AP Biology Full Year Curriculum

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Fully updated for the 2023-2024 school year. This resource includes ALL the content your students need to know to help them master AP Biology* and prepare for the AP exam*. It is designed to accommodate both in-person and distance learning and includes EVERYTHING you need to successfully teach this course: 

• implementation guides
• example pacing plans for block schedules
• bell ringers
• student notes packets/workbooks
• presentations
• activities and labs
• assessments

Please note: Recently, changes in the way that Google Drive is handling files has caused formatting issues for MS Office files uploaded to Google Drive.

At this time, the tables in Word documents (.docx) included in the packet are not compatible with Google Drive. However, we are working to find a solution and will update ASAP. 

Fortunately, you can still edit and print to paper or PDF (which you can upload to Google Drive), and there are no issues with the existing Google Drive files included in this packet. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this issue and hope to have it resolved soon.

This complete, full-year curriculum includes all 8 of the units covered in AP Biology*:

• Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
• Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
• Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
• Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
• Unit 5: Heredity
• Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
• Unit 7: Natural Selection
• Unit 8: Ecology

**Please click on each unit description for more detailed information**

Questions:

**Why should I purchase this resource from you and use it in my classroom?**

This is a valid question! When I first started teaching AP Biology*, it was tough to say the least. The resources available to me were limited or not beneficial to my students. PowerPoints, especially, were the hardest resource to come by. So, I created this curriculum myself. I aligned it to the AP Biology* course and made it so that my students would actually benefit from the content. The year I started using this curriculum, the pass rate at my school went from an average of 55% to an average of 90%. Currently I have a 92.5% pass rate. I received so much positive feedback from my students as well! The best compliment I ever received was when two of my previous students came back to visit me during their freshman year at college. They came to tell me that my curriculum was the reason they were excelling in their college biology class (and that they were still using my PowerPoints to study)! Currently I am working on adding even more resources to my store so that teaching AP Biology* is LESS stress and MORE fun for you and your students. I am truly here to help you, so please don't hesitate to reach out. I would love to hear from you!

**What kind of labs are included?**

My entire curriculum is designed for schools that have little to no science budget and/or do not have designated lab spaces. Therefore, many of the labs included in the curriculum use alternative materials to what are used in the AP Biology Lab Manual*, which can be purchased at a much lower cost at general stores. My curriculum also includes what are called "dry labs." Dry labs are exactly as they sound, a lab but with no "wet" component. This is to 1) help teachers working with either no lab space or with little to no science budget and/or 2) help first year AP Biology* teachers with their pacing. However, if you are confident and have the budget, then you can use the labs in the lab manual and then assign the dry labs included in the curriculum as additional work/study/practice material. For ALL wet labs, either the ones included in the curriculum or in the AP Manual*, make sure to perform them PRIOR to implementing them in the classroom. This way you can troubleshoot and be prepared to help students and answer their questions more easily during the lab.

**How is this product distance learning compatible?**

The implementation guide included has day-by-day suggestions and alternatives provided for distance learning. Since all of the information is organized into a workbook, you only need to assign the workbook ONCE digitally and the students will have all of the information for the whole unit. It will help keep them on track and organized while they are out of the classroom. All PowerPoints have both YouTube and EdPuzzle video links included. All assessments have Google Forms versions so that you can assign them digitally. ASSIGNING TO STUDENTS DIGITALLY--The program Kami can be used by your students to edit the PDFs. Notability (iPads) is also a great program your students can use to edit the packets digitally if you do not want to print them, or for distance learning.

**Why workbooks?**

1. Workbooks help students with their organizational skills because all classroom materials can be found in one central location. The workbooks combine the guided notes with all other material they will need for the unit so that students can seamlessly progress from topic to topic.
2. Students can take notes AND work on practice problems in the same place, which helps increase understanding of the content.
3. Workbooks help to increase student accountability. If students are absent, they simply work on the pages covered on their own.
4. It saves on the number of times you will be printing material for your class. I print my workbooks at the start of each unit, and then I do not need to go back to the printers!
5. If you want to go digital, it allows you to share just one document with your students!

**How does this product differ from your PowerPoints and Activities Packets?**

In short, this product contains MUCH more than just the individual PowerPoint and Activity Packets. This product is all-inclusive, comprehensive, and no-prep. The PowerPoints are just that, PowerPoints, and the Activities Packets are a collection of worksheets, some labs, and some projects. The PowerPoints and Activities Packets are more stand-alone products. This COMPLETE unit has ALL of that PLUS:

• Implementation notes
• More practice problems/activities
• Dry-labs
• Formative and summative assessments (with digital versions)
• Guided notes (that are organized into a comprehensive workbook)
• Bell ringers
• Unit study guides, and so much more.

Deciding on what option to purchase is totally up to you and your needs. If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me via email at gettingdownwithscience@gmail.com.

**What do I do if I purchased a single unit PPT, activities packet, or full unit curriculum and would like to now purchase this?**

Please email me directly at gettingdownwithscience@gmail.com

**I have purchased your curriculum and have reason to believe that one or more of my students has also purchased the curriculum to gain access to the answer keys. What can I do?**

I am more than happy provide proof of purchase information to further an academic integrity investigation. Please email me at gettingdownwithscience@gmail.com with the name(s) you would like for me to check, along with your city and state. While I cannot release a list of names for you to look over, I am happy to look through my records and confirm or deny any sales on Teachers Pay Teachers or my website.

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