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TMSCA MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
CLASS SUMMARY NOTES
For cuse cby cthe cColleyville cMiddle cSchool cMath cClub
, 2
TMSCA Science c
Concept/Vocabulary/Review Packet c
This cpacket chas cbeen ccreated cfor cthe cpurpose cof cassisting cthe cprocess
cof cstudying cand creviewing cfor cthe cTexas cMath cand cScience cCoaches
cAssociation cScience cCompetition. cHaving cbeen ca cstudent cand ccompeted
cin cthese ccompetitions cI chope cthat cmy cexperience cand cresearch ccan
cassist cyou cin cyour cjourney ctowards csuccess. c
Enjoy!
Tony cLiu
Table cof cContents
Introduction 1
Biology 4
Introduction 1
Chemistry 5
Introduction 1
Physics 6
Introduction 1
Earth cSciences 6
Introduction 1
Space cScience 6
Introduction 1
Science cHistory/Miscellaneous 6
For cuse cby cthe cColleyville cMiddle cSchool cMath cClub
, 3
Introduction 1
Vocabulary 6
Further cReading 6
For cuse cby cthe cColleyville cMiddle cSchool cMath cClub
, 4
Introduction
Science cis ca cfascinating csubject, cand cthe cTMSCA cScience ctest cis
cdesigned cto cpromote cthe clove cof cscience. cThis cdoes coccur. cHowever,
cthe cfact cis cthat cin corder cto csucceed cin cTMSCA cScience, cit cis cmuch
cmore cabout cmemorizing ccrucial cfacts. cIf cone cstudies cthe cvarious ctests
cover cthe cyears, ca cgeneral cpattern cof ctopics cemerges. cStudying cthe
ctopics clisted con cthe cbelow clist cwill cnot conly cgreatly cimprove cyour
cTMSCA cScience cability cbut cwill calso cadd csignificantly cto cyour cbody cof
cscientific cknowledge.
Here cis ca cgeneral clist cof cthe ctopics:
1. Biology
a. Cells
i. Structure
ii. Function
b. Ecology
i. Ecological cRoles cand cniches
ii. Ecological cSuccession
c. Botany
i. Plant cParts
ii. Gymnosperms cand cAngiosperms
iii. Plant cReproduction
d. Taxonomy
e. Anatomy
i. Different cSystems
ii. System cConnections
2. Chemistry
a. The cPeriodic cTable
i. Groups
b. Periodicity
3. Physics
a. Atoms, cMolecules, cand cCompounds
i. Atomic cStructure
ii. Atomic cProperties
b. Newton’s cLaws
c. Work, cEnergy, cand cSimple cMachines
i. Force, cWork, cPower cEquations
ii. Various csimple cmachines
For cuse cby cthe cColleyville cMiddle cSchool cMath cClub
TMSCA MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
CLASS SUMMARY NOTES
For cuse cby cthe cColleyville cMiddle cSchool cMath cClub
, 2
TMSCA Science c
Concept/Vocabulary/Review Packet c
This cpacket chas cbeen ccreated cfor cthe cpurpose cof cassisting cthe cprocess
cof cstudying cand creviewing cfor cthe cTexas cMath cand cScience cCoaches
cAssociation cScience cCompetition. cHaving cbeen ca cstudent cand ccompeted
cin cthese ccompetitions cI chope cthat cmy cexperience cand cresearch ccan
cassist cyou cin cyour cjourney ctowards csuccess. c
Enjoy!
Tony cLiu
Table cof cContents
Introduction 1
Biology 4
Introduction 1
Chemistry 5
Introduction 1
Physics 6
Introduction 1
Earth cSciences 6
Introduction 1
Space cScience 6
Introduction 1
Science cHistory/Miscellaneous 6
For cuse cby cthe cColleyville cMiddle cSchool cMath cClub
, 3
Introduction 1
Vocabulary 6
Further cReading 6
For cuse cby cthe cColleyville cMiddle cSchool cMath cClub
, 4
Introduction
Science cis ca cfascinating csubject, cand cthe cTMSCA cScience ctest cis
cdesigned cto cpromote cthe clove cof cscience. cThis cdoes coccur. cHowever,
cthe cfact cis cthat cin corder cto csucceed cin cTMSCA cScience, cit cis cmuch
cmore cabout cmemorizing ccrucial cfacts. cIf cone cstudies cthe cvarious ctests
cover cthe cyears, ca cgeneral cpattern cof ctopics cemerges. cStudying cthe
ctopics clisted con cthe cbelow clist cwill cnot conly cgreatly cimprove cyour
cTMSCA cScience cability cbut cwill calso cadd csignificantly cto cyour cbody cof
cscientific cknowledge.
Here cis ca cgeneral clist cof cthe ctopics:
1. Biology
a. Cells
i. Structure
ii. Function
b. Ecology
i. Ecological cRoles cand cniches
ii. Ecological cSuccession
c. Botany
i. Plant cParts
ii. Gymnosperms cand cAngiosperms
iii. Plant cReproduction
d. Taxonomy
e. Anatomy
i. Different cSystems
ii. System cConnections
2. Chemistry
a. The cPeriodic cTable
i. Groups
b. Periodicity
3. Physics
a. Atoms, cMolecules, cand cCompounds
i. Atomic cStructure
ii. Atomic cProperties
b. Newton’s cLaws
c. Work, cEnergy, cand cSimple cMachines
i. Force, cWork, cPower cEquations
ii. Various csimple cmachines
For cuse cby cthe cColleyville cMiddle cSchool cMath cClub
