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