Taking the TEAS soon! Science section?

lisabethanne · Feb 9, 2015

I took the TEAS in November. The science section was rather broad more than deep. Much of it was conceptual in nature, so rather than having to calculate anything, you needed to understand how the laws worked. For instance it seemed more valuable to know the names of the component laws of PV=NRT rather then ever needing to crunch the numbers.

Rduncan2 · Feb 9, 2015

Get the ATI teas study book I also used teas v secrets. The science for me is so hard but doable.

TeeZee · Feb 9, 2015

Hi! I just took (and passed!) my TEAS this last Wednesday! The science WAS hard (it's the only one I had to repeat). Conversions were all there (for me). I had a few chemical reaction questions, but I knew those were coming so I practiced a lot. The ATI book REALLY did help me. I used it the 2nd time, not the 1st. Best of luck to you!

BosBSNhopeful · Feb 10, 2015

\The science section was rather broad more than deep. Much of it was conceptual in nature, so rather than having to calculate anything, you needed to understand how the laws worked.

I definitely agree with that, based on my test! Unfortunately that does make it very difficult to study effectively, because the knowledge base is so broad. I happened to have a lot of questions on mitosis and meiosis, cellular metabolism/organelles (at a basic level), physics motion, and anatomy. I took practice tests that had a lot more chemistry/PV=nRT/oxidation-reduction reactions, etc.

I think that the science section is somewhat luck-of-the-draw -- so it's best to try to focus on familiarity with all of the topics in anatomy, general bio, general chemistry, and general physics rather than memorizing a bunch of calculations. You'll almost certainly come across material that you don't know or remember, but it will help to be able to make an educated guess rather than focusing your efforts completely on something that may not even be on your test!