Standardized Test Preparation



New York Regents

Note: The requirements for this exam include topics also covered by the 10th grade Biology and 9th grade Earth Science exams. Those tables are noted in the table below.

Chemistry - Grade 11

Assessment Exam - NY Regents Chemistry
Structure and Properties of Matter eTAP Lesson
Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
NY.PS1.1
Connection Among the Location in the Table, the Atomic Number, and Mass

Polymers

Carbon Bonding Characteristics
Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at the bulk scale to infer the strength of electrical forces between particles.
NY.PS1.3
How to Identify Metals, Semimetals, Nonmetals, and Halogens

How to Identify Alkaline Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals, and Transition Metals

Location and Quantum Electron Configuration

Amino Acids and Proteins
Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
NY.PS1.8
Nuclear Forces

Energy Release in Nuclear Fusion

Three Common Forms of Radioactive Decay

Thompson's Model

Rutherford's Model

Quantum Theory - Bohr's Model
Communicate scientific and technical information about why the particulate-level structure is important in the functioning of designed materials.
NY.PS2.6
Lanthanide, Actinide, Transactinide, and Transuranium Elements

Ionization Energy, Electronegativity, Relative Sizes

Millikan's Experiment

Naming of Linear Hydrocarbons and Isomers

Functional Groups

R-Group Structure
Analyze data to support the claim that the combined gas law describes the relationships among volume, pressure, and temperature for a sample of an ideal gas.
NY.PS1.9
Ideal Gas Law

Kinetic Theory of Gases

Gas Law

Gas Pressure

Gas Diffusion

Celsius and Kelvin Scales

Dalton's Law
Use evidence to support claims regarding the formation, properties and behaviors of solutions at bulks cales.
NY.PS1.10
Solute and Solvent

Dissolving Process at the Molecular Level

Concentration Calculations

Chromatography and Distillation

Standard Temperature and Pressure

Concentration and Some Physical Properties
Chemical Reactions eTAP Lesson
Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.
NY.PS1.2
How Many Electrons Can Bond?

Size and Mass

Mole Theory and Molar Mass

Equilibrium Constant Calculation
Develop amodel to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy.
NY.PS1.4
Equilibrium

Covalent, Metallic or Ionic Bonds

Reactant and Product Mass Calculations

Hess' Law
Apply scientific principles and evidence to explain how the rate of a physical or chemical change is affected when conditions are varied.
NY.PS1.5
Chemical Bonds in Molecular Atoms

Spectral Lines and Electron Transition

Salt Crystals

Freezing, Evaporating and Melting
Refine the design of a chemical system by specifying a change in conditions that would produce increased amounts of products at equilibrium.
NY.PS1.6
Percent Yield Calculations in Chemical Reactions

Catalysts

Einstein's Explanation of the Photoelectric Effect

Concentration, Temperature and Pressure
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.
NY.PS1.7
Le Chatelier's Principle

Descriptions of Chemical Reactions and Writing Chemical Equations
Plan and conductan investigation to compare properties and behaviors of acids and bases.
NY.PS1.11
Properties of Acids, Bases and Salt Solutions

Dissociation

How Atoms and Molecules Move in Liquid

Lewis Dot Structure and Molecular Shape

Electronegativity, Ionization, and Bond Formation
Use evidence to illustrate that some chemical reactions involve the transfer of electrons as an energy conversion occurs within a system.
NY.PS1.12
Oxidation and Reduction

Rate of Reaction

Van Der Waals Forces

Activation Energy
Energy eTAP Lesson
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
NY.PS3.1
Heat Flow and Molecule (Atomic) Motion

Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions

Problems Involving Heat Flow
Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction.
NY.PS3.5
Electrical and Gravitational Potential Energy Problems

Gibbs Free Energy Equation

Naturally Occurring Isotopes
Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation eTAP Lesson
Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed bymatter.
NY.PS4.4
Radiation

Radioactive Substance Calculations

Quarks

Biology - Grade 10


Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems eTAP Lesson
Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
NY.LS1.5
Energy Pyramid

Cellular and Molecular Basis of Muscle Contraction

Earth Science - Grade 9


Engineering Design eTAP Lesson
Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
NY.ETS1.1
Principal Natural Hazards
Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
NY.ETS1.2
Tools and Technology

Balanced Forces

Transistors

Two Dimensional Trajectory Problems

Two Dimensional Vectors
Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
NY.ETS1.3
Water Supply

Solving Constant Speed and Average Speed Problems
Use a computer simulation to model the impactof proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.
NY.ETS1.4
Computer Models to Study Greenhouse Effect

Heat Flow and Work