Final Exam
These are the main skills your future science teachers will expect that you have mastered from lab science and will not be retaught. You can expect these concepts on the final exam in some format. There are many worksheets on the class google site to use as practice so you do well on the exam.
Scientific Measurements
Definitions, equipment, units
Using equipment accurately
Measuring precisely
Giving answers from calculations with correct significant figures
Metric conversions
Choosing appropriate measurement units
Converting measurements using dimensional analysis (ie, converting feet to hectometers, etc)
Scientific Method / Lab Design
Writing purpose & hypothesis for experiments in correct format
Specify variables in experiments
Design data tables
Analyzing data
Writing conclusions including CER format, commenting on hypothesis, improvements, and next experiment
Lab write up requirements in lab book
Graphing
How to make a graph (putting the variables on the correct axis & choosing a scale that spreads out the data to fill the page, correct title)
Calculate slope and y-intercept
Write the scientific equation of the best-fit line
Describe the meaning of the slope and y-intercept