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Ultimate Science ACT PrepDay 1
Ms. Liu
Biology
Average Income according to National Center for Education
Statistics
• College degree: $45,000
• Associates degree: $36,000
• High school diploma or GED: $30,000
• No high school diploma: $21,000
Why is this important to you?
• College?
• Future career?
• Family?
• Healthcare and health insurance?
• House or apartment?
• Lifestyle?
• Needs vs. Wants?
Each period’s average ACT Science Scores
• 1st: 16.72
• 3rd: 14.3
• 4th: 14.61
• 5th: 15.9
• 7th: 15.3
Spring ACT
• Date to remember:
APRIL 24-25th (2 months!)
• Class goal: 19+ on science portion
Science ACT: 40 Qs, 35 min
Skills # of Questions
Data Interpretation
Understand and interpret charts, graphs, tables
15
Conflicting Views
Understand and compare viewpoints, theories, hypothesis
7
Research Summaries
Compare and analyze more than 1 experiment; know the variables
18
Research Summary
ASK YOURSELF:
• What is the purpose of the experiments?
• What are the variables? What is controlled?
• What materials are used?
• How are the experiments the same and how are they different?
Research Summary
NEED TO DO:
1. Determine if the experiments prove/disprove a hypothesis
2. Find if there are any problems with the experiment
3. Make predictions based on the information presented
Data InterpretationASK YOURSELF:
• Where the X & Y axis on the graph
• How do the graphs show change over time?
NEED TO DO:
• Identify trends on graph (increasing, decreasing, staying the same)
• Find what is different/same in the tables
• What are the units used?
Conflicting ViewpointsASK YOURSELF:• What’s in common and what’s different in both
views?
NEED TO DO:
1.Find the main idea (the last sentence of the 1st paragraph)
2.The main idea for each scientist is the 1st sentence of the paragraph
3.Make an inference on the scenario
4.Choose a key word(s) from the question and find it in the text
If you’re running out of time…
• Don’t PANIC!
• Choose your favorite letter and bubble it like crazy
• NEVER leave any question blank