AP Biology Summer Assignment

Welcome! Congratulations on deciding to take AP Biology! The two main goals of AP

Biology are to help you develop a conceptual framework for modern biology and to gain

a deeper appreciation of science as a process. Because of the rapid pace of discovery in

the life sciences our primary emphasis is on developing an understanding of unifying

concepts that connect the major topics of biology.

ASSIGNMENT 1 Due BEFORE the first day of school

Introduction letter

I would love to get to know a little about who you are! For your first assignment, send me an email

telling me a little about yourself. It’s that easy! This will also be your first grade…if only all of the

grades were this easy! I will reply so you have electronic record that your assignment was received.

Here is what I would like you to email me at raschenbeck@bellvilleisd.org before the end of this

summer:

Subject Line: AP Biology 2017-18

Body:

1. Your full name (& what you like to be called if different from your first name), grade & stuff about you!

2. What do you like to do (hobbies, sports, music, interests, etc.)? 3. What extracurricular activities are you involved in? 4. Do you have a job or plan on getting a job next year? What kind? 5. What are your personal strengths when it comes to learning new material? 6. What causes you to struggle in a course? 7. Who was your biology teacher? 8. Was there anything that you liked or disliked about your earlier biology class? 9. How many AP classes have you taken so far? How many have you passed with a 3 or higher? 10. How many AP classes are you taking this year (please list)? 11. Have you or will you be taking anatomy and physiology? 12. What are you looking forward to the most in AP Biology? 13. What are you most anxious about in AP Biology? 14. Why are you taking AP Biology? What do you hope to accomplish/gain? 15. What potential career would you like to pursue?

Remember to use proper email etiquette. I will reply so you have an electronic record that the first part of your assignment was received. I will be checking my email most of the summer so if you have any problems with the other parts of the assignment, please contact me through email as well.

ASSIGNMENT 2 Due BEFORE the first day of school

Join Remind101

When I need to send out fast class information quickly or send out reminders I use Remind101. It

will send you automatic text messages from me. You can also ask questions through this app.

ASSIGNEMENT 3 Due BEFORE the first day of school

Access Your Online Textbook and Bookmark Websites

Go to the following websites and bookmark them. We will be using these sites all year long and it would be a

great idea to glance through them this summer.

Bookmark: www.masteringbiology.com. We will use this website for some homework assignments, textbook

access over the summer, and several interactive tutorials. Follow the instructions below for creating an

account to gain access.

1. Go to www.pearsonschool.com/access

2. Enter the first 6 letters of the student access code: SSNAST

3. Click on Covered Titles.

4. Select Campbell Biology, 10th ed. from the Science Menu

5. Click on Student Registration Link

6. Accept terms.

7. Create a Pearson account. I suggest using your email as your username.

8. Type in the full access code: SSNAST-KINK-POME-SYNC-ONTO-INLY

9. You have been provided a course ID: RASCHENBECK49650

10. Once your account has been created, you will go directly to www.masteringbiology.com to log in.

Bookmark: http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-biology/. This website has many useful videos that we will

use often.

ASSIGNMENT 4 Due by the 3rd Day of School

Biological Collection Photo Blog

For this assignment, you will “collect” 25 photographic examples of biological terms/concepts and

post them on a photo blog. Select any of the items from the Biological Collection List to include in

your blog. This will introduce you not only to the language of biology, but also emphasize that

biology is something that’s DONE not just memorized. A hardcopy of your Photo Blog Table of

Contents AND a link to your photo blog is due the third day of class. The link should be

written on the table of contents that you will turn into me AS WELL AS emailed to me. Please contact

me if access to the needed technology is an issue.

Directions for the Biological Collection Photo Blog:

1. “Collect” an item by taking a picture of it. Define, in your own words, the biological term/concept. Also within a couple of statements, explain how the picture represents the term or concept. Use the Biological Collection List on to select terms/concepts for your blog.

2. Upload the photo, definition, and explanation to a blog that you create for the class. Google’s Blogger is a free and easy blog. You will find instructions in this packet on how to set up a blog.

3. Be creative. If you choose an item that is internal to a plant or animal, like phloem, you could submit a photograph of the whole organism or a close up of one part, and then explain on the blog what phloem is and specifically where phloem is in the specimen.

4. Use original photos ONLY. You cannot use an image from any publication or from the internet. You must take the photo yourself. You must prove that the photo is your work by having a “proof object” in the picture that represents you. This could be a key chain, pen, bracelet, small toy, etc. Submit a picture of you with your proof object when you hand in your summer work.

5. You should only use natural items. Take a walk in your neighborhood, go to the zoo, go for a hike in the woods, etc. Humans are natural items and may be used, but only for a few entries.

6. Each concept should have a different picture. Do NOT use the same picture for more than one term. 7. This is an individual project. While brainstorming, discussing, and even going on collecting adventures

together is welcome, your items and photos are to be unique. With over 90 concept choices, probability says there is a very slim chance that any two students will have the same items chosen from their list.

8. Be careful and respectful! Never touch plants or animals you are unfamiliar with. Don’t kill or hurt any organisms. Don’t remove any organisms from the natural environment.

9. Blog safely. See the guidelines in this packet for safe blogging.

Rubric for Biological Collection Photo Blog

Points Biological Collection Photo Blog Entry (per photo)

Points Table of Contents*

1 Original photo posted to blog 3 Blog URL written AND emailed to teacher 1 Biological term/concept identified 2 Picture of you with your proof object 1 Biological term/concept defined in own

words 10 Each biological term/concept listed in the order it

appears on blog 2 2 Biological term/concept and photo

relationship explained fully 10

Blog is easy to follow and neatly presented

* Points in this selection are awarded in an all or none format. If the guideline is not fully met, no points will be awarded.

Your photo blog is worth a maximum of 150 points {125 points for your photo blog (5 points for each photo

blog entry) and 25 points for a completed Blog Table of Contents}

Biological Collection List

1. Adaptation of an animal 2. Adaptation of a plant 3. Altruistic behavior 4. Amniotic egg 5. Analogous structures 6. Animal that has a segmented body 7. Anther and filament of stamen 8. Archaebacteria 9. Asexual reproduction 10. ATP 11. Autotroph 12. Auxin producing area of a plant 13. Basiodiomycete 14. Batesian mimicry 15. Bilateral symmetry 16. Biological magnification 17. C3 Plant 18. C4 Plant 19. CAM Plant 20. Calvin Cycle 21. Cambium 22. Cellular respiration 23. Coevolution 24. Commensalism 25. Connective tissue 26. Cuticle layer of a plant 27. Detritivore 28. Dominant vs. recessive phenotype 29. Ectotherm 30. Endosperm 31. Endotherm 32. Enzyme 33. Epithelial tissue 34. Ethylene

35. Eubacteria 36. Eukaryote 37. Exoskeleton 38. Fermentation 39. Flower ovary 40. Frond 41. Gametophyte 42. Genetic variation within a population 43. Genetically modified organism 44. Gibberellins 45. Glycogen 46. Gymnosperm cone – male or female 47. Gymnosperm leaf 48. Hermaphrodite 49. Heterotrophy 50. Homeostasis 51. Homologous structures 52. Hydrophilic 53. Hydrophobic 54. Introduced species 55. Keystone species 56. Krebs cycle 57. K-strategist 58. Lichen 59. Lipid used for energy storage 60. Littoral zone organism 61. Long-day plant 62. Mating behavior (be careful and keep appropriate!!!) 63. Meristem 64. Modified leaf of a plant 65. Modified root of a plant

66. Modified stem of a plant 67. Mullerian mimicry 68. Mutualism 69. Mycelium 70. Mycorrhizae 71. Niche 72. Parasitism 73. Parenchyma cells 74. Phloem 75. Pollen 76. Pollinator 77. Population 78. Predation 79. Prokaryote 80. R-strategist 81. Radial symmetry (animal) 82. Redox reaction 83. Rhizome 84. Seed dispersal (animal, wind, water) 85. Spore 86. Sporophyte 87. Stigma and style of carpel 88. Succession 89. Taxis 90. Territorial behavior 91. Tropism 92. Unicellular organism 93. Vestigial structures 94. Xylem

Guidelines for Safe Blogging (Adapted from Kim Foglia's Class Blog)

Blogging is a very public activity. Anything that is posted on the Internet stays there. FOREVER! Deleting a post simply removes it from the blog it was posted to. Copies of the post may exist scattered all over the Internet. That is why we need to be careful and follow some simple, clear, safety rules. FIRST RULE:

To protect your privacy, you need to set up your account using ONLY your first name. This means that many of you need to go in and change your profile. If you have the same first name as another classmate, then let's add only your last initial to your first name, e.g., RebeccaA.

SECOND RULE:

We do not use pictures of ourselves in our profiles. If you really want a graphic image associated with your posting use an avatar -- a picture of something that represents you but IS NOT of you.

Other teachers who have blogged with their classes have come up with a list of guidelines for student bloggers. One of them, Bud Hunt, has these suggestions, among others: Students using blogs are expected to treat blogspaces as classroom spaces. Speech that is inappropriate for class is not appropriate for our blog. While we encourage you to engage in debate and conversation with other bloggers, we also expect that you will conduct yourself in a manner reflective of a representative of this school. NEVER give out or record personal information on our blog. Our blog exists as a public space on the Internet. Don’t share anything that you don’t want the world to know. For your safety, be careful what you say, too. Don’t give out your phone number or home address. This is particularly important to remember if you have a personal online journal or blog elsewhere. Again, your blog is a public space. And if you put it on the Internet, odds are really good that it will stay on the Internet. Always. That means ten years from now when you are looking for a job, it might be possible for an employer to discover some really hateful and immature things you said when you were younger and more prone to foolish things. Be sure that anything you write you are proud of. It can come back to haunt you if you don’t. Never link to something you haven’t read. While it isn’t your job to police the Internet, when you link to something, you should make sure it is something that you really want to be associated with. If a link contains material that might be creepy or make some people uncomfortable, you should probably try a different source. Keep all of these in mind as you create you Biological Collection Photo Blog for AP Biology. Email your teacher if you have questions or concerns about blogging.

Photo Blog Table of Contents Name:___________________________

Blog URL:_________________________________________________ URL Submitted via email Your photo with proof object submitted via hardcopy

Photo Order Biological Terms/Concepts Comments Points Earned

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21

22 23 24 25

Example Entries for Photo Blog

Notice the Texas A&M button in the pictures below. This is this bloggers proof object and is used to demonstrate that the photographs in the blog entries are indeed their original. Make sure you have proof object in each of your photos. You are also required to take a picture of yourself with your proof object.

You can view a sample blog here: http://apbiologyrebeccaa.blogspot.com/

Setting up your AP Biology Biological Photo Blog using Google’s Blogger

1. Use your Bellville Brahmas Google account. 2. In the Google Apps tool Bar (checkerboard in the upper right corner), select

Blogger. If you don’t see it in the checkerboard, select “more.” If you don’t see Blogger there, select “even more from Google” and scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “for business.” You should now be able to select Blogger from the list of icons.

3. Next select Blogger Profile- Create a limited Blogger Profile

4. Next you’ll need to enter a Blogger Profile. Use

AP Bio_FirstName_LastInitial as your format.

5. Click New Blog and follow the rest of the directions for setting up your photo blog for AP Bio. Title your Blog AP Biology Biological Collections. Your blog address should be APBiologyFirstnameLastinital.blogspot.com

6. Remember to upload your original 25 photos, definition, and explanations by the 3rd day of AP Biology to your blog. Email a link to your blog to raschenbeck@bellvillebrahmas.org by the 3rd day as well.

7. If you don’t know how to use blogger, there are several tutorials on YouTube that help!

ASSIGNMENT 5 Due by the 1st Day of Class Reading Guides for Unit 1 Your assignment is to complete the reading guide for chapter 1 of your textbook (Biology, Campbell 10th Ed.). The reading guide is at the end of this packet and can be downloaded from my school website. I expect your reading guide to be completed in your own handwriting. You will have access to the online textbook but if you would like a hard copy, you may pick up a textbook from Mrs. Matus between June 12th-June 20th or from Mrs. Winklemann starting August 11th. This textbook has a lot of technical vocabulary and can feel overwhelming. Guided readings will help you to know what parts to focus on.

ASSIGNMENT 6 Due by the 1st Day of Class Get your supplies for AP Biology Class

Get yourself ready for class! Below is the list of supplies that you will need for class. It’s quite a list, but our class will be interactive – that being said you will need the proper tools to engage in project based, interactive learning, labs, and classroom activities.

1. Mead/Five star HEAVY DUTY (plastic cover) 5 subject Notebook College ruled. (You will need this for 1st semester). Will be used daily in class for notes and daily activities this will called your BILL – Biology Interactive Learning Log

2. Mead/Five star HEAVY DUTY (plastic cover) 3 subject Notebook College ruled. (You will need this for 2nd semester). Will be used daily in class for notes and daily activities this will called your BILL – Biology Interactive Learning Log

3. ONE 1 ½ -2 inch binder with clear cover for title page. Will be kept in class and used to store Review Materials for AP Bio Exam and carbon copies of your labs. This will be your review binder and very important the last two six weeks of school.

4. Blue/Black pens and Red Pen (for corrections) 5. Pack of highlighters (several different colors). These will be used for interactive

BILL reading and activities 6. Colored pencils or markers that will not bleed through pages of notebook

(OPTIONAL: I will have classroom sets but some students prefer to have their own) 7. Pack of Post it divider tabs for BILL (OPTIONAL: you can make your own

dividers with post it notes) 8. Pack of 8 dividers for your binder 9. Note Cards and a pack of note card rings will be used for BILL activities and

vocabulary cards (about 500-600 vocabulary words). Students are encouraged to buy note cards in various colors.

10. ONE roll of paper towels – Will be used during various labs and activities for clean-up 11. Last name A-K: Zip lock bags sandwich or quart size

Last Name L-Z: ONE bottle of Clorox wipes – Will be used for those messy labs and lab sanitation

ASSIGNMENT 7 Due by the 1st Day of Class

Get your BILL ready for Semester ONE of AP Bio! BILL--The Biology Interactive Learning Log (adapted from Lee Ferguson) You will also be spending a lot of time with something called BILL. This year in AP biology, students will keep an interactive student notebook (ISN), where you will document your learning and interact with course content. Our ISN is called a Biology Interactive Learning Log, and we will use it daily. On any given day, we could be doing one of the following things in our notebook:

Solving practice problems

Interpreting graphs or diagrams

Creating graphic organizers or concept maps about biology content

Writing practice free response questions The activities we will do in our BILL are meant to allow you to interact with the biology content of our class in various ways. The more ways you interact with biological concepts, the more likely you will be able to apply them to new situations, whether it is a multiple choice test, a free response question or a lab investigation. To create your BILL, you will need a MEAD/FIVE star HEAVY DUTY (Plastic Cover) spiral 5 subject notebook. These are the same notebooks you used in Mrs. Schumann’s class are the most durable spiral notebooks. Please make sure you get a high quality one to ensure that your notebook does not fall apart (as will be the case with generic spiral notebooks). This is important because by the end of the year, you will have a homemade study guide. This summer: You will need to decorate the cover of your BILL with a collage of some sort that represents you. I recommend that you cover the front of your notebook with clear packing tape once you have completed the cover to add durability, but also to protect the collage you make. We will go over how to set up the inside of the BILL in class on the second day of class. Be sure you have your notebook with you in class so that you can get it set up. It is important that you keep up with your BILL on a daily basis, since this learning log is the physical representation of your processing of course concepts. We will use this notebook in class on a daily basis to catalog all the learning that you do both inside and outside the classroom, so it is important that you have it with them each day. The picture on the next page is a collage that shows what the BILL will be like.

BILLs are the Brainchild of Lee Ferguson , Master AP biology teacher. This photo is from her personal BILL.

At left: The cover of Mrs. Ferguson's BILL for this school year. At top right: A sampling of what you might be expected to do in the BILL. At middle right: A unit cover page in Mrs. Ferguson's BILL. At bottom right: The cover and unit tabs of Mrs. Ferguson's BILL.

I know it seems like you have a lot to do this summer! Make sure you check

off the easy ones first and allow adequate time to complete your photo blog

and guided reading. I recommend that you think about the 25 terms you

want to do for your blog, research them, and then set out to find examples

to take pictures of. It’s a good idea to keep your proof object handy so when

an opportunity arises to take a picture of something, you have it with you.

If you do not have access to the internet, the public library has internet

access. Use your resources! Also, if finances are an issue, please

communicate that to me so I can help you get the supplies you need.

Please, please, please email me or ask questions through Remind101 if you

need any assistance. I’m just a few clicks away. I can’t wait to get to know

you by reading your introductory emails and I look forward to having you

in my class in the fall!

Mrs. Aschenbeck

raschenbeck@bellvilleisd.org

AP Biology Summer Assignment Checklist

Assignment Due Date Complete

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1. Introduction Email Before the 1st day of

school

2. Join Remind101 Before the 1st day of

school

3. Online Textbook and Bookmark Websites

Before the 1st day of school

4. Photo Blog By the 3rd day of school

(August 30th)

5. Guided Reading By the 1st day of school

(August 28th)

6. Buy Your Supplies Before the 1st day of

school

7. Decorate Cover of BILL

By the 1st Day of School (August 28th)

AP Biology: NAME:__________________________ Chapter 1 Guided Reading Assignment

1. Biology is the study of life, but we have to determine what is considered living.

List and give a brief description of the properties of life shown in Fig. 1.2. 2.

2. Figure 1.3 zooms you in from viewing Earth from space all the way to the level of

molecules. As you study this figure, list and write a brief definition of each level.

3. In your own words, what is reductionism?

4. What are emergent properties? Give two examples.

5. As you read this section, you will probably recognize many things you have

learned in earlier science classes. Since this material will be presented in detail

in future chapters, you will come back to these ideas, so don’t fret if the concepts

presented are unfamiliar. However, to guide your study, define these terms as

you come to them.

a. Eukaryotic cell:

b. Prokaryotic Cell:

c. Genes:

d. Gene expression:

e. Genome:

f. Genomics:

g. Proteomics:

h. Bioinformatics:

6. Explain how nutrients cycle within an ecosystem, but energy flows one-way

through an ecosystem.

7. Explain and give an example of each type of feedback.

a. Positive feedback:

b. Negative feedback:

8. What does the statement “there is unity in diversity” mean in terms of biology and

why is it said that “Evolution is the unifying theme of biology?”

9. What is natural selection?

10. In this course, you will be involved with inquiry. What does inquiry mean, and

what might be involved?

11. Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative data. Which kind could be

graphed? Which type would you find in field sketches made by Darwin?

12. Differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning.

13. What is a control group and why is it important to have in an experiment?

14. Explain the difference between the dependent and independent variable.

Understanding this will be necessary when analyzing and graphing data.

15. Explain what is meant by a scientific theory by giving three ways your text

distinguishes a theory from a hypothesis or mere speculation.

16. Answer the multiple-choice questions from the “Test Your Understanding” section

below.

1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________

6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________