Test Descriptions
Oct 27, 2008 9:42 PM, by Justin Holmgren
Here is the list of topics to study and the schedule for testing from 11/3 to 11/7. Both Thursday and Friday are available to make up tests, so if you can't come on the specified day, please email us with which test you need to take and when you want to take it. The parenthetical numbers are how many people signed up for the test on their member profiles.
Locations will be announced soon (probably MRC or library)
BIOLOGY (Mon 3:15)
Cell Biology (22) Signal transduction and membranes.
Disease Detectives (13) Study guide
Ecology (12) Grasslands
Health Science (12) Skeletal System
Herpetology (9) General characteristics of reptiles and amphibians and major recognition traits
All the biology events will be combined into an hour long test, but you only need to answer the questions in the subsection pertaining to the events you've signed up for. Additional material may appear on the tests, but these will be the main topics.
CHEM/PHYS (Tue 3:30)
Environmental Chemistry (9)
Chemistry Lab (14)
Forensics (12)
Physics Lab (12)
See the linked event descriptions. If you're taking all of these tests and there's not enough time, please arrange to take some tests on a makeup day.
STUDY/OTHER (Wed 3:15)
All tests should take approximately 20 minutes, but 30 minutes maximum will be allotted per section. :)
Astronomy (10) H-R diagrams, stellar evolution, Kepler's 3rd law
Permitted resources:
-one standard (SAT-acceptable) calculator
-one 3x5 note card
Dynamic Planet (11) plate tectonics
Permitted resource:
-one 3x5 note card
Fossils (9) formation and alteration of fossils, plantae: Acer, Annularia, Calamites, Lepidodendron, Metasequoia, Ginko, Stromatolites
Permitted resource:
-one 3x5 note card
Remote Sensing (5) satellite imaging and interpretation
Permitted resource:
-one 3x5 note card
Experimental Design (7)
-Scoring rubric: http://www.palyscioly.org/files/53
-Look up "torsional pendulum"
Picture This (8) Reviewing textbook glossaries might be helpful.
MAKE UP DAYS (Thurs, Fri 3:15)
Please let us know by Tuesday 11/4 if you need to take tests on either of these days.
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