1. Welcome! April Clark aclark@cdschools.org 541-1662 x237 Homework x1237

2. AP Biology – 11 th & 12 th grade I also… Teach Biology I Advise Environmental Club & Envirothon

3. Requirements for class: Notebook Textbook Workbook AP Lab Manual Prepared for class Calculator

4. Assessment: *Daily participation grade *Labs & formal lab reports *Class work *Homework *Tests/quizzes/assessments *Projects *Midterm exam (January) *Final exam – cumulative (May) *Notebook checks (each marking period)

5. AP Biology is… * 1.5 credits & weighted * Equivalent to 2 semesters of college-level biology * Taught like a college-level class * To prepare for the AP Biology exam given in May 14th

6. AP Lab * Laboratory work is an important part of this course. * Every effort should be made to be present and prepared for lab. * All AP required labs will have pre-lab work that must be completed before student is allowed to begin a lab. * Most AP required labs will be written up in formal lab report format.

7. Topics for AP Biology: Unit 1: Ecology (Ch. 45-50) – Done! Unit 2: Chemistry of Life (Ch. 2,3,6) – Test 10/4 Unit 3: Cell Structure & Function (Ch. 4, 5) Unit 4: Diversity of Organisms (Ch. 21-27) Unit 5: Comparing Plants & Animals (Ch. 28) Unit 6: Plants (Ch. 6, 7, 29-32) Unit 7: Animals (Ch. 33-46) Unit 8: Cell Structure & Func. pt. 2 (Ch. 9, 10) Unit 9: Cellular Energetics (Ch. 8) Unit 10: Molecular Genetics (Ch. 13-16) Unit 11: Heredity (Ch. 10-12) Unit 12: Evolution (Ch. 17-19)

8. My science/education background… B.S. Biology – University of MD, Baltimore County Secondary Ed. Cert. – Millersville University M.S. Teaching & Curriculum – Penn State Harrisburg Enrolled in M.S. Biology program @ Shippensburg Research technician – Ft. Detrick/NIH AIDS clinic Veterinarian Assistant Quality Assurance Analyst – Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Biology Teacher – 11 years @ CDEHS – 6 years