Sample Question Clusters

Below are NGSS-style sample question clusters that have been released by NYSED to help familiarize educators with the new Regents exams in biology, earth and space sciences, chemistry, and physics.

Biology

Coral Reefs (Spring 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-LS2-6
• Question 2 – HS-LS1-5
• Question 3 – HS-LS2-2
• Question 4 – HS-LS2-1
• Question 5 – HS-LS4-4
• Question 6 – HS-ETS1-3

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Dinosaurs-Evolution (Spring 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-LS4-2
• Question 2 – HS-LS4-5
• Question 3 – HS-LS2-6
• Question 4 – HS-LS4-4
• Question 5 – HS-LS4-5

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Prostaglandins (Spring 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-LS1-1
• Question 2 – HS-LS1-1
• Question 3 – HS-LS3-2
• Question 4 – HS-LS3-1
• Question 5 – HS-LS1-1
• Question 6 – HS-ETS1-1

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Old Forest (Fall 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-LS2-5
• Question 2 – HS-LS4-5
• Question 3 – HS-ESS2-7
• Question 4 – HS-LS4-5
• Question 5 – HS-ETS1-1

Earth and Space Sciences

Modeling of Earth's Interior (Spring 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-ESS2-3
• Question 2 – HS-ESS2-3
• Question 3 – HS-ESS2-3
• Question 4 – HS-ESS2-3
• Question 5 – HS-ESS2-3
• Question 6 – HS-ESS2-3

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Plate Tectonics (Spring 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-ESS2-1
• Question 2 – HS-ESS1-6
• Question 3 – HS-ESS1-5
• Question 4 – HS-ESS2-3
• Question 5 – HS-ESS1-5
• Question 6 – HS-ESS2-2

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The Effect of the Moon on Earth (Spring 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-ESS1-7
• Question 2 – HS-ESS1-7
• Question 3 – HS-ESS3-1
• Question 4 – HS-ESS1-7
• Question 5 – HS-ESS1-4
• Question 6 – HS-ESS1-7

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Earth's Climate (Fall 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-ESS2-4
• Question 2 – HS-ESS2-4
• Question 3 – HS-ESS2-2
• Question 4 – HS-ESS3-5
• Question 5 – HS-ESS2-2

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Theia and the Moon (Fall 2024)

• Question 1 – HS-ESS2-1
• Question 2 – HS-ESS1-6
• Question 3 – HS-ESS1-6
• Question 4 – HS-ESS2-1
• Question 5 – HS-ESS1-6
• Question 6 – HS-ESS2-3

Chemistry

Smartphone Chemistry (Spring 2025)

• Question 1 – HS-PS1-1
• Question 2 – HS-PS2-6
• Question 3 – HS-PS1-7
• Question 4 – HS-ETS1-1
• Question 5 – HS-PS1-12

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A Profitable Blueberry Field (Spring 2025)

• Question 1 – HS-PS1-11
• Question 2 – HS-PS1-11
• Question 3 – HS-PS1-11
• Question 4 – HS-PS1-7
• Question 5 – HS-PS1-7

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Evaluating Gas Stoves (Spring 2025)

• Question 1 – HS-PS1-2
• Question 2 – HS-PS1-1
• Question 3 – HS-PS4-4
• Question 4 – HS-PS4-4
• Question 5 – HS-LS1-5

Physics

Bungee Jumping (Spring 2025)

• Question 1 – HS-PS3-1
• Question 2 – HS-PS2-1
• Question 3 – HS-PS3-2
• Question 4 – HS-PS3-1
• Question 5 – HS-PS3-2

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Automotive Optics (Spring 2025)

• Question 1 – HS-PS3-3
• Question 2 – HS-PS4-6
• Question 3 – HS-PS4-6
• Question 4 – HS-PS4-6
• Question 5 – HS-ETS1-3

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World Record Jumps (Spring 2025)

• Question 1 – HS-PS2-1
• Question 2 – HS-PS2-1
• Question 3 – HS-PS2-1
• Question 4 – HS-PS2-1
• Question 5 – HS-PS2-5

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