Weekly Lesson Plans
Teacher: Alicia Penfield
Subject: AP Biology
Week of: November 4 – 8
Monday
11/4
Objectives/Standards
The students will be able to…
1. Identify each biome based on a description and describe the role of biotic and abiotic factors.
2. Explain how density, dispersion, and demographics can describe a population.
3. Describe exponential and logistic models of population growth, give examples, and discuss
effects of limiting factors.
4. Describe the difference between a fundamental and realized niche.
5. Recall and describe each type of community interaction, including competition, predation, and
symbiosis.
6. Explain the impact of a keystone species on community structure.
7. Explain the process of succession.
8. Explain how energy flows through an ecosystem, as well as how nutrients are cycled.
9. Describe the various ways that human activities have played a role in shaping and affecting the
biosphere.
Materials
 AP test 5
Activities
1. Quick review (10 minutes)
2. AP Test 5: Ecology (80 minutes)
Homework
1. Life Requires Free Energy Video Guide – Bozemanscience – due tomorrow.
Tuesday
11/5
Objectives/Standards
The students will be able to…
1. Explain the role of Gibbs free energy and activation energy in enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
2. Differentiate between anabolism and catabolism and give examples.
3. Recall basic information about protein structure.
4. Describe how the structure of an enzyme is necessary for it to function correctly.
5. Explain the ways that enzymes can be regulated by biotic and abiotic factors.
Materials
 Metabolism and Enzymes PPT and student notes
 Play-doh
 Toothpickase handout
 Toothpicks, paper clips, timer, calculator, Excel
Activities
1. Notes: Metabolism and Enzymes (30 minutes)
2. Enzyme modeling with Play-Doh (10 minutes)
3. Toothpickase Activity (50 minutes)
Homework
1. Watch Catalase Lab Video at Bozemanscience.com and complete the video guide. Decide which
biotic or abiotic factor you would like to test and plan your experiment. Be ready to start when
you walk in tomorrow!
Wednesday
11/6
Objectives/Standards
The students will be able to…
1. Understand the relationship between enzyme structure and function.
2. Determine factors that can change the rate of an enzyme reaction.
3. Determine which factors that affect enzyme activity could be biologically important.
Materials
 Liver, yeast, potato
 Hydrogen peroxide, 10% and 3%
 Water, HCl, NaOH, hot plates, ice
 Rulers
Activities
1. AP Investigation 13: Enzyme Activity (Catalase Lab) (90 minutes)
Homework
1. Begin lab report. Due 11/11/13.
2. Watch Bozemanscience Photosynthesis and Respiration video and complete the video guide.
Thursday
11/7
Friday
11/8
SRS field trip chaperone – students should work on the lab report for AP Investigation 13: Enzyme
Activity
Objectives/Standards
The students will be able to…
1. Explain the purpose and importance of cellular respiration to living things.
2. Describe glycolysis in detail.
Materials
 Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle PPT and student notes
 Play-doh, craft supplies
Activities
1. Notes: Cell Respiration: Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle (30 minutes)
2. Model glycolysis and Krebs cycle (20 minutes)
3. Make a flow chart “cheat sheet” of glycolysis and Krebs cycle (40 minutes)
Homework
1. Complete the enzyme lab report. Due Monday, 11/11.