SAT Chemistry Subject Test - Preparing For the Test

SAT Chemistry Subject Test - Preparing For the TestWhen taking a SAT Chemistry subject test, it's very important to know how to study the material. Most students don't understand that as part of the SAT study guide and are often left disappointed with their scores if they don't find out what the subject matter is like. You must know the basic information about the subject before you are able to understand how to approach it.Learning the basic things about the subject should be as basic as possible. All the important topics you will encounter are covered by the main textbook or by any other type of guide that will be assigned to you.It's really important to get your understanding of the subject to correct before you start on your test so it's important to get familiar with the question formats. The answers are given in the form of questions, so you will need to make sure that you find the right way to complete the questions.It's crucial to have a test book handy at all times so you wo n't forget any of the information. There are many different ways to keep track of the information. Some students like to use text messages to keep their notes, while others will keep notes in books.There are many different types of tests that will be given on the SAT. Many students think that the SAT or ACT tests are really hard. Unfortunately, most students are really unprepared for the test because they haven't learned the material well enough.The SAT is a lot more difficult than the ACT and it's extremely important to learn how to do well on the SAT chemistry subject test. You must learn the material quickly because the test can be up to 90 minutes long.Before you take the SAT chemistry subject test, you need to find out which materials are actually covered. In fact, there are a number of different test guides available so make sure you look into the resources available. Your preparation will be much easier if you find out what is included with the test.If you study the material well in advance, you will be able to tackle the SAT chemistry subject test much easier. The entire process of preparing for the SAT test is just as important as taking the test.

The 2016 SAT Vocabulary vs. Vocabulary in Context

The 2016 SAT Vocabulary vs. Vocabulary in Context The 2016 SAT: Vocabulary vs. Vocabulary in Context The 2016 SAT: Vocabulary vs. Vocabulary in Context Students across America are thrilled to learn that the cumbersome vocab section on the 2015 SAT will be a thing of the past. No longer will students have to artfully memorize words such as supercilious and bombastic. Students will not have to memorize (and then promptly forget) as many as 3,500 words in order to feel prepared for their SAT exam. It would be easy to think that vocab is something students can simply cross off and move on; however students should not be fooled into thinking that the new SAT doesnt require them to learn vocab,   rather it requires them to learn vocab in context. So what exactly is the difference between learning vocab and learning vocab in context? 1. Endless memorization vs. meaningful knowledge Students who were required to take the older version of the exam likely participated in what seemed like endless world lists and mnemonic devices that they went over on their own or with their tutor. The vast majority of students forgot the meaning of these words the minute they walked out of the exam. Students who take the new SAT will get a better understanding of how a word is used and should learn the emotional meaning of words. This is a tool that will be useful in college and career, depending on what field the student enters (READ: A Timeline Study Guide for the SAT). Example: Ostentatious Meaning: Flashy, flamboyant, conspicuous. On the older SAT, a student would have to memorize the meaning of the word ostentatious, (which doesnt seem so hard at first), but they would have to memorize hundreds of other words as well. On the new 2016 SAT, students will have to know how ostentatious is used in a particular passage or sentence. Example: The purse was in an ostentatious area of the room where anyone could pick it up and walk off with it. In this case the meaning of the word ostentatious is most closely related to conspicuous, meaning ‘in and easily seen position’. Example: Her style of clothing was rather ostentatious and it was hard not to notice her even in a room full of 100 people. In this case the meaning of the word ostentatious is more closely related to flashy or flamboyant, meaning ‘things that are easily noticeable (generally referring to mannerisms or style of dress)’. This is actually a more useful skill for students to obtain once they go off to college. They should not be worried about ‘wasting’ time spent studying for the SAT as it should also help them prepare for AP English language or literature classes and college-level classes. Test prep tips for students: Students who are used to the idea of memorizing lists of vocab should switch gears and think about the true meaning of words. The best way to understand vocabulary in context is to be well read. Students who feel that they don’t have time to read novels or literature outside of their school assignments should ask their tutor for short passages or excerpts from novels that contain SAT words from the new exam. Additionally, students taking high school English (that’s everyone) can ask their SAT tutor to help them with English class and SAT vocab study concurrently, thus killing two birds with one stone (READ: 5 Awesome SAT Apps). Bottom line Although the vast majority of students will be thrilled to see that the vocabulary section has been tossed from the new SAT, they should still be prepared to learn and fully understand vocabulary in context, which includes emotional meanings of words, secondary meaning of words, and the use of other words in a sentence to identify an unfamiliar word. Whether they are working independently or with a tutor, students are encouraged to start their vocab test prep early so they can face the 2016 SAT reading section with ease (READ: Tips From an Irvine SAT Tutor: The Free SAT Study Guide). Its never too early to book your Orange County SAT tutor. Call us today for more information. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

5 Best Middle Schools in Dallas

5 Best Middle Schools in Dallas Middle school can be a transformative time for kids as they prepare themselves for a high school curriculum. There are many outstanding middle school in Dallas, but we wanted to check out which ones are the highest performing.After researching the best middle schools in Dallas we now have the concrete proof just how great they are. For our first ranking in our school district series, we’ll show you how we calculated the Texas Education Agency’s metrics from the most recent report (2014) to rank each school that met their standards. While the TEA Index is pretty comprehensive, Frog Tutoring decided to evaluate a couple additional factors in the study we found. The following methodology was used in calculation:STAAR Expectations (48%): When taking the STAAR test into consideration, we look at the percentage of students who met or exceeded the expectations of the test in a given year.TEA Index (48%): We utilized the Texas Education Agency’s 4 areas of academic excellence, which co nsist of Student Achievement, Student Progress, Closing Performance Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness.Class Size (2%): Student-to-teacher ratio is important for an individual’s learning, so we took this into consideration.Online Reviews (2%): We have weighted each school’s popularity score based on Facebook reviews, Greatschools.org reviews, and K12.Niche.org reviews.If you’d like to see a more in-depth look at the TEA’s metrics for accountability standards, please click here. To determine a definitive ranking for the top middle schools in Dallas, we combined these 7 factors to create one number to compare and contrast the success of each middle school.Are you ready to take a look at the best middle schools in Dallas? Let's go!1. Ewell D Walker MiddleEwell D Walker Middle is number one on our list with a TEA rating of 208. It’s STAAR expectations met are the highest at the middle school level with 65% of its students meeting or exceeding standards. Although the class size of the school is 21 students, that doesn’t mean these students aren’t getting the attention they need. Ewell D Walker has also earned distinctions in Science, Social Studies, and Postsecondary Readiness to name a few.2. Raul Quintanilla Sr MiddleRaul Quintanilla Sr Middle is number two on our list with a TEA rating of 177. It’s STAAR expectations met are the highest at the middle school level with 60% of its students meeting or exceeding standards. The average class size of the school is 16 students, which means every student is getting the attention they need. Raul Quintanilla Sr Middle has also earned distinctions in Mathematics, Science, and Top 25% Student Progress.3. Benjamin Franklin MiddleBenjamin Franklin Middle is number three on our list with a TEA rating of 189. It’s STAAR expectations met are the highest at the middle school level with 56% of its students meeting or exceeding standards. The average class size of the school is 18 students, which means every studen t is getting the attention they need. Benjamin Franklin Middle has also earned distinctions in Science, Postsecondary Readiness, and Reading/ELA.4. J L Long MiddleJ L Long Middle is number four on our list with a TEA rating of 184. It’s STAAR expectations met are the highest at the middle school level with 55% of its students meeting or exceeding standards. The average class size of the school is 20 students, which means every student is getting the attention they need. J L Long Middle has also earned distinctions in Postsecondary Readiness, Mathematics, and Reading/ELA.5. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr MiddleZan Wesley Holmes Jr Middle is number five on our list with a TEA rating of 160. It’s STAAR expectations met are the highest at the middle school level with 57% of its students meeting or exceeding standards. The average class size of the school is 19 students, which means every student is getting the attention they need. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Middle has also earned distinction in Top 25% Student Progress.Frog Tutoring Dallas Tutors are proud to present the best middle schools in Dallas based on statistics released by the Texas Education Agency. Please share in the comments any personal experience that you have had in the Dallas Independent School District!5 Best Middle Schools in DallasCreate your own infographicsNote: We wanted to take a second to explain our methodology, and how we arrived at factoring in each area of success for our rankings. First, we made an extensive spreadsheet (which you can take a look at for yourself here), and collected all of the data that we needed for our results. Then we converted each factor into a percentage and multiplied that number by the percentage of how much it’s worth in our ranking system. Let’s look at an example:Woodrow Wilson High School’s TEA Index ranking is 235/400.235 / 400 = 58.75%Since this is 22% of our total, we used the percentage above to measure how much it’s worth in our ranking system. Which in t his case is 22% of the total score.58.75 x .22 = 12.93%If you’d like to know more about this process, please contact our coordinator, Judith, at judith@frogtutoring.com.

TutorZ Is The Best Tutoring Project

TutorZ Is The Best Tutoring Project Gold Apple tutor Habib Daneshvar says TutorZ is the best tutoring project he has worked with. These are the words from a professional tutor with 33 years of teaching experience at many universities and community colleges in Pennsylvania. Thanks so much for your Nice Message and selecting me as one of your Outstanding Tutors. I really appreciate this honor very much and looking forward serving you in the near future. Thanks again. By the way, Mr Dirk owner of TutorZ has been of the best Project Coordinator and TutorZ of the best tutoring project I have worked with. I personally appreciate and admire Dirk very highly and benefit greatly from being a tutor at TutorZ. Thank you Dirk and TutorZ Habib Reading your warm and appreciative words, Habib, I can rest assured that our system made the right decision to bestow the Gold Apple award upon you.   Did you know only 12 tutors received the Gold Apple award? The Gold Apple is our highest honor for professional and tutoring excellence. Dirk Wagner Founder of TutorZ LLC

Tips to Get the Best Possible Tuition in Your First Choice Tutoring Center

Tips to Get the Best Possible Tuition in Your First Choice Tutoring CenterBefore I offer you some tips to get the best possible tuition in your first choice tutoring center, I must give you some information about what it takes to become a tutor. The truth is that we all want to help students out of every form of circumstance and endeavor, even if it means an extra bit of work for us. That being said, having this amount of knowledge helps me offer you the proper information about the business in the first place.There are three different kinds of businesses, which each have their own rules and regulations. For instance, you will need a certain degree, or certification, to start tutoring. Some people hire a tutor for everything from high school, college, and even upper level courses. I would like to point out that there are certain organizations that you must be part of to continue tutoring after graduation.Before you decide on which location in your city you would like to open your own first choice tutoring center, it is wise to choose a good quality, well-run business that already has a solid reputation. You don't want to be an upstart for a big fish in a small pond. Therefore, I suggest that you search out a reputable company.Doing research on the internet can be a good idea. You can find out information on companies which are no longer in business and those which are thriving in today's business environment.Tutoring is not the same as tutoring your child. The professional aspect of the business entails more responsibility than your average day job. Your eyes will be on the students, but you will also have to be able to make sure that they keep their grades up and turn in assignments at the end of the day.However, a good tutor is the one who can keep the class involved in a class and can monitor and handle class behavior to keep the students paying attention. If they aren't paying attention then you can take away their ice cream for being late. However, if they 're reading their books or listening to the teacher then you can offer them your assistance to get their homework done.Your time is valuable and using a website to look around a potential tutoring business can be a great way to locate one. Just be sure that you are a good fit for the business and that they are paying you enough to live comfortably off of. It is your responsibility to see that this happens.

Discover the Best Ways of Learning and Pursuing Your Passion in KMt Chemistry

Discover the Best Ways of Learning and Pursuing Your Passion in KMt ChemistryStarting a journey in my chemistry is as simple as finding a college or university to attend and make the right selection. Once you have done this, the rest is easy to understand. Then you can study for your degree with the help of college counselors or instructors. After getting your diploma, you can then proceed to a new job or start your own business from where you will earn your living.The aim of my chemistry is to give you basic knowledge about the common chemical elements which comprise the element called 'carbon'. The carbon atoms are arranged in hexagons called 'hydrogen'. Carbon has three varieties known as: carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. Hydrogen is the lightest element that exists in nature and it is the most stable.Carbon is a noble gas, which is the basis of life on earth. In physics, there are various types of compounds known as chemical species. These types of compounds are used for chemical rea ctions that occur in chemical reactions.There are four elements classified as the noble gases, they are deuterium, neon, helium and argon. Hydrogen is also classified as noble gas but it is not light at all. Hydrogen is composed of two types: diatomic and atomic.Science and technology are a subject that depends on the advancement of technology. The world is being bombarded by pollution caused by the use of conventional fuel. In spite of this, the world's power stations are increasing production of fuel by the installation of nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants. Thus we are now depending on imported fuel. This will decrease our economy which will affect other areas like food supply, health care and natural resources like air and water.Global warming, which is caused by excess CO2 in the atmosphere is the greatest problem affecting the world. With global warming, we are now having very dangerous storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods and volcano eruptions.There are many cases rel ated to war crimes against humanity committed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and other places of the world. We see from these facts that the use of conventional fuels is a threat to human civilization. We can prevent global warming by switching to solar energy, wind power and biogas-powered power plants.

How to Write a Pop Song in 4 Easy Steps

How to Write a Pop Song in 4 Easy Steps Sign up successful Take Some Music Lessons. It will be important to be able to create music to write songs, even if you arent the one fully producing the final track.   This is fundamental if you start writing songs for other artists as they must hear something good enough, even in development stages, to be liked.   A good combination is to take vocal lessons, guitar lessons and piano lessons to acquire a basic level of musical knowledge.   The more you learn the easier it will be to translate whats in your head into real music! Get Inspired. If you havent just had your heart broken or had some truly incredible event happen in your life, this step can be quite hard.   If you find yourself short on material, try pretending to be someone else and writing about their life!   Write letters to friends and family about your deepest feelings, then borrow bits and pieces as starting points.   Try watching compelling films or going to the theater.   Read a book that inspires you or try asking deep questions of the people in your life.   Most people find they have a wealth of material simply by scratching the surface of their own day-to-day experiences. Start Writing. It may take a while to find your true voice as an artist, so just start writing as much as possible.   Keep a journal and always carry a small notepad or even a tape recorder with you so you have a way to remember your brilliant and creative ideas when inspiration strikes.   If you are able to take a course in poetry or creative writing, do so to further develop the quality of your writing.   Remember that practice makes perfect, so practice your craft! Study the lyrics of songs you most like, and think about why you like them.   Just listening to music is excellent research! Put it All Together. Though this can be the hardest part for many people, it is the part that reaps the greatest rewards by getting you one step closer to the finished product of a song.   Some songwriters prefer to write the music first then add lyrics, or vice versa.   Others prefer to write at the piano or with their guitar.   Practice different methods to find out what works best for you.   Ask your music teacher and vocal coach for assistance, as they will be able to help you create pieces appropriate for your style, message, and ability.   Try some simple exercises when starting out like adding your lyrics to the melody of an established song, then slowly making changes to the tempo, key, and tune until it becomes your own. Author Bio: Jessica Josh is an Australian freelance writer and blogger.  Since 2007 she has been writing about wedding bands, wedding entertainment, corporate entertainment and articles about companies like http://entertainment88.com.au/ You might also like Songwriting Tips from a Grammy Award Winner Songwriting Tips: A Method to the Madness Is Writing Songs the Key to Finding Yourself? Photo by oouinouin