AP Biology Course at a Glance, Effective Fall 2019 Plan The course at a glance provides a useful visual organization of the AP Biology curricular components, including § Sequence of units, along with[.]
Course at a Glance Chemistry of Life UNIT ~5-7 SYI Plan The course at a glance provides a useful visual organization of the AP Biology curricular components, including: §§ Sequence of units, along with approximate weighting and suggested pacing Please note, pacing is based on 45-minute class periods, meeting five days each week for a full academic year § Progression of topics within each unit § Spiraling of the big ideas and science practices across units Class Periods 8-11% UNIT AP Exam Weighting 1.1 ENE SYI SYI ENE 1.4 Properties of Biological Macromolecules 2.2 Cell Structure and Function 2.3 Cell Size 2.4 Plasma Membranes 2.5 Membrane Permeability 2.6 Membrane Transport 2.7 Facilitated Diffusion 2.8 Tonicity and Osmoregulation 2.9 Mechanisms of Transport ENE 1.5 IST 1.6 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules Nucleic Acids ENE ENE Teach ENE SCIENCE PRACTICES Science practices are spiralled throughout the course: ENE Concept Explanation Visual Representations Statistical Tests and Data Analysis Questions and Methods Argumentation AP Exam Weighting ENE SYI 10-13% SYI Class Periods SYI ~11-13 Cell Structure and Function Representing and Describing Data ENE EVO 2.10 Cell Compartmentalization BIG IDEAS The big ideas spiral across topics and units: EVO Evolution ENE Energetics IST Information Storage and Transfer SYI Systems Interactions Assess Assign the Personal Progress Checks—either as homework or in class—for each unit Each Personal Progress Check contains formative multiplechoice and free-response questions The feedback from the Personal Progress Checks shows students the areas where they need to focus Personal Progress Check Personal Progress Check Multiple-Choice: ~20 questions Free-Response: questions §§ § Analyze Model or Visual Representation (partial) Multiple-Choice: ~30 questions Free-Response: questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results (partial) § Analyze Model or Visual Representation (partial) NOTE: Partial versions of the free-response questions are provided to prepare students for more complex, full questions that they will encounter on the AP Exam 00762-113-CED-Biology_Introduction.indd 22 2/28/19 7:14 PM Cellular Energetics UNIT ~14-17 ENE Class Periods 12-16% AP Exam Weighting ENE 3.2 Enzyme Catalysis 3.3 3.4 IST Cellular Energy IST 3.5 Photosynthesis 10-15% AP Exam Weighting Cell Communication 4.2 3.6 Cellular Respiration IST Fitness IST ~9-11 IST 4.3 IST Signal Transduction EVO Class Periods 8-11% AP Exam Weighting 5.1 Meiosis 5.2 Meiosis and Genetic Diversity 5.3 Mendelian Genetics IST IST 4.5 Feedback 4.6 Cell Cycle Regulation of Cell Cycle 5.5 Environmental Effects on Phenotype 5.6 Chromosomal Inheritance SYI 4.7 SYI 3.7 Heredity Introduction to Signal Transduction ENE UNIT SYI 4.1 Class Periods 6 ENE IST Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function ENE IST ENE ~9-11 ENE Cell Communication and Cell Cycle UNIT Personal Progress Check Personal Progress Check Personal Progress Check Multiple-Choice: ~20 questions Free-Response: questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing (partial) § Scientific Investigation (partial) Multiple-Choice: ~25 questions Free-Response: questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results (partial) § Analyze Data Multiple-Choice: ~25 questions Free-Response: questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing § Conceptual Analysis NOTE: Partial versions of the free-response questions are provided to prepare students for more complex, full questions that they will encounter on the AP Exam 00762-113-CED-Biology_Introduction.indd 23 2/28/19 7:14 PM Gene Expression and Regulation UNIT ~18-21 IST 6.1 Class Periods 12-16% AP Exam Weighting DNA and RNA Structure Natural Selection UNIT ~20-23 EVO 7.1 Class Periods 13-20% UNIT Ecology AP Exam Weighting Introduction to Natural Selection ~18-21 ENE 8.1 IST Class Periods 10-15% AP Exam Weighting Responses to the Environment IST IST 6.3 Transcription and RNA Processing IST 6.5 6.6 IST 7.3 Artificial Selection EVO 6.7 Regulation of Gene Expression EVO Gene Expression and Cell Specialization EVO Mutations EVO IST EVO Biotechnology 7.4 Population Genetics SYI 8.3 Population Ecology SYI ENE 8.5 Community Ecology 7.6 Evidence of Evolution EVO SYI 6.8 ENE 6 IST IST EVO EVO SYI 7.8 Continuing Evolution 8.7 Disruptions to Ecosystems EVO EVO EVO SYI SYI 7.12 Variations in Populations Personal Progress Check Personal Progress Check Personal Progress Check Multiple-Choice: ~25 questions Free-Response: questions §§ Multiple-Choice: ~40 questions Free-Response: questions §§ Multiple-Choice: ~20 questions Free-Response: questions §§ §§ 00762-113-CED-Biology_Introduction.indd 24 § Analyze Data § Scientific Investigation 2/28/19 7:14 PM ... Experimental Results (partial) § Analyze Data Multiple-Choice: ~25 questions Free-Response: questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing § Conceptual Analysis NOTE: Partial... Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing (partial) § Scientific Investigation (partial) Multiple-Choice: ~25 questions Free-Response: questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental... IST 6.1 Class Periods 12-16% AP Exam Weighting DNA and RNA Structure Natural Selection UNIT ~20-23 EVO 7.1 Class Periods 13-20% UNIT Ecology AP Exam Weighting Introduction to Natural Selection