Dates	Topics	Chapters	Online Activities	Labs and Exams
Summer Assignment	Ecology, Animal Behavior	50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55	Isopod Behavior   Woodlice on Line	AP Lab #11:  Animal Behavior Due 8/29/05 AP Lab #12:  Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Productivity:  8/29 + 8/30 EXAM:  8/31/05 (5th), 9/1/05  (2nd)
9/1-9/13	Chemistry of Life	2, 3, 4 ,5	The Biology Project - Chemistry Tutorial  Large Molecules in Biological Systems   Biochemistry Problem Sets and Tutorials	EXAM:  9/15, 9/16
9/15-9/22	Enzymes	6	Energy, Enzymes, Catalysis Problem Set   Enzyme Kinetics	AP Lab #2:  Enzyme Catalysis:  9/20 + 9/21 EXAM:  9/26
9/24-10/4	Cell Organelles	7, 8	Cell Biology Web  Cells Alive   Membrane Permeability Tutorial  Harvard's Virtual Cell Library	AP Lab #1:  Diffusion and Osmosis:  10/4 - 10/7   EXAM:  10/10
10/6-10/11	Mitosis, Cell Signaling	11, 12	The Biology Project - Mitosis   Introduction to Mitosis: electronmicroscopy   Whitefish Mitosis
10/11-10/15	Meiosis	13	The Biology Project - Meiosis   Meiosis	AP Lab #3:  Mitosis and Meiosis: 10/13 + 10/14 EXAM:  Ch. 11,12,13: 10/18 + 10/19
10/18-10/25	Cellular Respiration	9	Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle Directory   Metabolism Problem Set	AP Lab #5: cellular respiration:  10/24 + 10/25 EXAM 10/31
10/25-11/5	Photosynthesis	10	Photosynthesis Directory   Learning About Photosynthesis   Photosynthesis Problem Set I   Photosynthesis Problem Set II	AP Lab #4:  photosynthesis:  11/3 +11/4 EXAM 11/10 + 11/11 Don't forget to study the  Dark Side!
11/5-12/10	Molecular  Genetics	16, 17, 18,  19, 20, 21	Big Picture Book of Viruses Molecular Virology  UofC@Berkeley - Viruses  MIT Hypertext - Recombinant DNA MIT Hypertext - Prokaryotic Genome The Biology Project - Molecular Genetics Central Dogma - Molecular Genetics   PCR, Transposons, etc.	. AP Lab # 6:  molecular  biology:  A (bacterial transformation): 11/29 + 11/30      B (gel electrophoresis): 12/8 + 12/9 EXAM:   Ch. 16, 17: 11/21 EXAM:  Ch. 18, 19:  12/5 EXAM:  Ch. 20, 21:  12/12
12/13-1/7	Heredity	14, 15	Biology Project-Mendelian Genetics  MIT Hypertext-Mendelian Genetics   The Biology Project-genetics problems   The Biology Project - Karyotyping   Sordaria Genetics	AP Lab #7: Genetics of Organisms:  1/9/06 EXAM:  1/5/06 + 1/6/06
				*FINAL EXAMS:  1/11 - 1/13/06*
1/10-2/7	Evolution	22, 23, 24, 25	UofC@Berkely-Paleontology Museum   Urbanowicz on Darwin  The Talk Origins Archive	AP Lab #8:  Population Genetics and Evolution:  1/26 + 1/27 EXAM:  2/6
2/9	Classification	26	U of Arizona - Tree of Life  The Science of Cladistics  Systematics of Eukaryotes  Classification of Living Things   Diversity of Life Web Index
2/9-2/28	Monera, Protista,  Fungi	27, 28, 31	UofC@Berkeley - Fungi  Morel Mushroom Evolution  Protist Image Data  UofC@Berkeley - Protists UofC@Berkeley - Bacteria  UofArizona - Prokaryotic Diversity	EXAM:  2/27
3/2-3/21	Plants	29, 30, 35, 36,  37, 38, 39	UofC@Berkeley-Intro to Plantae  Uof Missouri-Bryology  US DeptofAg. - Plants Database   Cornell - Angiosperms  Texas A&M - Virtual Bog Tour   Phylogeny of Green Plants	AP Lab #9:  Transpiration:  3/16 + 3/17 EXAM:  Ch. . 29,30,38:  3/9 + 3/10 EXAM:  Ch.35,36,37,39:  3/23 + 3/24
3/23-4/11	Animals - Diversity	32, 33, 34	Intro to Metazoa  Cornell - Animal Diversity  U of M - Animal Diversity Web   WholeFrog Project-Virtual Dissection	EXAM:  4/3
4/8-5/6	Systems and Embryologic Development	40, 41, 42, 43,  44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49	National Library Visible Human Project   The Biology Project - Immunology  UofWash - Neuroscience for Kids The Biology Project - Human Development Human Embryo Development	AP Lab #10:  Physiology of the Circulatory System:  TBA System Presentations  4/4-4/28 EXAM:  Ch.40,41,42:  TBA EXAM:  Ch 48, 49:  TBA EXAM:  Ch. 43, 44, 45:  TBA TAKE HOME EXAM:  Ch.  , 46, 47:  TBA REVIEW DAY:  5/1 PRACTICE AP TEST: 5/2 + 5/3
5/10/04	Everything!	All of them!	AP Review Texts	***AP BIOLOGY EXAM MONDAY, 5/8/04***

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AP BIOLOGY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 

Welcome to AP Biology at Seaholm High School.  As you know, one of the requirements of this course is the satisfactory completion of a summer assignment.  Following is a summary of the summer assignment for the school year 2005-2006.

You have already received your copy of the textbook and your copy of the study guide that accompanies the textbook.  Attached to this form you will find your copy of the laboratory that you will complete this summer, and a copy of the American College Board AP Biology Syllabus.  You now have all the materials that you will need to complete the summer assignment.  The following list is your assignment, to be completed prior to the first day of school  (Wednesday, August 25, 2004).

1) Read   (Campbell textbook)  Chapters 50-55.  This is the entire unit on Ecology, and represents 9% of the AP Biology curriculum.  It needs to be completed on your own in order to have class time for the balance of the syllabus, which is quite rigorous.  You will have an exam on this unit on the first block day of class.  This examination will consist of approximately 90 multiple choice questions, and one essay question.  All questions will be modeled after the actual AP test.  Each multiple choice question will have 5 choices, and most of these questions will be conceptual analysis, rather than factual recall.  You will be asked to use the facts you know from your reading to answer questions about hypothetical situations.  The essay question will require a good deal of writing  (23 minutes have been allowed for the essay portion of the exam).   Keep this in mind as you study for this exam.

2) Read  (Campbell study guide)  for Chapters 50-55.  This study guide is an invaluable resource for the biology student.  Take the practice tests at the end of each chapter.  These questions are similar to the ones you will encounter in AP Biology.  

3) Do AP Lab #11:  Animal Behavior.    This is a formal AP lab which was developed by the American College Board.  As this is part of a summer assignment, a formal lab write-up will not be required.  Answer the questions directly on the lab sheets.  Be careful to observe and follow all directions.  Graphs should be done using rulers.  Sentences must be complete, spelling and grammar must be accurate, and handwriting must be legible.  Keep in mind that 40% of your grade will be written assignments, which includes lab reports.

Some particulars of this lab need to be modified for this assignment as follows:

• ‘Pillbugs’ are sometimes called ‘rolly-pollies’.  You can find them in your yard.  Look under rocks, firewood, woodchips, etc.  For more information on these organisms called isopods, access my web site, and check out the links on isopods and ‘wood lice’.
• Petri dishes will not be supplied.  You must select appropriate containers for your isopods.  A possible choice is the clear plastic containers from the deli or grocery store.
• Instead of filter paper, use paper towels cut to fit the bottoms of your containers.
• For the second part of the experiment  (Student Designed Experiment), you may choose from the list of variables given.  If you choose pH as a variable, use the skills developed in chemistry to select household substances with varying pH.  You may decide to choose a variable that is not listed in this part of the experiment.  Feel free to do so, but do not harm the organisms.   Release your organisms at the conclusion of your experiment.
• BE SURE to record  (on a separate piece of paper if necessary)  the modifications that you used in this experiment.
• DO graph the Student Designed part of the experiment.  Use a computer generated graph if you have that skill.
• This lab will be due the first day of class  (Monday, August 29, 2005).  Be prepared to discuss your lab, especially the student-designed portion.  You may be asked to write a critique of the procedure at some point, so be sure you understand the qualities of an excellent laboratory experiment.  Review the scientific method  (in chapter one of the text), and apply its principles to this lab.

When I am in town, I check my email daily, so you should get a quick response.  In addition, you will find valuable information on my website at the following address:

                                                           www.biowicks.org

 At present this site DOES include the new syllabus for the 2005-06 school year.  It HAS been revised to reflect the new school year at the beginning of August.  Please make a note of test and lab dates in your planner.

I am looking forward to a great year of scientific inquiry in Advanced Placement Biology.