MEMBER EVENT: ACT Workshops - Math & Calculator, Science

Math & Calculator – Who should take this?

A student hoping to refresh their skills and focus on how to master the first 30 questions on the test
Students currently scoring below a 28 in math
Those looking to master the easy and medium level difficulty problems on the test
Any student looking for a leg up with ACT calculations in the math and science sections

Resources needed:

Topics covered:

Taking control of the clock
Process of elimination
Back-solving and plugging in “test” numbers
Drawing and labeling
Identifying the essential question and avoiding traps
When to use the TI-84 calculator
What to write on the test to work through a problem and when to use mental math
Guessing as a time-saving strategy
Helpful TI-84 basics, including hidden menus and techniques for checking answers
In-depth review of useful TI-84 functions and programs to use on the ACT

Science – Who should take this?

Any student who wants to demystify the science section.
Science is one of the best sections of the test to help improve your score, yet often overlooked and feared.

Topics covered:

Three types of passages and how to approach each one
Taking control of the clock
How to read graphs, data tables, figures, and experimental design set up and diagrams
Interpreting the trends in data and finding patterns
What to read and when to skim
Process of elimination
Identifying the essential question and avoiding traps
How to mark on the test to help quickly find essential information
Beating the clock with guessing as a time-saving strategy
How to save one passage for guessing to giving yourself more time for the other sections.
How should you approach the “conflicting viewpoints” passage?