We continued to have AP Biology students today pick up their books and reading assignment for Christmas vacation. We are going to get through the ecology in two or three days. We will be facing a new curriculum this year in AP Biology after over 20 years. Several new labs ... human organ systems out with the exception of immune, endocrine and nervous systems ... most plant chapters are out with the exception of flowering plants and hormones. Emphasis will be on inquiry, molecular, evolution and homeostasis. Seven of the old labs stay with revisions and six more, now called investigations, are mostly new for a total of 13 investigations. Two are computer only labs.
Should be a challenge but, fun!
Today we wrapped up some grading in Genetics ... handed back the finals from Monday.
In Selected Topics we used our Squid Lab for our final. The dissection took the entire period with external and internal drawings / labeling. A good way to end the course. We had six students duck the last day of school that needed to take the final!
In computer programming today, I had some students show me their programs they were still trying to finish.
I had to clean up the lab after school so got home late. Pictures from today below ...
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