HS-ESS2-6 - Revision history

Conrad: Color the Chemistry/Physics/etc. sub-headings and nav tags by discipline theme

2026-10-18T15:22:19Z

Color the Chemistry/Physics/etc. sub-headings and nav tags by discipline theme

Conrad: PLD table: tag each question chip with its exam discipline for color coding

2026-10-18T13:46:32Z

PLD table: tag each question chip with its exam discipline for color coding

Conrad: PLD table: abbreviate question labels to match the questions-by-performance-level pages (e.g. "Aug 2026 · Q14")

2026-10-18T13:33:27Z

PLD table: abbreviate question labels to match the questions-by-performance-level pages (e.g. "Aug 2026 · Q14")

Conrad: PLD table: list all released questions at each level, matching the questions-by-performance-level pages

2026-10-18T12:05:50Z

PLD table: list all released questions at each level, matching the questions-by-performance-level pages

Conrad: PLDs: add example released question per level (editor judgment)

2026-10-16T06:41:37Z

PLDs: add example released question per level (editor judgment)

Conrad: Section order: Vocabulary now comes before Performance Level Descriptions

2026-10-13T17:26:20Z

Section order: Vocabulary now comes before Performance Level Descriptions

Conrad: SEO: topic in title, description, exam names in link text, standard template now sets the title

2026-10-13T16:59:35Z

SEO: topic in title, description, exam names in link text, standard template now sets the title

Conrad: Vocabulary: add Earth & Space Science terms

2026-09-27T23:17:39Z

Vocabulary: add Earth & Space Science terms

Conrad: Add Vocabulary section (Biology)

2026-09-27T21:48:07Z

Add Vocabulary section (Biology)

Conradrichman: Reorder sections: Assessment, then Performance Level Descriptions, then Resources

2026-09-21T02:35:21Z

Reorder sections: Assessment, then Performance Level Descriptions, then Resources

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+{{Navlinks|HS-ESS2-5|HS-ESS2-7|← HS-ESS2-5 {{Disc|ESS}}|HS-ESS2-7 {{Disc|ESS}} →|HS-LS4-5|HS-ESS2-7|← HS-LS4-5 {{Disc|Bio}}|HS-ESS2-7 {{Disc|Bio}} →}}
 {{learningstandard
 | topic = Carbon Cycling
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-'''<big>Biology</big>'''
+<span class="disc-label disc-label-bio">Biology</span>
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-'''<big>Earth & Space Science</big>'''
+<span class="disc-label disc-label-ess">Earth & Space Science</span>
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 Terms that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it, listed by subject. Biology terms are from the [[Biology Glossary]]; Earth & Space Science terms are from the [[Earth & Space Science Glossary]].
-'''<big>Biology</big>'''
+<span class="disc-label disc-label-bio">Biology</span>
 <div class="vocab-subhead">From this standard</div>
 <div class="vocab-list" style="column-width:14em;">
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-'''<big>Earth & Space Science</big>'''
+<span class="disc-label disc-label-ess">Earth & Space Science</span>
 <div class="vocab-subhead">From this standard</div>
 <div class="vocab-list" style="column-width:14em;">

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 | Level4 = Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
 | Level3 = Use/complete a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere).
-| Example3 = [[Questions:The Permafrost Problem#q2|Aug 2026 Bio · Q46]] [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q4|June 2026 Bio · Q26]] [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q3|Aug 2025 Bio · Q22]] [[Questions:Trees Have Organ Systems#q4|Aug 2025 Bio · Q4]] [[Questions:Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?#q5|June 2025 Bio · Q5]] [[Questions:Does It Matter?#q5|June 2025 Bio · Q37]] [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q1|June 2026 ESS · Q9]]
+| Example3 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:The Permafrost Problem#q2|Aug 2026 Bio · Q46]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q4|June 2026 Bio · Q26]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q3|Aug 2025 Bio · Q22]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Trees Have Organ Systems#q4|Aug 2025 Bio · Q4]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?#q5|June 2025 Bio · Q5]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Does It Matter?#q5|June 2025 Bio · Q37]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q1|June 2026 ESS · Q9]]</span>
 | Level2 = Use a quantitative/qualitative model to identify the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere).
-| Example2 = [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q2|Jan 2026 Bio · Q11]] [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q2|Jan 2026 Bio · Q38]] [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q4|Aug 2025 Bio · Q23]] [[Questions:Lake Nyos#q3|June 2026 ESS · Q34]] [[Questions:The Carboniferous Period#q5|Jan 2026 ESS · Q50]] [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|June 2025 ESS · Q6]] [[Questions:The Carbon Cycle#q2|June 2025 ESS · Q12]]
+| Example2 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q2|Jan 2026 Bio · Q11]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q2|Jan 2026 Bio · Q38]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q4|Aug 2025 Bio · Q23]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Lake Nyos#q3|June 2026 ESS · Q34]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:The Carboniferous Period#q5|Jan 2026 ESS · Q50]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|June 2025 ESS · Q6]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:The Carbon Cycle#q2|June 2025 ESS · Q12]]</span>
 | Level1 = Use a quantitative/qualitative model that shows the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres to identify the relative concentrations of carbon present in each sphere.
-| Example1 = [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q2|Aug 2026 ESS · Q24]]
+| Example1 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q2|Aug 2026 ESS · Q24]]</span>
 }}

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 | Level4 = Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
 | Level3 = Use/complete a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere).
-| Example3 = [[Questions:The Permafrost Problem#q2|August 2026 Biology Question 46]], [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q4|June 2026 Biology Question 26]], [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q3|August 2025 Biology Question 22]], [[Questions:Trees Have Organ Systems#q4|August 2025 Biology Question 4]], [[Questions:Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?#q5|June 2025 Biology Question 5]], [[Questions:Does It Matter?#q5|June 2025 Biology Question 37]], [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q1|June 2026 Earth and Space Science Question 9]]
+| Example3 = [[Questions:The Permafrost Problem#q2|Aug 2026 Bio · Q46]] [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q4|June 2026 Bio · Q26]] [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q3|Aug 2025 Bio · Q22]] [[Questions:Trees Have Organ Systems#q4|Aug 2025 Bio · Q4]] [[Questions:Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?#q5|June 2025 Bio · Q5]] [[Questions:Does It Matter?#q5|June 2025 Bio · Q37]] [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q1|June 2026 ESS · Q9]]
 | Level2 = Use a quantitative/qualitative model to identify the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere).
-| Example2 = [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q2|January 2026 Biology Question 11]], [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q2|January 2026 Biology Question 38]], [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q4|August 2025 Biology Question 23]], [[Questions:Lake Nyos#q3|June 2026 Earth and Space Science Question 34]], [[Questions:The Carboniferous Period#q5|January 2026 Earth and Space Science Question 50]], [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|June 2025 Earth and Space Science Question 6]], [[Questions:The Carbon Cycle#q2|June 2025 Earth and Space Science Question 12]]
+| Example2 = [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q2|Jan 2026 Bio · Q11]] [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q2|Jan 2026 Bio · Q38]] [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q4|Aug 2025 Bio · Q23]] [[Questions:Lake Nyos#q3|June 2026 ESS · Q34]] [[Questions:The Carboniferous Period#q5|Jan 2026 ESS · Q50]] [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|June 2025 ESS · Q6]] [[Questions:The Carbon Cycle#q2|June 2025 ESS · Q12]]
 | Level1 = Use a quantitative/qualitative model that shows the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres to identify the relative concentrations of carbon present in each sphere.
-| Example1 = [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q2|August 2026 Earth and Space Science Question 24]]
+| Example1 = [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q2|Aug 2026 ESS · Q24]]
 }}

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 | Level4 = Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
 | Level3 = Use/complete a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere).
-| Example3 = [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q4|June 2026 Biology Question 26]]
+| Example3 = [[Questions:The Permafrost Problem#q2|August 2026 Biology Question 46]], [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q4|June 2026 Biology Question 26]], [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q3|August 2025 Biology Question 22]], [[Questions:Trees Have Organ Systems#q4|August 2025 Biology Question 4]], [[Questions:Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?#q5|June 2025 Biology Question 5]], [[Questions:Does It Matter?#q5|June 2025 Biology Question 37]], [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q1|June 2026 Earth and Space Science Question 9]]
 | Level2 = Use a quantitative/qualitative model to identify the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere).
-| Example2 = [[Questions:The Carbon Cycle#q2|June 2025 Earth and Space Science Question 12]]
+| Example2 = [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q2|January 2026 Biology Question 11]], [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q2|January 2026 Biology Question 38]], [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q4|August 2025 Biology Question 23]], [[Questions:Lake Nyos#q3|June 2026 Earth and Space Science Question 34]], [[Questions:The Carboniferous Period#q5|January 2026 Earth and Space Science Question 50]], [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|June 2025 Earth and Space Science Question 6]], [[Questions:The Carbon Cycle#q2|June 2025 Earth and Space Science Question 12]]
 | Level1 = Use a quantitative/qualitative model that shows the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres to identify the relative concentrations of carbon present in each sphere.
 | Example1 = [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q2|August 2026 Earth and Space Science Question 24]]

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 | Level4 = Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
 | Level3 = Use/complete a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere).
 | Level2 = Use a quantitative/qualitative model to identify the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere).
 | Level1 = Use a quantitative/qualitative model that shows the cycling of carbon between two Earth spheres to identify the relative concentrations of carbon present in each sphere.
 }}

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 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|Question 6]]
 |}
 == Vocabulary ==
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 * [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q1|weathering]] – June 2026
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 {{Navlinks|HS-ESS2-5|HS-ESS2-7|← HS-ESS2-5 (ESS)|HS-ESS2-7 (ESS) →|HS-LS4-5|HS-ESS2-7|← HS-LS4-5 (Bio)|HS-ESS2-7 (Bio) →}}
 {{learningstandard
 | ls = Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere,
 geosphere, and biosphere.
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 ! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2026]]
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2026 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Permafrost Problem|The Permafrost Problem]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Permafrost Problem#q2|Question 46]]
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2026]]
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2026 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind|Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q4|Question 26]]
 |-
-| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|January 2026]]
+| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|January 2026 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule|Keystone Species Rule]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q2|Question 11]]
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 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q2|Question 38]]
 |-
-| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2025]]
+| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2025 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Trees Have Organ Systems|Trees Have Organ Systems]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Trees Have Organ Systems#q4|Question 4]]
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 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Cycle Supports Life on Earth#q4|Question 23]]
 |-
-| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2025]]
+| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2025 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?|Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?#q5|Question 5]]
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 ! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|August 2026]]
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|August 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry|Carbon Emissions in Industry]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q2|Question 24]]
 |-
-| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|June 2026]]
+| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle|The Slow Carbon Cycle]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q1|Question 9]]
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 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Lake Nyos#q3|Question 34]]
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|January 2026]]
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|January 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Carboniferous Period|The Carboniferous Period]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Carboniferous Period#q5|Question 50]]
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Earth and Space Science Exam|June 2025]]
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Earth and Space Science Exam|June 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Carbon Cycle|The Carbon Cycle]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Carbon Cycle#q2|Question 12]]
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[Earth and Space Science Sample Questions|Sample clusters]] (Fall 2024)
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[Earth and Space Science Sample Questions|Earth and Space Sciences sample clusters]] (Fall 2024)
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon|Theia and the Moon]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|Question 6]]
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 | TOPIC = HS. Earth's Systems
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 ''Note: this is a performance expectation for both HS Earth & Space Science and HS Biology. For biology, the focus is on "the biochemistry aspects of carbon cycling". For Earth & Space Science, the focus is on "physical and chemical aspects of the geochemical cycling of carbon" (as per the NYSED high school course maps).''
 == {{Assessmentheading}} ==
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