1. Welcome to AP Bio Parents Night For access to my class website, scan the QR code to the right or take a picture of the website address with your phone http://staff.camas.wednet.edu/blogs/cmarshal l08/ Email: cory.marshall@camas.wednet.edu

2. The AP Class The AP Biology exam is Monday, May 9 th in the morning (always the 2 nd Monday of May) 152 days of classroom study before the exam –1 semester final –5 review days for AP exam –13 unit exams –41 lectures –92 days of labs and activities

3. The AP Exam Exam ComponentAmount Amount of time90 minutes each MC Questions63, 4 options Math Questions6 Long Essay Q’s2 Short Essay Q’s6

4. The AP Biology Class 13 Units –Ch 43-47: Ecology –Ch 1-3: Atoms and Biomolecules –Ch 4-5: Cell structure, function, communication –Ch 6-8: Energy –Ch 9-10: Cell Reproduction –Ch 11-12: Genetics, DNA and Heredity –Ch 13-14: Genetic Technology –Ch 15-17: Darwinian and Modern Evolution –Ch 18-19: Earth history and Classification –Ch 31-40: Three Human A&P Units –Ch 23-27: Plant Anatomy & Physiology Units Total: 39 Chapters

5. The AP Biology Class Category 1: Homework (15%) –One homework assignment due for each chapter the day before the unit exam –Throughout the year, we will also do small, ½ day-1 day labs –HOW PARENTS CAN HELP: 1 hour of studying/night, 5 nights a week. Category 2: Book Presentation (5%) –Read one of 12 books during 1 st semester –Two checkpoints and a book report due throughout year –HOW PARENTS CAN HELP: Taking any long plane rides or road trips? Weekends with nothing to do? Check out a book from Marshall!

6. The AP Biology Class Category 3: AP Labs (25%) –12 Required labs written and recommended by College Board Lab 12: Animal Behavior Lab 4: Diffusion and Osmosis Lab 13: Enzyme Catalysis Lab 5: Photosynthesis Lab 6: Cellular Respiration Lab 7: Mitosis and Meiosis Lab 1: Genetics of Fruit Flies Lab 8-9: pGLO and DNA Fingerprinting Lab 2: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Lab 3: Cladogram Evolution Lab 11: Transpiration –Each lab requires a full lab write-up –HOW PARENTS CAN HELP: Check calendar and rubric online. Make sure students do prepared parts ahead of time.

7. The AP Biology Class Category 4: QUIA Quizzes (5%) –QUIA is a website that we use to build quizzes, surveys, etc. –Every week students have textbook reading assignments. –Every Monday at 11:59 PM a quiz is due based on this reading Quiz is available on Thursday –Students may take the quiz as many times as they like –2 of the 17 quizzes will be dropped at the end of the semester. –The reading schedule is available on the class website. –HOW PARENTS CAN HELP: Every Friday, “Did you take the quiz for next week?”

8. The AP Biology Class Category 5: Unit Exams (30%) –Each exam is 50 MC/Math Q’s and either have 1 long or 2 short essay questions –All questions are taken directly off of previous AP Exams. We don’t write them. –Retakes MC exams: Students may retake each of these ONCE per semester Essay exams: Students may not retake these. –Gives students both the sense of importance that the real exam will have while giving them additional chances to practice/improve grades. HOW PARENTS CAN HELP: Ask them if/when they plan to retake each test, ask to see their test tracking page to see their progress.

9. The AP Biology Class Extra Credit Opportunities –Retaking MC and vocab exams –Textbook website quizzes for extra points on the MC exams –Each unit has a challenge question for extra points on essay exams –Extra credit handout sheet; larger projects for end-of-semester grade bumps –CHS grade bump for students who pass the AP exam 3  +5% on one semester. 4  +5% both semesters, or 10% one sem. 5  +10% both semesters. –HOW PARENTS CAN HELP: Once a month, have them review EC opportunities

10. The AP Biology Class Other grades –Participation grade and final exam will also be counted at the end of the semester. Study skills –If your student struggles with how to study, this is a specialty of mine—not just for science! Science fees –Don’t forget to pay down at the ASB office if you haven’t already

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