Tuesday, Sept 5th, 2017

Guiding Question/Big Idea: Understanding AP Biology

• Course Outline, Expectations, Assessment and Syllabus
• Get to know each other.
• Journal and WordPress Tutorial (If incomplete can continue guidance Thursday)

Required Readings: N/A

Due: 

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Thursday, Sept 7th, 2017

Guiding Question/Big Idea: What is the scientific method?

• WordPress/Journal Rubric
• The Scientific Method and Discussing the Reading of 1.1

Required Readings: 1.1 The Science of Biology

Due: Part 1 of summer assignment (email).

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Monday, Sept 11th, 2017

Guiding Question/Big Idea: What is Evolution?

• Post-discuss Scientific Method Blogs – feedback (20 minutes)
• Online Module – What exactly is evolution?
• Flipgrid Topic Link
  Password: biology
  Topic Code: ef8160
  Grid Code: iuy1vt4
• Go to Socrative Student Login
  Socrative Room Name: 98QHCGFW7

Required Readings: 

OpenStax Biology Textbook – Chapter 18.1 Understanding Evolution

Due: 

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Wednesday, Sept 13th, 2017

Guiding Question/Big Idea: What is evolution?

•  Big Idea 1 – Evolution
• PowerPoint: Big Idea 1 Evolution

Required Readings: 

Due: Blog Post and Socrative Quiz

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Friday, Sept 15th, 2017

Guiding Question/Big Idea: Population Genetics and Hardy-Weinberg

• Discussion on reading 18.1 (5 minutes)
• Peppered Moth Prompt
• Charles Darwin Game; Darwin game of natural selection activity
• Continuing with PowerPoint on Evolution and Pop Gen
• Big Idea 1 Evolution
• Hardy-Weinberg Problems
• October 25th and 27th – Bacterial Isolation Trip

Required Readings: 18.1

Due Tuesday: Population Genetics Quiz

 

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Tuesday, Sept 19th, 2017

Guiding Question/Big Idea: Population Genetics and Hardy-Weinberg

• Hardy Weinberg AP Biology Lab – remember to record data on Excel and create a graph to share your work.
• Hardy-Weinberg (see powerpoint from previous day)
• October 25th and 27th – Bacterial Isolation Trip

Required Readings: Chapter 19.1 of OpenStax

Due: 

 

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Thursday, Sept 21st, 2017 (Monday, Sept 25th and Wednesday, Sept 27th are work periods for the lab)

Guiding Question/Big Idea: Population Genetics and Hardy-Weinberg

• Hardy Weinberg AP Biology Lab – remember to record data on Excel and create a graph to share your work.
  Population Genetic Generator
• October 25th and 27th – Bacterial Isolation Trip – What is quorum sensing and horizontal gene transfer?

Required Readings: Chapter 19.1 of OpenStax

Due: 

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Friday, Sept 29th, 2017

Guiding Question/Big Idea: Phylogenies

• Share Hardy-Weinberg Labs (30 minutes)
• Phylogenies (30 minutes)
• October 25th and 27th – Bacterial Isolation Trip – What is quorum sensing and horizontal gene transfer?

• 

  Dog Ancestry Chart via Google

Required Readings: Chapter 20.1

Due next day: Read Ch. 20