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Mrs. Ahrens

Mrs. Ahrens. Advanced Placement Biology Email kirstenahrens@solonboe.org. Who Am I. Went through Solon Schools B.S. in Biology at Heidelberg University Worked at Case in research Taught in Ohio and Chapel Hill, NC

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Mrs. Ahrens

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  1. Mrs. Ahrens Advanced Placement Biology Email kirstenahrens@solonboe.org

  2. Who Am I • Went through Solon Schools • B.S. in Biology at Heidelberg University • Worked at Case in research • Taught in Ohio and Chapel Hill, NC • AP Biology, Honors Biology, General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Forensics

  3. My Family

  4. My Family

  5. My Goals • Students Understand & Appreciate Biology • Students Do Real Science & HAVE FUN! • All Students Get 5 on A.P. Exam

  6. A.P. Biology Curriculum As Dictated by College Board

  7. Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.

  8. Living Systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.

  9. The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.

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

  11. The A.P. Exam (May 12th) • Section 1 (90 minutes) • Part A is 63 multiple-choice questions • Part B is 6 calculation questions -Worth 50% • Section 2 (90 minutes) • 2 Long Free Response Questions • 6 Short Free Response Questions -Worth 50% Approximately 25% of questions will be lab-based

  12. My Approach To Grades • 75 % Assessments including . . • Multiple Choice Tests • Long Free Response • Short Free Response • Calculation Questions • 25% Labs, Lab Quizzes, and Lab Tests

  13. How Will Your Kids Succeed? • Attitude • Effort • Book • Study Groups/Discussion Groups

  14. My Expectations • Their BEST EFFORT • Students should read to assimilate • This will enable them to discuss concepts • Students should participate and have fun

  15. Work Hard and Do Your Best

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