Transcript AP Parent Night

AP Biology–Patty Compeau
Text = AP Edition BIOLOGY
Campbell – Reece CD included
Several Web sites available
12 AP level labs + several others
Essay Unit exams + Chapter Quizzes
Expectations
 Citizenship
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respectful of self, others, teacher
good use of time and materials
safe lab behavior, cooperative lab partners
 Work Habits
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Homework reading, vocabulary
Applied critical thinking, math skills
Lab reports, projects, presentations
Assessments
 Projects and Presentations - Rubrics
 Weighted Grading - Categories
 AP Biology Exam, Final Exams
 Lab work + Lab reports
 Showcase Portfolio = Summer
Assignment
 Evaluation Portfolio = End of Course
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evaluate class, all labs, all essays
AP CHEMISTRY
AP CHEMISTRY
OVERVIEW
 AP Chemistry is a second year course
equivalent to college level general
chemistry.
 College Chemistry is required for most
science majors including pre-med and
all other health professions.
AP CHEMISTRY
EXPECTATIONS
 Extensive lab experience with
typed lab reports in laboratory
notebook.
 Homework requires 45 minutes to
over an hour per night on average
depending on the student.
 There is no summer assignment.
AP CHEMISTRY
PREPARATION
 Completion of Chemistry Honors with a
grade of mid-B or better, and successful
completion of Algebra II.
 Students who earned a solid grade of A
and excelled with ease in Chemistry 1P
may enroll in AP Chemistry, but should
be aware that more time may be
required to learn material previously
covered in Chemistry Honors.
AP Physics C
Mechanics
Course Description
 2nd Year Physics Course (after Honors
Physics)
 Closely matches curriculum of preengineering, calculus level mechanics
course
 Students expected to be enrolled in
Calculus AB or Calculus BC
 Extensive critical thinking and problem
solving
Mechanics Content
 Kinematics
 Momentum, Impulse, and
 Newton’s Laws of Motion
 Application of Newton’s
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Laws
 Work and Kinetic Energy
 Potential Energy and
Conservation of Energy
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Collisions
Rotation of Rigid Bodies
Dynamics of Rotational
Motion
Gravitation
Periodic and Oscillatory
Motion
Assessments
 Homework Problem Sets
 Quizzes
 Tests
 Laboratory Investigations
 Final
Homework Load
 Problem Sets
 Laboratory Write-ups
 Reviewing/Studying
 Some small group projects
Summer Assignment
 Packet of Physics Review Problems
 Posted on Teacher Website
APES
An Inconvenient
Truth
LCHS
Mark Ewoldsen, Ph.D.
Dr. E
APES is ….
a reality check for LCHS students
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1 in 5 people in the world do
not have clean water
1 in 5 struggle to survive on
less than one dollar per day
Worldwide, about 27,400
people die each day due to
starvation
APES
Summer Assignment
 Watch video “Home”
 Investigate Environmental Laws
Homework
 20% of Grade
 Reading with daily quizzes
 Lab Reports
Tests
80% of Grade
 50
MC Questions (60%)
 30 to 50% of test is not covered in
class, but is in the reading (reading
quizzes)
 1 FRQ (40%)
 Test Corrections will occur
throughout semester at home
MC
Colorado River FRQ
The Colorado River runs 1,450 miles from the headwaters of the Rocky
Mountains to the Gulf of California. The river has many dams,
aqueducts, and canals that divert water in order to supply water for
electricity, irrigation, recreation, and domestic use.
(a) Describe and discuss two environmental problems that are associated
with water diversion.
(b)If there is a shortage of water, choices will have to be made as to
whether water should be diverted to urban areas, agricultural areas, or
natural ecosystems. Make an argument for diverting water for urban
consumption and an argument for permitting the flow of water to natural
areas.
(c) Identify another example (other than the Colorado River) of a large-scale
water-diversion project. Discuss two environmental problems that have
resulted, or might result, from this project.
Field Trips
 College Board ‘suggests’ field trips
 Fun and therefore more educational
Cabrillo Aquarium
Hyperion Wastewater
Water Testing
Extra
Computer Skills
Note taking skills
Test taking skills
Sex Ed
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AP Calculus AB and BC
Mrs. C. Calm and Mrs. G. Leko
Instructors authorized by CollegeBoard
Selecting AB Calculus
 Successful completion of Precalculus
or
 Successful completion of Honors Precalculus
 Recommended at 12th grade
 Required summer assignment
Selecting BC Calculus
 Honors Precalculus is a prerequisite
 Successful completion of Honors Precalculus
 Recommended at 12th grade
 Required summer assignment
AB and BC Differences
 First year college calculus is split into 3
quarters: A, B, and C.
 AB covers the first 2/3 of the curriculum,
and BC covers the second 2/3.
 Students choose one course, not both.
 Neither the CollegeBoard nor college
professors of mathematics recommend
that a student take both AB and BC.
CollegeBoard Requirements
Students should:
 Complete four years of secondary math
designed for college-bound students
 Take courses in algebra, geometry,
trigonometry, analytic geometry and
elementary functions
 Know properties, algebra, graphs, and
language of functions
AP Requires Graphing Calculators
 TI-83 or 84 are recommended and
supported
 Proper calculator usage taught in class
 Half of the AP test uses them (but not
every problem on those parts)
Homework
 Intensive
 Completed in a timely manner
 Turned in and graded
 The student must have enough time
each evening to read, study, and do all
of the assigned work.
Practicing for the AP Exam
 Daily Calculus AP Skills (CAPS)
 Weekly free response questions
 Various practice tests throughout the
semester: AP style, AP timing
 Intense review beginning in April
AP Exam and Beyond
 Before AP: 2nd semester exam (end of
April)
 AP test time: beginning of May
 After AP: focus on AP Math Portfolio,
which includes an extension of some
calculus topics
AP Computer Science
Mr. Dave Clausen
La Cañada High School
AP Computer Science
 What is AP Computer Science?
 Computer Programming
 Writing computer programs using the
programming language “Java”
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Students learn select “algorithms”
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steps necessary to solve a problem
Problem solving using critical thinking skills
A large “case study” program is tested
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program accounts for 25% of the questions
on the test.
Expectations
 Summer Assignment
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Two chapters from the textbook
A two page summary paper on computer
ethics
 School Year
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Homework: intensive
Computer programs must be written in
class.
Potential Students
 Who should take AP Computer Science?
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Students who enjoy writing computer
programs
Students who enjoy problem solving
College Computer Science Majors
College Engineering Majors
Successful Students
 Either have a lot of previous
programming experience and successful
completion of Algebra 2
 No previous programming experience,
who are good at problem solving and are
concurrently enrolled in PreCalculus or
AP Calculus
Questions
 For any questions, email:
[email protected]