Advanced Placement* Teacher Manual
Biology (3rd edition, 2006)
By Bert Wartski
Detailed lecture topic outlines for 11 units including Biochemistry,
Genetics, Speciation, and Ecology
- Supplemental instructions for 12 AP laboratory exercises
- Additional labs and activities to complement both lecture topics
and 12 AP core labs - List of notable biologists and their contributions to science
A selection of labs and activities included in the manual
- The Rate of Paperase
- Gelatin and Enzyme Activity
- Protist Mobile
- Chromatin Isolation Lab using Onions
- Protein Synthesis and Words
- DNA
- Amylase Regulation in Prokaryotes
- Stream Testing
- Acid Rain and Life
- Bonding, Polarity, Water and pH
- Gene Regulation
- Speciation
- Alteration of Generation
- Cells and Organelles
- Photosynthesis and Aerobic Respiration
- Population Estimation and Growth Simulation
- Build a Flower
- Construct a Plant
Sample Material from Biology
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About the Author
Bert Wartski is an AP Biology teacher at Chapel Hill High School in North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire and Master's of Arts in Teaching degree from Boston University. In addition, he co-founded a small educational consulting firm where he has co-authored a number of biology teacher resource books and conducts teacher workshops for school districts. Bert has written a number of labs for Holt, Reinhart and Winston's Middle School Life Science and High School Modern Biology textbooks. He has also developed a number of teacher kits for Science Kit and Boreal Labs and presented at numerous teacher conferences.
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