In going through the process of the AP Biology course audit and writing my syllabus, I came across the work of some people who inspired me to make these study guides. The College Board has four sample syllabi, and both #2 and #3 talked about a list of enduring understandings or science practices that they provided students to self-assess themselves as they went through the course and also to help them keep view of the overarching themes of the course. I had also seen an AP Biology Essential Knowledge Student Diagnostic done by Jeremy Conn on Clear Biology. I decided that it may be helpful for my students to have a chart of the enduring understandings, essential knowledge, and learning objectives that are included in each unit that we study. The process of putting these together was also helpful to me, to make sure that the course I teach really does include each of these items. I have one huge file that includes directions for students on how to use the charts as well as all the charts for the 10 units the course is divided into. I also have 10 smaller files: one for each unit I teach. If you want to see which chapters are in each unit, you can see them in my syllabus.
Enduring Understandings, Essential Knowledge, and Learning Objectives by Unit
Unit 1 Chart-Biochemistry
Unit 2 Chart-Cells
Unit 3 Chart-Cellular Energetics
Unit 4 Chart-Cell Reproducion
Unit 5 Chart-Mendelian Heredity
Unit 6 Chart-Molecular Genetics
Unit 7 Chart-Evolution
Unit 8 Chart-Plant Form and Function
Unit 9 Chart-Ecology
Unit 10 Chart-Animal Form and Function
