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Please note, pacing is based on 45-minute class periods, meeting five days each week for a full academic year\u003Cbr>§ Progression of topics within each unit\u003Cbr>§ Spiraling of the big ideas and science practices across units\u003Cbr>Teach\u003Cbr>SCIENCE PRACTICES\u003Cbr>Science practices are spiralled throughout the course: |  |\n| --- | --- |\n|  1  Concept Explanation\u003Cbr> 2  Visual Representations\u003Cbr> 3  Questions and Methods |  4  Representing and Describing Data\u003Cbr> 5  Statistical Tests and Data Analysis\u003Cbr> 6  Argumentation |\n| BIG IDEAS\u003Cbr>The big ideas spiral across topics and units: |  |\n\nEVO Evolution  \n IST Information Storage and Transfer  \n ENE Energetics  \n SYI  Systems Interactions  \nAssess  \nAssign the Personal Progress Checks—either as homework or in class—for each unit.  \nEach Personal Progress Check contains formative multiplechoice and free-response questions. The feedback from the Personal Progress Checks shows students the areas where they need to focus.  \n| SYI | 1.1 | Structure of Water and |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2 |  | Hydrogen Bonding |\n\nENE  \n2  \n1.2 Elements of Life  \nSYI 1.3 Introduction to Biological  \n2 Macromolecules  \n1.4 Properties of Biological Macromolecules  \nIST 1.6 Nucleic Acids 2  \nPersonal Progress Check 1  \nMultiple-Choice:~20 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Conceptual Analysis (partial)  \n§ Analyze Model or Visual Representation (partial)  \n| \u003Cbr>SYI\u003Cbr>1 | 2.1 | Cell Structure: Subcellular Components |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| SYI | 2.2 | Cell Structure and |\n| \u003Cbr>6 |  | Function |\n| \u003Cbr>ENE 5 2 | 2.3 | Cell Size |\n| \u003Cbr>ENE 2 | 2.4 | Plasma Membranes |\n| \u003Cbr>ENE 3 | 2.5 | Membrane Permeability |\n| \u003Cbr>ENE 3 | 2.6 | Membrane Transport |\n| \u003Cbr>ENE 6 | 2.7 | Facilitated Diffusion |\n| ENE | 2.8 | Tonicity and |\n| 4 |  | Osmoregulation |\n| ENE | 2.9 | Mechanisms of |\n| 1 |  | Transport |\n| ENE | 2.10 | Cell |\n| 6 |  | Compartmentalization |\n\n2.11 Origins of Cell Compartmentalization  \nPersonal Progress Check 2  \nMultiple-Choice:~30 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results (partial)  \n§ Analyze Model or Visual Representation (partial)  \nNOTE: Partial versions of the free-response questions are provided to prepare students for more complex, full questions that they will encounter on the AP Exam.  \nENE 3.1 Enzyme Structure  \n1  \nENE 3.2 Enzyme Catalysis  \n3  \nENE  \n6  \n3.3 Environmental Impactson Enzyme Function  \n3.4 Cellular Energy  \nENE  \n6  \n3.5 Photosynthesis  \nSYI 3.7 Fitness 6  \nPersonal Progress Check 3  \nMultiple-Choice:~20 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing (partial)  \n§ Scientific Investigation (partial)  \nIST 4.1 Cell Communication 1  \nIST  \n1  \n4.2 Introduction to Signal Transduction  \nIST 4.3 Signal Transduction 6  \n4.4 Changes in Signal Transduction Pathways  \nENE  \n6  \n4.5 Feedback  \nIST 4.6 Cell Cycle  \n4 5  \nIST  \n6  \n4.7 Regulation of Cell Cycle  \nPersonal Progress Check 4  \nMultiple-Choice:~25 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results (partial)  \n§ Analyze Data  \nNOTE: Partial versions of the free-response questions are provided to prepare students for more complex, full questions that they will encounter on the AP Exam.  \n| \u003Cbr>IST 1 | 5.1 Meiosis |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>IST 3 | 5.2 Meiosis and Genetic Diversity |\n| EVO | 5.3 Mendelian Genetics |\n| \u003Cbr>|  |\n| \u003Cbr>IST 5 | 5.4 Non-Mendelian Genetics |\n| \u003Cbr>SYI 1 | 5.5 Environmental Effects on Phenotype |\n| \u003Cbr>SYI 6 | 5.6 Chromosomal Inheritance |\n\nPersonal Progress Check 5  \nMultiple-Choice:~25 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing  \n§ Conceptual Analysis  \nIST 6.1 DNA and RNA ","cbCaitmvdP2SGsvH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitmvdP2SGsvH","pdf",5059775,14,"English","# Plan\n## Science Practices\n## Big Ideas\n# Teach\n# Assess\n## Personal Progress Checks 1-8\n# Unit 1 Chemistry of Life","[{\"question\":\"How is the AP Biology course pacing described in the overview?\",\"answer\":\"Pacing is based on 45-minute class periods, with five days each week for a full academic year.\"},{\"question\":\"What science practices are spiraled throughout the course?\",\"answer\":\"The overview lists concept explanation, visual representations, questions and methods, representing and describing data, statistical tests and data analysis, and argumentation.\"},{\"question\":\"What do Personal Progress Checks include and how are they used?\",\"answer\":\"Each Personal Progress Check includes formative multiple-choice and free-response questions. 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