Kagoshima Entrance Science study plan

Draw free-body diagrams for eight standard situations (sliding block, hanging mass, accelerating lift, braking car) and label every force with its source object

Apply Newton's three laws and the equations of uniformly accelerated motion to solve at least fifteen calculation problems, showing units at each step

Distinguish speed, velocity, acceleration and resultant force in writing, using one worked example that traces a ball thrown vertically upward

Identify the independent, dependent and controlled variables in four described experiments and state one improvement to each design

Calculate work, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy and power in mixed problems, including efficiency of a pulley or ramp

Explain conservation of energy in a pendulum and a falling object, and account quantitatively for energy lost to friction and sound

Describe reflection, refraction and total internal reflection, and draw ray diagrams for a plane mirror, a convex lens and a prism

Relate frequency, wavelength, amplitude and speed for sound and light, and explain echoes, pitch and loudness with one everyday example each

Tabulate experimental readings with correct significant figures and identify which measurement limits the precision of a result

Classify ten given substances as element, compound or mixture, and justify each classification with a stated criterion

Separate a described mixture using filtration, distillation, crystallisation or chromatography, and explain the property each method relies on

Write and balance fifteen chemical equations, including combustion and decomposition, and count atoms on both sides to verify each

Distinguish physical from chemical change in eight examples and cite the observable evidence used for the decision

Design a controlled experiment to test one factor affecting reaction rate, specifying the variable held constant and the measurement taken

Name common ions and deduce the formula of an ionic compound from its constituent ions, including charges that require more than one of each ion

Write ionic equations for precipitation reactions and identify the spectator ions

Explain neutralisation in terms of hydrogen and hydroxide ions, and predict the salt formed from an acid-base pair

Interpret a described titration or pH test, read indicator colour changes, and state a conclusion supported by the data

Distinguish an observation from an inference in five short laboratory descriptions

Label the parts of a plant and animal cell from a written description and state the function of each organelle

Compare mitosis and meiosis by chromosome number and purpose, and outline fertilisation in a named plant and animal

Solve monohybrid inheritance problems using Punnett squares, including cases with a dominant and recessive allele, and predict phenotype ratios

Distinguish genotype from phenotype and explain why observed ratios may differ from predicted ratios in small samples

Evaluate a described sampling or quadrat investigation for bias and suggest one control

Construct food chains and a food web from a species list, and label producers, consumers and decomposers

Explain energy loss between trophic levels and calculate the energy transferred given a stated efficiency

Predict the effect of removing one species from a described food web and justify the prediction with two linked consequences

Identify rock types and describe how strata form, including the principle of superposition and one method of relative dating

Read a described rock sequence or cross-section and order the events shown, stating the evidence used

Explain how air masses and fronts produce weather changes, and interpret a described pressure map to predict wind and rainfall

Relate the seasons to the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbital position, correcting the common misconception that distance from the Sun causes summer

Describe the apparent daily and annual motion of the Sun and stars as seen from Kagoshima's latitude, and explain moon phases and eclipses with a diagram

Convert between local time and Greenwich time using longitude, and explain why time zones exist

Interpret a described weather data table and draw a supported conclusion about the passage of a front

Complete one timed mixed-domain practice set under exam conditions and mark it against a written answer key

Rank the five domains by error rate and write a targeted revision action for each of the two weakest

Re-derive the ten formulas most often misapplied and confirm unit consistency in each

Practise three full experimental-design answers, each stating hypothesis, variables, method, and a conclusion tied to the data

Review the error log from all previous weeks and confirm that recurring mistake types are resolved