Instructor: Mrs. GlassmeyerRoom: A103

Classes offered: Honors & AP

Welcome to

Biology!!!

Room Number: A103 Email:

Glassmeyer.kristi@chandler.k12.az.usGlassmeyer.kristi@cusd80.com

Phone: (480) 424 - 8034

My Contact Information

Bachelor of Science Cum laude from Cornell University

Study abroad program at University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand

Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University

My Educational Background

Striving to be Extraordinary

“If it wasn't hard then everyone would do it..the hard is what makes

it great.”

-Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own.  

Parent Communication Register for Schoolwires if you have not

done so. Select Glassmeyer during registration so you get E-alerts from my website.

The best way to reach me is via email. Please use both email addresses. Voicemail is not up and running yet.

My website is accessible through the Arizona College Preparatory - Erie website under the faculty tab. The primary source of class information will be found essentials pages.

Classroom Wish List Cheap clear nail polish Tissues Pipe cleaners (white &

colored) Glue sticks Non-latex gloves

(medium and large) Digital timers with

seconds Play dough Multi-colored card stock Rolls of clear tape Gummi bears Gift cards to Petsmart for

classroom fish.

Yeast Aluminum foil Salt Sugar Aluminum mesh wire

sheets Dry beans, raw corn

(not popcorn) Rubbing alcohol Plastic wrap Wax paper 12” balloons

Syllabus: Need to Know Absences: excused vs. unexcused Late work: accepted or unaccepted?

How much is it worth? Expectations in the classroom

Current focus for learning Testing requirements

Grades: How are they calculated? Quarter Grades

Weighted categories 60% Test/Quiz 40% Lab/Project

What does this mean?

Semester Grades40/40/20What does this mean?

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”

“The most incomprehensible thing about our universe is that it can be comprehended.”

-Albert Einstein  

AP Biology Students 3 Days on Catalina Island Snorkeling Studying Fun

Classes offered & Tools Available

Resources: My website

Classes I teach: Honors Biology AP Biology

AP Biology Course Description Textbook Additional Supplies Recommended Topic Outline AP Test Preparation

AP Biology Course Description

This second year course includes topics covered in a college introductory biology course for majors and provides students with the conceptual framework, factual

knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology.

Students completing this course will be eligible to take the AP Exam. It is

strongly recommended that the student complete Honors Biology before

enrolling in this class.

AP Biology Textbook 7th Edition AP Biology Text

from Campbell & Reece No online access yet…will

be coming at www.campbellbiology.com

Intention for books to be available.

In meantime, I am posting readings from text on my website.

Can be purchased online if want personal copy earlier.

Additional Supplies Carbonless lab book (Barbakam.com) Study guide for 7th or 8th editions of AP

Biology Campbell book (can be purchased online)

Other supplies listed on newsletter

AP Biology Topic Layout Unit 1: Introduction

Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection Inquiry as a way to learn science Structure of Atoms Emergent Properties of Water

Unit 2: Biochemistry and Introduction to the Cell

The impact of carbon as the “backbone of life” How monomers build polymers, including the

roles of nucleic acids Examples of organelles that are membrane

bound to compartmentalize their functions Membrane structure and function

Unit 3: Cellular Energy and Related Processes Metabolic pathways Laws of Energy Transformation How ATP powers cellular work Enzyme structure and function Harvesting chemical energy: glycolysis, citric acid

cycle, oxidative phosphorylation Light reactions and the Calvin cycle Evolution of alternative mechanism of carbon

fixation Unit 4: Cell Communication and the Cell Cycle

Evolution of cell signaling Reception, transduction, response Apoptosis How mitosis produces genetically identical daughter

cells Evolution of Mitosis How the eukaryotic cell cycle is regulated by a

molecular control system Origin of cell communication

AP Test Preparations Tests will be AP level questions Practice Essays (FRQs) Mock Exams in spring semester Study Sessions beginning in January

Honors Biology Course Description Textbook Topic Outline Science Fair AIMS Test Preparation

Honors Biology Course Description

Biology is a hands on approach to the life sciences. It is a comprehensive study of biological

properties, from cellular processes to animal form and function. As a whole, this includes the

ecological study of human interaction with our environment and the history of our development.This is a rigorous laboratory science designed to

provide a comprehensive survey of the life sciences, in a manner in which critical thinking skills are used to study all forms of life. This

course will also have an extensive writing component for developing scientific literacy. This course is designed to prepare the student for AP

Biology.

Honors Biology Textbook 4th Edition The Living

World from Johnson No online access Intention for students

to have a book at home.

In meantime, I am copying readings from my copy of the book. I will be posting onto my website in future.

Can be purchased online if want personal copy earlier.

Honors Biology Topic Outline Scientific Process Biochemistry Cell Structure & Function Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration DNA structure & replication Protein Synthesis Genetics Evolution Ecology Human Body Systems Diversity of Life

Science Fair Mid-late August – Topic Investigations Required in class for all students –

individually or in small groups More information including dates to be

given out next week

AIMS Preparation Pretest – let’s start early Test/Quiz – include questions that

overlap with AIMS type questions AIMS Prep Quizzes – Start at end of 2nd

quarter AIMS Review Sessions – Take place

during 3rd & the beginning of 4th quarter Class review – 4th quarter prior to the

exam

**AIMS test score will be part of their 4th quarter grade.**