Due to recent inclement weather...Scheduled dates will be moved by 3 days.
AP Biology
Week of Jan 26 - 29, 2010
Tues. Jan 26 - AP Contract; time management tips; homework due - assignment Pre-Lab for Phylogenetic Puzzle Lab.
Wed. Jan 27 - Warm-up Salamander dichotomy; Phylogenetic Puzzle Lab.
Thurs. Jan 28 - Chapters 22 - 24 - Darwin; Hardy-Weinberg Principle and problems. Video Why Sex?
Fri. Jan 29 - Chapters 25 - 26 -Warm-up- Discussion of A. ramidus. Cladograms and phylogenetic trees
Mon. Feb. 1 - Phylogenetic puzzle lab write-up due. Handout AP Lab #8. Pre-lab for homework. Populations and change activity.
Tues. Feb 2 - Finish AP Lab #8 - Finish Chapter 26 Tree of Life - Review for Test.
Wed, Feb 3 - Test Chapters 22 - 26 Campbell. Assign guided readings for 18 - 21.
Thurs. Feb 4 - Begin study of viruses and bacteria - Video Virus. Excerpts from The Hot Zone and The Coming Plague.
Fri. Feb 5 - Discuss viral diseases; conjugation and transformation; positive and negative gene regulation and gene expression.
Mon. Feb 8. - Fri. Feb 12 - Study of Biotechnology: Cheese Lab; Gel Electrophoresis; applications of DNA technology; cloning.
Chemistry
Lesson Plans Week of Jan 26 – Jan 29, 2010
Tues. Jan 26 – Introduction to class; rules; contract
Wed. Jan 27 – Laboratory safety contract; Get the Picture activity; Disaster Play
Thurs. Jan 28 – MSDS Sheets; how to read and understand; Lab Report format – handout
Graph basics – line, bar, percent, scatter plot
Fri. Jan 29 – Lab #1 - Popcorn Lab – comparing the number of popped vs unpoppes kernels of popcorn in various brands. Intro. to Scientific Method
Lesson Plans Week of Feb 1 – Feb 5, 2010
Mon. Feb. 1 – Continuation of Scientific Method – parts of method, Lab #2 - Bubble Lab – scientific investigation and experimentation.
Tues. Feb. 2 – Final day of Scientific Method – Lab #3 - Design a Lab to Determine the Percentage of Sugar in 2 kinds of Bubble Gum.
Wed. Feb 3 – Begin Scientific Measurement – units and measuring
Thurs. Feb 4 – Continue Scientific Measurement – converting units. Lab Notebooks due.
Fri. Feb 5 – Begin investigation of Matter – Sorting objects by properties, classification scheme, evaluate ways to describe matter. Hands on activity Physical Properties of Matter – if time calculate the mass of a regular and an irregular solid
Lesson Plans for Week of Feb 8 – Feb 12, 2010
Mon. Feb 8 – Physical Properties of Matter – Find the volume of a regular and an irregular solid. Use data from Fri. to calculate the objects’ densities. Lab #4
Tues. Feb 9 – Find the density of water (liquid) and oil (liquid). Layer the oil on the water; discuss results in terms of density. Mix sugar and water; discuss why sugar falls to the bottom and then dissolves. What is the difference?
Wed. Feb 10 – Compare and contrast Physical vs Chemical Properties – How do you know which is which?
Thurs. Feb 11 –Lab #5 - Lab on Chemical and Physical Properties and Changes.
Fri. Feb 12 – Video on Elements – Beginning of Classification of Matter. Lab Notebooks Due.
APES - This is just the beginning!
