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Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments Due Dates	Standard / GLE
1	Mon	8/17/15	Inservice
	Tue		First Day of School for students
	Wed		Intro., Educ. Unit, Unit 1: Introduction, Biochemistry Chap 1 Introduction: Evolution and the Foundations of Biology Ch 1 Introduction Outline Intro to Bio Outline MS Word	Ch 1 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Thu		Unit 1: Introduction, Biochemistry Chap. 2 The Chemical Context of Life - Inorganic Chemistry	Ch 2 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Fri		Ch 2 Chemistry Outline Chemistry Outline MS Word	Resume, Mst.Sched., Stressors,  MI Learning Styles Assign.
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2	Mon	8/24	Unit 1: Introduction, Biochemistry, Metabolism Chap 3 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life - Biochemistry Biochemistry Outline MS Word	Ch 3 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Tue
	Wed		Investigation 4 Diffusion and Osmosis Lab 1 WriteUp OnLine PreLab Activity Lab 1 Virtual Osmosis Lab
	Thu
	Fri
3	Mon	8/31/15
	Tue		Unit 1: Introduction, Biochemistry, Metabolism Chap 6 Intro to Metabolism	Ch 6 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Wed		Investigation 13 Enzyme Activity Lab 2 Write Up OnLine PreLab Activity Lab 2 Virtual Enzyme Lab
	Thur		Metabolism Outline MS Word
	Fri
			Cells Alive

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments Due Dates	Standard / GLE
4	Mon	9/07	Vacation
	Tue		Review
	Wed		Exam 1 Ch 1-3 & 6 Intro, Biochemistry, Metabolism
	Thu		Unit 2 , Cellular Biology, Membrane Stucture, Energetics Chap 4 Tour of the Cell	Ch 4 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Fri		Cell Outline MS Word
5	Mon	9/14	Unit 2 , Cellular Biology, Membrane Stucture, Energetics Chap 5 Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling Cell Membrane Outline MS Word	Ch 5 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Tue		Unit 2 Membrane Stucture, Cellular Energetics, Cell Cycle Chap 7 Cellular Respiration & Fermentation	Ch 7 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Wed	*ER	Investigation 6 Cell Respiration Lab 5 Write Up Virtual Respiration Lab
	Thu
	Fri
6	Mon	9/21	Unit 2 Membrane Stucture, Cellular Energetics, Cell Cycle Chap 8 Photosynthesis	Ch 8 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Tue		Unit 2 Membrane Stucture, Cellular Energetics, Cell Cycle Chap 9 Cell Cycle / Mitosis	Ch 9 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Wed		Inverstigation 5 Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis Virtual Photosynthesis Lab
	Thur
	Fri

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments Due Dates	Standard / GLE
7	Mon	9/28
	Tue		AP EC (AKSEF, ASHSSS, NOSB) Research Proposal Outline due Inquiry Research Grading Rubric
	Wed		Exam 2 Chap 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 Cellular Biology and Energetics
	Thu		Unit 3 Mendelian Genetics Chap 10 Meiosis	Ch 10 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Fri
8	Mon	10/06/14
	Tue		Unit 3 Mendelian Genetics Chap 11 Mendelian Inheritance	Ch 11 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Wed		Investigation 7 Cell Division Mitosis and Meiosis OnLine PreLab Activity Lab 3
	Thu
	Fri
9	Mon	10/13	Unit 3 Mendelian Genetics Chap 12 Chromosomal Inheritance	Ch 12 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Tue
	Wed		Lab 7 Genetics of Drosophila
	Thur
	Fri		Inservice

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments Due Dates	Standard / GLE
10	Mon	10/20/14	Unit 3 Mendelian Genetics Chap 13 Molecular Basis of Inheritance	Ch 13 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Tue		Review
	Wed		Exam 3 Chap 10 - 13 Genetics
	Thu		Unit 4 Molecular Genetics & Evolution Chap 14 Gene Expression; From Gene to Protein	Ch 14 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Fri
11	Mon	10/27	Unit 4 Molecular Genetics & Evolution Chap 15 Regulation of Gene Expression	Ch 15 Test Your Understanding: Level 1 & 2 1 pt ea, Scientific Inquiry 3 pts, Focus on Big Ideas 5 pts each
	Tue
	Wed	*ER
	Thu	10/30	Vacation P/T Conf
	Fri		Vacation P/T Conf
12	Mon	11/03/14
	Tue		Unit 4 Molecular Genetics & Evolution Chap 16 How Populations Evolve	Ch 16 Rev the Chap, TS 1, B I
	Wed		Laboratory: 6. Molecular Biology
	Thur
	Fri			Ch 17 Rev the Chap, TS 2, B I

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments Due Dates	Standard / GLE
13	Mon	11/10	Unit 4 Molecular Genetics & Evolution Chap 17 Speciation & Macroevolution
	Tue
	Wed		Laboratory: 8. Population Genetics and Evolution	Ch 18 Rev the Chap, Add Genetics Prob. 1 - 3, TS 1 & 2
	Thu		Unit 4 Molecular Genetics & Evolution Chap 18 Genomes and Their Evolution
	Fri
14	Mon	11/17
	Tue
	Wed		Exam 4 Chap 14 - 18 Gene Expression & Regulation
	Thu		AP EC (AKSEF, ASHSSS, NOSB) Research Papers due
	Fri
15	Mon	11/24		Ch 19 Rev the Chap, TS 2, B I
	Tue			Research Proposal Outline Due
	Wed	*ER	Unit 5 Evolution, Prokaryotes, Protists, Fungi Chap 21 Protist Evolution & Diversity	Ch 20 Rev the Chap, TS 2, B I
	Thur		Vacation
	Fri		Vacation	Ch 21 Rev the Chap, TS 1, B I

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments	Standard / GLE
16	Mon	12/01/14
	Tue		Unit 5 Evolution, Prokaryotes, Protists, Fungi Chap 22 Fungi Evolution & Diversity	Ch 22 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Wed		Lab: Bacteria, Protists, Fungi
	Thu			Ch 23 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Fri
17	Mon	12/08	Unit 5 Evolution, Prokaryotes, Protists, Fungi Chap 23 Fungi
	Tue
	Wed
	Thu		Exam 5  Chap 19 - 22 Evolution & 1st Semester Final
	Fri
18	Mon	12/15	Unit 6 Animal Evolution Chap 28 Invertebrate Evolution
	Tue		Unit 6 Animal Evolution	Ch 28 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Wed		Lab: Invertebrates
	Thu			Ch 29 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Fri		End of 1st Semester   Inservice No School
		12/22 - 01/02/15	Christmas Vacation
19	Mon	1/05/15	Unit 6 Animal Evolution Chap 29 Vertebrate Evolution	Ch 30 Rev the Chap, TS 2 & BE
	Tue		Unit 6 Animal Evolution Chap 30 Human Evolution	Ch 31 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & BE
	Wed		Laboratory: 12. Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Productivity TurnItIn.com Class ID: 3745835 Password: SoHi	Research Proposal  Due
	Thur			Ch 32 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & BE
	Fri		Unit 6 Animal Evolution Chap 31 Homeostasis	Lab Books Due

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments	Standard / GLE
20	Mon	1/12/15
	Tue		Unit 6 Animal Evolution Chap 32 Circulatory System
	Wed
	Thu		Exam 6  Chap 23 - 27 Evolutionary History
	Fri		Unit 7 Comparative Animal Biology I Chap 33 Immunity	Ch 33 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
21	Mon	1/19	Vacation
	Tue		Unit 7 Comparative Animal Biology I Chap 34 Digestion & Nutrition	Ch 35 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Wed			Ch 36 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Thu		Unit 7 Comparative Animal Biology I Chap 35 Respiratory System	Ch 37 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Fri
22	Mon	1/26	Unit 7 Comparative Animal Biology I Chap 36 Excretory & Fluid Regulation
	Tue			Ch 38 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Wed		Laboratory: 10. Physiology of the Circulatory System
	Thur	P/T Conf	Unit 7 Comparative Animal Biology I Chap 37 Nervous System	Ch 39 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI	NOSB @ Seward
	Fri			Research Paper Due Turnitin.com  1567955 password: apbiology TurnItIn.com link	NOSB @ Seward
			Anatomy/Physiology Interactive Animations		NOSB @ Seward

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments	Standard / GLE
23	Mon	2/02/15	Unit 7 Comparative Animal Biology I Chap 40 Sense Organs	Ch 40 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Tue
	Wed
	Thu	P/T Conf
	Fri	P/T Conf
24	Mon	2/09	Unit 8 Comparative Animal Biology 2 Chap 41 Locomotion and Support
	Tue		Unit 8 Comparative Animal Biology 2 Chap 42 Endocrine and Hormones	Ch 41 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Wed
	Thu		Exam 7  Animal Form & Function Endocrine / Immunity Chap 32-35	Ch 42 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Fri		Unit 8 Comparative Animal Biology 2 Chap 43 Reproductive System	Lab Books Due
25	Mon	2/16		Ch 43 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Tue		Unit 8 Comparative Animal Biology 2 Chap 44 Animal Development
	Wed		Laboratory: 11. Behavior: Habitat Selection Virtual Animal Behavior Lab	Ch 44 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Thur
	Fri			Ch 45 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments	Standard / GLE
26	Mon	2/23	Unit 8 Comparative Animal Biology 2 Chap 45 Animal Behavior
	Tue
	Wed
	Thu
	Fri		Unit 9 Botany Chap 24 Plant Evolution		CFK @ Kenai due Student CFK resources
		3/3-4	AK Science Symposium @ Fairbanks
27	Mon	3/02	ACT / SAT Testing AM	Ch 24 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Tue		Unit 9 Botany Chap 25 Plant Structure and Organization	Ch 25 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Wed
	Thu		Exam 8 Chap 36 -39 Animal Form & Function - Nervous System	Ch 26 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Fri		Inservice	End of 3rd Qtr
		3/09-13	Vacation AK Science Fair @ Anchorage	SPring Break	AK Science & Engineering Fair @ Anchorage

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments	Standard / GLE
28	Mon	3/16	Unit 9 Botany Chap 27 Plant Growth and Regulation  (Band trip 3/9-3/20)	Ch 27 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 & BI
	Tue
	Wed		Laboratory: 9. Transpiration
	Thu
	Fri
29	Mon	3/23	Unit 9 Botany Chap 28 Plant Reproduction	Ch 28  Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Tue
	Wed
	Thu
	Fri	*ER	Unit 10 Ecology and Conservation Chap 46 Population Ecology
30	Mon	3/30		Ch 46 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 and BE
	Tue
	Wed	4/1	(student testing)
	Thur		Exam 9  Botany Chap 28 - 31	Ch 47 Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Fri		Vacation

Week	Day	Date	Activity	Assignments	Standard / GLE
31	Mon	4/06/15	Unit 10 Ecology and Conservation
	Tue			Ch 48  Rev the Chap, TS 1 & 2
	Wed
	Thu		vacation	Ch 49  Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 and BE
	Fri
			PROM
32	Mon	4/13	Unit 10 Ecology and Conservation Chap 40 - 43
	Tue		Hand out Take Home AP Bio Exam	Ch 50 Rev the Chap, TS 1 or 2 and BE
	Wed		Lab: Field Transects
	Thu
	Fri
33	Mon	4/20	MC Take Home Final due	Take Home AP Bio Exam Due
	Tue
	Wed		Exam 10  Ecology Chap 40 - 43
	Thur
	Fri