NYS Districts & Schools that have access toNewsela Sciencecan utilize the following collections to support building background knowledge, reviewing DCIs and CCCs, and exposure to different types of texts.
Middle School Science Courses (ESS, PS, LS)
Use a Science Curriculum like Amplify Science, Elevate Science, FOSS, and more? Check out our Curriculum Complement Science Collections that align directly with these district resources.
Want to expose students to more datasets alongside science informational texts? Check out our Newsela partnership collection with TUVA.
If you are not sure if you have access to Newsela Science, contact Kristi Panzini (kristi.panzini@newsela.com) to explore more.
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Question 1
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Which piece of evidence could be used to support the claim that New York State was covered by water about 400 million years ago?
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The continent of North America is inferred to have moved from its location 360 million years ago to its present-day location. Provide one piece of evidence that supports this past plate motion.
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Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Thacher Park can be used to organize the geologic history of New York State. Which evidence can be used to support this claim?
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Geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface. Interpret the cross-sections of Penn Dixie Park and Thacher Park to identify two pieces of evidence from either cross-section that supports this statement.
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Question 5
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The surface bedrock at Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Thacher Park are approximately the same geologic age. Identify one piece of evidence shown in both cross-sections that supports this statement.
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Question 6
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Which claim explains why the metal globe is suspended in air at a fixed position in the floating globe apparatus?
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Question 7
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In terms of force X and force Y, explain why the metal globe remains suspended in air at a fixed position. [1]
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Question 8
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A student increases the current through the electromagnet causing the metal globe to move upwards, closer to the top arm of the apparatus. Which question was the student investigating?
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Question 9
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How did increasing the current through the electromagnet affect the strength of force X and force Y?
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Question 10
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Using evidence from the models, describe how the amount of potential energy in the metal globe changes as the globe moves from position 1 to position 2?
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Question 11
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What is the one structure that is found in the early embryonic stages of both the rabbit and the turtle that is not found in their adult forms?
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Question 12
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Provide two pieces of evidence to support the claim that the chicken is more closely related to the rabbit than it is to the fish. [1]
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Question 13
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Identify the organism alive today that is most closely related to the Velociraptor. Use evidence from the models to support your choice. [1]
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Question 14
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View the image. Which sequence of fossils shows the correct chronological order of fossil appearance from oldest to youngest?
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Question 15
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Which claim is best supported by the evidence shown in the sequence of rock layers?
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Question 16
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Which observation made by the student is evidence that a chemical reaction occurred as the baking soda was heated?
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Question 17
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The student created a model of the carbon dioxide molecule produced by this chemical reaction. Develop the model that the student correctly created to represent the molecular structure of one carbon dioxide molecule by placing the correct symbols (chemicals and bonds) into the grid. Symbols may be used more than once. [1]
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Question 18
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The student claimed that the total mass of the substance on the plate would not change while the substance was heated in the oven.
Select the correct terms from the options below and place them in the paragraph to refute the student’s claim. [1]
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A) lessorthe same
B) solid and two gases or solid, liquid, and a gas
C) the substance and the plate are not a closed system or the substance and the plate are a closed system
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Compared to the total number of atoms in baking soda, the total number of atoms in all the products of the reaction is _____________
However, during the reaction, the baking soda would change to a ________________________
As a result, the total mass of the substance on the plate would change because ________________________________________________________
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solid, liquid, and a gas
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solid and two gases
the substance and the plate are a closed system
the substance and the plate are not a closed system
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Question 19
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What is the most accurate statement about the atoms in this reaction?
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Question 20
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Based on the results of the investigation, which table includes data that supports the claim that thermal energy was absorbed and a gas was produced when baking soda was mixed with vinegar?
