Assess.
Activities
Materials
Objectives/Standards
Weekly Lesson Plans
Teacher: Alicia Penfield
Class: AP Biology, 3rd period
Week of December 1 – 5
Monday
The students will…
 Describe and identify each
stage of the cell cycle,
including interphase (the
longest stage).
 Describe and identify each
stage of meiosis.
 Compare and contrast mitosis
and meiosis.
 Explain how the cell cycle is
regulated and the
consequences if this
mechanism is faulty.
Standards: LO 3.7 – 3.11
 Test review outline
 Hayflick limit article
 Free response practice
 Complete test review
 Hayflick limit article and
analysis
 HW: study for the test
Tues.
Wednesday
The students will…
The students will…
 Describe and identify each
 Explain how the structure of
stage of the cell cycle,
nucleic acids can be
including interphase (the
attributed to their function.
longest stage).
 Compare and contrast the
 Describe and identify each
structures of DNA and RNA.
stage of meiosis.
 Summarize the data from
 Compare and contrast mitosis
historical investigations that
and meiosis.
support the claim that DNA
and RNA are the primary
 Explain how the cell cycle is
sources of heritable
regulated and the
information.
consequences if this
mechanism is faulty.
Standards: LO 3.1 – 3.6
Standards: LO 3.7 – 3.11
 Cell cycle test
 Internet access
 Video guide
 DNA Structure PPT and
student notes
 DNA Double-Take article
 Video guide
 Quick review
 Test: Cell Cycle
 HW: DNA/Nucleic Acid
video guide
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 Free response practice
 Discussion/questioning
 Article analysis
 Discussion/questioning
 Test
 Video guide
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Collect HW
Utah Genetics Simulation
Notes: DNA Structure
DNA model coloring sheet
NY Times Article: DNA
Double-Take
HW: Respond to article
online; DNA replication
video guide
Discussion/questioning
Video guide
Article analysis
Accommodations: none
Thursday
The students will…
 Describe how genetic
information is copied for
transmission between
generations.
 List and explain the purposes
of the major enzymes
involved in DNA replication.
Friday
The students will…
 Describe how genetic
information is translated into
polypeptides.
 List and explain the purposes
of the major enzymes
involved in transcription.
Standards: LO 3.1 – 3.6
Standards: LO 3.1 – 3.6
 Quiz
 DNA Replication PPT and
student notes
 Molecular Visualizations of
DNA video
 Poster paper, craft supplies
 Video guide
 Collect HW; quiz
 Notes: DNA Replication
 Video: Molecular
Visualizations of DNA
 DNA replication modeling
posters
 HW: Protein synthesis video
guide
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Quiz
Discussion/questioning
Posters
Video guide
 Quiz
 Transcription PPT and
student notes
 Molecular Visualizations of
DNA video
 Transcription WS
 Collect HW; quiz
 Notes: Protein Synthesis –
Transcription
 Transcription practice
 Video: Molecular
Visualizations of Life
 Transcription WS
 HW: Complete WS; due
Monday
 Quiz
 Discussion/questioning
 Transcription practice
 Transcription WS