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AP Biology 2016-2017

Welcome!  I am excited you have chosen to take AP Biology during the 2016-2017 school year!  Below, you will find a link to your summer assignment, and other pertinent AP information.

Unit 8:  Bioethics

Tasks to Prepare For the Test:

  1. Prepare for your debate:

  2. HOMEWORK (Due at the beginning of class on the due date):
    • ETHICAL QUESTION COVERED:  "Should Dennis have the right to reject life saving medical treatments?"
      • 5/22 Due 5/23
        • 3 Paragraph essay on your decision for Dennis
          • Include your claim, evidence, and reasoing
    • ETHICAL QUESTION COVERED:  "Should people have the right to end their life?"
      • 5/23 Due 5/25
        • Prepare for whole group discussion by reading and annotating the following articles and prepare AT LEAST 3 talking points for discussion (AT LEAST, keep in mind that others may have similar things to say as you do, so be prepared to say something else in case someone says your point):
      • 5/24 Due 5/25
        • Have a rough draft/outline for your 5 paragraph essay.
        • Have the articles read and your discussion points ready for class discussion.
      • 5/25 Due 5/26
        • 5 Paragraph Argumentative Essay (that includes one additional reliable source of your choosing, with citation)
          • Also to turn in, include your frayer model and additional class note
    • ETHICAL QUESTION COVERED:  "What rights should animals have?"
      • 5/26 Due 5/31
        • Prepare for whole group discussion by reading and annotating the following articles and prepare AT LEAST 3 talking points for discussion (AT LEAST, keep in mind that others may have similar things to say as you do, so be prepared to say something else in case someone says your point):
      • 5/31 Due 6/1
        • Have a rough draft/outline for your 5 paragraph essay.
        • Have the articles read and your discussion points ready for class discussion.
      • 6/1 Due 6/2
        • 5 Paragraph Argumentative Essay (that includes one additional reliable source of your choosing, with citation)
          • Also to turn in, include your frayer model and additional class note
    • ETHICAL QUESTION COVERED:  "Should we genetically modify humans?"
        • Have a rough draft/outline for your 5 paragraph essay.
        • Have the articles read and your discussion points ready for class discussion (on 6/5).
      • 6/5 Due 6/6
        • 5 Paragraph Argumentative Essay (that includes one additional reliable source of your choosing, with citation)
          • Also to turn in, include your frayer model and additional class note
    • ETHICAL QUESTION COVERED:  "Should we clone humans?"
      • 6/2 Due 6/6
        • Prepare for whole group discussion by reading and annotating the following articles and prepare AT LEAST 3 talking points for discussion (AT LEAST, keep in mind that others may have similar things to say as you do, so be prepared to say something else in case someone says your point):
        • Have a rough draft/outline for your 5 paragraph essay.
        • Have the articles read and your discussion points ready for class discussion (on 6/6).
      • 6/6 Due 6/7
        • 5 Paragraph Argumentative Essay (that includes one additional reliable source of your choosing, with citation)
          • Also to turn in, include your frayer model and additional class note
    • ETHICAL QUESTION COVERED:  "Should we go to the extreme to save a life?"
      • 6/7 Due 6/9
        • Prepare for whole group discussion by reading and annotating the following articles and prepare AT LEAST 3 talking points for discussion (AT LEAST, keep in mind that others may have similar things to say as you do, so be prepared to say something else in case someone says your point):
        • Have a rough draft/outline for your 5 paragraph essay.
        • Have the articles read and your discussion points ready for class discussion (on 6/9).
      • 6/7 Due 6/9
        • 5 Paragraph Argumentative Essay (that includes one additional reliable source of your choosing, with citation)
          • Also to turn in, include your frayer model and additional class note

 Unit 7:  Systems

Tasks to Prepare For the Test:

  1. Finish test review
  2. Finish the Systems Project, Due Friday April 21st
  3. Look over your PowerPoint Notes: 
  4. Take a look at some other video helps, like Bozeman Science  videos on 
  5. Practice with Quizlet.  Search for Ap Biology topics. There are a lot of other things on there made by other AP students and teachers.  Use them!
  6. HOMEWORK (Due at the beginning of class on the due date):
    • 3/20 Due 3/21:  
      • Read, Summarize, and Answer the section questions for chapter 31
    • 3/22 Due 3/23
      • Read, Summarize, and Answer the section questions for chapter 37.1 and 37.2
      • Create an outline for the Nervous System Lecture, Slides 1-13
      • How does the lac operon show feedback loops in action?
    • 3/23 Due 3/24
      • Read, Summarize, and Answer the section questions for chapter 37.2 and 37.3
      • Create an outline for the Nervous System Lecture, Slides 14-23
    • 3/28 Due 3/29
      • Brain Hat
        • Label each section of the brain
        • Draw a representation of what that section of the brain's job is
        • Bring a finished brain to class tomorrow for use to put together!
    • 3/29 Due 3/30
    • 3/30 Due 3/31
    • 3/31 Due 4/10
    • 4/10 Due 4/11
    • 4/13 Due 4/14
      • Study for the Endocrine/Reproductive System Quiz
      • Continue to  work on the project!  Due 4/24
    • 4/17 Due 4/18
    • 4/18 Due 4/19
      • Finish the Immunity POGIL with extension questions
      • Complete the Immunity Lecture Notes
    • 4/19 Due 4/20
      • Ask 3 questions of both the Immunity and Virus Lectures
      • Answer questions at the end of the Virus Lecture
    • 4/20 Due 4/21
      • Answer the post lab questions to the frog dissection

Unit 6:  Ecology

Tasks to Prepare For the Test:

  1. Finish study packet
  2. Look over your PowerPoint Notes: 
  3. Take a look at some other video helps, like Bozeman Science  videos on 
  4. Practice with Quizlet.  Search for Ap Biology topics. There are a lot of other things on there made by other AP students and teachers.  Use them!
  5. HOMEWORK (Due at the beginning of class on the due date):

Unit 3:  DNA

Tasks to Prepare For the Test:

  1. Finish study packet
  2. Look over your PowerPoint Notes: 
  3. Take a look at some other video helps, like Bozeman Science  videos on 
  1. Practice with Quizlet.  Search for Ap Biology topics. There are a lot of other things on there made by other AP students and teachers.  Use them!
  2. HOMEWORK (Due at the beginning of class on the due date):

Unit 2:  Cells

Tasks to Prepare For the Test:

  1. Finish study packet
  2. Look over your PowerPoint Notes: 
  3. Take a look at some other video helps, like Bozeman Science  videos on 
  1. Practice with Quizlet.  Search for Ap Biology topics. There are a lot of other things on there made by other AP students and teachers.  Use them!
  2. HOMEWORK (Due at the beginning of class on the due date):

Unit 1:  Biochemistry

Tasks to Prepare For the Test:

  1. Finish study packet (due 9/20)
  2. Look over your PowerPoint Notes  Water, Carbon, Macromolecules, and Enzymes
  3. Take a look at some other video helps, like Bozeman Science  videos on Biological Molecules, Energy, and Enzymes.
  4. Practice with Quizlet.  Search for Ap Biology topics, such as these flashcards covering Biochemistry words and definitions.  There are a lot of other things on there made by other AP students and teachers.  Use them!
  5. HOMEWORK (Due at the beginning of class on the due date):