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Students work through basics of graphical analysis including: - Generating scale; - Identifying multiple axes; - Reading multiple data sets on a single graph; - Constructing graphs; - Making predictions & drawing conclusions based on the information; - Identifying graphical relationships (i.e. direct, indirect, cyclic). Questions are designed to prepare students for the NYS regents exam questions pertaining to graphical interpretation & data literacy. Some questions taken from past regents e

Worksheets with over 150 questions that review ESR: - Concepts, - General information, - Math skills, - Locating info. on Reference Tables, - and more. Document also includes pages of abridged notes. Great for a review, sub-lessons, or to prepare for the upcoming year. Bundle includes the following documents: - Reference Table Interpretation Worksheet (includes page number for easy location)- Exam Review Notes - Review Worksheet (application of concepts)- Scavenger Hunt (on Ref. Table)- Ma

Scaffolded Student Data Entry & Organization sheets to use in alignment with the New York State Earth and Space Science Regents required Investigations. Currently, NYS does not have a scaffolded version. This document addresses the required components, & has spaces for students to independently identify their variables & procedures.

This Evolution/Phylogeny Lab is a virtual way for students to explore the common ancestors between some modern organisms. Students work through a PBS website that helps them generate a phylogenic tree, complete with traits. The website includes blurbs about the organisms that help the students determine which traits are similar, and different, among the organisms. The worksheet that I generated walks the students through the website, and includes questions related to their results. Activity is

Using the 1992 Rubber Ducky Cargo spill as a starting point, students infer the possible paths 3 duckies took, leading to our understanding of global currents. Activity includes: - Summary of event; - Map to infer current transport; - Analysis questions (including latitude & longitude); and - Video clip links. In 1992, a cargo ship accidentally released thousands of duckies into the Pacific Ocean. As they started to pop up around the world on shores, it became the basis for research and unde

Students gain a general overview of each of the Earth's Biomes. Worksheet Packet includes: - Map of biomes (students color code by number); - Short readings on Biomes - discusses temperature ranges, precipitation ranges, organism adaptations; - Questions related to passages; - Two graphs generated on temperature & precipitation ranges; - Analysis questions. Activity can be truncated & differentiated.

This Midterm Review Packet includes 203 Earth Science Regents questions on topics from the first half of the year (topics listed below) with a Key. Worksheet is designed for students to first review the topic through "non-regents" questions, followed by related practice from past regents exams. Topics: - Density - Observations, Inference, & Classification Questions - Rate of Change - Percent Error - Latitude, Longitude, Polaris, Sun relationships, Time Zones, etc. - Gradient, Topography (str

Both English and Spanish versions of the worksheet available with this download. Students utilize knowledge of: - the seasons, - angle of insolation, & - latitude, to complete a multi-plot graph. Using their visual data, they can draw conclusions based on the relationship between location on Earth and hours of daylight on particular dates. Follow up questions are geared toward assessing deeper understanding, and incorporating regents style questions. Worksheet is aligned with the NYS and NGSS st

4 lab/project activities for students to apply various ecology concepts. Assignments include: - Interactions Between Populations: - Population Size Estimation - Trap-Mark-Release Lab - Population Equilibrium - Deer Population/Predation Lab - Food Webs - NYC Salt Marsh Food Web - Natural Selection: Breakfast with the Birds - Evolution: Phylogenic Lab (virtual) - Biomes/Ecosystem: Research Project - Animal Classification Lab/Activity Activities coincide with Ecology Unit PPT, al

Students utilize knowledge of: - the seasons, - angle of insolation, & - latitude, to complete a multi-plot graph. Using their visual data, they can draw conclusions based on the relationship between location on Earth and hours of daylight on particular dates. Follow up questions are geared toward assessing deeper understanding, and incorporating regents style questions. Worksheet is aligned with the NYS and NGSS standards, as well as to the updated ESSR. (available in Spanish as a separate dow

*This is the Spanish Version of the Worksheet Students utilize knowledge of: - the seasons, - angle of insolation, & - latitude, to complete a multi-plot graph. Using their visual data, they can draw conclusions based on the relationship between location on Earth and hours of daylight on particular dates. Follow up questions are geared toward assessing deeper understanding, and incorporating regents style questions. Worksheet is aligned with the NYS and NGSS standards, as well as to the updated

Designed to prepare students for the updated NYS Earth Science Regents exam, questions address BLS topics/concepts, as well as the added information on the 2024 Earth & Space Science Reference Tables. Added topics/concepts include: - Identifying elements in an unknown mixture; - Generating BLS shifts using given information; - Calculating shift distance given velocity. Some questions were taken from regents exams in Chemistry & Physics, which already address the same topics.

"Spooky" articles about the science behind Lakes: Kawah Ijen in Indonesia, Vostok in Antarctica, and Nyos in Cameroon. Pieces are adapted from "Spooky Lakes" by Geo Rutherford. Each includes 23 guided reading questions that address concepts within geology, chemistry, and scale and/or map application.

Students identify: Independent, Dependent, and Control Variables in 10 experiments. Using their knowledge of Scientific Discovery, they are tasked with designing their own experiment. Assignment is aligned with the updated NYS ESSR Lab activities, utilizing common terms, tasks, and themes.

Use this virtual lab to help students work on their deductive reasoning, and classification/organization skills. Activity includes PowerPoint (editable) that walks students through: - Recording observations of some common creatures - Succinct notes on select Phyla - Classifying the organisms into their respective phyla based on observable traits - Responding to analysis questions Activity can be used in-class, at home, for distance-learning, etc. Works great as an end-of unit activity; helps ex

Students practice skills in graphing, using real data to demonstrate graphical relationships. Focusing on: direct, indirect, & exponential relationships, while using the graphed information to make future predictions & extrapolate. Includes graphs & data on: - Temperature vs. time; - Volume vs. time; - Multiple sets of data (mass vs. volume); - Mass vs. time (in the context of rate of change); - Force of Gravity vs. Mass; - Force of Gravity vs. Distance.

Biome/Ecosystem Research Project Students will: - Design their own ranking scale for Natural Disaster Assessment; - Research a particular ecosystem, it's biome, natural resources, organisms, etc.; - Create a food web from their research; - Collaborate on how the natural disaster would negatively & positively impact the ecosystem. The activity can be differentiated, and expanded upon. Great for a sub-lesson, or end of the year activity to close out a unit.

Let your students dive into the creepy world of pathogens with this Pathogens Advertisement Project. Students work collaboratively (or independently) to learn about some of the pathogens that do or have impacted us. Suitable for Life Science, Cells/Virus Units, as well as Anatomy & Physiology courses. Easy to implement with no materials. Perfect for an intro or end of unit, or as an end of the year activity.

Designed to prepare students for the updated Earth Science Regents & NYS 8th Grade General Science Exams, which will include an increased focus on science-related reading comprehension, this article has been abridged from its original version to be age/grade appropriate, & includes 20+ reading comprehension questions. Questions are designed so that students do not need a background in the topic in order to respond (just as would be expected on the exams). Original article link included in do

Designed to prepare students for the updated Earth Science Regents & NYS 8th Grade General Science Exams, which will include an increased focus on science-related reading comprehension, this article has been abridged from its original version to be age/grade appropriate, & includes 10+ reading comprehension questions (some also includes map interpretation, data chart analysis, & ESRT related questions). Questions are designed so that students do not need a background in the topic in order