Thursday, May 17, 2007
Chemistry Regents Practice and Review
All classes: Our long-awaited fourth quarter is coming to a close. We can finally begin in-class Regents Review sometime next week!
Your first practice Regents assigned, from August 2004, is available in your orange review book. I have also posted a copy of this exam on the class website in case you left your review book at school (do not forget it again).
Regents Class ONLY: skip questions 31, 49, 83, and 85 (we will cover nuclear at the end of next week).
Download the "Regents Test-Taking Procedure" from the class website and follow that information as you take the exam. On SEPARATE PAPER that I WILL collect on Monday, you must show your work/reasoning/calculation with COMPLETE FORMULA AND UNITS for each part A and B-1 question. Do not leave ANY question blank or you will lose many points.
Using the answer booklet at the end of the exam, you must do the same for parts B-2 and C; for those written-response sections, I will check that your answers are, in general, of higher quality/more detailed than those that you might copy from the minimal, low quality answer key that is provided. I expect to SEE the same type of work/reasoning clearly and explicitly written out on your 2007 Chemistry Regents exam.
If you do not know how to answer a question, go to the relevant part of the notes/text/hw/review book and READ. You will find the answer when you take the time to research it. Send an email if you need guidance (NOT late Sunday night, I am not around then.)
Overall, this practice WILL make you a successful or more successful test-taker. You are in training now for the Regents. Always simulate test conditions and MAKE your Regents practice a test-taking-skill-building and learning experience.
Your first practice Regents assigned, from August 2004, is available in your orange review book. I have also posted a copy of this exam on the class website in case you left your review book at school (do not forget it again).
Regents Class ONLY: skip questions 31, 49, 83, and 85 (we will cover nuclear at the end of next week).
Download the "Regents Test-Taking Procedure" from the class website and follow that information as you take the exam. On SEPARATE PAPER that I WILL collect on Monday, you must show your work/reasoning/calculation with COMPLETE FORMULA AND UNITS for each part A and B-1 question. Do not leave ANY question blank or you will lose many points.
Using the answer booklet at the end of the exam, you must do the same for parts B-2 and C; for those written-response sections, I will check that your answers are, in general, of higher quality/more detailed than those that you might copy from the minimal, low quality answer key that is provided. I expect to SEE the same type of work/reasoning clearly and explicitly written out on your 2007 Chemistry Regents exam.
If you do not know how to answer a question, go to the relevant part of the notes/text/hw/review book and READ. You will find the answer when you take the time to research it. Send an email if you need guidance (NOT late Sunday night, I am not around then.)
Overall, this practice WILL make you a successful or more successful test-taker. You are in training now for the Regents. Always simulate test conditions and MAKE your Regents practice a test-taking-skill-building and learning experience.
# posted by C @ 12:06 PM 
