Useful Links
Middle School Science Praxis Review Guide -- This is the "official" document that gives you some idea about the structure of the test, as well as a few practice questions.
Reviewearthscience.com -- A fantastic site, compiled by ES teachers, with review games, links to actual Regents questions, and a wealth of review materials.
Recent Regents Exams -- You can get recent exams and the answer keys for any subject here.
Recent Middle School Science Exams -- Answer keys and exams, as with the Regents exams.
Ptable.com -- A great, interactive periodic table that will help you understand periodic trends, facts about elements, patterns and more.
New York Science Teacher -- This is a great resource for labs, lesson plans and other teaching ideas, but there is a great deal of review information here, too.
Cells Alive! -- A great website with pretty much anything you want to know about cells!
DNA Interactive -- A website that looks at DNA and RNA from all different angles. Look at the list of topics at the bottom left -- there are interactives, videos, and lots of information about all aspects of DNA.
Surface Area to Volume Ratio -- Great simulation for what happens when you mess with the size of a cell.
PhET -- Interactive animations in every subject -- click around and play.
Kent Chemistry -- A great review site with previous Regents exams as well as answers AND explanations!
Middle School Chemistry Presentation -- Here's the Nearpod presentation from the review session.
Praxis Study Exams at Study.com -- Free trial for 30 days!
Reference Tables
Earth Science Reference Tables -- The good old ESRT have all the basic information about a wide range of topics in the Earth and space sciences. You DO NOT get to use this on the praxis test!
Chemistry Reference Tables -- Look here for a copy of the periodic table, as well as a number of other constants and formulae. You DO NOT get to use this on the praxis test! Physics Reference Tables -- The formulae and basic concepts for physics are all contained here. You DO NOT get to use this on the praxis test! Biology Reference Tables -- This IS NOT A STATE-SANCTIONED DOCUMENT! I actually have a letter from the state telling me not to share it with you (I framed it) just in case you think you end up thinking that it's real. Use at your own risk! |
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