Intermediate Level Science Test Review
for East Islip Schools
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Starting in the spring of 2001 the eighth grade will be taking a comprehensive examination which will include Chemistry, Earth, Life and Physical Sciences. These pages are for review and test taking practice. I hope you find this information useful and good luck!
Written Lab Homework Answers
Students must be able to demonstrate the following skills.
General Skills:
- Follow safety procedures in the classroom and laboratory.
- Safely and accurately use the following measurement tools:
· Metric ruler
· Balance
· Stop watch
· Graduated cylinder
· Thermometer
· Spring scale
· Voltmeter
- Use appropriate units for measured or calculated values.
- Recognize and analyze patterns and trends.
- Classify objects according to an established scheme and a student generated scheme.
- Develop and use a dichotomous key.
- Sequence events
- Identify cause and effect relationships.
- Use Indicators and interpret results.
Living Environment Skills:
- Manipulate a compound microscope to view microscopic objects.
- Determine the size of a microscopic object using a compound microscope.
- Prepare a wet mount slide.
- Use appropriate staining techniques.
- Design and use a punnett square or a pedigree chart to predict the probability of certain traits.
- Classify living things according to a student generated scheme and an established scheme.
- Interpret and/or illustrate the energy flow in a food chain, energy pyramid or food web.
- Identify pulse points and pulse rates.
- Identify structure and function relationships in organisms.
Physical Setting Skills:
- Given the latitude and longitude of a location, indicate its position on a map and determine the latitude and longitude of a given location on a map.
- Using identification tests and a flow chart, identify mineral samples.
- Use a diagram of the rock cycle to determine geological processes that led to the formation of a specific rock type.
- Plot the location of recent earthquake and volcanic activity on a map and identify patterns of distribution.
- Use a magnetic compass to find cardinal directions.
- Measure the angular elevation of an object using appropriate instruments.
- Generate and interpret field maps including topographic and weather maps.
- Predict the characteristics of an air mass based on the origin of the air mass.
- Measure weather variables such as wind speed and direction, relative humidity, barometric pressure, etc.
- Determine the density of liquids, and regular and irregular shaped solids.
- Determine the volume of a regular and an irregular shaped solid using water displacement.
- Using the Periodic Table, identify an element as a metal, nonmetal, or noble gas.
- Determine the identify of an unknown element using physical and chemical properties.
- Using appropriate resources, separate the parts of a mixture.
- Determine the electrical conductivity of a material, using a simple circuit.
- Determine the speed and acceleration of a moving object.
