Goals of the Laboratory Investigations

 

Knowing a collection of facts about biology is benefical only if you can use that information to understand and investigate a particular aspect of the natural world. AP Biology lab investigations allow you to explore the natural world, and provide opportunities for you to choose to study what interests you most about each concept. Science is about the process of investigating, and should be a central part of your experience in this course. Performing labs also gives you insight into the nature of science. and helps you appreciate the investigations and processes that result in the collection of facts that your textbook and your teacher often present to you. (College Board, 2012)

 

You are required to successfully complete 8 of the 13 suggested laboratories: 2 from each of the four Big Ideas. Laboratories will take place after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You WILL be required to attend one of these sessions each week. You must bring both your Lab Manual and your lab notebook to all sessions.

 

You will not be required to complete a formal lab write up for each and every lab we complete. Instead you will be required to keep a complete laboratory notebook. This notebook will be graded once per term.