Fukui Entrance Science case studies
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The Fukui Prefectural High School Entrance Examination in Science (福井県公立高校入試 理科) is the science component of the unified entrance assessment used by Fukui's public upper secondary schools. It is taken by students finishing compulsory lower secondary education who wish to enter a prefectural high school, and it functions as a school-admission test rather than a professional certification: results are combined with other subjects, school records, interviews, and other selection material according to each school's and the prefecture's published rules. The Fukui Entrance Science case studies are 5 cases and about 3,160 words.
1Cart on a Ramp: Where Did the Energy Go?
At a Fukui prefectural science fair, a team investigates energy conversions using a 2.0 kg steel cart. The cart is released from rest at the top of a straight ramp 3.0 m long whose upper end is 1.2 m above the floor.
687 words, about 3 min2Two Bulbs, One Ammeter, and Ohm's Law
Two students are given a 6.0 V battery of negligible internal resistance, a fixed 8.0 ohm resistor, a small filament bulb, an ammeter and a voltmeter. In Circuit 1 the resistor and the bulb are connected in series across the battery, and the ammeter in the main branch reads 0.30 A.
601 words, about 3 min3Two Unlabelled Bottles and a Neutralisation Problem
Two unlabelled bottles stand on a bench. Both contain colourless liquids of concentration 0.10 mol/L; one is hydrochloric acid and the other is sodium hydroxide solution.
631 words, about 3 min4Pulse Data After Three Minutes of Running
During a health and exercise unit, a student records her own measurements. Sitting at rest, her pulse is 65 beats per minute, her breathing rate is 15 breaths per minute, and her stroke volume is estimated at 70 mL per beat.
592 words, about 3 min5Reading a Coastal Cliff in Fukui Prefecture
A coastal cliff in Fukui Prefecture exposes a sequence, from bottom to top: (A) a conglomerate with rounded pebbles, some of which are granite; (B) a dark mudstone containing ammonite fossils; (C) a sandstone containing bivalve shells, several of which belong to species still living today; (D) a thin layer of volcanic ash. A granite dyke about 2 m wide cuts vertically through A, B, C and D.
649 words, about 3 min