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Finals Schedule

FIRST SEMESTER FINALS SCHEDULE

DECEMBER 10-13, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Period		Time		4 minute passing time before periods 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, & 5 (mid-term)
1		8:18 –   8:48	(30)
2		8:52 –   9:22	(30)
3		9:26 –   9:56	(30)
Break		9:56 – 10:06
4		10:10 – 10:40	(30)
5		10:44 – 11:14	(30)
6		11:18 – 11:48	(30)
7		11:52 – 12:22	(30)
Lunch		12:22 –   1:18		Instructional Minutes
5 (final exam)		1:22 –   3:22	(120)	358

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Period		Time		4 minute passing time before period 6
1 (final exam)		9:00 – 11:00	(120)
Lunch		11:00 – 12:56		Instructional Minutes
6 (final exam)		1:00 –   3:00	(120)	244

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Period		Time		4 minute passing time before period 3
2 (final exam)		9:00 – 11:00	(120)
Lunch		11:00 – 12:56		Instructional Minutes
3 (final exam)		1:00 –   3:00	(120)	244

Friday, December 13, 2013

Period		Time		4 minute passing time before period 7
4 (final exam)		8:18 – 10:18	(120)
Break		10:18 – 10:37		Total Instructional Minutes
7 (final exam)		10:41 – 12:41	(120)	244

Race Article

I think this is a pretty approachable interview on the race topic we touched upon on Friday.
We can discuss this more when we delve into the topic of Evolution and whether in our country there is a significant difference between Original Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Indian Americans, Central and South Americans and European Americans in terms of genes, diseases and other characteristics.

http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-background-01-07.htm

Thermodynamics!

Genetics Practice Problems

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htm
http://www.ksu.edu/biology/pob/genetics/intro.htm

Today's Lab

http://www.elbiology.com/labtools/Leafdisk.html

Monday Night Homework

In the Yellow Campbell AP Test Prep book pages 114-115  #'s 1, 2, 3, 5, 11 & 13
page 117 #'s 1, 2 &3

Show all of your work- be prepared to put your solutions on the board and explain them.  I'm here at lunch if you need help.

Joke

What did the G0 Cell say after the biologist added growth factor to his medium?

Didn't even phase me!


LOLOLOL

Sorry for the delay...

Chapter 12 and 13 Questions:

Explain the evolution of mitosis by describing the various manifestations of divisions shown in figure 12.13.


Describe the Johnson and Rao experiment, including their hypothesis, the experimental design, results and conclusions.

Explain the relationship between cyclin, kinases and CDKs.  What are the roles of each?  Using MPF as an example, explain how the cell cycle is controlled.

Describe how do cancer cells differ from normal cells?

Explain how 1) crossing over, 2) independent assortment of alleles and3)  random fertilization contribute to genetic diversity and how genetic diversity contributes to the evolution of a species.  Be sure to define all three.

Class Name AP Biology
Class ID # 6536706

Password: biology

Homework for Wednesday and Thursday Night

Play here:
http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm
http://www.cellsalive.com/cell_cycle.htm
http://www.cellsalive.com/meiosis.htm

Khan
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cell-division/v/mitosis--meiosis-and-sexual-reproduction
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cell-division/v/phases-of-mitosis
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cell-division/v/phases-of-meiosis

Bozeman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aVnN4RePyI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cVZBV9tD-A
http://www.bozemanscience.com/cell-division
http://www.bozemanscience.com/diploid-vs-haploid

Detail for the test:

Know the difference between substrate-level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation and where they occur in respiration.

Practice for the Test with Flashcards Below!

http://www.easynotecards.com/notecard_set/7318
http://www.easynotecards.com/notecard_set/7402


Any questions?  Post them here!

Nerd Songs.

Cell Respiration WOO HOO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZrkdzrd04

Photosynthesis Let's Get Into This
http://www.schooltube.com/video/dc732e59026d90ab949d/

Lab For Tomorrow

Please watch the Bozeman video and the Lab Bench walk through before class tomorrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9o_VdToClE
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab5/intro.html

Also, I included some new videos to the right on Chapter 9.  There will be more, but this can get you started.

here.

http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab2/intro.html

Chapter 8

New Videos on the right!!!

Jump Start on Chapter 7

If any of you want to get a jump start on chapter 7, stop by for tomorrow's notes.  I'll be here at break and after school (lunch is the GSA meeting).

Also, there are supplemental lectures to help you with both Ch. 6 and Ch. 7 on the right-hand side of this blog.

Test is still Monday- 48 multiple choice, 2 short answers. 60 points and covers only the two chapters 6 and 7.

Friday's Test

For the first time EVER on ANY AP Biology test, no grade was below a 50% (usually they go all the way down to 30 % or lower).  If you all keep improving, there will be a lot of A's and B's this semester!  I was most impressed with your ability to answer the essay question.  I know the M/C were brutal, so plan on spending time at the end of access on Wednesday going over the test and learning about a possible retake opportunity.

Here was the breakdown:

7 F's 7 D's 4 C's 1 B.

My plan is to finish your grades today.  I'm home with the two kids alone, so I might put grades in a little sporadically.  Thanks for your understanding.

New Supplemental Lectures

Hi Everyone,
On the right are a few supplemental lectures to help you study for the test on Friday.
Enjoy!
Mrs. Luhn

Get a head-start on weekend work!

Hi Everyone.  Your homework this weekend is to read chapter 4.  Here are the discussion (no turnitin.com) questions I wrote so far (final copy will be handed out on Friday):

1. Why is carbon the basis for life on Earth?
2. What other elements are in abundance in living organisms?
3. What was vitalism?  how does it contrast with mechanism?
4. What was the Miller-Urey experiment?  Be able to explain the diagram of their apparatus.
5. Review covalent bonds.
6. What types of bonds does carbon form?  How do these bonds affect the final structure of a molecule (fig. 4.3)?
7. Review how we find the valence of an atom and memorize the valences in fig 4.4.
8. What is a hydrocarbon?  What gives hydrocarbons their various properties?
9. Know how to define the three kinds of isomers.

More on Friday!

Practice Lab!

http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab1/intro.html

Chapter Three Study Guide

Remember to turn in your Ch. 3 Study guide to Turnitin.com by 11:59 tonight and bring me a copy tomorrow!
Thanks,
Mrs. Luhn

New Videos

Hi!  Michelle let me know that the videos on thermodynamics were missing.  They are now under "Supplemental Lectures Ch.2"
Thanks Michelle!

AP Biology 2013/14

Hi folks.  There is a change to the Turnitin.com information.
Class name:  AP Biology
Class ID  6536706
password: biology (all lowercase)

Spread the word!

Mrs. Luhn