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Welcome

Welcome to our AP Biology virtual classroom. On this site you will be able to find all important course documents, powerpoints, VOD cast links, article links, and you will also be able to post assignments to this site.

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Contact Information

Michael Balog

Room 21

Office Hours: Thursday 2:30 to 3:30 or by appointment

E-mail: michael.balog@asfg.mx

Course Description

The Advance Placement Biology course gives students the opportunity to pursue college level biology studies and credit while still in high school. This course culminated in the AP Biology exam, which can result in the awarding of university credit. The course follows College Board Advanced Placement guidelines and is divided into three main content areas, Molecules and Cells, Heredity and Evolution, and Organisms and Populations. This course differs from the Honors Biology by the depth and speed which topics are covered. Experimentation and data analysis are important complements to all concepts. The approach to biology is one of guided reasoning based on observation and experimentation. An array of hands-on activities, research projects, and laboratories that develop inquiry skills and conceptual understanding are incorporated into the class.

Exemplar Conclusion

Exemplar Conclusion.docx

Start of the Year Documents

AP Biology 2011-2012 Course Syllabus.doc

Biology Coloring Book_1.pdf

Biology Coloring Book_2.pdf

Biology Coloring Book_3.pdf

Lab Report Guidelines 2011-2012.doc

Lab Safety Rules and Contract 2011-2012.doc

AP Biology Contract 2011-2012.doc

AP Biology Review Schedule 2010-2011.docx

Exemplar Conclusion.docx

Summer Assignments

AP Biology Ecology Summer Assignment Instructions.docx

AP Biology Ecology Unit Objectives.doc

Ecology Review Sheet Chapter 50-52.docx

Population Exercises.doc

Department Philosophy

Favorite Websites

TED Lectures
Charlie Rose Interviews
Slate Online Magazine Science Section
Scientific American
Nature
Discover
NASA
NY Times Science Section
CBC Science and Technology Section

Interesting Article Links

How long should you wait before cutting off a limb?
Gauging the Success of the Gates Grants
Cannibalism in Neanderthal Bones Found in Spain
The Case for Cannibalism

Turn It In.com Explanation

All written documents must be submitted to turn it in.com before you submit it to me. Please make sure that there are no instances of improper use of someone's work in your own research proposal.

Steps:

1) Go to the link below to obtain a quickstart guide in case you get lost in the process.

http://www.turnitin.com/resources/documentation/turnitin/training/en_us/qs_student_en_us.pdf

2) Click on the following link to create a new user login. Skip this step if you have already created an account last year or in another class.

https://www.turnitin.com/newuser_join.asp?svr=5&session-id=c6d31b290e31fe5e5f747dfa92bb75c2&lang=en_us&r=68.0570022110473

3) Your class ID will be: 4201725 The password is: asfg

4) Click on AP Biology

5) Submit your document to the Ecology AP Question #2 section.

6) Fill in the required information.

7) Give turnitin.com a minute or two and then check your originality report.

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Biological Dive...
Evolution
Molecular Genet...
Classical Genet...
Mitosis and Mei...
Cell
Biochemistry and Enzymes
Ecology
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