Toyama Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - Science study plan
Toyama Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - Science · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Physics (力と運動, 電流, 光と音, エネルギー)
Calculate average speed, instantaneous speed, and acceleration from distance–time and speed–time graphs (速さ・加速度), including changing-speed motion.
Draw free-body diagrams that combine and resolve forces (力の合成・分解), and state the two- or three-force equilibrium (つり合い) conditions for each diagram.
Apply 慣性の法則 and 作用・反作用 to explain two everyday motion examples in your own sentences rather than quoting the textbook.
Compute 仕事 (J) and 仕事率 (W) for inclined planes, pulleys, and levers, and confirm that 仕事の原理 holds in each case.
Convert between 位置エネルギー and 運動エネルギー numerically and state 力学的エネルギーの保存 for a pendulum and a rolling cart.
Your checkpoint
A closed-book 20-question physics set (motion graphs, force diagrams, work/energy) completed in 40 minutes at ≥75% accuracy, with every miss rewritten in an error notebook alongside the correct formula.
Physics (力と運動, 電流, 光と音, エネルギー)
Apply オームの法則 to compute 電圧・電流・抵抗 in series and parallel circuits, including 合成抵抗 for two- and three-resistor combinations.
Calculate 電力 (W) and 電力量 (J and kWh) for household appliances and cross-check the result as 熱量 in a heating-wire problem.
Sketch 磁界 lines around a straight current-carrying wire and a coil, and state 右ねじの法則 and 電磁誘導 in your own words with one application each.
Construct ray diagrams for a 凸レンズ to locate real and virtual images at three object distances, and state 反射の法則 and the direction of 屈折 at a boundary.
Relate 音の高さ to 振動数 and 音の大きさ to 振幅, and read 振動数 off an oscilloscope-style waveform graph.
Your checkpoint
A one-page formula sheet written from memory (circuits, power, lens, sound) plus a 15-question timed drill at ≥80%, with three convex-lens ray diagrams checked against the textbook.
Chemistry (物質の構成, 化学変化, イオン, 化学反応とエネルギー)
Classify 20 given substances as 単体・化合物・混合物 and write their 元素記号 and 化学式 correctly.
Write and balance 20 化学反応式, verifying that the atom count matches on both sides of every equation.
Classify reactions as 化合・分解・酸化・還元, and explain the 酸化銅と炭素 experiment by naming the 酸化剤 and 還元剤.
Apply 質量保存の法則 and 定比例の法則 to solve mass problems, including 銅の酸化 and 炭酸水素ナトリウムの分解.
Select the correct separation method (ろ過・蒸留・再結晶・クロマトグラフィー) for a stated mixture and justify the choice in one sentence.
Your checkpoint
A 20-equation balancing sheet plus 5 mass-calculation problems, scored at ≥85% with corrections written out in full.
Chemistry (物質の構成, 化学変化, イオン, 化学反応とエネルギー) & Physics (力と運動, 電流, 光と音, エネルギー)
Write 電離式 for acids, bases, and salts, and list the ions present in each aqueous solution before and after mixing.
Predict 沈殿 formation (AgCl, BaSO4, Cu(OH)2 and similar) from a solubility table and describe how ろ過 would confirm it.
Solve 中和 calculations using concentration × volume, and identify the 中性点 using an イオンの数 model diagram.
Distinguish 発熱反応 from 吸熱反応 with experimental evidence, and explain 化学エネルギー as stored in bonds at an 入試-appropriate level.
Describe the electrode products in 塩化銅水溶液の電気分解 and in a simple 電池, and name the energy conversion in each.
Your checkpoint
A chemistry section in past-paper format completed in 30 minutes at ≥75%, plus a 15-card ionic-equation deck written by hand and reviewed the same week.
Biology (生物の構造と機能, 生殖と遺伝, 生物の進化と環境)
Label a blank 消化管・血液循環・腎臓 diagram from memory and trace one ブドウ糖 molecule from 小腸绒毛 to a muscle cell.
Compare 動脈・静脈・毛細血管 and the four chambers of the heart, and explain 酸素・二酸化炭素 transport by 赤血球 and 血しょう.
Outline 体細胞分裂 and 減数分裂 stage by stage, stating the chromosome number at each stage and the purpose of each division type.
Solve 遺伝 crosses involving 優性・劣性 and 分離の法則, deriving 孫の代 ratios such as 3:1 with defined 遺伝子記号.
Distinguish 有性生殖 from 無性生殖 with one worked example of each and a stated advantage.
Your checkpoint
A blank-diagram quiz on the digestive and circulatory systems scored at 100% of labels, plus 8 genetics cross problems at ≥80% with Punnett squares shown.
Biology (生物の構造と機能, 生殖と遺伝, 生物の進化と環境) & Physics (力と運動, 電流, 光と音, エネルギー)
Explain 進化 through 突然変異 and 自然選択 using one concrete example, in wording entirely your own.
Build a 食物網 for a named ecosystem and calculate 生物量 and energy transfer between trophic levels, stating where the loss goes.
Distinguish 生産者・消費者・分解者 and describe 炭素の循環 through 光合成・呼吸・分解 in a short written cycle.
Evaluate a 環境保全 data set (水質, 大気, 外来種) and write a conclusion that cites two specific figures from it.
Complete a 10-question mixed physics/chemistry recall drill without notes to check retention from weeks 1–4.
Your checkpoint
A one-page 食物網 diagram annotated with energy values, plus the cumulative mixed drill scored at ≥70% with a list of the two weakest topics carried into week 7.
Earth Science (地層と岩石, 地震と火山, 気象と天体)
Identify 堆積岩 and 火成岩 from mineral composition and cooling-rate descriptions, and classify each sample as 火山岩 or 深成岩.
Order layers in a 地層 cross-section using 重なり方・断層・しゅう曲 and assign relative ages with a written justification.
Compute 震源距離 from 初期微動継続時間 using the P波・S波 speed difference, and locate a 震源 from arrival-time data.
Relate マグマのねばりけ (SiO2 content) to 火山の形 and 噴火様式, giving one Japanese example of each type.
Explain プレート運動 and why 地震 and 火山 cluster along Japan's subduction zones.
Your checkpoint
A 12-question geology set including at least 3 P-wave/S-wave calculations, scored at ≥80%, plus a hand-drawn labelled 地層断面図 showing a fault and an unconformity.
Earth Science (地層と岩石, 地震と火山, 気象と天体) & Chemistry (物質の構成, 化学変化, イオン, 化学反応とエネルギー)
Compute 湿度 from 飽和水蒸気量 and temperature, read a 露点, and explain 雲の発生 via 上昇気流 and 気圧低下.
Interpret a 天気図 by identifying 寒冷前線・温暖前線・停滞前線 and writing a two-sentence forecast for the following day.
Explain 季節の変化 using 地軸の傾き and 公転, and model 月の満ち欠け・日食・月食 geometrically with a sketch.
Distinguish 惑星・恒星・衛星 and describe the 太陽系 layout and scale in 天文単位.
Recall the highest-frequency chemistry facts (イオン式, 中和, 化学反応式) via one 15-minute flash review before the mock.
Your checkpoint
A full-length timed mock (approximately 50 minutes, all four domains) scored by domain, achieving ≥60% in every domain and ≥70% overall, with one error-log entry per missed item and a ranked list of the three topics to re-drill.
Milestones
Week 2: Physics block score ≥75% on the 20-question timed set, and all 5 circuit/power formulas reproduced from memory on a blank page.
Week 4: Chemistry section ≥75% under timing, and a re-administered 10-question physics recall drill ≥70%, confirming front-loaded material has not decayed.
Week 6: Biology diagram quiz at 100% labels and genetics problems ≥80%; cumulative mixed drill across domains 1–3 ≥70%.
Week 8: Full-length mock at ≥70% overall with every domain at ≥60%, plus a completed error log covering all misses from weeks 1–8.