Test Format
How many passages are there on the Science section?
7
On Data Representation passages, look at the _______ first, and use the ________ to help clarify.
pictures
reading
The general approach to every Science passage should be:
1) Look at figures and tables
2)
3) Answer the questions
Read the passage
define Independent variable
the variable the scientist determines
what is the IV
fri or sat night
You have __________ minutes to complete the Science section.
35
When reading the Research Summaries, try to identify the __________ and __________ variables, and the ___________ group in each experiment.
independent and dependent
control
Approximately ______% of the necessary information will be in the science passage already
90%
What is measured
What is the DV
how many minutes it took to respond
There are _________ questions on the Science test.
40
When reading a Conflicting Viewpoints passage focus on the _______________ and _____________ of each paragraph.
first , last
It should take you about _______ seconds to become familiar with a Research Summary passage.
30-40
a variable that remains the same throughout the entire experiment, all trial, and all groups
what is being measured
plant growth
True or False:
The passages are always in the following order: Data Representation, Research Summaries, Conflicting Viewpoints.
False
There are typically _____ questions on a Data Representation passage, ________ questions on a Research Summary passage, and ________ questions on a Conflicting Viewpoints passage.
5, 6, 7
Name the 4 main strategies for reading the Science passages, as given in the Barron's book.
1) COAST the questions
2) POINT as you go
3) WRITE as you go
4) REMEMBER: questions get harder within a passage
define Control group
the group that does not receive the manipulation to use as a comparison
what is the scientist deciding
how much shade
There will be ____________ Data Representation passage(s) on the test, _________ Research Summary passage(s), and _______ Conflicting Viewpoint passage(s).
3
3
1
Data Representation passages should take between ____ and ____ minutes.
Research Summary passages should take between ____ and ____ minutes.
Conflicting Viewpoints passages should take between ____ and ____ minutes.
4 and 5 minutes
5 and 6 minutes
6 and 8 minutes
Name one Science Time Waster.
Any of the following:
Reading more of the passage than is necessary, not seeing a figure that was right in front of you, overthinking early questions on a passage, rereading questions, doing more questions than you should, doing more passages than you should, double-checking your answers
Name the IV,DV, and CG of this scenario:
You decide to clean the bathroom. You notice that the show is covered in a strange green slime. You try to get rid of this slime by adding lemonade juice. You spray half of the shower with lemonade juice and spray the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of spraying equal amounts 3 times a day, there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.
IV: treatment (*Lemon or Water)
DV: amount of slime remaining
CG: water side
what is the control group
full sun