Dixon's AP Biology

Dixon's Bio Web AP Biology AP Bio Course Expectations Hillis Website 2012 Cell reproduction Wiki] 2011 Taxonomy Wiki] 2013 Diversity of Life Wiki] BioBuilder.org BioBuilding Synthetic Bio Curriculum Parent's Guide to AP Bio Anatomy and Physiology Standard Bio E-mail me!

Resources for 2013-2014 On-line resources for the text Biochemistry and Cell Biology Test Construction Project Biochemistry and Cell Biology Test Construction Project (with rubric) Resources Biochemistry (chap 2 & 3) slides from Hillis text Cell (chap 4) slides from Hillis text Cell energy (chap 6 slides from Hillis text A sample AP style essay question with answer key A PowerPoint illustrating the types of questions that will be used on the AP Bio Exam A summary of Bloom's Taxonomy. This (or variations thereof) is used by teachers to construct tests that cover many thinking levels. A variation on Bloom's Taxonomy A primer on the types of questions that appear on tests Tips for designing multiple choice questions Tips for writing multiple choice questions for higher order thinking Flipped classroom: This is the Bozeman YouTube Channel. It is a great sources of videos on all things AP Bio. Search out the ones that relate to this material. Unit 1 Ecology Ecology unit objectives Objective 3. Use graphical analysis and explain how populations change over time due to characteristics of the species and interactions with other species. Key Concepts Population growth curve Population growth equations R-strategy K-strategy Density dependent limiting factors Density independent limiting factors Age structure diagrams Life strategy data and graphs Examples of population reduction endangering communities Population Ecology (chap 43) PowerPoint--revised On-line resources for text chapter 43 Flipped classroom: Anderson on exponential growth Flipped classroom: Anderson on logistic growth Flipped classroom: Anderson on r and K selection Population corridors text investigation Objective 4A. Analyze and explain how organisms in a community interact in complex ways to affect the flow of energy and matter. 4B. Use examples to describe how the variation of individuals in a population and the diversity of species in an ecosystem affect the ecosystem’s stability. Key Concepts Symbiotic relationships (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, competition, predation) Decomposition Keystone species Examples of population reduction endangering communities Invasive species Chapter 44 Species interactions in ecosystems PowerPoint Objective 1. Use models to explain how populations, communities and ecosystems are affected by complex biotic and abiotic interactions involving the exchange of matter and free energy. Key Concepts Food webs and chains Trophic levels Energy, biomass and population pyramids Nutrient cycles Chapter 45 Ecological communities PowerPoint Chapter 46 The global ecosystem PowerPoint Other materials: Environmental geography (chap 42) PowerPoint 2013 Summer AP Bio Summer Reading Assignment Resources for 2012-2013 When Pigs Fly Case Study Part 1 When Pigs Fly Case Study Part 2 When Pigs Fly Case Study parts 3 and 4 Cell Energetics (chap 6) PowerPoint Link to Transformation Lab Link to lab pre-test Genes, Development, Evolution (chap 14) PowerPoint Biotechnology (chap 13) PowerPoint Genomes (chap 12) PowerPoint Gene Regulation (chap 11) PowerPoint Protein Synthesis (chap 10) PowerPoint DNA structure and replication (chap 9) PowerPoint Molecular Genetics (chaps 9-14) Objectives Cell Cycle and Heredity (chap 7 & 8) Objectives Heredity (chap 8) PowerPoint Cell Cycle (chap 7) PowerPoint Mid year study guide Plant Evolution (chap 21) PowerPoint Plant Body (chap 24) PowerPoint Plant Nutrition (chap 25) PowerPoint Plant Growth and Development (chap 26) PowerPoint Reproduction of Flowering Plants (chap 27) PowerPoint Plants in the Environment (chap 28) PowerPoint Bean Bonsai Plant Project Unity and Diversity of Life Wiki Project Nervous and Immune Systems PowerPoint Animal Hormones PowerPoint Animal Environmental Physiology PowerPoint Animal Physiology Unit Objectives Classification and Phylogenetics (chap 16) PowerPoint Evolution Unit objectives Evolution (chaps 15-17) PowerPoint Species Case Study Data Page Ecology unit objectives Population Ecology (chap 43) PowerPoint Environmental geography (chap 42) PowerPoint Ecological relationships (chap 44) PowerPoint Community Ecology (chap 45) PowerPoint Global Resources (chap 46) PowerPoint The 2012 AP Bio curriculum guide The 2012 AP Bio Summer Assignment Resources for Biochemistry test construction project: Biochemistry Test Construction Project AP Biochemistry objectives A parody poem for your enjoyment: If (with apologies to Rudyard Kipling) If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on the teacher; If you can trust the teacher’s faith in you, When you are doubting yourself; If you can work and not be too tired by working, And do the work because it helps you learn, And not because it will be graded. Or because it is required; If you can dream of success on the test- and not make those dreams your master; If you can think-and not give up because you don’t know something; If you can meet hard tests and independent projects with triumph and disaster And treat those two results just the same; If you can hear that biology truths are messy and not always true, That thinking biology is merely facts and terms is a trap for fools, And the teacher’s job is not to supply truths But to challenge your mind and help you develop tools; If you can make a judgment based on all your understandings And risk it on one answer to an unfamiliar question, And get it wrong but learn from that And feel satisfied that you did; If you can force yourself to take ownership of your learning To truly learn long after you’ve been accepted into college, And so not give up when there is nothing in it for you Except the Will to develop more sophisticated understanding; If you can talk to your class and help everyone learn, Or ask questions of wonder or confusion or ‘possiblies’; If you can recall your learning from last year or last week And apply it to new situations and grow new synapses; If you can believe that deeply understanding 70% of the concepts Is better than knowing 100% of the terms; If can believe that you own your learning in class and out And tutors or looking up answers will not help on tests; Yours is deeper understanding of biology and all that’s in it, And-which is more-you’ll be an AP Scholar my student! What we're up to... Welcome to my AP Bio web site. The material below is from the 2011-2012 school year and I'll be updating it as we implement the new AP Bio curriculum this year. I'll use this page for announcements and thoughts. You can use the links on the side to check out course related materials and some interesting web sites we'll be using throughout the year. Below are links to some assignments and rubrics as well as unit objectives. There are links to many biology resources on the Bio Web page. I'm very much looking forward to this year. I spent the summer working on developing synthetic biology materials for our use this year. Check out the BioBuilding link to learn more about how I spent my summer. Older Unit Links Lab Bench with the AP required labs Biochemistry (c. 4-5) Power Point Unit 6 Respiration and Photosynthesis (c. 9-10) Power Point Unit 6 Metabolism (c. 6) Power Point A list of animations. Scroll down to find two replication animations as well as ones for protein synthesis etc. Unit 5 Molecular Genetics (c. 16-21) Power Point Unit 5: Heredity (c. 14 & 15) Power Point Unit 5: Cell Reproduction (c. 12 & 13) Power Point Unit 4.5 Animal Digestion (c. 41) Power Point Unit 4.4 Senses and muscles (c.49) Power Point Unit 4.3: Nervous system (c. 48) Power Point Unit 4.2: Endocrine system and cell signaling (chap 45 & 11) Power Point Unit 4.1: Immune system (c. 43) Power Point Unit 3.5 Animal structure and function (c. 40) Power Point Unit 3.5: Environmental physiology (c. 44) Power Point Unit 3.5: Animal Circulation and Respiration (c. 42) Power Point Unit 3: Plant structure and transport (c. 35-38) Power Point Unit 3: Cell Structure (c.7&8) Power Point Bioinformatics activity Unit 2: Evolution Power Point Unit 2: Evolution Objectives PDF Unit 1: Ecology Objectives PDF Unit 1: Ecology slides Assignments and Rubric Links Molecular Ecology Project When pigs fly case study parts 3 and 4 pdf When pigs fly case study part 2 pdf When pigs fly case study part 1 pdf When pigs fly case study part 1 word Color my world lab ppt Cell Reproduction wiki period 2 Cell Reproduction wiki period 3 Cell Repro Project Cell Repro Project rubric Summer Assignment Taxonomy Project Taxonomy Project Rubric PDF Species Case Study Lab Report Rubric PDF Essay Rubric PDF