The ACT Science exam asks you to answer 40 problems in 35 minutes: 52.5 seconds per question! Timing is the number one reason students find the Science section challenging and don’t score to their potential. LGC ACT Science tutor Mike Marvel will show you how to apply your intellect to the test more efficiently. Using his tips and strategies, you will have the opportunity to answer every question and maximize your ACT Science section score! Mike has been helping students raise their ACT Science scores since the inception of LGC. His concise and efficient strategies have resulted in typical Science score increases of six points or more for LGC students. Mike’s passion for helping students stems in part from his days as a high school student, which were filled with their fair share of anxiety related to standardized exams and college admissions. Mike earned his Ph.D. in Inorganic and Solid State Chemistry from Northwestern University. He taught college-level General Chemistry and Physics as an assistant professor for three years. Mike currently directs the Chemistry and Physical Sciences Division of the Product Management Department at Flinn Scientific, a publisher of K-12 Science curricula and supplier of laboratory chemicals and equipment. Video 1:  Overview of the timing and components of the ACT Science test. Video 2: Question-First strategy with an example from a retired ACT Science passage. Video 3: Introduction of Research Summary passages and examples from retired ACT Science tests. Video 4: Introduction of Data Representation passages and how to be intentional when reading a graph. Video 5: Solving Data Representation passages and the most common type of question on the ACT Science test. Video 6: Discussion of “prior knowledge” questions and one of the ways the ACT Science section tries to trick you. Video 7: Continuation of strategies for Research Summary passages, the most represented type of passage on the test.  Video 8: Strategies for the process of elimination, common prior knowledge questions, and hints if you have no idea how to answer a question. Video 9: Continuation of strategies for Research Summary passages. Video 10: Introduction of Conflicting Viewpoints passages, typically the most difficult passage for students. Mike dispels the myths and demonstrates how to be successful with this passage. Video 11: Continuation of the types of questions most often associated with the Conflicting Viewpoints passage: multi-viewpoint, single-viewpoint, and the “based on the information given”-type question. Mike introduces the concept of parallelism. Video 12: Continuation of strategies for the Conflicting Viewpoints passage. Video 13: Prior knowledge overview with helpful hints on the most common questions of this type. Video 14: Mike moves through passage I of a retired ACT Science exam to demonstrate how he would work through the problems. Video 15: Mike moves through passage III of a retired ACT Science exam to demonstrate how he would work through the problems. Video 16: Mike moves through passage IV of a retired ACT Science exam to demonstrate how he would work through the problems. Video 17: Mike moves through passage V of a retired ACT Science exam to demonstrate how he would work through the problems. Video 18: Mike moves through passage VI of a retired ACT Science exam to demonstrate how he would work through the problems. Try It Yourself ACT Science Passage II Video 19: Mike concludes the ACT Science test preparation with an overview of the most salient points and suggests ways to maximize time and efficiency when studying for the ACT Science test. Bonus:  ACT Z04 Science ACT Answer Sheet Time for 35 minutes ACT Z04 Science Answers Prior Knowledge Worksheet