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AP Biology Gearing up for May 2013!
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Today’s Objectives What is AP? How to get to course website How to sign on to www.masteringbiology.com www.masteringbiology.com The “Big Ideas”
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What is AP Biology to me? Big ideas trump details Inquiry Scientific literacy An “edge”
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How is AP different than a typical senior elective College course, college credit?!? Time commitment Assignments follow a college model Lab notebooks Formal lab reports Journal Club Online HW Tests count for a lot; prepare you for the AP test!
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How has AP changed? Test: more data analysis and application questions Labs: inquiry based and include statistics Be careful if you buy a review guide that it reflects the changes in the 2013 test!
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Course Website Needham Teacher Pages http://fcw.needham.k12.ma.us/~jill%20stewa rt/ http://fcw.needham.k12.ma.us/~jill%20stewa rt/ Resources: Calendar, virtual handouts, Powerpoints, rubrics
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Campbell Book and Mastering Biology Masteringbiology.com Sometimes its easier to sign up online Reading follow-up questions Online labs Online version of your book (think ipad, ipod) Sign up today! Your first assignment is up and its time sensitive.
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Big Ideas Can we put all of biology into 4 boxes? 1-The process of evolution drives the unity and diversity of life 2-Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain homeostasis. 3-Living things store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes 4-Biological systems interact and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.
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