How to Prepare for the Science 2 Teacher License Test: An 8-Week Plan by Domain Weight

Last verified: 30 October 2026. The weights come from the candidate guide for Science 2 teachers (pp. 6–7) and the standards from the Science 2 standards document. This guide is independent: it is not affiliated with ETEC, Qiyas (the National Center for Assessment), the Ministry of Education or any government body.

In short: an eight-week plan that splits your time by domain weight: two weeks for chemistry, two for physics, a week and a half for biology, half a week for earth science and astronomy, and in the last week science teaching followed by full mock exams. The next sitting is expected in late January 2027, so adjust the plan to end before your date (dates).

How the time is split

If a domain is already strong from your daily teaching, shorten its time and add it to your weakest one once you have your week-1 result.

Rules for every week

• Calculate without a calculator: the test bans it. Solve chemistry and physics problems on paper from the start.
• Read the standard, then practise: each standard has indicators in the test content guide, and each question measures one indicator. Start each topic with its indicators, then work its questions in practice mode.
• Read the explanation of every option: a wrong option shows you the common misconception, so write down what you got wrong.
• Review your mistakes: redo last week's wrong answers on the first day of each week.
• At the end of each week: practise that week's units (weeks 1 to 5), then take a full timed mock exam from week 6.

Week 1: diagnosis and the two small domains

• Day 1: the free questions (10) to see where you stand across the domains.
• History, Nature and Integration of Science (6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.5): hypothesis vs theory vs law, variables and control groups, and how the sciences integrate.
• Experimentation and Mathematical Skills (6.5.3, 6.5.4): hazard symbols and first aid, reading graphs, SI units and conversions.
• End of week: practise these two domains and note your three weakest standards from the diagnosis.

Week 2: Chemistry (1)

• 6.5.14: the periodic table, electron configuration, bonds and intermolecular forces.
• 6.5.15: the mole, balancing equations and stoichiometry.
• 6.5.16: concentrations and dilution (M₁V₁ = M₂V₂). Solve ETEC's NaOH mass example yourself first.
• End of week: practise standards 14 to 16.

Week 3: Chemistry (2)

• 6.5.17: reaction rate, enthalpy, activation energy and reading energy diagrams.
• 6.5.18: acids and bases and pH calculations.
• 6.5.19: oxidation and reduction and electrochemical cells.
• 6.5.20 and 6.5.21: organic chemistry and general formulas, petroleum and its distillation, carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
• End of week: practise standards 17 to 21, then all of chemistry.

Week 4: Physics (1)

• 6.5.22: motion and its graphs, forces and Newton's laws, work and energy, circular motion. This standard has the most indicators in physics, so give it most of the week.
• 6.5.23: buoyancy, Archimedes' principle and fluid pressure.
• 6.5.24: elasticity, Hooke's law and states of matter.
• End of week: practise standards 22 to 24.

Week 5: Physics (2)

• 6.5.25: Coulomb's law, the electric field, current and voltage, Ohm's law and circuits.
• 6.5.26: the magnetic field and electromagnetic induction.
• 6.5.27: heat, how it is transferred, and the gas laws.
• 6.5.28 and 6.5.29: light (reflection, refraction, lenses) and waves (v = fλ), sound and the Doppler effect.
• End of week: practise standards 25 to 29, then all of physics.

Week 6: Biology (1)

• 6.5.6: cells, tissues and levels of organisation.
• 6.5.7: classification, its ranks and the kingdoms of life.
• 6.5.8: body systems, photosynthesis, cellular respiration and cell division.
• End of week: practise standards 6 to 8, then take your first full timed mock exam in two hours with no phone and no calculator. Compare the result with your week-1 diagnosis, domain by domain.

Week 7: Biology (2) and Earth Science and Astronomy

• First half: 6.5.9 ecology (food chains, relationships between organisms, pollution) and 6.5.10 reproduction, Mendel and nucleic acids.
• Second half: 6.5.11 the solar system and the Earth, Sun and Moon, 6.5.12 Earth's interior, plates, rocks and resources, and 6.5.13 the atmosphere, weather and climate.
• End of week: a second full mock exam, then review its mistakes.

Week 8: Science teaching and review

• Two days for 6.5.30 and 6.5.31: trends in science education, misconceptions, teaching strategies and the 5E cycle, and varied assessment.
• The rest of the week: return to the weakest domains in the two mock exams, and keep the most time for chemistry and physics if they are your weakest, since they are half the test.
• Two days before the test: a third full mock exam, then a light review. Do not start a new topic on the last day.
• Test day: check the ID you need and what is allowed, sleep early and arrive early.

If you have less time

If fewer than eight weeks remain, start with the diagnosis and then compress the plan in this order: chemistry and physics first (half the test), then biology, then the rest. Keep the last three days for two full mock exams and a review of their mistakes.

This plan is our suggestion for organising your time and does not guarantee any score, and your mock exam score is an estimate of readiness, not an official result. Start unit practice with chemistry and physics (half the test), and keep the full mock exam for the end of the plan.