What's included
8 live meetings
12 in-class hoursAssessment
Learners can self-assess their progress by completing a Quizizz quiz at the end of each class. These quizzes provide learners with immediate feedback and detailed explanations of the answers.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Intermediate - Advanced Level
This review course offers 8 classes that will each be 1.5 hours in length, totaling 12 live instructional hours. Each class reviews 1 of the 8 total AP Biology units from the College Board AP Biology Curriculum. These sessions work great as refreshers before a class exam or the AP Biology test! Each class meeting will review the major concepts and key vocabulary terms from one of the eight AP biology units. The units are presented in the same order as College Board lists them in the course. Topics will be presented via a PowerPoint in class, and helpful videos from YouTube will be embedded into the presentation when appropriate to help illustrate complex concepts. Students will receive: 🧬A guided note packet that will be sent out 24 hours prior to the start of the class that students can fill out throughout the lesson and can use as a study resource after. 🧬Access to an exclusive Quizizz quiz to test their knowledge of the unit. Some questions will be formatted similarly to College Board's style of questions to help students gain extra practice for the AP exam. Students receive instant feedback after completion of the quiz and can review their answers and view a detailed explanation of the correct answer. 🧬Access to a Quizlet vocabulary deck for each of the units. All 8 decks total 472 vocabulary terms, which students can use to familiarize themselves with the terms that often appear on the exams. Quizlet is a free app that offers several different game types to engage learners and help them retain vocabulary. The app also remembers the words that are missed most often and will cycle these words through more often. AP Biologists can sign up for the entire course or choose to pay weekly. Partial refunds are available if learners are unable to attend the entire course and will be pro-rated via the Outschool platform based on the number of sessions the learner has attended.
Learning Goals
Students will review major concepts from each of the 8 units in the AP Biology course to prepare for the AP exam.
Students will review common vocabulary that
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows College Board Advanced Placement CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Advanced Placement (AP) Standards8 Lessons
over 2 WeeksLesson 1:
Chemistry of Life
Students will learn about the four main classes of biological macromolecules, water and its role in living organisms, carbon, functional groups, and chemical bonding and properties.
90 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Cell Structure and Function
Students will learn about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, cell organelles and their functions, the plasma membrane structure and transport across the membrane.
90 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Cellular Energetics
Students will learn about the basic properties of energy and the various forms biological organisms use it in, enzymes and their roles in metabolic reactions, the process of photosynthesis, the process of glycolysis, the process of cellular respiration, and the process of fermentation.
90 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Cell Communication and the Cell Cycle
Students will learn about cell signaling and signal transduction pathways, how cells maintain homeostasis, positive and negative feedback, take a more detailed look at the events of interphase and mitosis, and learn about how the cell cycle is regulated.
90 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
During this class, YouTube videos may be utilized to help learners visualize some concepts. These videos will be screenshared by me during class time, and links can be provided to learners upon request. These videos are appropriate for high school learners and are free of profanity, sexual content, and other illicit behavior.
This unit also comes with a Quizlet vocabulary flashcard deck built by me to help learners master key vocabulary. Learners will receive the password to this deck upon enrollment.
To assess knowledge and help learners identify areas that they need to spend more time reviewing, classes will include a Quizizz quiz after each class. These quizzes will include AP style multiple choice exam questions to help learners practice with this format, as well as other types of questions that will test subject mastery. Students do not need to create an account to take these quizzes.
Pre-Requisites
Students need to have completed a general biology course so that they have a foundation in the basic concepts of biology. The content in this class builds upon those concepts.
Supply List
It is recommended that learners should come to class prepared with some way to make/ annotate notes.
1 file available upon enrollment
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Science from California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor's Degree in Science from California State University, Long Beach
I am a current AP Biology teacher, and have also taught the counterpart to this class at the college level. I am familiar with the concepts in this course, the AP exam, and how to help students prepare for it. I also have access to the AP Classroom site and ensure that all information in the course is aligned to College Board's AP Biology class.
Reviews
Live Group Course
$150
weekly or $300 for 8 classes4x per week, 2 weeks
90 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
2-18 learners per class