AP Biology Summer 2025

Dear AP Biology Student,

 

In order to prepare you for the rigorous course of study in biology next term, it is recommended that all students do the preview reading assignments in Ecology. For this summer, please do the following:

 

1. Sign up on Google Classroom, using code jwjilinz. In the introductions spreadsheet, tell me a little bit about yourself:  Who are you (nickname, number in family, etc.), hobbies and interests, what you are doing this summer. 

 

2. Get access to the following documents (save link or download files): a) AP Biology Course Description, b) Biology OpenStax ebook 

 

3. For the school year 2025-2026, we will be piloting two new textbooks: Biology for the AP Course (BFW Publishers) in the first semester, and AP Edition Biology (McGraw Publishers) in the second semester. For this summer assignment, the Ecology reading chapters are in BFW’s Biology for the AP Course, Modules #51-57. Clever access to the online textbook is not available until August, please access reading assignments for the ecology chapters on PDF files, accessible through Google Classroom. These questions are due by 9pm on August 1, 2025. 

 

At this time, the AP Biology textbook will be unavailable for checkout. For the summer reading assignments, you can use the pdf file of Biology for the AP Course as well as the OpenStax ebook or other reliable sources to help you answer the unit questions. Correlations for Ecology chapters in OpenStax Biology are chapters 44-47. Do be sure to take time to read the chapters, this helps build critical reading skills and prevents getting lost due to overuse of Googling answers.

 

 

I am available either through school email ([email protected]). If you have questions and cannot reach me, post a comment on Classroom and another person may be able to help.

 

This information is also posted on my school webpage under AP Biology Summer 2025.  Please forward it to anyone who may need it.

 

I look forward to a successful year of AP Biology with you. 

 

Best wishes for a peaceful and refreshing summer,

 

Ms. Chiang

May 2025