Guiding Themes of Biology

The Elite Eight

AP BIOLOGY

• Find a seat: Any seat--- as long as it is not the LAST one in a row.

• School business

• Summer HW?

-Friday test over that material ( 33MC questions).

-Show me vocab by Friday.

-Book anytime before Christmas break.

Plan for the Day

• Themes of Biology

• Syllabus

• Survey

• HW:– Woordle yourself OR life– Materials (spiral, pens, notebook)– Return Safety Contract/Syllabus– Survey if you didn’t finish in class

Evolution

Relationship of Structure and Function

Science as a Process of Inquiry

Continuity and Change

Energy Transfer

Regulation

Interdependence in Nature

Science, Technology and Society

Now my 8…

The end in mind: MAY 11

Set your alarm (and maybe stop at QT)

• First block is REALLY early…

• Get here on time and be awake

• Feel free to bring your caffeine

Organize

• Keep ALL notes together. (suggest a spiral)

• You must keep a lab notebook. ( this is AP stuff…not just for me)

• Check the calendar and blog to stay current.

Read, Re-Read and take Notes

• Once is NOT enough.• The book AND your

notes.• Summarize.• Learn to take good notes.• Read and Review in

small chunks.• Get a highlighter and/or

colored pens.• You might want to buy

your own copy.

Labs are VERY important

• Safety in the lab is of utmost importance.

• Read BEFORE we do the lab.

• Make sure you understand what happened or what SHOULD have happened.

• There will be a lab exam each six weeks.

Use your Resources

• They pay me for this.• Tutorials/Review

Sessions….name the time.

• Study in small groups.• Study books, review

questions, ONLINE, end of the chapter, reading guides, etc.

• AP Central• Trade notes with a friend.• …not on tests of course

Expect your Tests to be Really Really Hard

• Sorry….• Build you towards the

AP test ( will use more and more AP type questions as semester goes on).

• Free Response• Yes, I will curve…..• Corrections to a 70.

The rest are just details

• Ok, don’t have time for all the “other stuff”.

• Not many piddly daily grades…although I do heart quizzes.

• Make up work, school policy, cell phones, academic dishonesty, restroom, supplies, late work, etc.

Don’t let me scare you off…

…It will be fun

• …and I’ll try not to kill your GPA.

BUT you will be expected to work!How much time are we talking about? 3- 4 hours a week.

What about my grade:

-2 tests (tests 50%, labs 30%, daily 20%)

-curve* ( drop the high and low score and add points so that the average is a ~75)

-one LAB test grade a six weeks ( this is intended to help your average and make sure you understand the labs!)

Homework

• HW:

– Woordle yourself OR life

– Materials (spiral, pens, notebook)

– Return Safety Contract/Syllabus

– Survey if you didn’t finish in class