Focus Points for PA Science Test #1
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Recall items from the “Discipline Plan” and “Course Requirements and Expectations” handouts.
Recall items from the “Laboratory Skills: Safe Laboratory Practices” reading selection in the biology book.
Interpret an experiment and tell if something would or would not be a part of your investigation.
Determine the control, dependent, and independent variable of an experiment.
Define science, technology, critical thinking, length, mass, volume, weight, .
Recall the diagram dealing with the branches of science.
Know the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law.
Define scientific model.
Put the steps of the scientific method in the best (most logical) sequence.
Determine the number of significant figures in a number.
Distinguish between accuracy & precision.
Identify the SI base unit for each of the following: time, mass, length, and temperature.
Identify proper metric prefixes, decimal equivalents, & exponential equivalents—e.g., meter = m = 1 = 10,
kilo = k = 1,000 = 103, centi = c = 1/100 = 10-2, etc.
Identify a derived unit.
Convert numbers in standard (ordinary) notation to scientific notation--e.g., 6,500,000 km = 6.5 X 106 km.
Convert numbers in scientific notation to standard (ordinary) notation--e.g., 5.4 X 10-8 m = 0.000000054 m.
Solve a multiplication, division, addition, & subtraction problems where the numbers are in scientific
notation. (No calculators!!!)
Solve metric to metric-to-metric conversion problems. (Bring your metric-to-metric conversion handout.)
Solve English-to-metric & metric-to-English conversion problems. (A conversion table will be provided.)
Focus Points for PA Science Test #1
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Recall items from the “Discipline Plan” and “Course Requirements and Expectations” handouts.
Recall items from the “Laboratory Skills: Safe Laboratory Practices” reading selection in the biology book.
Interpret an experiment and tell if something would or would not be a part of your investigation.
Determine the control, dependent, and independent variable of an experiment.
Define science, technology, critical thinking, length, mass, volume, weight, .
Recall the diagram dealing with the branches of science.
Know the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law.
Define scientific model.
Put the steps of the scientific method in the best (most logical) sequence.
Determine the number of significant figures in a number.
Distinguish between accuracy & precision.
Identify the SI base unit for each of the following: time, mass, length, and temperature.
Identify proper metric prefixes, decimal equivalents, & exponential equivalents—e.g., meter = m = 1 = 10,
kilo = k = 1,000 = 103, centi = c = 1/100 = 10-2, etc.
Identify a derived unit.
Convert numbers in standard (ordinary) notation to scientific notation--e.g., 6,500,000 km = 6.5 X 106 km.
Convert numbers in scientific notation to standard (ordinary) notation--e.g., 5.4 X 10-8 m = 0.000000054 m.
Solve a multiplication, division, addition, & subtraction problems where the numbers are in scientific
notation. (No calculators!!!)
Solve metric to metric-to-metric conversion problems. (Bring your metric-to-metric conversion handout.)
Solve English-to-metric & metric-to-English conversion problems. (A conversion table will be provided.)