Toyama Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - Science study materials
Toyama Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - Science study resources

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

Week 1

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.

Week 2

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.

Week 3

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.

Week 4

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.

Week 5

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.

Week 6

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.

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.

Week 8

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.