Welcome to Welcome to AP BiologyAP BiologyMrs. SpoonMrs. Spoon

Welcome to Welcome to AP BiologyAP BiologyMrs. SpoonMrs. Spoon

Please have a seat and be Please have a seat and be ready to begin when the bell ready to begin when the bell

rings.rings.

Write the following information on a sheet of

notebook paper:

1. Real Name + name you go by (if different)2. Mailing address3. Home phone #4. Mom's name and phone # (or female

guardian)5. Dad's name and phone # (or male guardian)6. Who do you live with?7. Extracurricular activities/work8. What are your goals for this school year?

What do you want to accomplish?

Syllabus• 1st homework assignment: GET

YOUR SYLLABUS and LAB SAFETY CONTRACT SIGNED!

• Turning in homework and other assignments.

General Class Procedures

• ALL school rules apply.• Get everything ready BEFORE

class begins (pencils, paper, etc.)

• Turning in assignments

Make-up Work• Teacher Web page (#791)• Tests will be made up in the

Distance Lab with Mrs. Kirk during the class period of your choice OR before school.

Teacher Web Page (#791)

• http://www.calhoun.k12.al.us• http://www.calhoun.k12.al.us/

teacherpage.cfm?id=791• Lost your syllabus, lab safety

contract, or class handout?• Study guides• Assignments• Bonus Points!!!!

The Big Ideas:• Big Idea 1: The process of evolution

drives the diversity of life.• Big idea 2: Biological systems utilize

free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.

• Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.

• Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.

Big Idea 1: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=60lgsCvVJ_k