New York Regents case studies
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The New York State Regents Examinations are the state's high school assessment program, administered by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) through its Office of State Assessment. The Regents Exams appear in NYSED's own navigation as a distinct assessment category alongside Grades 3-8 Tests, the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), English Language Proficiency Assessments, and Computer-Based Testing, and NYSED publishes separate Exam Schedules. Students, families, and educators use these pages to locate assessment information. This page is an independent study resource. Topics on this exam: Regents Examinations (official content domains and weights not published in retrieved source). The New York Regents case studies are 5 cases and about 3,598 words.
1Potato Catalase and pH: Rescuing a Flawed Investigation
A student investigates how pH affects catalase activity in potato tissue. She cuts 30 potato disks with a cork borer, each 1 cm in diameter and 2 mm thick.
774 words, about 4 min2Choosing a Gym Membership: When Do the Plans Cross?
Two fitness centers advertise different payment plans. Center A charges a 25 joining fee plus 30 per month.
673 words, about 3 min3Reading a Road Cut: Relative Age Without a Picture
A geologist maps a cliff exposed by highway construction. From bottom to top, the cliff contains horizontal sedimentary layers A, B, C, and D.
774 words, about 4 min4Evaluating Testimony on Child Labor: Whom Do You Trust?
In 1911 a state legislature considers a bill limiting work by children under 14 to eight hours a day. Two sources are placed before a history class.
786 words, about 4 min5Classifying a Quadrilateral from Coordinates
A student plots quadrilateral ABCD with vertices A(-3, 1), B(1, 4), C(5, 1), and D(1, -2). She computes the slopes of the diagonals AC and BD.
591 words, about 3 min