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Introduction to AP Biology

Introduction to AP Biology . 2013-2014. What is AP Biology. AP Biology is designed to be the equivalent of a University Introductory Biology Course It is recommended that students spend 1-1.5 hours on homework per class This year ’ s date: Monday, May 12, 2014. The Big Ideas. Big Idea 1:

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Introduction to AP Biology

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  1. Introduction to AP Biology 2013-2014

  2. What is AP Biology • AP Biology is designed to be the equivalent of a University Introductory Biology Course • It is recommended that students spend 1-1.5 hours on homework per class • This year’s date: Monday,May 12, 2014

  3. The Big Ideas • Big Idea 1: • The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life • Evolution • Genetics • Cells • Taxonomy

  4. The Big Ideas • Big Idea 2: • Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis • Biochemistry • Metabolic Processes • Ecology - Cycles • Cells • Homeostasis

  5. The Big Ideas • Big Idea 3: • Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes • Genetics • Cell Communication • Population Dynamics (Ecology) • Homeostasis

  6. The Big Ideas • Big Idea 4: • Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties • Biochemistry • Ecology

  7. Science Practices • Designed to ensure that AP Biology students engage in the practice of science • Enable students to develop questions and hypotheses, and then design experiments that provide evidence and explanations

  8. Science Practices • #1 – The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems (ex. graphs, diagrams, pictures, etc…) • #2 The student can use mathematics appropriately

  9. Science Practices • #3 – The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course • #4 – The student can plan and implement data collection strategies appropriate to a particular scientific question

  10. Scientific Practices • #5 – The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence • #6 – The student can work with scientific explanations and theories • #7 – The student is able to connect and relate knowledge across various scales, concepts and representations in and across domains (big ideas)

  11. Scoring • The exam is rated on a 1-5 scale with 4 or 5 usually needed for University credit • The exam has two parts: • Multiple Choice (50%) • Essay (50%) • 80-90 minutes are allowed for each part

  12. Multiple Choice • 69 Questions: • 63 multiple choice • 6 grid-in questions • 90 minutes • 50% of exam

  13. Short Answer • 8 Free Response Questions (50%) • 10 min (reading) + 80 min (writing) • 2 multi-part questions • 1 connects to a lab • 25% • 6 single-part questions • 25%

  14. Science is based on: • Observations • Experiments • Deductive Reasoning

  15. Scientific Method • Outlines a series of steps for answering questions • Obtains “evidence” through the use of experiments

  16. Scientific Methods Steps • 1. Identify the problem. • 2. What is already known? • 3. Formulate a hypothesis. • 4. Conduct an experiment. • 5. Collect data • 6. Compare data to hypothesis • 7. Conclusions and new hypothesis

  17. Laboratory • Inquiry-Based Labs • 12 labs are suggested • Recommended to do at least 8 • 2 per big idea • Many error analysis questions • How can the graph/data set be improved? • How can the experimental design be improved?

  18. Summary • We will see the “big ideas” at various times throughout the course. • AP Biology students must be able to design an experiment to test a hypothesis

  19. Why Take AP Biology? • To gain university credit • For the academic challenge • For advance preparation of what to expect in a university course • For university admission reasons

  20. Suggested Prerequisites • Willing to spend the time for success • Self-motivated worker • 1-2 years of high school Biology • Chemistry • Good communication skills

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