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Welcome to Biology!!!

Instructor: Mrs. Glassmeyer Room: A103 Classes offered: Honors & AP. Welcome to Biology!!!. My Contact Information. Room Number: A103 Email: Glassmeyer.kristi@chandler.k12.az.us Glassmeyer.kristi@cusd80.com Phone: (480) 424 - 8034. My Educational Background.

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Welcome to Biology!!!

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  1. Instructor: Mrs. Glassmeyer Room: A103 Classes offered: Honors & AP Welcome to Biology!!!

  2. My Contact Information • Room Number: A103 • Email: • Glassmeyer.kristi@chandler.k12.az.us • Glassmeyer.kristi@cusd80.com • Phone: (480) 424 - 8034

  3. My Educational Background • Bachelor of Science Cum laude from Cornell University • Study abroad program at University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand • Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University

  4. Striving to be Extraordinary “If it wasn't hard then everyone would do it..the hard is what makes it great.”-Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own.

  5. Parent Communication • Register for Schoolwires if you have not done so. Select Glassmeyer during registration so you get E-alerts from my website. • The best way to reach me is via email. Please use both email addresses. Voicemail is not up and running yet. • My website is accessible through the Arizona College Preparatory - Erie website under the faculty tab. The primary source of class information will be found essentials pages.

  6. Classroom Wish List • Cheap clear nail polish • Tissues • Pipe cleaners (white & colored) • Glue sticks • Non-latex gloves (medium and large) • Digital timers with seconds • Play dough • Multi-colored card stock • Rolls of clear tape • Gummi bears • Gift cards to Petsmart for classroom fish. • Yeast • Aluminum foil • Salt • Sugar • Aluminum mesh wire sheets • Dry beans, raw corn (not popcorn) • Rubbing alcohol • Plastic wrap • Wax paper • 12” balloons

  7. Syllabus: Need to Know • Absences: excused vs. unexcused • Late work: accepted or unaccepted? How much is it worth? • Expectations in the classroom • Current focus for learning • Testing requirements

  8. Grades: How are they calculated? • Quarter Grades • Weighted categories • 60% Test/Quiz • 40% Lab/Project • What does this mean? • Semester Grades • 40/40/20 • What does this mean?

  9. “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” “The most incomprehensible thing about our universe is that it can be comprehended.”-Albert Einstein

  10. Catalina Island Marine Institute CIMI • AP Biology Students • 3 Days on Catalina Island • Snorkeling • Studying • Fun

  11. Classes offered & Tools Available Resources: My website Classes I teach: • Honors Biology • AP Biology

  12. AP Biology • Course Description • Textbook • Additional Supplies Recommended • Topic Outline • AP Test Preparation

  13. AP Biology Course Description This second year course includes topics covered in a college introductory biology course for majors and provides students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. Students completing this course will be eligible to take the AP Exam. It is strongly recommended that the student complete Honors Biology before enrolling in this class.

  14. AP Biology Textbook • 7th Edition AP Biology Text from Campbell & Reece • No online access yet…will be coming at www.campbellbiology.com • Intention for books to be available. • In meantime, I am posting readings from text on my website. • Can be purchased online if want personal copy earlier.

  15. Additional Supplies • Carbonless lab book (Barbakam.com) • Study guide for 7th or 8th editions of AP Biology Campbell book (can be purchased online) • Other supplies listed on newsletter

  16. AP Biology Topic Layout • Unit 1: Introduction • Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection • Inquiry as a way to learn science • Structure of Atoms • Emergent Properties of Water • Unit 2: Biochemistry and Introduction to the Cell • The impact of carbon as the “backbone of life” • How monomers build polymers, including the roles of nucleic acids • Examples of organelles that are membrane bound to compartmentalize their functions • Membrane structure and function

  17. Unit 3: Cellular Energy and Related Processes • Metabolic pathways • Laws of Energy Transformation • How ATP powers cellular work • Enzyme structure and function • Harvesting chemical energy: glycolysis, citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation • Light reactions and the Calvin cycle • Evolution of alternative mechanism of carbon fixation • Unit 4: Cell Communication and the Cell Cycle • Evolution of cell signaling • Reception, transduction, response • Apoptosis • How mitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells • Evolution of Mitosis • How the eukaryotic cell cycle is regulated by a molecular control system • Origin of cell communication

  18. AP Test Preparations • Tests will be AP level questions • Practice Essays (FRQs) • Mock Exams in spring semester • Study Sessions beginning in January

  19. Honors Biology • Course Description • Textbook • Topic Outline • Science Fair • AIMS Test Preparation

  20. Honors Biology Course Description Biology is a hands on approach to the life sciences. It is a comprehensive study of biological properties, from cellular processes to animal form and function. As a whole, this includes the ecological study of human interaction with our environment and the history of our development. This is a rigorous laboratory science designed to provide a comprehensive survey of the life sciences, in a manner in which critical thinking skills are used to study all forms of life. This course will also have an extensive writing component for developing scientific literacy. This course is designed to prepare the student for AP Biology.

  21. Honors Biology Textbook • 4th Edition The Living World from Johnson • No online access • Intention for students to have a book at home. • In meantime, I am copying readings from my copy of the book. I will be posting onto my website in future. • Can be purchased online if want personal copy earlier.

  22. Honors Biology Topic Outline • Scientific Process • Biochemistry • Cell Structure & Function • Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration • DNA structure & replication • Protein Synthesis • Genetics • Evolution • Ecology • Human Body Systems • Diversity of Life

  23. Science Fair • Mid-late August – Topic Investigations • Required in class for all students – individually or in small groups • More information including dates to be given out next week

  24. AIMS Preparation • Pretest – let’s start early • Test/Quiz – include questions that overlap with AIMS type questions • AIMS Prep Quizzes – Start at end of 2nd quarter • AIMS Review Sessions – Take place during 3rd & the beginning of 4th quarter • Class review – 4th quarter prior to the exam **AIMS test score will be part of their 4th quarter grade.**

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