Study tips:
Create a cue sheet (allowed during the final exam)
o use both sides of 8.5x11” paper to include info you
want; must be hand-written
Don’t cram. It doesn’t work well.
o Study an hour or two a day for several days leading
up to each exam.
Take short breaks (5 minutes for every 20-30 mins.
spent working).
Find a spot that you can be comfortable and focused.
Some ways to prepare:
o use the course/unit outlines and course review to
identify work you need to finish, study, etc.
o reread notes
make notes from your notes (espresso notes)
o review NBTs, work sheets, board ass’ts, etc.
o review text sections & questions, active art, etc.
attempt questions at the end of chapters/units in
the text
o discuss concepts and areas of difficulty with fellow
students, teachers, etc.
The following concepts have been covered this semester and are
potentially represented on the final exam.
Unit 1: Introduction to Science
Class Intro & lab safety
Worm Composting notes practice
Bill Nye: DYI Science video
Metric System WSs
Scientific Notation WS
9.0 Distance and Speed. Pg 340
9.3 Measuring Large and Small Distances. Pgs 350-351 #1-3
Bill Nye: Pseudoscience video
What is Science? Concept map
What does a scientist look like?
Snapshots of Science assignment
Bill Nye: Measurement video
Measuring by Hand activity, pg 341
Unit 2: Motion in Our World
Speed of Homo sapiens activity
9.5 Relating Speed to Distance and Time. Pgs 354-359 #1-4,8,10
Speed, Distance, & Time
Mousetrap cars
Paper Airplane activity
Speed puzzles
Graphing notes and WS pkg
Jet Cars activity
Fighting Science video
10.0 Distance, Speed, and Acceleration. Pgs 378-379 #1-3
10.3 Defining Acceleration. Pgs 384-389 #1-6; 10-14
Acceleration Due to Gravity
Unit 3: Sustainability of Ecosystems
Ecological Footprints
The Lorax
The Story of Stuff video
1.0 Diversity in Ecosystems. Pgs 8-9 #1, 2a-b
1.5 Ecology, Pgs 22-23 #1-5
1.8 Comparing Ecosystems, Pgs 28-29 #a-m; 1-3
Oh Deer activity
1.10 Energy in Ecosystems. Pgs 32-33 #1-3
1.11 Following Energy Movement in Ecosystems. Pgs 34-37 #1-6 (pg 39)
1.12 Roles in Ecosystems. Pgs 40-42 #1-2
2.1 Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems. Pgs 50-51 #1-4
2.4 The Interaction of Living Things. Pgs 60-61 #a-k; 1-3
Climate Change guest speaker
Unit 4: Chemical Reactions
5.0 Chemicals in Action. Pgs 170-171
5.1 Chemicals and Chemical Change, Pgs 172-175 #1-7
Chemical test demos
Bill Nye: Atoms & Molecules and Chemical Reactions video
5.5 Elements and the Periodic Table. Pgs 184-187 #2-5
5.6 How Elements Form Compounds. Pgs 188-189 #1,2,4
Ionic Compounds presentation
Ionic Compounds WS
Periodic Table crossword
Molecular Compounds presentation and WS
Bohr Diagrams WS
6.0 Understanding Chemical Reactions, Pgs 216-217 #1
6.1 Word Equations, Pgs 218-219 #1-2
Word and Skeleton Equations WS
6.3 Conserving Mass. Pgs 222-223 #1
Balancing Equations WS
The Gold Dust Kid
8.0 Acids and Bases. Pgs 288-289
8.2 Properties of Acids and Bases. Pgs 293-295 #1-4
Red Cabbage Indicator activity