SUMMER READING - 2005

AP Environmental Science
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
Honors Chemistry

AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:

Read A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson
Broadway Publishers ISBN # 0767902521
This book is easy to buy at any bookstore. It is usually found in the travel section. The cost is about $10.

Keep a reading journal, not a book report, but your impressions and ideas on the ecology of this book. ie. I find it interesting that the forestry service….

The assignment is due on 15 August. the first day of AP week.

AP BIOLOGY:

When students arrive on the first day of class, they will be expected to have read, studied, and taken notes on the following chapters in the Textbook and Student Study Guide:

Chapters 50-55, in the subject area of Ecology

Over the summer, students should visit the AP Biology Web Site. This site is a comprehensive resource including class policies, general information about the class and the AP exam in May. There is also a week by week agenda of topics covered in the course. It is expected that students will be completely familiar with the class expectations, rules, and policies at the start of AP week. Students are required to visit the Syllabus link and view the PowerPoint slide presentations via the internet, covering the Ecology chapters from the Summer Reading. Students should take ample notes from those slide shows as well as adding her own examples from either our textbook or other resources. For example students might use other Biology textbooks or the web. Notes should be recorded on the Ecology notes packet.

When students arrive on the first day of AP week, they will be expected to have read and studied the chapters in the textbook as well as the online slide shows: The first few quizzes in AP Biology during the first cycle are considered to be a test not only of the subject matter but also commitment and college level maturity that is required for success throughout the year. Students receiving scores below the "C" level will be asked to attend a consultation with the instructor to discuss whether or not she should continue with the course and whether or not the course is in the student's best interest. During the first cycle of the school, the summer reading chapters will be discussed and students will take a large and comprehensive unit exam in order to determine their knowledge of the readings. Students should receive a "C" or better on this unit exam.

Summer Unit: Ecology
Chapters in Campbell: 50,51,52,53,54,55

• Biomes Terrestrial and Aquatic
• Behavioral Ecology, Learning, Animal Cognition, Social Behavior, and Sociobiology
• Population Dynamics, Biotic potential, limiting factors
• Communities and biotic interactions, competition, predation, succession
• Ecosystems, energy flow, trophic levels, biochemical cycles
• Biodiversity, Conservation at all levels

AP CHEMISTRY:
2005 AP Chemistry Summer Reading

1. Read Chapters 1-3 and Chapter 7.
2. Take notes on each chapter
   • Use my notes, on web, to clarify important points within each chapter
   • Use the course syllabus, posted on web, to highlight the important areas to focus on
3. Work to do that you will hand in on Monday of AP week:
   • Chapter 1: 8, 20, 25, 28, 31(a-e), 41, 47, 60, 67, 68, 74
   • Chapter 2: 7, 18, 26, 27, 39, 49, 55, 57, 63, 69, 85(try)
   • Chapter 3: 22, 27, 33(a-b) 47, 51, 53, 61, 66, 69, 77, 91, 99, 112
4. Feel free to use the back of the book to correct your answers. Any questions can be addressed on Monday of AP week.

Questions:

If you have any questions concerning the summer reading and/or preparation for the fall feel free to e-mail me over the summer: bolduc@sacredsf.org or you are welcome to call me in lab the month of July the number is (415) 345 Ð5842. I am looking forward to seeing each of your dedicated faces again this coming fall and together we will work to discover the secrets of life through chemistry.

HONORS CHEMISTRY:
2005 Chemistry Summer Reading

Welcome to Honors Chemistry!!

Over the summer I would like you to acquaint yourself with some introductory material and more importantly the text for class next fall. It is not meant to intimidate you, but rather to help you feel as though you are poised for the questions and inquiry that will facilitate the discussions we will have throughout the year. The notes you are taking should include notes (as much in your own words as possible), questions you would like to ask and finally any comments or interjections you would like to contribute when we discuss the material.

1. Please read chapters 1 and 2 and read sections 3-1 and 3-3
2. Take notes on all reading (in own words)
3. Do the following Chapter Review exercises
1. Chapter 1: (pp 26-27) #1, 3, 5, 6, 9-12, 15, 18-19, 21, 26
2. Chapter 2: (pp 59-61) #1, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 28, 32, 36, 43

Questions:

If you have any questions concerning the summer reading and/or preparation for next year feel free to e-mail me over the summer: bolduc@sacredsf.org. I will get back to you in July. I am looking forward to getting to know each of you and discovering the world of chemistry with you next year. Have a great summer!