Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Now its up to you!

Show me what you got! Put all the skills your science teacher and this review blog have taught you to work! You can ACE it! I know you can. You've been working hard all year long. Now it is time to show me what you got! Good Luck!

Below I will provide links to all the previous NYS Intermediate Science Exams and Living Environment Regents.

In this link you will see each of the exams from the past years. Each year will contain links to the actual test, answer key, and scoring guide. Hope this helps with your practice.

In this link you will see each of the exams from the past years. Each year will be broken into the January, June, and August exams. Each exam tab will contain the actual test, answer key, and scoring guide. Hope this helps with your practice.


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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Reviewing for the Grade 8 NYS Intermediate Science Exam 


I came across a great resources provided by Edwards-Knox Central School. Essentially it is an old Prentice Hall textbook broken down into notes by chapter. Worksheets and lab sheets accompany each of the chapter notes to help supplement learning. This website also indicates which standards are being covered and when you are ready to test what you have learned, it provides practice quizzes.

All of these resources can be reach at the following link. Click HERE to access the website provided by  Edwards-Knox Central School.

If you want to have a little more fun while trying to quiz yourself, you could always play a science game. These types of games could add competition to learning for those that thrive on this type of stimulation. Games are broken down to links by unit or topic:
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology, Living Environment, Meteorology  Nature of Science, and Physics.

Click HERE to play some science games and quiz yourself!

Good Luck! You got this!

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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Reviewing for the Living Environment Regents Part 2

Aside from using those funny and quirky videos on YouTube, I came across this site by Oswego City School District. It happens to be a great tool that separates the curriculum into major unit topics. When you click on each topic it brings you to subtopics and then to a list of resources. Hope this helps for all your studying sessions!















Thanks for Checking in and As ALWAYS... GOOD LUCK!

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Friday, May 3, 2013

A little info on each of the tests!

NYS Intermediate Science Exam:

  • The Grade 8 NYS Intermediate Science Test is administered in June.  There are two parts to the exam, the lab practical and written. 
  • Lab practical: Students  rotate through stations and preform various tasks.
  • Written: Completion of a multiple choice (45 questions) and short answer (~35 questions) exam.
  • The test covers materials from 6th through 8th grade: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science.
  • Students will complete a practice lab practical and complete 1 or 2 entire written exams in school in preparation for the test. Students will also complete various other review assignments both in school and for homework in order to prepare for the test.

    Adapted from: http://www.pittsfordschools.org/webpages/kodea/nys.cfm

NYS Living Environment Regents:

Format:
  • The Living Environment Regents Examination is a standardized assessment given to students enrolled in New York State schools in June, August, and January.
  • The examination is based on the Living Environment Core Curriculum which is based on Standard 4 of the New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology.
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