AP BIOLOGY SYLLABUS - UNIT 1:
AP BIOLOGY 1st QUARTER SYLLABUS - UNITS 1-3 (ECOLOGY, CELL CHEMISTRY, & CELL BASICS)
Day Chapter/Topic Reading reference
8/25 M GETTING ACQUAINTED, INTENTIONAL LEARNING, AP BIOLOGY THEMES
T CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION & SCIENTIFIC METHOD pp 2 - 27
Scientific Process Hypothesis Experimental design Graphing
W TERMITE LAB - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
TH TERMITE EXPERIMENTS
F TERMITE LAB WRAP-UP & LAB NOTEBOOK PROTOCOL
9/1 M LABOR DAY – HOLIDAY
T UNIT 1: CHAPTER 50: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND THE BIOSPHERE pp 1080 – 1103
CHAPTER 51: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY pp 1106 - 1133
W CHAPTER 51: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
( Lab Notebook Due (Termite Lab)
Th CHAPTER 52: POPULATION ECOLOGY pp 1136 – 1156
F CHAPTER 53: COMMUNITY ECOLOGY / Mark & Recapture Lab Activity pp 1159 – 1180
9/8 M CHAPTER 54: ECOSYSTEMS [Ch. 1, 50-52 Learning Logs Due] pp 1184 – 1206
T CHAPTER 55: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY pp 1209 – 1229
W UNIT 1 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
Th IN-CLASS ESSAY
F ESSAY RUBRIC OVERVIEW & SCORE ESSAY
9/15 M UNIT 1 (Chapters 1, 50-55) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 1 Learning Logs Due]
T UNIT 1 TEST: DAY TWO
W TEST FOLLOW-UP (TEST CORRECTIONS & GRADING POLICIES OVERVIEW)
Th UNIT 2: CHAPTER 2: THE CHEMICAL CONTEXT OF LIFE pp 32 - 45
“Hierarchy of life” Common elements Ionic bonding
Atomic structure Molecular shape Chemical Reactions
Covalent bonding Hydrogen Bonding
F CHAPTER 3: WATER pp 47 – 56
Hydrogen bonds properties of water
9/22 M CHAPTER 3: WATER
Dissociation/pH buffers
T CHAPTER 4: CARBON AND THE MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF LIFE pp 58 - 66
Properties of Carbon Functional Groups (hydroxyl, carboxyl,
Isomers amino, phosphate)
W CHAPTER 5: THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES pp 68 - 77
Dehydration & hydrolysis reactions
Carbohydrates (saccharides, functions, examples) [PART 1]
Th CHAPTER 5: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES [Ch. 2-3 Learning Logs Due]
Carbohydrates (saccharides, functions, examples) [PART 2] pp 77 - 89
Lipids (fatty acids & glycerol, functions, examples)
F CHAPTER 5: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES
Proteins (amino acids, 4 levels of structure, denaturation)
Nucleic Acids (examples, sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous bases)
9/29 M PROTEIN STRUCTURE ACTIVITY; UNIT 2 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
T UNIT 2 (Chapters 2-5) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 2 Learning Logs Due]
W UNIT 2 TEST: DAY TWO
Th UNIT 3: CHAPTER 6: structure and function of following cell parts-nucleus, ribosomes, pp 94 - 121
endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosome, vacuoles, mitochondria, chloroplasts,
cytoskeleton, cell wall, intercellular junctions. distinction between animal and plant cells
F CHAPTER 6: Cell Video Clip/Animation & Discussion
10/6 M CHAPTER 7: MEMBRANE STRUCTURE & FUNCTION pp 124 - 138
Selective permeability Fluid mosaic model cholesterol
Water balance (hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic) Facilitated diffusion, Active transport
T CHAPTER 7 (finish)
W LAB: CELL TRANSPORT – Part I (Diffusion)
Th LAB: CELL TRANSPORT - Part II (Osmosis) Intro & Lab Design [Ch. 6-7 Learning Logs Due]
F LAB: CELL TRANSPORT – Part II (Osmosis) Procedure
10/13 M LAB wrap-up & Review
T CHAPTER 8: INTRODUCTION TO METABOLISM (ENZYMES) pp 150 - 157
Enzyme properties (Activation energy, Substrate specific, active site,
effects of temperature, pH, co-factors, inhibitors)
W CH 8: ENERGY TRANSFER & CONTROL OF METABOLISM pp 141 - 150
Laws of thermodynamics ATP Feedback inhibition
Exergonic/Endergonic Reactions Allosteric regulation Cooperativity
Th LAB: ENZYMES
F LAB: ENZYMES
10/20 M UNIT 3 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
( Lab Notebook Due
T UNIT 3 (Chapters 6-8) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 3 Learning Logs Due]
W UNIT 3 TEST: DAY TWO
Th UNIT 4: CHAPTER 9: CELLULAR RESPIRATION pp 160 - 170
catabolic pathways oxidation-reduction phosphorylation
NAD+ Glycolysis Kreb’s Cycle
F CHAPTER 9: CELLULAR RESPIRATION pp 170 - 178
electron “fall” fermentation
chemiosmosis other metabolic pathways
10/27 M RESPIRATION CASE STUDY
T RESPIRATION CASE STUDY
W LAB: RESPIRATION
Th Lab Wrap-up
F No School; Teacher Workday
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