AP BIOLOGY 2009-2010
Instructor: Peg Cornell
Email: peg.cornell@corvallis.k12.or.us
Website: www.csd509j.net/cvhs/staff/cornelp
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AP Biology General Information AP Biology Laboratory Information
CVHS Course Information & Syllabus Guidelines for AP Biology Lab Reports
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides An Overview of the AP Biology Labs
SEMESTER 1 STUFF
Unit 1: Biochemistry (Chapters 1-5) Test September 23
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 1 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due September 23)
Lab 1: Scientific Method (Due September 18)
Note: You may need to type in the web address rather than clicking on the link in order to access the site!
Unit 2: The Cell (Chapters 7, 8 & 11) Test October 7
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 2 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due October 7)
Lab 2: Diffusion & Osmosis (full report due October 14, see Guidelines for AP Biology Lab Reports)
Lab 3: Mitosis (data, results and questions only due October 14)
http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/ (Harvard website, not a hyperlink - type in the URL to access)
Unit 3: Energy (Chapters 6, 9 & 10) Test November 2
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 3 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due October )
Lab 4: Enzymes (Predict what results you would expect to see for each tube and explain, due October 16)
Lab 5: Respiration (Analysis & Questions only due October 21)
Lab 6: Photosynthesis (Full report, due November 4)
Elodea: October 21
Chromatography & DPIP: October 26
*Confused about what should be in the Photosynthesis lab report? Look here:
Photosynthesis Lab: The Necessary Parts
Power Point Presentation 2007 by Dr. Andrew Karplus
Power Point by Andrea Hall 2008
Unit 4: Genetics (Chapters 12, 13 & 14) Test November 18
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 4 Review Questions/Study Guide (due November 18)
Test 4: Extra Genetics Problems (due November 18)
Lab 7: Meiosis (due November 13)
Lab 8 Supplemental Material: Drosophila Lab Background Information
Complete Assignments 1-3 and 5 found in the lab handout. If you have time, complete Assignment 4. All predictions and data from crosses and all answers to questions (in bold in the lab handout) are due November .
Unit 5: Molecular Biology I (Chapters 15 & 16) Test December 2
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 5 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due December 2)
Unit 6: Molecular Biology II (Chapters 17-19) Test December 16
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 6 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due December 16)
Lab 9: Molecular Biology Lab Overview (Restriction & Transformation)
Lab 9: Molecular Biology Report Necessary Components (Due January )
The Molecular Biology of Cancer Outline (material from chapter 18)
Readings/Reflection on Genetic Engineering (supplements chapter 19 and the video)
Issues- Genetically Modified Organisms
Corvallis EPA Wins Award for GE Grass Analysis
Reflection on GE readings and video
Bioengineering Presentation from Adam Higgins
Unit 7: Evolution (Chapters 20-24)
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 7 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due January )
Lab 10: Population Genetics/Hardy-Weinberg (Data, Table, Questions, and Problems only due )
Readings on Evolution (material to supplement chapters 20-24)
Evolution Frequently Asked Questions
Uncertainty and Doubt in Science
Human Evolution (video documentary & other resources)
Letter from the President of the National Academy of Sciences
Constitutional Law Conflicts: The Evolution ControversyWooly Mammoth DNA
Semester Cumulative Final (Chapters 1-24) January (4 FRQs) & (120 MC)
Unit 8: Ecology (Chapters 46-49) Test February
Ecology Unit Assignments
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Ecology Study Guide (Chapters 46-49) (due February )
Biomes Project (class presentations February )
Symbiosis Assignment (due February )
Mini-Unit: Behavior (Chapter 50) Not on test
Behavior Review Questions (Questions due February, 20 points)
Animal Behavior Scientist Marc Bekoff Interview.pdf (HW reading)
Animal Behavior Scientist Marc Bekoff Chapter.pdf (HW reading)
Pill Bug Information (this is HW for the lab done in class, read before coming to class)
Lab 11: Behavior (due, 20 points)
The behavior lab report should include observations for Part I, observations for Part II, data table for Part III, graph for Part III and Part IV analysis questions. These are indicated in green. We will not have time to complete Part V.
Optional Ecology Unit Readings on Climate Change
Climate Change & Mythology from the University of Oregon Environmental Studies course website:
The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
Bothun's version of Environmental Mythology
Data Reliability and Myth Suppression
Exxon Misinformation on Climate Change
Who Contributes to Climate Change
Rebuttal to Environmental Geology Article
The link below is to the
Competitive Enterprise Institute’s three ads that aired May 2006 (in
response to Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth). You can watch them on
line. A good example of why critical thinking and analysis of
sources/commercials is important.
http://streams.cei.org/
Ecology Readings & Activities 1-5
Computer Simulation Lab: Isle Royale
Computer Simulation Lab: Cheetah Ecology
SEMESTER 2 STUFF
FEBRUARY
Unit 9: Biodiversity (Chapters 25-30) Test February
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Biodiversity Study Guide (Chapters 25-30)
AP Exam FRQs: Biodiversity (you will see two of these on the biodiversity test)
Description of Domain Archaea and the Three Domain System
Description of the Universal Ancestor
Lab 12: Biodiversity
Guest Presentation: Dr. Roger Ely
Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Energy Systems: A Brief Introduction
MARCH
Unit 10: Plants (Chapters 31-35) Test March
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Plants Study Guide (Chapters 31-35)
Lab 13: Dissolved Oxygen & Primary Productivity (Part II only, computer simulation, due March )
Lab 14: Transpiration (computer simulation, due March )
Thigmonasty video clip
Guest Speaker: Tanya Siemens (March 2 and 4)
Topic: Invasive Species (remember HIPPO, I = invasive species)
Supplemental Material for Invasive Species 2007-2008
Dr. Chan Presentation: Invasive Species
Tania Siemens New Zealand Mud Snail Presentation
1. Read Mann, Charles C.; 2007. America Lost and Found. National Geographic, May 2007. Consider the following question.
What are some examples of the impacts of species and practices introduced to the ecology and European and native American societies of Jamestown ?
http://www.charlesmann.org/articles/NatGeo-Jamestown-05-07-1.htm
2. Skim the website below for interest, but pay particular attention to the section on " impacts of colonization" and listen to the interviews with key scientists.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/jamestown/
3. Complete the activity Design the Ultimate Invader
Supplemental Material for Invasive Species 2006-2007
Read Zebra mussels rule
Power Point: Dr. Chan (Invasives)
APRIL
Unit 11: Body Systems (Chapters 37-45)
Presentations April 6 & 8 (vocabulary and multiple choice questions and answers due)
Test April
MC Test April (100 questions)
FRQ Take Home due April (4 questions)
Body Systems Assignment (4 Take Home FRQs found at the end of the assignment)
Some Additional Body Systems FRQs (more practice, not required)
Lab 15: Physiology of the Circulatory System
MAY
AP BIOLOGY EXAM MAY 10, 2010 8AM-12PM
Post-AP Exam
Human Health
Final Assignment: Human Health Issues (Seniors' due date is June 3rd, Junior's due date is June 8th)
Rainer Maria Rilke: The Panther (quoted by Robin Williams in the movie Awakenings)
From Awakenings: encephalitis lethargica, L-dopa, dopamine, Oliver Sacks
Guest Speaker May 27th
Sandra Uesugi
OSU Environmental Health
Topic: Cancer