This book is a tool to give your students practice in taking standardized tests. Research shows that students who are acquainted with the scoring format of standardized tests score higher on those tests. Students also score higher when they practice and understand the pressures of timed tests. The concepts presented in this book are typically found on standardized tests at this grade level. The scores on these activities are an indication of a student’s ability to take tests, not necessarily to master the concepts or content used for practice.
Our world is changing at a furious pace. How will today’s students keep up with this whirlwind of change? We must supply them with the tools necessary to excel in the future. These tools can be found in a sound science education. Two guideposts to a good foundation in science are the National Science Education Standards and the Full Option Science System™ (FOSS) Standards. This book adheres to these standards.
The book is divided into three units: Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science. The book’s structure has two parts. In the first part are an overall assessment and a pretest and a posttest for each unit. These tests can be used as diagnostic tools. The pretests can help you to determine student awareness of scientific concepts. The posttests can help you to determine progress. In the second part, scientific information in each area is presented, with practice in typical test formats that students can expect to see. These formats include standard bubble multiple choice questions, as well as complete sentence answer formats. These pages also identify testing strategy tips to improve accuracy and speed. Again, the goal of the book is to improve the students’ ability to perform well on standardized tests.
- Answer Sheet
- Overall Assessment
- Unit Pretests
- Unit Posttests
- Unit 1 Life Science
- Unit 2 Earth Science
- Unit 3 Physical Science
- Answer Key