information and summer assignment meeting.. why you want to be in ap biology? you could receive 8...
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AP BiologyInformation and summer assignment meeting.
Why you want to be in AP Biology?You could receive 8 college credits depending
on your AP exam grade, college you attend, and major.
Get used to college level work so that you are prepared for the real deal next year.
Looks great on your college applications.Counts as super honors in calculating GPA.
A=6.0 GPA.
The AP Biology CommitmentComplete all the summer assignments with a
minimum grade of C.Show up every day on time.It looks like we will have 2 sections of AP
Biology.Period 1 (all days) and period 2(Mondays,
Tuesdays, and Wednesdays).
The Summer AssignmentYou must complete all assignments to stay
in the class.You must get a C or higher to stay in the
class.25% of 1st Marking Period GradeOnline homework 45%.Reading guides 45%Evolution essays 10%.YOU WILL AN EVOLUTION TEST WHEN
YOU RETURN TO SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER.
Email: [email protected] your name for the subject of your
email. I will respond to your emails within 24
hours. I will be on vacation from July 19 – August 2nd but will still respond to emails and will be able to access the book website.
Mastering Biology WebsiteThe Mastery Biology website is where a
vast majority of the summer assignment will be done.
You should have received an email from [email protected] with your username and password for Mastering Biology.
Please login ASAP and send me an email confirming that you have access to the website.
Mastering Biology WebsiteIf you click on assignments, you will see the assignments
that are available and their due dates. The website also gives you access to an eText and a study
area.If you go to my website, there are links for apps for Ipad
and Android for the eText. For those who have Ipads or Android tablets, I need you to
hold off on receiving your textbook until September. As of now, we are short textbooks. This will be taken care of by the end of the summer. I will give you the old version of the textbook and the chapters you need to read as part of the summer assignment.
MyLab / Mastering Mobile Dashboard – allows you to check due dates for online assignments and grades. Check my website for links for iphone/android.
For each chapter you must:Read it.Complete the homework assignments for each
chapter. They are all multiple choice questions. You get 2 attempts at each question. If you use a hint, you lose 10% credit. If you get the question wrong the first time, you will lose 50% credit for that question. Once you complete the assignment, you will not be able to access it again until after the due date.
Complete the reading guides for each chapter. Use turnitin.com to submit completed reading guides.
Online test due dates:All assignments must be completed by midnight of the day due.Chapter 1 Sunday, July 5 Chapter 19 Sunday, July 12Chapter 20 Sunday, July 19 Chapter 21 Sunday, July 26 Chapter 22 Sunday, August 2Chapter 23 Sunday, August 9 Chapter 2 Tuesday, September 8
Evolution EssaysYou must also complete 2 of 4 evolution
essays and submit them using turnitin.com.They are due on Sunday, August 31. You will
not see originality reports.Our class code is 10078245Password biology
Very ImportantMy email is [email protected]. I will respond to your emails within 24 hours.I will be on vacation from July 18 until August
1st but will still respond to emails.
Big Ideas in Biology.A set of BIG IDEAS connects the concepts of
biologyBiology is the science most connected to the
humanities and social sciencesUnderlying ideas provide a framework for
understanding biology
BIG IDEA 1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.Change in the genetic makeup of a
population over time is evolution.Organisms are linked by lines of descent
from common ancestry.Life continues to evolve within a
changing environment.The origin of living systems is explained
by natural processes.
BIG IDEA 2: Biological systems utilize energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain homeostasis.Growth, reproduction, and maintaining
organization of living systems require energy and matter.
Growth, reproduction, and homeostasis require that cells create and maintain internal environments that are different from their external environments.
Organisms use feedback mechanisms to regulate growth and maintain homeostasis.
Growth and homeostasis of a biological system are influenced by changes in the system’s environment.
Many biological processes involved in growth, reproduction, and homeostasis include temporal aspects.
BIG IDEA 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.Heritable information provides for
continuity of life.Expression of genetic information involves
cellular and molecular mechanisms.Transfer of genetic information may produce
variation.Cells communicate by generating,
transmitting, and receiving chemical signals.Transmission of non-heritable information
results in changes within and between biological systems.
BIG IDEA 4: Biological systems interact, and these interactions possess complex properties.Interactions within biological systems
lead to complex properties.Competition and cooperation are
important aspects of biological systems.Variation within biological systems
affects interactions with the environment.