Science Essentials, High School Level: Lessons and Activities for Test Preparation

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I. BIOLOGY 1

Lessons 1 through 60 4 - 200

Basic Principles, Science Competencies, Reproducibles.

Chemical Reactions in Specialized Cell Organelles.

Cell Reproduction: Mitosis.

Genetic Variation in a Population: Mutation and Sexual Reproduction.

Development of Multicellular Organisms: The Zygote.

Phenotype and Genotype.

Genes and DNA.

Stability in an Ecosystem.

Frequency of Alleles in Gene Pools.

Evolution: The Result of Genetic Changes in Changing Environments.

The Internal Environment of the Human Body: Homeostasis.

Combating Disease.

Biology Practice Test 203

II. CHEMISTRY 215

Lessons 61 through 107 218 - 362

Basic Principles, Science Competencies, Reproducibles.

The Periodic Table.

Biochemical, Chemical, and Physical Properties of Matter Result from Ability of Atoms to Form Bonds Based on Electrostatic Forces Between Electrons and Protons and Between Atoms and Molecule.

The Conservation of Atoms in Chemical Reactions, The Principle of Conservation of Matter.

The Kinetic-Molecular Theory.

Acids, Bases, and Salts.

Solutions.

Energy: Exchange and Transformation.

Chemical Reaction Rates.

Chemical Equilibrium.

The Bonding Characteristics of Carbon.

Nuclear Processes: Radioactive Decay, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fusion.

The Periodic Table of Elements 365

Chemistry Practice Test 367

Appendix 381

Preparing Your Students for Standardized Proficiency Tests 381 - 393