APBiologySyllabus20132014 Instructors:Mrs.E.Liss Emailaddress:erliss@henrico.k12.va.us Mrs.C.Edwards cmedwards@henrico.k12.va.us Website:Mrs.Lisshttp://www.quia.com/pages/erliss/page4 Philosophy Biologyisanetworkofinterconnectedcontent,bothwithinandacrossdisciplines.Teaching biologyprovidesauniqueopportunitytohelpstudentsunderstandthebiologicalworldaround andwithinthem,bybuildingandreinforcingtheseconnections.Thegoalisforstudentsto understandtheirenvironmental,personal,andsocialresponsibilitiessotheycanmakerelevant andinformeddecisionsthatleadtopositiveoutcomesforthemselvesandinsociety. CourseOverview Thiscomprehensivesurveycourseisdesignedtofosteranunderstandingandappreciationfor thebroadandminuteinterconnectedaspectsofBiology.Throughouttheyear,thefollowing eightunifyingthemeswillbestressedwithbreadthanddepth: 1)ScienceasaProcess 2)Evolution 3)EnergyTransfer 4)ContinuityamidstChange 5)RelationshipofStructureandFunction 6)Regulation 7)InterdependenceinNature 8)Science,TechnologyandSociety Thiscourseemphasizesevolutionasthefoundationformodernbiologyandalsofocuseson environmentalandsocialconcernsaskeycomponentsofbiologicalknowledge. Classesmeetthreetimesaweek:onceaweekfor50minutes,andtwiceaweekfor90minutes (5thblockmeetseverydayfor55minutes).Labstakeupabout25%ofthisinstructionaltime. TeachingStrategies Whetherthetopicisbiochemistryorevolution,mostlecturematerialisconnectedtothe relationshipsbetweenstructureandfunction,aswellasfactorsnecessaryforlife.Themajority ofclasstimeisspentinlectureandclassdiscussionorinlabactivities.Coursecontentis supportedbythetext,theinternet,video,currentresearch,andtripstoanearbywatershedfor environmentalsampleanddatacollections.Coursematerialisalsosupportedandassessedwith practicemultiplechoicequestionsfromAPCentral,theReleasedExams,andtestpreparation bookstohelpstudentsfocusonwhatisimportantinthechaptersectionsassigned. LabComponent AllofthelabsintheAPBiologyLabManualforStudentsareperformed,eitherexactlyor modifiedtofulfillparticularcourseobjectives.Labsrequireabout25%ofclasstime.Students shouldsavetheworkfromtheirlabbooksaswellasanyotherlabwriteupsproducedinthe eventthatacollegerequiresthisasevidenceoflabparticipation. Pascoand/orVernierelectronicdatacollection/analysistoolsandDelllaptopsaretechnologies usedtoenhancestudents’labexperience,accuracy,andefficiency. Studentsaregiventhelabstoreadbeforehand.Theyareorganizedintolabgroupsofuptofour andlabsetupisdiscussedtoensurethattheyunderstandtheprocedureandequipmentthey …
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