Title of Course: AP Biology Lab and Exam Review
Name of Supervising Teacher: Calvert
Anticipated Cost: $5 per student
Number of Students: 25
Description:
Students will review AP Biology Curriculum and do a Sample AP Biology Exam Items; Two AP Biology Labs will be completed: Electrophoresis and Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity. The electrophoresis lab involves using gel electrophoresis equipment to analyze fragments of DNA. The primary productivity lab will use measurements of dissolved oxygen to analyze oxygen concentrations in water samples taken before and after incubation.
Educational Objectives (College / Career Readiness Focus):
1. AP Biology Major Theme: Science as a Process and Interdependence in Nature
2. AP Biology : Electrophoresis and Primary Productivity
Suggested Itinerary:
Day / Time | Activities |
Monday | AP Review, specific to DNA (central dogma) and DNA technology; Discussion of electrophoresis and electrophoresis lab prep; Overview of AP Biology Exam |
Tuesday | Practice AP questions; Electrophoresis procedure |
Wednesday | Dissolved oxygen lab; AP exam sample questions ; |
Thursday | test dissolved oxygen; do dissolved oxygen calculations |
Friday | Sample test items specific to labs: lab analysis |