Dear AP Biology,
I would like to thank you for teaching me and others about life. I am so glad I was able to learn and experience so much about you in the past year. Not only have you taught me content varying from topics related to the characteristics to life to genetics and body systems, but you have also taught me about communication, collaboration, time management, and self-care. Oh I am so proud of what I have accomplished and I have to thank you and the awesome and smart people I met because of you. I will truly miss the labs, daily backstage episodes, performances, class activities, and finales. Although they challenged me and sometimes left me in doubt, I knew I had my team by my side to help me succeed. Before every finale, my peers and I would encourage each other and test out how much we studied the night before. I will always cherish all the acts of kindness and memories I made with my peers and teacher.
Now let me tell you about what you prepared me for, the AP Biology exam went relatively smoothly. I had good rest the night before and I had enough food that did not make me too full nor leave me feeling hungry. I was glad I was able to be in a little bit of AP Biology class before my exam so I could do breathing exercising to calm myself down and do an energizer to get pumped! I will certainly do more breathing exercising and energizers whenever I need to do any performance.
When the test began, I was pushing myself to do my best and answer all parts of the essays. When I saw the first essay prompt, I was nervous at first because there were many diagrams and graphs, but when I began to actually read the content, everything seemed familiar. Some topics I recalled during the test related to the lac operon performance, the electron transport chain, and scientific experiments. I also remembered that I would constantly repeat in my head, “claim, evidence, reasoning” and “how and why”. I connected so much content together that I never knew I could do. I guess that is the beauty of science because everything connects! In the second prompt, I instantly connected what project related to the prompt. Now that I think about how I had a flashback, I am proud that I was able to retain so much information in the past year. I believe a big part of why I was able to do so was because we did interactive projects and assignments!
Since the test was online, one problem I had was that I had to continuously scroll up and down to reference different figures. Unfortunately, this strained my eyes, but nonetheless, I was able to complete the test! I will always remember that scores don’t define one’s intelligence and there is always room for improvements.
“Focus on the learning. There is always room for improvements.”
– Mrs. Girard
Prior to starting AP Biology last year, I remember my first pilot backstage episode and telling myself that I am able to push myself in this class. As more and more seasons have come to an end with a finale and I was faced with the series finale, I realized how close I was to the finish line. This made me feel disappointed that I could not keep going. However, now that this has ended for me, there’s space for another show to create my own episodes, seasons, and finales.
All images were taken by Mrs. Girard. Taken from Mrs. Girard’s Twitter.
Thank you for following me on this journey. You guys are rockstars.
Sincerely,
Arabella
Arabella Krystienne's AP Biology Blog 