FCAT

Hammer The FCAT

Hammer The FCAT

Ever feel like this??
You’re about to take your FCATs; what do you think of them? What do they mean to you, your school, your teachers, your future?  Are they important?  Should we be doing them? Do they measure what you know? Are you prepared?
Practice good argumentation in your response. Be thoughtful and defend your position [...]

Another Practice Test

Want a better idea of how well prepared you are for the science FCAT?
Try this — 2007 Science FCAT. This is the actual test from 2007. While this year’s test will not include extended response questions, the content should quite similar.
Now check your answers against these – 2007 Science FCAT Answers.
Let me know how you did.
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Not Your Average Squares

I found this in an old post to this website from 2007, but you know it’s still a likely topic for FCAT.
 Do you remember these? We use them to determine the F1 and F2 offspring in the FCAT review stations you did. They are called Punnett Squares. Click the image to get a quick overview on inheritance.

A Cell-a-bration

A Cell-a-bration

Working on your FCAT review and perhaps struggling with the Cell Structure and Function crossword puzzle? Well maybe this will help. Click on the logo below to learn more.

Cell Structure and Function Crossword Puzzle Word Choices. When using two word phrases eliminate the space between words.

 
 
 
 
 

cell membrane
 
 
 

cell wall
 
 
 
 

central vacuole
 
 
 

centrioles
 
 
 

chloroplasts
 
 
 

chromatin
 
 
 

cytoplasm
 
 
 

endoplasmic reticulum
 
 

golgi apparatus
 
 
 

lysosomes
 
 
 

mitochondria
 
 
 

nuclear membrane
 
 
 

nucleolus
 
 
 

nucleus
 
 
 
 

ribosomes
 
 
 

vacuoles
 
 
 
 

FCAT Prep

We are working hard to be as prepared as possible for the science FCAT on Monday March 16th. You should have completed the science voyger section of FCAT Explorer; we spent two and a half weeks doing science activity tables (FCAT ScAT) and you are completing sample FCAT questions. Each of these was designed to [...]

Makes You Feel Like Dancing!

FCAT’s over! FCAT’s over!! FCAT’s over!!!

Getting Ready for Science FCAT

This Monday you’ll will be taking the science FCAT which covers material learned in 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Throughout the year you’ve included “connections to prior science knowledge” in your notebooks as a way to help you remember what was learned in previous years.
In addition you’ve also been using FCAT Explorer.

This is a great [...]