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    The document provides tips and strategies for the ACT Science test. It recommends paying attention to the purpose, method, and results of experiments in passages (Step 1). It also advises interpreting variables and patterns in figures, looking at independent/dependent variables, hypotheses, and experimental controls (Step 2). For answer choices, it suggests finding support in the passage while also using previous knowledge (Step 3). Additional tips recommend doing conflicting viewpoints passages last and focusing on basic topics and relationships between data for other passage types. It provides a suggested timing strategy and promotes using the "SCIeNCE" acronym to scan passages, check main ideas, ignore extras, note references, choose the best answer, and eliminate incorrect answers.

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    ACT PREPARATION-SCIENCE

    ACT SCIENCE TEST TACTICS & SUGGESTIONS


    ACT SCIENCE GAME PLAN!
    step #1: Pay attention to purpose, method, and results of
    experiment
    Step #2: Interpret variables + patterns in figures
    independent/dependent variables
    hypothesis, experimental control
    BE TRENDY >>> look closely for connection between
    variables and graphs/charts
    Step #3: Scan the answer choices + find support in passage
    remember: do not rely
    solely
    on previous knowledge; however,
    do not fully suspend it either because it might help you
    make a smarter educated guess

    TIPS:
    1. Do the conflicting viewpoints passages
    last
    2. For data representation & research summary passages, read just
    enough to be able to answer this one question:
    a. data rep: What is the basic topic of the tables/charts? (focus on
    trends)
    b. research summary: What is the basic topic and purpose of the
    experiment? (focus on method of experimenting and similarities/
    differences between different methods; also glance over the
    results/ numbers and data in the charts and try to draw a
    picture in your head of how they are related)
    3. Spend about 4 min on each data rep passage, 5 min on research
    summary passage, and 6 min on conflicting viewpoints passage.

    4 min * 3 passages = 12 min


    5 min * 3 passages = 15 min
    6 min * 1 passage = 6 min
    33 minutes total
    ( 2 min buffer time)

    ACT PREPARATION-SCIENCE

    4. Use the SCIeNCE acronym

    S
    s

    can the passage


    C
    c

    heck the main idea


    Ie
    i

    gnore the
    e
    xtras
    N
    n

    ote references in question


    C
    c

    hoose the best answer


    E
    e

    liminate incorrect answers


    ( helpful if you have to come back later to this question)
    Unlike for the reading section, these tricks can all be implemented at
    once by just keeping them in mind while reading the passages and
    graphs.

    source:
    the SCIeNCE acronym was found in the ACT 36-Aiming for the Perfect Score
    Barrons prep book 2nd edition
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