Help with Standardized Testing for Science--7th grade (Stanford)

[LAmom]

My dd will be testing for the first time.  The tests given at her co-op will be the Stanford tests.  I am just curious how she will do and think testing will be a good experience for her.  But, I realize that she has done very little science.  Any recommendations on something she could read/do to help her at least understand some of the science questions?  A basic overview book or a couple different basic books that she could read over?  Or even some science practice tests would be helpful but I can't find any.  I guess I dropped the ball in that area!  I will be understanding if she fails that section but also want her to prepare as much as she can.  She will be testing in April.  

[Arcadia]

The Stanford test my kids took at a younger grade was mainly general knowledge for the science section.

 

If you want a sample to look at, California's old 8th grade paper would be a decent sample of science questions asked even though scope would differ from Stanford 10.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/cstrtqscience8.pdf

[fourisenough]

We have rarely used any science curriculum in the elementary years and somehow my girls always test very well in the science sub-category. It seems like the questions are either general knowledge or are really reading comprehension or graph-interpretation questions that happen to relate to a scientific topic. Your daughter will probably be fine without any special preparation; however, if you really want to use something to get her ready, how about one of the Spectrum Test Prep books like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Science-Test-Practice-Grade-Spectrum/dp/0769680658/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51skCVgNS6L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR123%2C160_&refRID=1C97SMY5PPMYYMHVJBBJ