Two HHS AP biology classes have had two interesting projects recently. The projects consisted of making a mobile and a water molecule.

AP science lead teacher  Patti Meeks  assigned the projects to her students, and she also gave her students specific guidelines to follow.

  The first project was to make A Mobile Without A Spine.  Students had to choose ten invertebrates from a list, each from a different phylum or category.  Once the students chose their ten invertebrates, they had to research to find information about each organism.

Mrs. Meeks gave students instructions to find each invertebrate's binomial name, classification of kingdom, phylum, class, order and family.

The teacher also told students to find specific anatomical, embryological, and symmetrical features present in the organism that qualify it for inclusion in its taxon. Students were also instructed to include one fun fact about each invertebrate.

The second project that AP biblogy students had to create was a water molecule.  Class members were given the instructions to build a 3-D water molecule out of household products. Other information that had to be included with the water molecule was to include all atoms and to put the atoms in the correct location.

 Students also had to include a key that explained the various features and to list the water's properties. Mrs. Meeks also told her students to make sure to model water's polarity.

Many students enjoyed the AP biology projects. Junior Hernan Mondragon stated,  "You learn a lot of stuff doing the research." Another student, Scott Borgognoni,  stated, "The projects were very interesting and easy."

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AP Biology Students Create Mobiles and Water Molecules