mrs. ahrens
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Mrs. Ahrens. Advanced Placement Biology Email [email protected]. Who Am I. Went through Solon Schools B.S. in Biology at Heidelberg University Worked at Case in research Taught in Ohio and Chapel Hill, NC - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Who Am I
• Went through Solon Schools • B.S. in Biology at Heidelberg University• Worked at Case in research• Taught in Ohio and Chapel Hill, NC
– AP Biology, Honors Biology, General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Forensics
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My Family
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My Family
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My Goals
• Students Understand & Appreciate Biology
• Students Do Real Science & HAVE FUN!
• All Students Get 5 on A.P. Exam
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A.P. Biology Curriculum
As Dictated by
College Board
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Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce,
and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
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Living Systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.
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The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
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Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.
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The A.P. Exam (May 12th)• Section 1 (90 minutes)
– Part A is 63 multiple-choice questions– Part B is 6 calculation questions
-Worth 50%• Section 2 (90 minutes)
– 2 Long Free Response Questions– 6 Short Free Response Questions
-Worth 50%
Approximately 25% of questions will be lab-based
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My Approach To Grades
• 75 % Assessments including . . – Multiple Choice Tests– Long Free Response– Short Free Response– Calculation Questions
• 25% Labs, Lab Quizzes, and Lab Tests
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How Will Your Kids Succeed?
• Attitude• Effort• Book• Study Groups/Discussion Groups
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My Expectations
• Their BEST EFFORT
• Students should read to assimilate– This will enable them to discuss concepts
• Students should participate and have fun
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Work Hard and Do Your Best