Thursday, December 20, 2018

Human Pathology/History of Science Projects

Students were given the choice of preparing a PowerPoint Presentation, a Web Site presentation,
an original 3-D model, a comic strip, a storyboard, or almost anything they could think of to do. 

They could choose to examine how a particular disease affects one of the human organ systems. You should describe how the disease stops the normal function of the system. Explain the cause of the disease, is it genetic or environmental. And finally describe how it is treated now and how future scientific advances may make treatment more efficient. or result in a possible cure. 

They could also opt to choose a scientist or group of scientists that made an important discovery and describe how they developed their hypothesis and proved their concept. You should explain how their approach differed from those of other workers at the time.

 C. Golimbu's Presentation examined Tourette's Syndrome

 S. Ozaltin's Presentation examined AIDS

O. Conniff's Presentation examined Arteriosclerosis

 B. Mandanas' Presentation examined Huntington's Chorea

 B. Samios' Podcast examined Alzheimer's Syndrome

G. McCormick's Presentation examined Diabetes

E. Wardell's Presentation examined Glaucoma

E. Conway's Presentation examined Epilepsy
 
E. Poulos' Presentaion examined Gigantism

A. Doukas' Presentation examined Heart Disease

K. Haggerty's Presentation examined Hypertension

I. Bouvard's Presentation examined Lactose Intolerance

J. Wagner's Presentation examined Vision Loss

K. Formato's Presentation examined Hearing Loss

M. Brinster's Presentation examined Multiple Sclerosis 

I. Beit's Presentation examined Parkinson's Disease

W. Murray's Presentation examined Morbid Obesity

 
 

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

AP Biology Cell Energetics Projects

The students were asked to create a banner, cartoon, collage, diorama, model, storyboard, video reenactment that illustrates/makes sense of a complicated component/process/pathway of photosynthesis/respiration.

R. Muchenbach's Presentation comparing Anaerobic and Aerobic Respiration

S. Szabo's Website comparing Homolactic and Alcoholic Fermentation

C. DeMalgalhaes's Presentation on the C3 Photosynthesis Pathway

C. Cagliostro's Presentation comparing Cyclic vs. Noncyclic Photophosphorylation

J. Hoag's Website on the process of Oxidative Phosphorylation 

S. Ladas' Presentation on the Kreb's Cycle of Aerobic Respiration

J. Parzick's Presentation on the Evolution of Cellular Metabolic Pathways

H. Villanueva's Pesentation on Pigments and Photosystems

A. Goldbaum's Presentation on  the C4 Photosynthesis Pathway

P. Magaud's Presentation on Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration

C. Hutchins' podcast on the CAM Photosynthesis Pathway 

A. Demetrios' podcast on Glycolysis

J. Haher's Presentation on Cyclic vs. Noncyclic Photophosphorylation

C. Mooney's Presentation on Electron Transport in the Mitochondrion

A. Lee's Website on Chemiosmosis.





Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Student Produced Review Materials for AP Biology Test 5/14

Students were assigned topics to prepare reviews of information/concepts learned over the course of the year.These are the review materials produced by the Odd Day Period C Class:

Cell Division by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Mendellian Genetics by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Molecular Genetics by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Metabolism by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Physiology by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Ecology_ Course Review Presentations by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Evolution Review Packet Mia Gradelski and Cindy Kwok by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Evolution Review Packet Bibliography by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Cells Course Review Packet by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Physiology Review Packet by Charles Ippolito on Scribd

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Biome Travel Brochure Projects

Biome Brochure Projects

The first project for the fourth quarter required the students to devise a "travel" brochure to tout the marvels to be found in the various biomes on our planet. They were asked to devise a "triptych" three panel double sided travel brochure. These brochures are unedited work. Students were not asked to produce drafts and revise them. These products are their designs using available templates on the web. They were advised to examine brochures produced by previous AP classes and they were given a rubric describing what needed to be included in the brochure. Some students felt restricted by the trifold brochure and chose to submit travel booklets to tout their assigned biome.
































Thursday, March 1, 2018

AP Biology Students' Genetic Disorder Projects

One of the suggested AP Biology labs involved producing a mathematical model of the Hardy Weinberg principle, also known as the HardyWeinberg equilibrium, model, theorem, or law, states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences. 

The students produce a spreadsheet to follow the phenotype and gene frequencies that result when Hardy and Weinberg's equilibrium is held constant because their conditions are being met. (Large population, no natural selection, no mutations, no emigration/immigration, mating is random.) 

In past years, student have been asked to violate one of those condition to see how it causes the model to change. This year, I asked them to research an actual genetic disease and alter the standard equation's parameters to see how modern medical practices or natural selection would affect the gene frequencies in theirr models.

Sarah G. examined Werner Syndrome. Model.



Mairead C. examined Bipolar Disorder.



Amanda S. examined Blue/Yellow Colorblindness. Model.



Olivia S. Examined Red/Green Color Blindness.



Susie G. examined Aniridia. Model.



Nathan R. examined Alexander Disease. Model.



Isabella D. examined Diabetes.



Kirsten I. examined Sickle Cell Anemia by designing a Informational Brochure that might be distrbuted to patients in a doctor's office. Model without medical intervention. Model with medical intervention.



Julia P. examined Anencephaly.



Robert S. examined Schizophrenia.



Jack K. created a website examining Tyrosinemia. Model.

Hannah B. created a brochure describing Hemochromatosis.


Ava A. examined Huntington's Disease.



Rachael P. Examined Acute Porphyria.



Peter B. examined Prognathism.


Clio D. examined Alzheimer's Disease.




Charles G. examined Glaucoma.



Mia G. Examined Muscular Dystrophy.


Andrew H. examined Cystinosis.



Peyton K. examined Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.



Alex N. examined Hemophilia.



Cory R. examined Werner Syndrome.



Luke R. examined Usher's Syndrome.




Isabel S. examined Cystic Fibrosis.




Abigail T. examined Menkes Disease.



Nina V. examined Familial Dysautonomia.




David W. examined Treacher Collins Syndrome.

TCS by Charles Ippolito on Scribd