Biology Forum Community General Discussion New AP Teacher needs help with dry labs!

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    • #1640
      BrownBear
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      Hello,

      Just got the call to teach this course. The schedule is extremely limiting. Not much time for labs. Any ideas / resources for dry labs? Many thanks.

      Chris

    • #28277
      b_d_41501
      Participant

      What exactly are you doing??

    • #28278
      BrownBear
      Participant

      Apologies!

      I’ll be teaching AP Biology. SUPER lab facilities. Essentially unlimited space and eqipment. Hope to get into the lab as much as possible, but time is a real limiter.

      Thanks,

      Chris

    • #28299
      EmmVeePee
      Participant

      You should be able to order supplies from AP or Collegeboard. I know the main supplier is “Wards”.

    • #28308
      Dr.Stein
      Participant

      I still get no point on what exactly AP Biology is (shame on me 😳 :D). I know the abbreviation but I do not know the background, the aim, etc. Well it is because the education system is different between my country and overseas. This poor little teacher want to know 😆

      One more, what is the meaning of ‘dry lab’? 🙄

    • #28310
      opuntia
      Participant

      I think that’s a knid a of labs where you access the samples in the database. 😕

    • #28312
      Dr.Stein
      Participant

      I still don’t understand 🙄

    • #28314
      Vada
      Participant

      Hm.. so it’s kinda ‘literature study’ or something..?

    • #28342
      EmmVeePee
      Participant

      AP is Advanced Placement.

      High Schools world wide offer this program where the curriculum is the same in every class room. In May, the same test is given to every student who took the class (unless you opt not to). Then you are ranked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Many colleges give credit for scores 3-5 (My college gave me credit for BIOLOGY 110 for my score of 5). Many of the better colleges require 3 AP test scores for 3 different subjects too. http://www.collegeboard.com/ap .

      Its equivelant to a first-year Biology course, but taught in a high school classroom by a high school teacher,

    • #28384
      MrMistery
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      yeah, it’s a really great thing. We have it in my country too, only it’s called “Studying at home from college books since the politicians are so stupid and greedy that they only want to steal money, not invest it into the brillian minds of tomorrow”. It’s the same thing, only with a different name 😉 😉 😈 😈

    • #28412
      Dr.Stein
      Participant

      Ok, understood.
      Now, what is dry lab? Is it something lile dry kitchen? Well, if so, I have that one 😕

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