A. P. Biology 1st Semester Calendar 2010-2011 (Note this calendar does reflect the District furlough days)

Note: if you don't have an A period class you are encouraged to come in early (8 AM) on announced Lab DaysCalifornia & District Life Science Standards

Standards Review for Biological Sciences for the State of California: How to Write in Biology PPT, Statistics PPT (xp version)

What is a Pre-labPhyla Presentation Worksheet Template  Phyla Background and Phyla Presentation Assignments Lab Writing PPT  Tree of Life

Concept Mapping and Virtual Glossary  and Scientific Root Words and Taking Lecture Notes     How to get an A+ on a lab write-up  How a data table looks  in Word

The CURRENT CALENDAR appears at the top of this next section. As a calendar period is completed it will be moved to the ARCHIVED CALENDARS section below the current calendar..

Please remember this calendar is tentative. Every effort will be made to update this calendar in a timely fashion. Check the update date at the top of the page. When the calendar is  updated, the date will be changed at the top of the page,  an email will be sent to you indicating the change,  or information will be announced in class or on the overhead at the beginning of class.  

 

AP Biology Calendar (August 23 -September 24, 2010)

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

August 23 (buy M&Ms and green peppers)

First Day of School

Minimum Day

All Summer work due  

Signature and Donation due tomorrow

Calling all pillbugs* or sowbugs please bring in as many as you can, leave no rock unturned

Purpose of Education (speech)

-Introduction to Diversity (DKPCOFGS) The Domains and Kingdoms (Phyla days)

 

(Note  order Bio rad kits)

Lab Safety Movie (http://www.nclark.net

/Lab_Safety.wmv)

August 24

HW: Assign Ch. 1 (Read only) due 8/30

Policy, Safety (Safety Video on You tube)

Introduction to Themes

What if Life: Radio Version

Saving Life on Earth    E O Wilson (TED Talk)

Safety Contract print out and sign (print out the last two pages to turn in). due tomorrow

August 25

Policy, Donations, safety contract due

Academic Honesty and Responsibility

-Intro to Scientific Method

Pop. Ecology  Population Growth Activity: (Write up due 8/31) absent on lab day requirements

Lecture Behavior

Designing Inquiry type labs

Population Systems and Mutualism  Extra Credit Article Review

Examples of Symbiosis and Co-evolution

August 26

How to Write in Biology PPT

Statistics PPT (xp version)

Prelab: M&M statistics lab

Ant Colonies/ Community Behavior (TED talk)

First Comes Global Warming and Then an Evolutionary Explosion

August 27 Welcome Back Rally

Phyla Day 1 (Archaea: Mrs. Groch)

HW: Prelab AP Lab 11 Sowbugs (What's in a prelab) and Brine Shrimp (if available)

What is the difference between kinesis and taxis behavior

Reminder: there are consequences for being absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements)

 

M&M statistics lab (write up due 9/1ECA: Proteins and Enzyme

August 30 (Early Lab Day)

Chapter 1 due today

Reminder: Book Review due by the end of September if you are going to do that extra credit assignment

AP Lab 11 Sowbugs and Brine Shrimp absent on lab day requirements

Amusing article from Harvard about animal behavior

Squirrels and Snakes

*Isopods and Pillbugs And more than you ever wanted to know

HANDOUT: Setting up a Lab
HANDOUT:  “Example of a Lab Report
          
HANDOUT:  Post Lab/ Write up Help

A Guide for Analyzing a Laboratory Report

August 31

Pepper Write up due

Data Day

Chi-Square Statistic test for sowbugs and brine shrimnp (Chi-square tutorial )

AP Lab 11 Formal Lab Due 9/7  (Title, Abstract, Background/Intro, Procedure (short paragraph), Results( data, graph, paragraph, Chi Square calculations), Conclusion paragraph, references (2) Rubric

Excel 2007 instructions

 Questions and procedures to consider in an Inquiry Lab Report  How to get an A+ on a lab write-up 

Example AP Biology Lab Write ups Example 1  Example 2

September 1 (Back to School Night)
M&M statistics lab (write up due)

Group Reading Quiz Tomorrow (m/c up to 22 questions)

peer review of lab; redo due

ASAP.... hopefully next Wednesday

Lecture: Energy Cycles

Lecture: Population Ecology

Helpful Links: How to generate graphs of:

Logistic Growth Model

Exponential Growth Model

 

September 2

Reading Quiz Ch 50-55

Practice Essay Review/Lecture

Introduction to ECAs

Post Take home Essay due Tuesday (same day as Unit Test) 

ECA Ecology 

Good Review Information:

POPULATION ECOLOGY

COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS

THE BIOSPHERE AND MASS EXTINCTIONS

September 3
District Furlough Day
No School

Ch 1, 51-56 multiple choice in class on Tuesday, take home essay due Tuesday after Labor Day



 

 ECA: Proteins and Enzyme

September 6

Labor Day

No School

Ch 1, 51-56 multiple choice today, take home essay due tomorrow

Assign Ch 2, 3, read only look at focus questions

Basic Chemistry Tutorial (Biology Project)

  • CHEMISTRY I: ATOMS AND MOLECULES
  • CHEMISTRY II: WATER AND ORGANIC MOLECULES
  • Water Properties     

    Acids and Bases (Biology Project)

    Why is Water Necessary? Article

    September 7
    AP Lab 11  Formal Lab due today

    Unit Test Ch 1, 50-55

    Take home essay due today

    Chemistry of Life Unit Lecture

    Functional groups and macromolecules (scroll down)

    Basics of Large Molecules (Biology Project)

    3-D Biomolecules

    Enantiomers

    pH buffering (Biology Project)

    Van der Waals and Spiderman

    September 8 (Phyla Day 2: Presenters:  Chelsea and Nicole

    Lab 11 redo due ASAP

    Denaturizing of proteins

    Animation of Protein Structure Folding Site

    Basics of Energy and Enzymes (Biology Project)

    Enzymes

  • LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS
  •  REACTIONS AND ENZYMES
  • Molecular Shapes/enantiomers info

    The truth about lipids

    Chemistry of Amino Acids (Biology Project University of Arizona)

     

    Violation of 2nd Law of Thermodynamics Article

    September 9
     Assign Ch 4,5 due 9/17

    (Mrs. Groch Absent)   

     Test corrections (1/4 pt per corrected question) due 9/18 or work on 

    ECA: Proteins and Enzyme

    Virtual AP Lab 2 Tutorial

     

    September10
    Early lab day

    AP Lab 2 Setup 2C Do 2B, 2DECA: Proteins and Enzyme OR Biorad Biofuel Cellobioase Enzyme

     Toothpickase Demo 

     (New Biofuel/ Biorad Cellobioase Kit or Titration Demo Lab Technique

    HW: Prelab AP Lab 2 due OR Biofuel lab due Monday

    BioFuel Cellobioase Quick Guide

    Background BioFuel Enzyme Lab+Activity One

     

     

    absent on lab day requirements (see me on Wednesday if you are going to be absent today)

    HW: Prelab AP Lab 2/ Biofuel Enzyme Activities 2-5 (Tables 1-2=Activity 2; Tables 3-4= Activity 3; Tables 5-6=Activity 4; Tables 7-8= Activity 5)

    September 13 (buy mushrooms)

     

    absent on lab day requirements (see me on Wednesday if you are going to be absent today)

    HW: Prelab AP Lab 2/ Biofuel Enzyme Activities 2-5 (Tables 1-2=Activity 2; Tables 3-4= Activity 3; Tables 5-6=Activity 4; Tables 7-8= Activity 5)

     

    September 14

    absent on lab day requirements

    Do Titration of Control

    Data Wrap-up

    Intro to Inquiry Lab #2:

    Biorad BioFuel Cellobioase Enzyme/Mushroom Extension lab

    or AP Lab 2 extension

    Where else can you find catalase (other kingdoms?) Do all cells make similar amounts of catalase?

     

     

     

    September 15

    Inquiry Lab #2 continued

    absent on lab day requirements

     

    HW: Assign Ch 8  due 9/20

     Inquiry con't

    absent on lab day requirements

    Enzyme Kinetics

     

    September 16

    AP Lab 2/  Biorad Biofuel Cellobioase Enzyme Lab due 9/23 Use this Rubric this year BioFuel/Enzyme Rubric  

     

    How to get an A+ on a lab write-up  (not assigned this year AP Lab 2 RUBRIC)

    September 17 (Phyla Day 3: Presenters Julie and Lulu)

    Ch. 4,5 due

    test corrections due

    Reading Quiz Ch 4,5

    Next Chapter Reading Assignment is Chapter 8

    2nd Law of Thermodynamics All you'd ever want to know  

    Don’t forget to check out the other chapter readings/ figures.

     

    September 20

     Ch 8 Quiz

    Ch 8 due

    Lecture: Enzyme applications, Digestion

    September 21 (Phyla Day 4: Presenters Erin and Sarah  )

    ECA: Proteins and Enzyme

    FYI: Digestion, Pancreas, Why Beans Give You Gas (for fun).

    Carbohydrate Regulation Insulin

    Lecture and Review

    September 22

    Unit Test Ch 2-5,8 FRQ (essay in class)

    AP Lab 2 semi formal due today (see 9/18 for info) late after 9/24


     

     

    September 23

    Assign Ch 6,7 (in 8th and 7th Edition... Ch 7,8 in 6th Edition) due 10/4

    Don’t forget to look through the Case Study from the CD for Chapter 7 (7th Ed) or Chapter 8 (6th Ed) and I know lots of extra stuff…on water in plants, excretion, nerve membranes… but they’re just pictures.

    September 24

    Last day to turn in Bio-fuel/enzyme lab for full credit

    Basics of Cell Membranes (Biology Project)

    ATP/Transport Rap (2009 from Autumn)

    Lungs/Respiration

    Size of Cells Article (extra credit)

    Cytoskeleton and Muscles

    Proteasome Article (extra credit)

    Types of Life and Cells (Biology Projects)

    CELLS II: CELLULAR ORGANIZATION

    Scientific Method and the Study of Cells (Biology Project)

    Inside the Cell

    Cells Alive

    AP Biology Calendar (September 27- October 29, 2010)

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    September 27:

    Bring AP Lab 1 to class tomorrow

    HW: Prelab AP Lab 1 Part B/C   Due tomorrow

    ECA: Cell Membranes

    Demo AP Lab 1

    absent on lab day requirements

    Are all potatoes equal?

    Virtual AP Lab 1

    H2O Potential Lecture and Cell Organelles

    -Demo Part A

     H2O Potential Lecture

    Water Potential Link and another link (if you really want to know how psi is measured physically)

     

    September 28 (Early Lab Day: 9 AM)

    absent on lab day requirements

    AP Lab 1 Part B

    Setup Part C

    ECA: Cell Membranes

    Structure of the Membrane

    More on Membranes and Transport

     

    September 29

    absent on lab day requirements

    AP Lab 1 Part C measurements/ Results/ Calc. (help with calculations: notes on water potential)

    September 30 (Phyla Day 5: Sara O and Allison)

    Extra Credit Book Review Due Today

    Short Unit test Monday (includes organelles)

    Lab Write-up due 10/7 ( AP Lab 1)  Includes: title, abstract, background (must cite references), results (data tables- class data, graphs-try and combine 1B/C one graph,  statistics, trend paragraph see Pg 7, & molarity of sucrose), brief conclusion, references and the questions Pgs 13-16 includes one graph at the end of the AP lab, min 2 references AP Lab 1 Rubric  How to write an Abstract (2)

     How to get an A+ on a lab write-up

    October 1

    Lecture: Links to Excretion and Digestion (membranes) great animation Kidney

    Aquaporins- Movement of water through the cell membrane (animation)

     Excretory System/ Digestive (enzymes/absorption)

     

     

     

     

    October 4

    Ch 6, 7 due

      Short Unit Test and Essay

    HW: Assign Ch 9 due 10/12

    October 5

    Bring AP Lab 5, demo respiration lab Pre-lab due tomorrow...

     Lecture: Cell Respiration

    Metabolism/ Cellular Respiration Basics (Biology Project)

    Glycolysis

    Cellular Respiration

    Lactic Acid is Fuel?

    Animated Glycolysis

    Bad Rap for Lactic Acid/Lactate

    Need for Oxygen, Iron Acquisition Article

    October 6  (Phyla Day 6:   Presenter: Cyrus and Raveesh)

     

    Demo procedure to AP lab 5

    Change ups: different types of seeds, different temperatures

    The Storage Battery of Life

    Glycolysis in Archaea

    ATP Synthase Sites for Biochemistry
     

    glucose song

    Krebs Song

    ETC Song 1 (go down to the ETC song)

    ETC song

    ATP Synthase Song

    Cellular Respiration Song (a little silly but useful)

    October 7

    Early Lab Day (check schedule for time)

    AP Lab 5

    absent on lab day requirements

    AP Lab 1 Write-up due today (see 9/30)

     

     

    Cool Animation of Mitochondria 

     Amazing info about how vesicles move with dynein and kinesin

    October 8
     Homecoming Rally and Parade (short classes)

    Results Day

    Formal Lab (skip procedure and materials) include Q10 calculations for your group and the class data- you should  use data from both classes' means. (Title, Intro/Background, Results (min 1 data table, min 2 graph), trend/result paragraph, discussion/conclusion, min 2 references ..due 10/18  How to get an A+ on a lab write-up  Q10 calculator (for fun q10 diatribe) Lab Rubric AP lab 5

     

      Photosynthesis: Pathway of Carbon Fixation

      Photosynthesis: The Role of Light

    C4 Plants

    Gas Exchange in Plants

    Extra Credit or Photosynthesis article

    October 11

    finish going over Q10

    Wrap up Results if necessary

    Lecture continued Krebs/ Oxidative Phosphorylation

    Step by Step Glycolysis

    Step by Step in the Mitochondria

    Step by Step Glycolysis and Fermentation

    Animated/Interactive ETC

     

     

    October 12

    Assign Ch 10 due 10/18

     Ch 9 due

    Finish lecturing on CR,

    Start

    Basics of Photosynthesis Part I, Part II with C4 Plants (Biology Project)

    Photosynthesis doesn't occur in the dark article

    Arsenic Photosynthetic Bacteria

      Photosynthesis: Pathway of Carbon Fixation

      Photosynthesis: The Role of Light

    C4 Plants

    Gas Exchange in Plants

    October 13 (Phyla Day 7: Presenters: Noelle, Megan Cable  )

    Ch 9 Quiz

    Read thru introduction information on the use of a Spec 20 on Helms Lab #4

    Demo AP Lab 4 (found in zip file, AP Lab folder) procedures

    Spectrophotometer demo

    Lecture continued

    Changing up the experiment... wavelengths, different colored lights, distance to light, other plants besides spinach

     

    October 14 (Late Start Schedule)
     

     ECA: Energy Transfer

     

    October 15

    (Early Lab Day)

     

    Assign Ch 11 due 10/22

    Prelab due for AP Lab 4

    AP Lab 4(May have to repeat after school if problems). part 1 chromatography and part II

    absent on lab day requirements

    Tutorials Galore about Photosynthesis

    October 18

    AP Lab 5 formal lab due today

    Ch 10 due

    Assign Ch 11 due 10/22 Basics of Cell Signaling (Biology Project)

    AP Lab 4 Results/ Discussion Assign Semi Formal (Title, Abstract, Results (Rf, class data, , graphs, trend paragraph), Discussion/Conclusion use questions at the end of lab for guidance , and references 2 min.) due 10/25  AP Lab 4 Rubric

     How to get an A+ on a lab write-up

     

    October 19

    Cell Signaling/ Neurons Lecture

    Basics of Cell Signaling (Biology Project)

    How Bacteria Talk to Each Other (TED talk)

    NO stuff

    more stuff on NO

    fireflies and NO

    Cool Tyrosine Kinase animation

    G protein animation

    Extra Credit Article: Double Life of ATP

    October 20

    Quiz Ch 10 Quiz

    Extra Credit Article Review: Apoptosis due next Friday

     

    Cell Cycle Game

    Good Review for Cell Communication

    Great Animations of Cell Signaling

    Caspases and Programmed Cell Death

    (Flash) Caspases

     Structure of Signaling Enzyme Reveals How Calcium Turns It On (2010)

    October 21 (phyla day 8: Presenters: Regina and Julie W.)

    Neurons and muscles and cell signaling

     

    Neuron

    The Central Nervous System

    The Peripheral Nervous System

    Action Potentials

     

     

    October 22 (End 1st Qtr)

    Assign Ch 12 due 11/2

     

    Intro to AP Lab 12

    Demo Titration of dissolved O2

     Prelab AP Lab 12

    Nomogram and information about DO in lakes

    October 25
    (Early Lab Day)

    Ch 11 Due

    AP Lab 4 due (see 10/18)

    absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements)

     Set up bottles for AP Lab 12

     AP Lab 12 Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity  absent on lab day requirements

    October 26
    (Early Lab Day)

    The flies are here

    absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements)

    Titration of bottles (Winkler Method)

     

     

     

     

    October 27

    Chapter  11 Quiz

    AP Lab 12 Semi Formal Lab write-up due 11/4  Rubric

    Results/Discussion

    (title, abstract, results (graphs only) + trend paragraph, calculate the carbon fixed in the average light bottle handwritten in results section,  analysis questions from formal lab lists and include questions at the end of lab  AP Lab 12, (direct link to part C) discussion/conclusion, and references) due 11/3  How to get an A+ on a lab write-up

     

    October 28 (Phyla day 9: Presenters:  Catalina & Lauren)

    (okay to turn in AP Lab 4 today)

     Drosophilia Background info

    Start Fly Lab

      AP Lab 7

    AP Lab 7 Hand out Fly Cultures (may be postponed if adults haven't emerged) absent on lab day requirements

    October 29  

    Lecture: Cell Cycle

    Photosynthesis Article Review Due today (see summer letter) see article link on front web page)

    Lecture: Cell communication/ cell cycle

    cool mitosis computer animation

    cell communication info

    Basics of Cell Cycle and Mitosis (Biology Project)

    p53 "death protein"

    Caspases and Programmed Cell Death

    (Flash) Caspases

    AP Biology (November 1- November 26, 2010)

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    November 1

    Pre-lab AP Lab 3 A only due tomorrow

    Animations: (this link contains animations on p53 and Cell Cycle and Telemers and Proto oncogenes and Signal Transduction

    Onion Root Tutorial

    Mitosis Animation

    Cell Cycle Controls

    Cell Division -- Mitosis

     How Normal Cells Can Win the Battle for Survival Against Cancer Cells

    Shugosin cool name what is it good for?

    November 2

    Chapter 12 due

    absent on lab day requirements

     AP Lab 3A: Mitosis (both sets analysis questions 5 questions and one pie chart), data table from onion,  and analysis questions only from 3A lab (in download file) absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements) due  11/8

    Beautiful Animation of Mitosis (short version) Long version

    Silly YouTube Mitosis Video

    Mitosis Tutorial

    Cell Cycle Tutorial

    Metastasis

    Movies of microtubules

    November 3 Remove F1 flies

    AP Lab 12 due

    Catch up/Review Day

    Another Mitosis

    DNA Review

    Animations:
    Glycolysis

    Krebs

    Light Reaction

    Dark Reaction

    Good Review for Cell Communication

    Extra Credit Article: The nature of cell-cycle checkpoints: facts and fallacies

    November 4

     UNIT TEST: CHAPTERS 9-12

    AP Lab 3A: Mitosis due (see 11/3)

    Assign Chapter 13 and 16 due 11/15

    Assign Chapter 20 and 21 due 11/18

    Bring AP Lab 3B for Monday



     

     

    November 5 

     

    No School: District Furlough Day

    November 8

    Demo Sordaria

    Lecture: Meiosis

    Sordaria Pictures

    AP Lab 3B Meiosis

     absent on lab day requirements

    Basics of Meiosis (Biology Project)

    Shugosin 2 (not just a cool name)

    Meiosis Rap (youtube)

    Why is DNA the main nucleic acid for

    information storage instead of RNA?

    Review Meiosis/

    Image I, Images

     

    Meiosis Tutorial

    DNA Overview

    Gene Mapping Problem

    Short Sordaria (AP Lab 3B) Count asci:

     

    AP Lab 3B Write-up due 11/18: (use copy of lab from zipfile)

    Title, Background info, investigation and analysis questions p. 39-40, includes tables 3.2, 3.3 and Analysis of results on page 44, references. absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements)  How to get an A+ on a lab write-up

    November 9  (Phyla Day 10:  Presenters: Kayla & Andrea)

     

    Flies: Start counting F2 generation

     

     funny YouTube video: Meiosis Square Dance

     

    Virtual AP Lab 6 Site

     

    More DNA sites:

    DNA site 2

    DNA Animations

    Replication

     

    Basics of DNA Technology

     

    Lecture DNA DNA Structure and Replication and More; Nucleotide Synthesis

    Pseudogenes no longer vestigial?

    Genetic Mismatches Between Nuclei and Mitochondria Make Yeast Hybrids Sterile

    November 10

     

    DNA Forensics Part I and Part II (Biology Project)

     

    count flies

     

    Print out a copy for 

    2009 Restriction Mapping Lab

    Teacher set up digestions

    pour gels

     

    Assign Ch 20 & 21   CH 20

    Due 11/18

    Lecture DNA DNA Structure and Replication and More; Nucleotide Synthesis

     

    Types of Chromosomal Abnormalities

     

    YouTube DNA Replication Song to backstreetboys

    Origins of Gene Regulation (2010) good extra credit article review

    The Role of Nucleosome Positioning in the Evolution of Gene Regulation

     

    November 11

    Veteran's Day

    No School

    November 12

     

    No School Today

    Chapter 13 and 16 due

     Monday

    Chapter 20 and 21 due 11/18 (day of unit test)

    November 15
      Quiz Today Meiosis
    count F2 flies lunch or 
    after school 

    Assign Ch 20 & 21   CH 20

    Due 11/18

     

    Set up

    restriction (dry lab this year)

    2009 Restriction Mapping Lab  

    Data for Restriction Mapping Dry Lab

    CarolinaBiological Practice Restriction Mapping Problems

     

    Helpful background info

     

    2009 Restriction
     Mapping Lab 
    due 11/29 Rubric on lab
    Semi-log Graph help

    Transcription Tutorial

    hnRNP

    DNA/RNA Proteins

    pre-mRNA splicing

    Alternate Splicing Article

     

     
    Prelab: 

    2009 Restriction Mapping Lab

     

    Helpful background info

    due tomorrow

     
        

    Why is DNA the main nucleic acid for

    information storage instead of RNA?

    More on Protein Synthesis

     

    DNA interactive from Cold Spring Harbor

    Replication and Central Dogma

    (click on copying the code to get to the general site then "putting it together" to see the animations)

    Overview of Central Dogma all three types

    Violation of Central Dogma???? Non-ribosomal peptide synthesis

    November 16

    absent on lab
     day requirements
     
    Lab 3B due (see 11/7)
     

    Fly Analysis today see Rubric for details

    Assign AP Lab 7. (Formal lab)

    Due 12/6

    BioRad Restriction Mapping Practice #1

    BioRad Restriction Mapping Practice #2

     

     

    run gels (doing dry lab this year)

     

    Helpful Links for Ch 18

    Microbial Mutations and

    Genetic Recombination

    Explanations with tons of Animations

    November 17


    absent on lab day requirements

     

    Fly data and review for unit test tomorrow
    November 18

    Unit Test, Chapters 13, 16, 20 and 21

    Ch 20 and 21 due


     


     
    FYI:

    Background info on
    Restriction Mapping}}
    Whole Restriction 
    Digest Lab 
    Mapping Problems
    Protein Transport Movie

     

    Latest info on viral infection methods

    November 19

     Extra Credit Article Review Due

    Assign Ch 17,18 in 8th
    Edition (19 in the 7th 
    Edition) due
    12/1

    Video

     

    Intro to Central Dogma

    Central Dogma Sites:

    Transcription

    Translation

    tRNA structure

     

    Genomics 101 (TED talk)

    The Genome Module

     from DNA interactiave


    Human Genome Scavenger
    Hunt Activity

    Class Lecture:
    More Dogma
    DNA Technology
    VNTRs,RFLPs, PCR
    DNA Animations
     
    STD and Viruses

    Lecture Transformation

    Operon Tutorial helpful

     

    Sterile Techniques

    Recombinant DNA Technology

     

    Working with DNA from DNA Interactive

     

    Nucleic Acids and Viruses Lecture

    November 22
    Thanksgiving
    November 23
    Thanksgiving
    November 24
    Thanksgiving
    November 25
    Thanksgiving
    November 6
    Thanksgiving

    November 29 - December 24, 2010

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    November 29
    Assign Ch 19 due

    2009 Restriction Mapping Lab  Rubric on lab due today (see 11/15 for details)



    Assign AP Lab 6 Summary
    (read thru link Part I only) 
    Bacterial Recombination
    Summary 1 page due 12/6
     
    Central Dogma and DNA 
    Technology Continued 
    (old school VNTRs, 
    RFLPs, Southern
    Blots; 
    STR "new school")
     
     

    RFLP Tutorial Part I

    STR Tutorial Part II

    Active RNA Polymerases: Mobile or Immobile Molecular Machines?

    November 30

    (Phyla Day 11: Presenters: Sarah F. & Emily )


    Assign Ch 17,18 in 8th
    Edition (19 in the 7th 
    Edition)
    due
    Assign Ch 19 (Viruses) 
    due 12/8

     

    Lecture Central Dogma continued



    December 1 ( Mrs. Groch Absent)


     


     Unit ECA (Central Dogma-Gene Expression)


     

     

    Hot Topic: Micro RNA control of Eukaryotic Gene Expression

     

    Hot Topic: RNAi silencing expression

    December 2 (Mrs. Groch Absent)


     

    Reading Quiz Ch

    Assign Ch 17,18 in 8th
    Edition (19 in the 7th 
    Edition) coming up next 
    Tuesday

     

     

    Intimate Universe 

    video part 2A

    How H1NI jumped to humans

    Assign AP Lab 6 Summary
    (read thru link Part I only) 
    Bacterial Recombination
    Summary 1 page due
     

    Development

    Is it Human?

    Embryology Tutorial

     Helms 42 (if time)

    Chick Embryo Slides

    Sea Urchin

    Starfish

    Zebrafish

    Frog

    Drosophilia Fate Map

    Human

     

    Size of Cells Article

    Animations of oogenesis

    in various organisms

     

    December 3 (Mrs. Groch absent)

     


     Basics of Development

    Virtual Embryo

     

    Ghost in Your Genes

     

     Helms 42 (if time)

     

    EVO-DEVO Rap from Stanford (from Autumn)

     

    Time Magazine article on epigenetics

    Jumping Genes Reveal Kangaroos' Origins (2010)


    December 6

    Fly Analysis today see Rubric for details

    (Formal lab)

     

    Assign AP Lab 6 Summary
    (read thru link Part I only) 
    Bacterial Recombination
    Summary 1 page due 12/6


     

    Pre-Lab

    PV92 Quick Guide Instructions

     for lab next Monday

    PV92 Student Manual (all the info)

    PCR Animation 2

    Genetic Origins

     

     

    Intro to PCR animation

     

     


     

    DNA Forensics I

    DNA Forensics II

    The Romanovs


    December 7

    PCR, 

    absent on lab day requirements

     

    PV92 Student Manual (all the info)

    
    
        
          
    ( do the harvest of 
    cheek cells today,
    refrigerate and finish
     tomorrow
    )
     

    absent on lab day requirements

    PV92 Student Manual (all the info)

     

    December 8

    Reading Quiz Ch

    Assign Ch 17,18 in 8th
    Edition (19 in the 7th 
    Edition)

     

    Ch 19 due

    Run gels

     

    Helms Lab 42 con't (if time)

    Search for Emerging Viruses (TED talk)

     

    Humorous NPR animation of viral infections


    Search for Emerging Viruses (TED talk)

     

    Humorous NPR animation of viral infections

    Eukaryote Gene 

    Regulation  vs (prokaryotic regulation)

     

    Transposons (historical)

    More transposons

    Pseudogene info

    Pseudogenes Alu article (extra credit article)

     

    RNAi Animations

     

    PBS: RNAi Animations and more

    HHMI: RNAi tutoria

    December 9 (Phyla day 12: presenters: Minari & Sumudu)

     

     

     

    PCR resultsPV92 Student Manual (all the info)

    Allele Server

     

    Background Article on PV92 and Evolution

     

    PV92 Rubric 

    (Use this link to get to additional information on Alu at DNALC

     read background and then click on "exercises" for instructions)  Title,

    1 page summary of results, picture or drawing of gel,

    relate results to

    Allele Server ( use doing Exercises 1 thru 4 to help shape summary of results and conclusions) + min 2 references absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements) Due 12/16

    December 10

     Quiz Ch 19 MONDAY

     

    PCR Lab due today (see 12/5)

     

    Video: From Butterflies to Humans HHMI Lecture (lecture 4 online)

     

    OR

     

     HHMI: On Sex and Gender (Lecture 4)

     

    Lecture Four—Sexual Evolution: From X to Y, by David C. Page, M.D. (see the talk click on the link)
     56k modem or Cable/DSL/T1

     

    Unit Test, 

    Ch 17-19 Wednesday

     

     

     

     

    December 13

     Quiz Ch 19

     


    Catch up Day

     

    Dosage Compensation in the Mouse Balances Up-Regulation and Silencing of X-Linked Genes (Extra Credit Article) due after break

    December 14

    Review and Unit ECA (Central Dogma-Gene Expression)

     

    Unit Test, 

    Ch 17-19

     

     

    December 15

    In class FRQ

     

    Ch 14, Chapter 15 due 1/3/11

    December 16  (Phyla day 13: Presenter Mrs. Groch)

     

     PV92 lab due today (see 12/9)

     

    Dummy's Guide to Genetics

    Mendel's Laws

    1st Law 

    Codominance and Variations on 1st law

    2nd Law

    Monohybrid Crosses  Animated Monohybrid cross

     Epigenetics- the next level of gene control outside of inherited DNA sequences (Article from NEB-2010)

    December 17

    Introduction to

    I'm My Own Grandpa

    Genetics and Blood Types, Color Blindness   Epistasis, more Epistasis

     

     

    XY Females, Evolution of the Y chromosome Human Genetics Tutorials

     

    Nondisjunction Animation



    Winter Break Dec 22, 2010-Jan 2, 2011

     ECA: Proteins and Enzyme

    School Resumes Jan 3, 2011

    December 20  Winter Break December 21  Winter Break December 22 Winter Break December 23  Winter Break December 24  Winter Break

    A. P. Biology Calendar December 27, 2010- January 21, 2011

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    December 28    Winter Break December 29 Winter Break December 30 Winter Break December 31 Winter Break January 1 Winter Break

    January 3

     Ch 14 and 15 due

    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

    absent on lab day requirements

     

    Blame it on DNA (youtube)

     

    Helms #14( #15 on CD)

    Karyotyping Background info for Part A  (click through the 3 pages) ; Karyotyping Activity (use this for part A of the lab). Lab due  Friday- Just the Lab review questions (handwritten) absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements).

     

    Nondisjunction Animation

     

    Crazy Fly gene names

    January 4

    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

    Helms #14  con't

    absent on lab day requirements

     

    Finish Helms 14 (#15 in download file), Just the Lab review questions for Helms 14 (handwritten) absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements). due Friday

     

    Okay here is the murky truth about heterozygotic inheritance (complete, incomplete, and codominant)

    January 5

    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

     

    Print out corn activity for Tomorrow

    Lecture: Epistasis, Pleiotrophy  and Epigenetics, Epigenetics News

     

    Corn Genetics Background Information Article

    Transposon animation

     

    Corn Transposons (simple)           Transposon silencing

    Pericarp and Transposons

     

    Horizontal Gene Transfer

    Jumping Genes in Plants horizontal transfer article

    January 6   (phyla day 14 & 15: Presenters:  Morgan & Melody/ Jessie)

    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

     

    GENE ARTICLE REVIEW DUE TOMORROW

     

    Practice genetics problems

    January 7

    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

     

    GENE ARTICLE REVIEW DUE TODAY
     

    Helms 14 (#15 in download locker) (handwritten). due

    X-linked, co-dominance and

    more pedigrees

    Types of Chromosomal Abnormalities

     

    start on corn activity absent on lab day requirements


    January 10
    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

    Corn Activity (problems only due , handwritten) absent on lab day  (additional write-up requirements)

    Last Day to turn in Lab Redos and any other work

    Human Genetics Problem Set

    Dihybrid Crosses Animated Dihybrid

    Animated Pedigrees Pedigree symbols

    Pedigree Analysis

    Sex-linked 1, and 2

    Blue people 

    Blue People Pedigree

    January 11
    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

     

    Genetics  ECAs

     

     

     

     

     

    January 12 (Phyla Day 16 & 17: Presenters: Eric & Kevan/ Chelsea, Nicole EXCR)
    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide


    Genetics Quiz/test (20 questions and word problems)
     

    January 13 (Late Start Schedule)
    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

     

    Fall Final Review

    Classic Biology Place: Biocoach (tutorials on major topics) LabBench (AP lab reviews)

    January 14
    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

    Fall Final Review

    January 17      

     

    Martin Luther King's Birthday/Holiday

    No Classes

     

     

    January 18

     6th Period Final

     

    AP Bio Fall Final Study Guide

     

     

     

    January 19

     

    1st and 2nd Period Finals

    Final Exam

    Chapter 1-21, 50-55

    Appx. 90 M/C

    2 Essays

     

    January 20

     

    3rd and 4th Period Finals

     

     

    January 21

    5th and A Period Finals

     

    2nd Semester Begins Tuesday January 25

     

    Extra Credit Phyla Days (18 -20) next semester

    18 Lulu & Julie

    19 Erin & Sarah B

    20 Melody & Morgan