AP BIOLOGY-Fall 2008

Unit Test Dates: last Tuesday in month

9/30, 10/28, 11/25, 12/18 and 1/20

* review sessions Sunday nights before test at 6:30pm

Lab Report Format Article Abstract Format

Dates	Activity/Lecture Notes	Homework	Useful Links
9/3-9/12	Organic Chemistry Biochemistry	Read Ch 4, self quiz and challenge questions end of chapter – due Thur 9/11 Read Chp 5 PartI Questions due Tues Sept 16 Part II- questions due Thur Sept 18	Mathmol Hypermedia Textbook - NYU  Chemicool Periodic Table - MIT  Chemistry Review Problems - Halloran  Chemistry Tutorial Introduction - The Biology Project, Univ. of Arizona Biochemistry Problem sets -The Biology Project, Univ. of Arizona  Chemistry Review - MIT Hypertextbook  Large Molecules - MIT Hypertextbook
9/15-9/18	Proteins Protein shape 3-D modeling Protein Lab	Read Chp 5 Functional Group Quiz Tues Sept 16 PartI Questions due Tues Sept 16 Part II- questions due Thur Sept 18 Protein Folding Problem Article Abstract due Thursday Sept 18th Protein Lab- Intro due Monday Sept 22, also read pages 84-90	Biochemistry Problem sets -The Biology Project, Univ. of Arizona  Chemistry Review - MIT Hypertextbook  Large Molecules - MIT Hypertextbook 3-D Protein Modeling
9/22-9/26	Protein Lab Chap 6 Notes: Start Energy and Enzymes Review for test AP Lab 2: Enzyme Catalysis	Finish reading Chapter 6Chapter 6 Questions due Thur 9/25. HMK: Enzyme Catalysis Lab Report	Enzyme Animations What is enzyme animation Enzyme Laboratory Tutorial - Cornell University  Energy, Enzymes, and Catalysis Problem Set - The Biology Project
Review Night Sunday Sept 28^th 6:30 Crissy room: CHELAN BRINGS THE CRISSY COFFEE!!!!	TEST 1 Practice Essay and Scoring Guide	Tues Sept 30th	Chem, Biochem, Enzymes
9/29-10/3	Mon: Review for Test Tues: Test Thursday: Protein Lab :	Tues: Enzyme Lab due Thur 10/2 Thurs HMK: Protein lab report due Monday 10/6
10/6-10/10	Mon: Finish Protein Lab: Start Cells Tues: Cells &Transport Thurs: Diffusion Lab Cell Membranes and Transport	Mon HMK: Read Chp 7 Pgs 103-127 forTuesday and finish protein lab Chap 7 questions due Thur 10/9 Thurs: HMK: Read Chap 8 for Monday. Diffusion Lab, lab due Tuesday Oct 14	Studying Cells Tutorial - The Biology Project, Univ. of Arizona  Cells Alive Virtual Cell Cell Biology Course/Tutorial - University of Minnesota  Virtual Mitosis - University of Cincinnati  Osmosis Laboratory Tutorial - Cornell University Transport across membranes
10/13-10/17		Read Chp 8 and have questions for Tues Oct 14 Chapter 8.doc	Transport across membrane
10/20-10/24	Examples of Transport Nerve Cells Muscle Cells Kidney Cells	965-973- Nerve 1014-1017-Muscle 883-884-Kidney	Nerve Cell Animation Muscle Animation-Post Synaptic Cleft Muscle-Sacromere Kidney Animation
10/26-11/14	Photosynthesis Mon: Lecture Tues: Test Thurs Lab 4: Light Reactions of Photosynthesis	Tues HMK: read Chp 10 pages 168-177read pages and draw and describe photo lysis and light reaction in background of lab report
11/17-11/26	Cell Respiration Cell Respiration Lecture Cell Respiration Questions go over in class thurs 11/20	CELL Respiration Lab Tues 11/25 Cell Respiration Links Electron Transport Animation	Photosynthesis & Cell Respiration Essay Exam Take Home Over Break STUDY GUIDE FOR TAKE HOME TEST
12/1-12/5	Cell Communication Notes Endocrine Notes Cell Cycle Mitosis/Meiosis Notes	HMk: Mon Dec 1 Read Ch11 do multiple choice on page 204 due Tuesday HMK: Tues Dec 2 Read Chp 45. Thursday Endocrine Chart Hormone Homeostasis Feedback Thurs HmK: Read pages 206-222 and do questions	Cell pathway animations Cell Cycle and Mitosis
Dec 15-19^th	Tues Review TEST THURSDAY DECEMBER 18^th	New Study Guide due Tuesday Dec 16th
WINTER HOLIDAYS	JAN 5 START GENETICS	Chapter 14
Jan 5-Jan 9	Read CH 14	Ch 14 questions due Mon 1/12	Sunday Review 6:30pm
Jan 12-15^th	Mon- start fast plants Tues-Ch 14 and 15 Thur: Ch 15 & 16 start	HMK Mon: Lab Backround-Methods & Read Ch15 due Tues Tues: Read Ch 16 overview.	Sunday Review 6:30pm
Jan 20-22^nd	Tues-finish Ch16, review for final	Study for Final Thurs Jan 22^nd
Jan 27 New Semester