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BIOLOGY
I For Honor’s Enriched or College
Prep. Not for AP or Second year.
January - cell structure, metabolism, enzymes, experiments,
inorganic/organic compounds, photosynthesis,
respiration,
philosophy/history, structure of matter, diffusion, energy, ATP/P, measurement,
pH, microscope.
February - classification, mitosis/meiosis, genetics, DNA/RNA,
evolution, virus, experiments, cell structure, philosophy/history,
photosynthesis, anaerobic/aerobic respiration, bacteria.
March - animal structure/function/systems, plant
structure/function/systems, cycles, evolution, embryology,
reproduction,
history/philosophy, experiments, fungi, algae, ecology, disease,
mitosis/meiosis.
April - human anatomy &physiology, nutrition, enzymes,
embryology, populations, animal/plant behavior,
ecology,
cycles, regulation/homeostasis, disease, experiments, philosophy/history.
January
Test: biochemistry, cell structure,
metabolic reaction, general chemistry, membrane transport,
classifications
systems, experimental design, ATP synthesis, history of science, photosynthetic
reactions, ,
enzyme
functions ,energy types, eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell structure.
February
Test: eukaryotic and prokaryotic
genetics and reproduction, Mendelian genetics, molecular
genetics¸
genetic diseases, chromosomes, cell cycle, gametogenesis, viral morphology and
activity, and
population
genetics.
March
Test: plant and animal structure/function
and behavior, ecological environments and relationships,
evolution,
embryology, fungi, Monera, Protista, symbiosis.
April
Test: blood, nervous system, GI
system, endocrine system, muscular system, excretory system,
reproductive
system, cardiovascular system, skeletal system, integumentary system, sense
organs,
immunology,
pathology, nutrition.
January Test has the following topics: scientific method,
measurement, factor label conversions, properties,
density,
heat, heat in phase changes, graphing, mixtures, compounds, formulas, mole,
weight percent,
chemical
reactions, Stoichiometry, atomic structure and history, but not electronic
configuration.
February Test. Electronic structure, orbital notation, dot
notation, periodic behavior, plus the January
topics.
March Test. Chemical bonding, molecular structure, simple
isomers, intermolecular attractions, redox
but
not balancing redox equations, kinetic theory, solids, liquids, gases, gas
laws, gas Stoichiometry,
plus
January and February topics.
April Test. solutions, reaction rates, chemical equilibrium,
Keq, acids, bases, salts, net ionic equations,
thermo-chemistry,
DH, Hess’s law, plus
January, February., and March topics.
JANUARY: matter and measurement, atomic theory(sub-atomic
particles, atomic masses), chemical
formulas,
chemical equations(mole relationships, mass-mass problems)¸ stoichiometry of redox
solutions,
stoichiometry
of molar solutions, electronic structure and periodic table.
FEBRUARY: chemical bonding, electronegativity, Lewis
structures, molecular geometry, polarity of
molecules,
hybridization, liquids, solids, vapor pressure, intermolecular forces, phase
changes, gases,
plus
January topics.
MARCH: thermochemistry( enthalpy, Hess’s Law, heats of formation, bond
energies, calorimetry),
molecular
orbitals, non-metals, metals, solutions,
colligative properties, descriptive chemistry of the
elements, plus Jan and Feb topics.
APRIL: chemical equilibrium, rates of reactions, reaction mechanisms, acids,
bases, and salts, Ka,
Kb,
Ksp, buffers, coordination compounds, redox, voltaic cells, Nernst
equations, DS, DH, DG,
nuclear
chemistry, organic chemistry,
descriptive chemistry of the elements, plus Jan, Feb., and Mar topics.
Geology: 40 questions: minerals, rocks, structure, tectonics,
fault/folding , volcanisms, glaciation,
rivers
ground water, ocean shore, weathering, historical, maps,
projections/lat./long./time.
Astronomy: 16 questions: sun, moon, earth/moon/sun system,
planets, stars, galaxies, cosmology.
Meteorology: 16 questions: temperature/air masses,
pressure/highs/lows, moisture in atmosphere,
weather
fronts, weather maps.
JANUARY: scalars, vectors, kinematics, projectiles, mass,
density, Newton’s laws, forces
(mechanical,
gravitational, frictional, centripetal), work, energy(potential, kinetic), and
its conservation, power.
FEBRUARY: impulse, linear momentum and its conservation,
elastic and inelastic collisions, angular
measure
and motion, the concept of angular momentum and its conservation, equilibrium
of forces
and
torques, simple machines, plus previous topics
MARCH: temperature, thermal equilibrium, linear expansion
and contraction, specific heat, calorimetry,
modes
of energy transfer, thermodynamic laws, simple harmonic motion, wave
propagation, standing waves,
sound,
plus previous topics
APRIL: electrical charges and force, coulombs law, voltage
sources and resistances, series/parallel
networks,
electricity and magnetism, light, index of refraction, color, optics, lenses,
mirrors,
interference
phenomena, plus previous topics.
JANUARY: measurement, equilibrium of a particle, motion,
Newton’s Laws, work and energy.
FEBRUARY: conservation of linear momentum, collisions,
equilibrium of a rigid body, rotation,
plus
25% of January topics:
MARCH: simple harmonic motion, wave motion, sound and
light.
APRIL: electricity and magnetism, through induced emf, but
not AC.
PHYSICS C: For all students taking
Physics C who are currently enrolled in a Physics C course.
JANUARY: kinematics in one and two
dimensions; Newton's laws including resistance forces and dynamics
of
circular motion; vector algebra (mostly assumed as needed); energy and its
conservation including potential
energy
and conservative forces, momentum and its conservation including
two-dimensional situations
FEBRUARY: angular mechanics
including rotational equilibrium, rotational dynamics, rotational energy,
and
angular momentum; oscillatory motion including kinematics, dynamics, energy,
and damping;
gravitation
including kinematics and dynamics of planetary motion, angular momentum, and
energy
as applied to gravitation
MARCH: electrostatics including electrostatic
forces, electrostatic field, electrostatic field flux and
Gauss's
Law; electrostatic potential and potential energy; dc electrical circuits
including multi-loop circuits
and
power; capacitors, dielectrics, and circuits with capacitors
APRIL: Magnetic Fields and Forces
including the applications of the Lorenz force, the Law of Biot-Savart,
Ampere's
Law, magnetic field flux and Faraday's Law, Lenz's Law for electromagnetic
induction;
magnetic
materials, applications of electromagnetic induction, and circuits with
inductors.
TESTING DATES FOR THE NEW JERSEY SCIENCE
LEAGUE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2008;
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008;
**THURSDAY APRIL 10, 2008
Each area may select a date in April, other than the first week, for all schools in the area to
take the exam. No area may take the April exam during the first week of April.
Please discard any topics of study from previous years. The topics have been revised by the test writers.
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