH 9 SFRQs
HW: Complete the Respiration WAL p.27-28
Wed-Rs Review SG
HW: CH 10 notes
Thur-(1/2 Day 4-6)
Fri-Review CH 10 notes & Use the Summary Chart on p. 23 to complete CH 10 SFRQs
HW: Ps WAL p.29-30
Week of: 10/28
Mon- LFRQ Practice CH 8-10
Tue-Ps prelab p.63/64
HW: Read the Ps Lab Complete prelab handout #1-8 for part A and B
Wed: Ps Lab part A
HW: bring materials for part B/Ps WAL p.29-30
Thurs-Ps Lab part B
HW: Finish lab reports
Fri-AP Exam Unit 3 Review
HW: AP Classroom Unit 3 Practice Test
Week of: 11/4
Monday-Finish Unit 3 Review/Blooket
Tue-(no school)
Wed-Unit 3 Test
HW: CH 11 notes
Thur-Review CH 11/ practice quiz/ CH 11 SFRQs #1-4
HW: Cell Communication p.23/signal Transduction WALp.29
Fri-(1/2 Day 1-3) Cell Communication/Signal Transduction Pathways Activity
HW: CH 45 notes
Week of: 11/11
Mon-Review CH 45/ Feedback loop practice/ SFRQ CH 45
HW: +/- Feedback loops WAL p.37-38/Endocrine system WAL p.14
Tue- +/- Feedback loops Activity p.39-44
HW: Notes CH 12 part 1/Mitosis WAL p.45-46
Wed- Review CH 12 part 1/ Cell Cycle review p.62-63/ SFR?s
HW: Notes CH 12 part 2
Thurs- Regulation Review (CH 12 part 2)/
Cell Cycle Regulation review p.64-65
HW:Cell Regulation SFR?s
Fri- Unit 4 Review p.53-61
HW:Mitosis and cancer prelab
Week of: 11/18
Mon- Mitosis and cancer lab
HW:AP Classroom Unit 4 Quiz
Tue-Unit 4 Practice Test
Wed-Unit 4 test
HW: Meiosis WAL p.37/CH 13 notes
TH-CH 13 Review/ SFR?s
HW: Ch 14 notes part 1
Fri: Review CH 14 part 1/ Probability problem set p.31-32/ Basic Mendelian Genetics problems p.27-28
HW:CH 14 notes part 2
Week of: 11/25
Mon-Review CH 14 part 2/ Complex forms of Inheritance p.29-30/ Begin Combo practice problem set
HW: CH 14 notes part 3
Tue-(1/2 day 4-6)
Wed -Fri-no school
Week of: 12/2
Mon-Review CH 14 notes part 3/ Pedigree practice in combo practice problem set/ Notes: review of chi-square & practice problems
HW: CH 14 SFRQs/finish Combo practice set
Tue-Genetics of Corn Lab
HW: CH 15 notes/ Linked Genes WAL mp.51-52
Wed-Review CH 15/ Linkage Mapping Walk through WS p.53-55
HW: Complete CH 15 SFR?s
Th-AP Exam Unit 5 Review p.57-64
HW: AP Classroom Unit 5 Practice Test
Fri- Unit 5 Test
HW: CH 16 part 1 notes
Week of: 12/9
Mon- Review CH 16 part 1/ DNA Modeling Activity
HW:CH 16 notes part 2
Tue- (ER) Review CH 16 part 2 /DNA and Replication WS p.40,41 and fill-in/CH 16 SFRQs
HW: CH 17 notes part 1
Wed- Review CH 17 notes part 1/ Transcription Fill-in/ CH 17 SFRQs #1-3
HW: Notes CH 17 part 2
Th- Review CH 17 part 2/ Translation Fill-in/ Protein synthesis WS
HW: p.38-39 DNA/RNA Pt 1&2 WAL (Ex Cr) /CH 17 SFRQs #4-8
Fri- Unit 6 Review p. 59-65
HW: Review for 16-17 quiz
Week of: 12/16
Mon-CH 16-17 Quiz
CH 18 Notes/gene Regulation WAL p.47
Tue-Review CH 18 notes (operons)/Operon fill-in & practice quiz p.48-50/ SFRQs part 1 (# 5-7)
HW:Cell Specialization and Epigenetics WAL p.51-52
Wed-Review CH 18 notes (eukaryotic regulation of gene expression/ CH 18 SFRQs
HW: Ch 19 notes/ Viral replication WAL p.53
Th-Review CH 19 notes/virus fill in & unit 6 review p.65/ CH 19 SFRQs
HW: Notes CH 20
Fri: Review CH 20 notes/SFRQ 20
HW: Notes CH 27/SFRQ 27
Week of: 1/06
(***Note: there will no exemptions for MT Exams***)
Mon-FRQ Review CH 20 p.55-56/ unit 6 review p.66-69, 71-73
HW: CB practice test
Tue-Quiz 19,20,27
HW:Transformation prelab #1-8/ Read and complete Transformation Prelab WS
Wed-MT Review #1
Th-MT Review #2
Fri-MT Review #3
Week of: 1/13
Monday-Transformation Lab
HW:Molecular Biology WAL
Tue- Lab results
HW:Finish lab writeup
Wed-MT Exam 1/2
HW: CH 22 notes/*CH 22 WALs p.33-36(ex credit)
TH-MT Exam 3/4
Fri-MT Exam 5/6
Week of: 1/20
Mon-No school-MLK
Tue/Wed-cold days
TH- CH 22 Notes/ SFRQs/ p.57-59
HW: CH 23 notes part 1 (0-18 min)/H-W WAL: p.37-40
Fri-Review CH 23 notes part 1/ H-W notes/p.17-18 & practice WS p.41-44
HW: Finish CH 23 notes/HW problems p.45-46
*CH 23 WALs p. 47(ex credit)
Week of: 1/27
Mon-Review CH 23 part 2 notes/23 SFRQs/ p.60-63
Tue(ER):CH 22/23 Quiz
HW: CH 24 notes/*CH 24 WALs p.48-49(ex credit)
Wed:Review CH 24/SFRQs 24
HW: CH 25 notes/*CH 25 WALs p.50-51(ex credit)
Th:Review CH 25/SFRQs CH 25/ p.71-77
HW: Notes CH 26/ *CH 26 WALs p.52-54(ex credit)
Fri-Review 26/SFRQs CH 26/ p.64-70
HW:CB Practice test Unit 7
Week of: 2/3
Mon- Unit 7 part 2 Test (CH 24-26)
HW:CH 51 notes
Tue: -Review CH 51/ SFRQs
HW: CH 52 notes/ (CH 51 WAL Ex credit)**
Wed- Review CH 52/ SFRQs
(CH 52 WAL Ex credit)**
HW: 53 notes
Th- Review CH 53/ SFRQs
(CH 53 WAL Ex credit)**
Fri-Review p. 77-78, 82-84, 86/LFRQs
Week of: 2/10
Mon-Population Ecology Graphs p. 47-50/PPT Review
Tue-Quiz CH 51-53
HW:CH 54 Notes
Wed- Review CH 54/SFRQs
HW: CH 55 Notes
Th- Community Ecology Graphs p. 53-56
Fri-(1/2 day 4-6)
Week of 2/17-Winter Break
Week of 2/24:
Mon-Review CH 55/ CH 55 SFRQs
HW: CH 36 notes
Tue-Review CH 36/ SFRQs 36
HW: CH 39 notes
Wed-Review CH 39 Notes/ SFRQs 39
Th-Ts Prelab and WS/Setup p.67-73
Fri-Unit 8 Review p.75-76, 79-81, 85,87-92
HW: CB: Unit 8 Practice Test
Week of: 3/3
Mon-FRQ Practice/ PPT Review
Tue- (ER)Ts Lab Results/ Finish Lab report
Wed- Plant Responses Activity
Thur-Unit 8 Part 2 (CH 54-55, 36,39) Test
Fri-Unit 1 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 1 MC Progress Check
Week of 3/10
Mon- Unit 1 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 1 MC Progress Check
Tue-Unit 1 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 1 MC Progress Check
Wed- Finish Unit 1 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 1 MC Progress Check (Unit 1 is Due @ 11:45pm)
Thur- (1/2 day 1-3) Unit 2 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 2 MC Progress Check
Fri-Unit 2 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 2 MC Progress Check
Week of: 3/17
Mon- Unit 2 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 2 MC Progress Check
Tue-Finish Unit 2 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 2 MC Progress Check ( Unit 2 is due tonight @11:45pm)
Wed-Quiz Unit 1/2/ Begin Unit 3
Thurs-Unit 3 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 3 MC Progress Check
Fri- (1/2 day 4-6) Unit 3 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 3 MC Progress Check
Week of: 3/24 Spring Break
Week of: 3/31
Mon- -Continue Unit 3 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 3 MC Progress Check
Tue-Finish Unit 3 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 3 MC Progress Check (Due@11:45pm)
Wed-Unit 4 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 4 MC Progress Check
Thur-Unit 4 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 4 MC Progress Check
Fri- Unit 4 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 4 MC Progress Check (Due@11:45pm)
Week of: 4/7
Mon- Quiz Unit 3/4 Unit 5 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 5 MC Progress Check
Tue-Unit 5 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 5 MC Progress Check (Due @ 11:45pm)
Wed-Unit 6 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 5 MC Progress Check
Th-AP Exam Unit 6 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 6 MC Progress Check
Fri-AP Exam Unit 6 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 6 MC Progress Check (Due @11:45pm)
Week of: 4/14
Mon-Quiz Unit 5/6 Unit 7 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 7 MC Progress Check
Tue- (ER) Unit 7 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 7 MC Progress Check
Wed-Unit 7 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 7 MC Progress Check(Due @11:45pm)
Th-Unit 8 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 8 MC Progress Check
Fri-Unit 8 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 8 MC Progress Check
Week of: 4/28
Mon- AP Exam Unit 8 Review videos on AP Classroom with guided notes and Unit 8 MC Progress Check(Due 5/5 @11:45pm)
Tue: Quiz Unit 7/8 Begin Lab and Math Review (review notes and practice problems in Schoology (p.37-47) and complete the rest (p.48-56 on your own) Math Review (review notes and practice problems in Schoology (p.57-63) and complete the rest (p.64-66 on your own)
***Begin Reviewing for cumulative exam (units 1-8)
Wed-Lab/ Math Review
***Continue Reviewing for cumulative exam (units 1-8)
Thurs-Lab/ Math Review
***Continue Reviewing for cumulative exam (units 1-8)
Fri-Lab/ Math Review
***Continue Reviewing for cumulative exam (units 1-8)
Week of: 4/21
Mon-MC Cumulative Exam (85?s)
Tue-Lab and Math Exam
Wed-Fri: CB Practice AP Exam #1-3
Week of: 5/5
Monday-AP EXAM 8:00 Media Center
Tue-Fri: Lab Project
Week of: 5/13
Monday-Grp #1 presentations
Tue-(ER) Grp #2 presentations
Wed-Grp #3 presentations
Thurs-Grp #4 presentations
Fri- Grp #5 presentations
Week of: 5/20
Monday-Grp #6 presentations
Tue- Junior Final Project
Wed-Final Project
Thurs-Final Project
Fri- (½ day 1-3) Senior Last Day
Week of: 5/27
Monday-No School Memorial Day
Tue-Final Project (juniors)
Wed- Final Project (juniors)
Thurs- Final Project (juniors)
Fri- Final Project (juniors)
Week of: 6/3
Monday-Fri:
Week of: 6/10
Mon-Project Submissions
Tue-1/2nd hour exams
Wed-3/4 hour exams
Thurs-5/6 hour exams