AP Biology Investigation labs
Goals of the Laboratory Investigations - source: College Board
Knowing a collection of facts about biology is beneficial 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 AP Biology. 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. This suite of AP Biology laboratory investigations helps you gain enduring understandings of biological concepts and the scientific evidence that supports them. The investigations allow you to develop and apply practices and skills used by scientists. You make observations, ask questions, and then design plans for experiments, data collection, application of mathematical routines, and refinement of testable explanations and predictions. As you work through your experiments, your teacher will ask follow-up questions to assess how well you understand key concepts. Finally, you will communicate your findings and your interpretation of them to your classmates and instructor.
Knowing a collection of facts about biology is beneficial 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 AP Biology. 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. This suite of AP Biology laboratory investigations helps you gain enduring understandings of biological concepts and the scientific evidence that supports them. The investigations allow you to develop and apply practices and skills used by scientists. You make observations, ask questions, and then design plans for experiments, data collection, application of mathematical routines, and refinement of testable explanations and predictions. As you work through your experiments, your teacher will ask follow-up questions to assess how well you understand key concepts. Finally, you will communicate your findings and your interpretation of them to your classmates and instructor.
Pre-Lab Flowchart- complete before lab investigation
Rubric for Scoring AP Lab Reports
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AP Biology Investigative Labs: In Inquiry-Based Approach
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Scientific Writing Guidelines
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