Tulip poplars, AP Exam 2015 and Last Week for Seniors!

Our AP Biology Exam was on Monday morning with mix reviews from students.  I didn't get to go over the exam with them until today ... FRQs were released on Wednesday afternoon.

https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap15_frq_biology.pdf

Tested on the FRQs were the Behavior Lab, Mitosis & Meiosis Lab and Respiration Lab.  Other questions had parts of a labs.  Some more difficult topics ... exon shuffling, motor neurons, pineal gland / melatonin and more.  I think we will have many students score a three but only a few fours and fives.

Students during our last lab before the exam ... the behavior lab using fruit flies.

Computer Programming I and Computer Programming II are presenting their final projects next week.  Lots of good Scratch projects.  Our mini-bot (Zumo) line reading robot challenge will be on Thrusday.

The Selected Topics in Science class has been working on human organ systems and diseases.  Their final will be a week from Tuesday.

On our farm blackberries are blooming ...

Also, tulip poplar trees (the Kentucky State Tree!)  are blooming.  The blooms are 2-3 inches across.  Pictures below are from this afternoon.  Tulip poplar trees are a big honey maker in our region.

Last week, we had Star of Bethlehem flowers blooming in our yard  ... planted long ago.

One more week seniors!  Graduation next weekend.