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| cs = Emphasis is on the conservation, recycling, and reuse of resources (such as minerals and metals) where possible, and on minimizing impacts where it is not. Examples include developing best practices for agricultural soil use, mining (for coal, tar sands, and oil shales), and pumping (for petroleum and natural gas). Science knowledge indicates what can happen in natural systems—not what should happen.
 
| cs = Emphasis is on the conservation, recycling, and reuse of resources (such as minerals and metals) where possible, and on minimizing impacts where it is not. Examples include developing best practices for agricultural soil use, mining (for coal, tar sands, and oil shales), and pumping (for petroleum and natural gas). Science knowledge indicates what can happen in natural systems—not what should happen.
 
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|August 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry|Carbon Emissions in Industry]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|Question 27]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Iceland Hotspot|Iceland Hotspot]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Iceland Hotspot#q4|Question 4]]
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| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|January 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash|Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash#q4|Question 9]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Mined and Mineral Resources of New York State|Mined and Mineral Resources of New York State]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Mined and Mineral Resources of New York State#q4|Question 17]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Energy and Mineral Resources|Energy and Mineral Resources]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Energy and Mineral Resources#q2|Question 43]]
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2025 Earth and Space Science Exam|August 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Power of Water|The Power of Water]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Power of Water#q5|Question 10]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Dams and Flood Mitigation|Dams and Flood Mitigation]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Dams and Flood Mitigation#q1|Question 36]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Earth and Space Science Exam|June 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Mining and Use of Lithium|Mining and Use of Lithium]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Mining and Use of Lithium#q1|Question 31]]
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== Vocabulary ==
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Terms from the [[Earth & Space Science Glossary]] that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it.
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<div class="vocab-subhead">From this standard</div>
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* agricultural soil use
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* argument
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* coal
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* competing design solutions
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* conservation
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* constraints
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* cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics
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* cost-benefit ratios
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* costs and benefits
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* design solution
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* energy and mineral resources
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* minerals
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* mining
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* natural gas
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* natural resources
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* natural systems
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* new technologies
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* oil shales
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* petroleum
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* recycling
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* resource extraction
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* reuse
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* social, cultural, and environmental impacts
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* sustainability
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* tar sands
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<div class="vocab-subhead">From released exam questions</div>
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* [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|atmosphere]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash#q4|biodiversity]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|biomass]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Mining and Use of Lithium#q1|carbon dioxide]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Dams and Flood Mitigation#q1|dams]] – Aug 2025
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* [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|Earth]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Mined and Mineral Resources of New York State#q4|Earth’s surface]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|emissions]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:Mining and Use of Lithium#q1|June 2025]]
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* [[Questions:The Power of Water#q5|Energy Return on Investment (EROI)]] – Aug 2025
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* [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|fossil fuels]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|kiln]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Iceland Hotspot#q4|lava]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Iceland Hotspot#q4|lava flows]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Mining and Use of Lithium#q1|life cycle emissions]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash#q4|model]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash#q4|ocean]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|oxygen]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash#q4|plastic pollution]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:The Power of Water#q5|power grid]] – Aug 2025
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* [[Questions:Mined and Mineral Resources of New York State#q4|quarry]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Mined and Mineral Resources of New York State#q4|reclamation]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash#q4|river]] – Jan 2026, [[Questions:Dams and Flood Mitigation#q1|Aug 2025]]
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* [[Questions:Dams and Flood Mitigation#q1|river discharge]] – Aug 2025
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* [[Questions:Mining and Use of Lithium#q1|tailpipe emissions]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Iceland Hotspot#q4|volcanic eruptions]] – June 2026
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| Level5 = Design a solution for developing, managing, and utilizing energy or mineral resources based on cost‐benefit ratios taking into consideration social, ethical, environmental, or geopolitical issues.
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| Level4 = Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.
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| Level3 = Evaluate competing design solutions for developing or managing, or utilizing energy or (mineral) resources based on cost-benefit ratios.
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| Example3 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Iceland Hotspot#q4|June 2026 · Q4]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Energy and Mineral Resources#q2|Jan 2026 · Q43]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash#q4|Jan 2026 · Q9]]</span>
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| Level2 = Evaluate given design solutions for developing or managing or utilizing energy or (mineral) resources based on cost‐benefit ratios.
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| Example2 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|Aug 2026 · Q27]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Mining and Use of Lithium#q1|June 2025 · Q31]]</span>
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| Level1 = Given a design solution, identify the benefit(s)/costs of developing or managing or utilizing energy or (mineral) resources.
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| Example1 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Mined and Mineral Resources of New York State#q4|Jan 2026 · Q17]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Dams and Flood Mitigation#q1|Aug 2025 · Q36]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:The Power of Water#q5|Aug 2025 · Q10]]</span>
 
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Latest revision as of 09:46, 18 October 2026

← HS-ESS3-1
HS-ESS3-3 →

Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.

Clarification statement: Emphasis is on the conservation, recycling, and reuse of resources (such as minerals and metals) where possible, and on minimizing impacts where it is not. Examples include developing best practices for agricultural soil use, mining (for coal, tar sands, and oil shales), and pumping (for petroleum and natural gas). Science knowledge indicates what can happen in natural systems—not what should happen.

Regents Exam Questions

Released New York State Regents exam questions that assess HS-ESS3-2 are listed here by exam and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam Cluster Question
August 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Carbon Emissions in Industry Question 27
June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Iceland Hotspot Question 4
January 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Rubber Ducks and Pacific Ocean Trash Question 9
Mined and Mineral Resources of New York State Question 17
Energy and Mineral Resources Question 43
August 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents The Power of Water Question 10
Dams and Flood Mitigation Question 36
June 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Mining and Use of Lithium Question 31

Vocabulary

Terms from the Earth & Space Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it.

From this standard
  • agricultural soil use
  • argument
  • coal
  • competing design solutions
  • conservation
  • constraints
  • cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics
  • cost-benefit ratios
  • costs and benefits
  • design solution
  • energy and mineral resources
  • minerals
  • mining
  • natural gas
  • natural resources
  • natural systems
  • new technologies
  • oil shales
  • petroleum
  • recycling
  • resource extraction
  • reuse
  • social, cultural, and environmental impacts
  • sustainability
  • tar sands
From released exam questions

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Regents exam question on HS-ESS3-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Given a design solution, identify the benefit(s)/costs of developing or managing or utilizing energy or (mineral) resources. Jan 2026 · Q17 Aug 2025 · Q36 Aug 2025 · Q10
Level 2: Evaluate given design solutions for developing or managing or utilizing energy or (mineral) resources based on cost‐benefit ratios. Aug 2026 · Q27 June 2025 · Q31
Level 3: Evaluate competing design solutions for developing or managing, or utilizing energy or (mineral) resources based on cost-benefit ratios. June 2026 · Q4 Jan 2026 · Q43 Jan 2026 · Q9
Level 4: Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.
Level 5: Design a solution for developing, managing, and utilizing energy or mineral resources based on cost‐benefit ratios taking into consideration social, ethical, environmental, or geopolitical issues.
Notice: PLD levels!

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of HS-ESS3-2.

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NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation HS-ESS3-2 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices
  • Engaging in argument from evidence: Evaluate competing design solutions to a real-world problem based on scientific ideas and principles, empirical evidence, and logical arguments regarding relevant factors (e.g. economic, societal, environmental, ethical considerations).
Disciplinary Core Ideas
  • Natural resources: All forms of energy production and other resource extraction have associated economic, social, environmental, and geopolitical costs and risks as well as benefits. New technologies and social regulations can change the balance of these factors.
  • Developing possible solutions: When evaluating solutions, it is important to take into account a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, and to consider social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
Crosscutting Concepts
  • Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World: Engineers continuously modify these systems to increase benefits while decreasing costs and risks
  • Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World: Analysis of costs and benefits is a critical aspect of decisions about technology.
  • Science Addresses Questions About the Natural and Material World: Science and technology may raise ethical issues for which science, by itself, does not provide answers and solutions.
  • Science Addresses Questions About the Natural and Material World: Science knowledge indicates what can happen in natural systems—not what should happen. The latter involves ethics, values, and human decisions about the use of knowledge.
  • Many decisions are not made using science alone, but rely on social and cultural contexts to resolve issues.
Page contributors: Conrad Richman, Caroline Leonard
Earth and Space Science | HS. Human Sustainability
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