MSU-SASE Study
[ ] Periodic table basics
[ ] Chemical vs. physical changes
Checklist
[ ] Chemical bonding (ionic, covalent)
[ ] Balancing chemical equations (simple)
MATHEMATICS SCIENCE - PHYSICS
[ ] Operations with integers, decimals, and [ ] Newton's laws of motion
fractions [ ] Speed, velocity, acceleration
[ ] Order of operations (PEMDAS) [ ] Force, work, and energy (with
[ ] Factoring (GCF, trinomials, difference formulas)
of squares) [ ] Simple machines and mechanical
[ ] Solving linear equations advantage
[ ] Solving inequalities
[ ] Functions and evaluating expressions
[ ] Coordinate Geometry (distance, SCIENCE - EARTH &
midpoint, slope)
[ ] Ratio and proportion
ENVIRONMENTAL
[ ] Percentages and discount problems [ ] Layers of the Earth
[ ] Word problems (age, work, motion) [ ] Plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes
[ ] Area and perimeter of 2D shapes [ ] Weather vs. climate
[ ] Volume and surface area of 3D shapes [ ] Natural resources and conservation
[ ] Pythagorean Theorem
[ ] Mean, median, mode, range
[ ] Basic probability ABSTRACT/LOGICAL
[ ] Basic trigonometry (sine, cosine, REASONING
tangent) [ ] Number and letter sequences
[ ] Odd-one-out patterns
[ ] Picture and shape pattern recognition
ENGLISH [ ] Visual analogies
[ ] Parts of speech [ ] Word analogies
[ ] Subject-verb agreement [ ] Syllogisms (All A are B...)
[ ] Verb tenses [ ] Simple logic puzzles
[ ] Sentence structure and correction
[ ] Pronoun-antecedent agreement
[ ] Modifiers and word usage
[ ] Vocabulary in context
[ ] Synonyms and antonyms
[ ] Idioms and common expressions
[ ] Reading comprehension (main idea,
inference, details)
[ ] Figures of speech (simile, metaphor,
irony, etc.)
SCIENCE - BIOLOGY
[ ] Plant and animal cell parts/functions
[ ] Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
[ ] Human body systems
[ ] Sexual and asexual reproduction
[ ] Genetics and Punnett square
SCIENCE - CHEMISTRY
[ ] States and properties of matter