1. Welcome! Please sign in I’ll be happy to answer any questions about the course. Please feel free to contact me at any time individually with student questions.

2. Welcome to AP Biology! Trish Fortenbaugh pfortenbaugh@cdschools.org 541-1662 x237

3. My science/education background… B.S. Biology – Susquehanna University Secondary Ed. Cert. – Susquehanna University Masters of Science Education - LVC Taught at Wheaton High School in Montgomery County MD for 1 year Anatomy & Physiology Biology Honors Biology 9 th year teaching at East High Biology II AP Biology

4. Requirements for all classes: 3 ring binder & lab notebook CanvasCanvas– Online course format Headphones/Earbuds Prepared for class

5. Topics for AP Biology Unit 1: Scientific Inquiry/Ecology Unit 2: Biochemistry Unit 3: Cell Structure & Function Unit 4: Cellular Energetics Unit 5: Cell Reproduction Unit 6: Patterns of Inheritance & Human Genetics Unit 7: Molecular Genetics Unit 8: Evolution Unit 9: Diversity of Organisms Unit 10: Animal Structure & Function Unit 11: Plant Anatomy & Physiology

6. AP Biology Exam – May 9 – 8 AM Advanced Placement Biology Content The AP Biology Course is structure around the following Big Ideas: Big Idea 1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life. Big Idea 2: Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis. Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes. Big Idea 4: Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties..

7. Science Practices (SP) 1. The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems. 2. The student can use mathematics appropriately. 3. The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course. 4. The student can plan and implement data collection strategies appropriate to a particular scientific question. 5. The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence. 6. The student can work with scientific explanations and theories. 7. The student is able to connect and relate knowledge across various scales, concepts and representations in and across domains.

8. Assessments: *Daily Journaling/Activators *College Board Labs *Class work *Homework *Tests/quizzes/assessments *Projects *Midterm exam (January) *Final exam (May)

9. Grading Grade Calculations 50% Tests 25% Quizzes 15% Classwork 10% Homework East High Grading Scale A 90 – 100 B80 - 89 C 70 – 79 D60 - 69

10. Homework assignments, announcements, and daily class documents can be viewed on my Canvas AP Biology page General Course documents on my school Website  www.cdschools.org www.cdschools.org  Select a School: East High  Staff  Fortenbaugh  Homework is assigned most evenings, often in advance

11. Thank you for attending tonight! If you wish to discuss the progress of your student in honors biology, please contact me via email or telephone and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Please keep in touch!