School Without Walls Biology

Before you panic about the amount of work and material in AP Biology, here are a few things to try. All of these methods have been suggested by students successful in the AP Biology Course:

• Tape/staple this at the beginning of your notebook!
• Stay organized! There will be a LOT of handouts for this course. Keep them in dated order, secured (not just shoved into your notebook) in folders, and review them before quizzes/tests.
• Do your reading guides! These guides are linked to each unit (see the AP Biology side-bar). Rather than filling out the diagrams by copying from the book, fill them out from memory and correct them using the book.
• Use 5 Steps to a Five throughout the year! The book has great review questions, summaries, etc/ and will help you focus on what’s important.
• Use the CDROM that comes with Campbell and Reece – it’s got HUNDREDS of videos/quizzes/etc.
• Use the following video resources – many of these use YouTube, so will have to accessed via a non-school site:
• Bozeman Biology – GREAT video reviews of specific topics in biology.
• http://www.youtube.com/user/bozemanbiology#g/u
• Khan Academy – GREAT video reviews of specific topics in biology. The biology section is the equivalent of AP Biology.
• http://www.khanacademy.org/#biology
• UC Open Access AP Biology – GREAT video reviews and animations of specific topics in biology. These can be viewed at school.
• http://www.khanacademy.org/#biology
• Review the homework questions. Questions similar to homework and review questions will appear on tests/quizzes.
• Many students choose to buy additional review books and/or flashcards.