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Please note, pacing is based on 45-minute class periods, meeting five days each week for a full academic year.  \n§ Progression of topics within each unit.  \n§ Spiraling of the big ideas and science practices across units.  \nTeach  \nSCIENCE PRACTICES  \nScience practices spiral throughout the course.  \n 1  Concept Explanation  \n 2  Visual Representations  \n 3  Questions and Methods  \n 4  Representing and Describing Data  \n 5  Statistical Tests and Data Analysis  \n 6  Argumentation  \nAssess  \nAssign the Progress Checks—either as homework or in class—for each unit. Each Progress Check contains formative multiple-choice and free-response questions. The feedback from the Progress Checks shows students the areas where they need to focus.  \n2 1.2 Elements of Life  \n6 1.7 Proteins  \nProgress Check 1  \nMultiple-Choice:~24 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Conceptual Analysis (partial)  \n§ Analyze Model or Visual Representation of a Biological Concept or Process (partial)  \n| \u003Cbr>16 | 2.1 | Cell Structure and Function |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>25 | 2.2 | Cell Size |\n| \u003Cbr>2 | 2.3 | Plasma Membrane |\n| \u003Cbr>5 | 2.4 | Membrane Permeability |\n| \u003Cbr>3 | 2.5 | Membrane Transport |\n| \u003Cbr>6 | 2.6 | Facilitated Diffusion |\n| \u003Cbr>4 | 2.7 | Tonicity and Osmoregulation |\n| \u003Cbr>1 | 2.8 | Mechanisms of Transport |\n| \u003Cbr>6 | 2.9 | Cell\u003Cbr>Compartmentalization |\n| \u003Cbr>6 | 2.10 | Origins of Cell\u003Cbr>Compartmentalization |\n\nProgress Check 2  \nMultiple-Choice:~33 questions (2 parts)  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results (partial)  \n§ Analyze Model or Visual Representation of a Biological Concept or Process (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.  \nProgress Check 3  \nMultiple-Choice:~19 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing (partial)  \n§ Scientific Investigation (partial)  \n1 4.1 Cell Communication   \n| 1 | 4.2 | Introduction to Signal Transduction |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>6 | 4.3 | Signal Transduction Pathways |\n| 6 | 4.4 | Feedback |\n| 4 5 | 4.5 | Cell Cycle |\n\n6 4.6 Regulation of Cell  \nCycle  \nProgress Check 4  \nMultiple-Choice:~24 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>1 | 5.1 | Meiosis |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>3 | 5.2 | Meiosis and Genetic Diversity |\n| \u003Cbr>56\u003Cbr>| 5.3 | Mendelian Genetics |\n| \u003Cbr>5 | 5.4 | Non-Mendelian Genetics |\n\n 1  5.5 Environmental Effects  \non Phenotype  \nProgress Check 5  \nMultiple-Choice:~23 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing  \n§ Conceptual Analysis  \nProgress Check 6  \nMultiple-Choice:~25 questions  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results  \n§ Analyze Model or Visual Representation of a Biological Concept or Process  \n7.5 Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium  \n2 7.1 Introduction to Natural Selection  \n 1  7.2 Natural Selection  \n 4  7.3 Artificial Selection  \n 3  7.4 Population Genetics  \n 4  7.6 Evidence of Evolution  \n2 7.9 Phylogeny  \n6 7.7 Common Ancestry  \n2 6  \n7.10 Speciation  \n3 7.8 Continuing Evolution  \n\n| 6 | 7.11 Variations in Populations |\n| --- | --- |\n\n3 7.12 Origins of Life  \non Earth  \nProgress Check 7  \nMultiple-Choice:~48 questions (2 parts)  \nFree-Response: 2 questions  \n§ Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing  \n§ Analyze Data  \n5  8.7 Disruptions in Ecosystems  \nProgress Chec","cbCaihWQ41sD25Wc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihWQ41sD25Wc","pdf",170434,"English","# Plan\n## Course at a Glance Components\n## Teach: Science Practices\n## Assess: Progress Checks\n# Progress Checks by Unit","[{\"question\":\"How is pacing for the AP Biology course planned in the document?\",\"answer\":\"Pacing is based on 45-minute class periods, meeting five days each week across the full academic year.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of questions are included in each unit Progress Check?\",\"answer\":\"Each Progress Check includes formative multiple-choice and free-response questions, either as homework or in class, with feedback indicating areas students should focus on.\"},{\"question\":\"How do Science Practices work across the course?\",\"answer\":\"Science practices spiral throughout the course, including concept explanation, visual representations, questions and methods, data representation and description, statistical tests and data analysis, and argumentation.\"}]","AP Biology Course at a Glance - Course Plan - Science Practices - Progress Checks | PDF",1789899377]