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Use this website and its numerous links to prepare for the upcoming Science ACT/MME test. The MME is based on the ACT college entrance exam and includes ACT, Michigan WorkKeys, and several Michigan components designed to assess Michigan Merit curriculum.

ACT provides a complete, released ACT test to students in the free student booklet “Preparing for the ACT.” This booklet may be downloaded from http://www.actstudent.org Michigan Merit High School Graduation Requirement Overview	Michigan Merit Exam 2008 Assessment Design Michigan Merit Curriculum--Science 2008 PowerPoint presented to Junior Class
Helpful Links to familiarize yourself with the ACT/MME: Practice ACT questions Practice ACT Tests ACT Prep Site Free Practice Tests ACT Science Test Description Preparing for the ACT Guide To ACT Michigan Virtual University	Sites that prepare for similar science exams Michigan Curriculum Framework Benchmark Review This above link aligns directly with the Michigan Curriculum Framework Benchmarks from 2000, but has many helpful science content area reviews. New York Regents Exams Science Sample Passages Get Smarter Click on High School

Constructing	Reflecting	Using Life Science	Using Physical Science	Using Earth Science	Testing Strategies
Ask Questions Design and Conduct Investigations Learn from Books and Other Sources Communicate Findings Interactive PowerPoint What's the Big Idea?	Analyze Claims for Scientific Merit Science and other ways of knowing Science, Technology and Society Scientific contributions and influences from diverse cultures Interactive PowerPoint What's the Big Idea?	Multicellular Organisms Specialized Cells life function What's the Big Idea? Classification Life Cycle and Disease Food Storage and Use Maintain a stable internal environment Technology and Disease What's the Big Idea? Passing on traits from generation to generation Passing genetic material during sexual and asexual reproduction Arising of new traits through changes in DNA What's the Big Idea? Evidence for Human Evolutionary Relationships New species and Natural Selection What's the Big Idea? Ecological relationships Ecosystem energy flow Population size Ecosystem responses to changing events Cycles of Nature Agricultural and Urban Development What's the Big Idea?	Properties of Household materials Properties of families of elements Elements differ--structural parts and electrical charges Control of current in simple and parallel circuits Produce electric currents by interacting wires and magnets What's the Big Idea? Chemical changes and breaking of bonds Conservation of Mass Nuclear fission, fusion and natural radioactivity Energy transformations physical, chemical and nuclear changes relative magnitudes Matter and energy changes involving heat transfer What's the Big Idea? Force and Motion in complex machines Energy conversions in moving objects and machines What's the Big Idea? Sound waves Seeing Colors Properties of Waves Waves and Technology What's the Big Idea?	Surface features Great Lakes Ice Age Plate tectonics earth's features and geologic phenomenon Earth materials and common objects, conserved and recycle Long range plans for resource use What's the Big Idea? Regional Watersheds Humans and water quality What's the Big Idea? Create Climates and change over time Air movement affect weather conditions Weather patterns, storm prediction Humans and the Atmosphere, reduce pollution What's the Big Idea? Sun and stars Position and motion of the Solar System, scale, structure and age of the universe Formation of stars and planetary systems, stars produce energy Technology, Inquiry and the universe What's the Big Idea?	What's the Big Idea? Test Taking Strategies Interactive Test Taking Strategies Concept Mapping Soup for the Testing Brain The following packets have been developed to serve as support materials for this interactive Science Meap Test Review Test, Test, Test Biology Anyone?

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Science Staff Support
A special thank you to the following North Science Teachers for their work on the Life, Earth and Physical Science PowerPoint Content:
Steve Booher, Anne Muto, Don Pata, and Shelly Rothenbuhler.

Review Prepared by Susan L. Speirs
Grosse Pointe North High School
(313) 432-3413
Please feel free to email Sue with your comments susan.speirs@gpschools.org
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