The Living Environment Regents

Regents Preparation

Parent Information Meeting

Thursday, March 19th 2009

Welcome and Introductions

Thank you for coming this evening!

What are the Regents anyway?

What is the structure of the exam? There are 4 parts (A,B,C,D) Made up of multiple choice and constructed response questions Part D has questions about the 4 state labs

What does the test taking actually look like? 3 hour exam Taken in homerooms

What are the Regents anyway?

Knowledge of Biology Taken from 7th and 8th grade topics We review all of it before the test

Application The students will be asked to apply what they

know, not just repeat what they know.

Qualifying for the Regents

Passing Science for the 3 Marking Periods

Meeting the lab requirement 30 lab hours by June 1st

What happens on the day of the Regents?Regents in the afternoonStarts at 1:15Floating

The science teachers will be floating around all the classrooms answering any questions as students are taking the test.

What happens after the Regents?

Teachers work to score the examsWe’ll talk to any students who did

not pass to discuss optionsRegents score forms 4th quarter

grade

How will the students be prepared?

Content throughout the year in an engaging, hands-on manner

Practice questions on-going throughout the year

Review starting around June 1st

Helping periods After-school sessions

How can you help your students prepare?

Getting a review bookBarron’s Review (red and blue)

Practicing frequently and in small doses

Having your child come in during helping periods or after school

Resources

http://pvcscience.wetpaint.com/page/Regents+Prep

Helpful Regents Prep Links:

http://www.regentsreviewlive.net/rrl/courses/biology.html

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/biology/biology.cfm

http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/scire/regentlive.html

http://www.edusolution.com/regentsquiz/index.htm

http://www.barronsregents.com/living-environment-regents.html

What questions or concerns do you have?

Thank you for coming!