AP Biology Mrs. Soraire

Benefits of AP Biology Course Cutting-edge lab experience In-depth study of our world Satisfaction of taking a college level course in high school Opportunity to earn college credit Prepare for careers in Agriculture, Biology, Business, Medicine, Pharmacy, etc.

Major Themes

AP Biology helps you strengthen your lab techniques/skills Inquiry based labs designed to give you a hands-on look into the scientific world

Grading Tests 50% Lab 20% Quizzes/Assignments 20% Homework/Classwork/Participation 10% Only 90% of tests are based on class discussion. THERE ARE NO 100s WITHOUT DOING ALL ASSIGNMENTS

Extra Credit Tests: A Quarterly exam will be offered at the end of each marking period and may replace your lowest test grade Quizzes: Any student with a perfect homework average will have their lowest quiz grade dropped NO INDIVIDUAL EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN!

Sample Unit Format Length: 2 weeks (1 quiz/1 test) Homework: Prior Knowledge Packet; Chapter Reading; Chapter Questions; completion of in-class assignments Classwork: Articles, Case studies, labs, activities, worksheets, video clips Labwork: A combination of mandatory and supplemental labs

Other Assignments POTW: most Mondays a problem of the week is due – see file for dates and assignments Vocab Quizzes: most Fridays a root word quiz is given – there is a list provided and available on the website