Finish Line NYS Science delivers standards-aligned instruction and practice for grades 5 and 8—helping students get test ready with confidence.
Student Books
- Aligned to the New York State Science Learning Standards
- Practice for answering NYS Science Test question types
- Builds on standards from previous grades to strengthen background knowledge
- Complements phenomena-based science curriculum by offering real-world examples of science topics
- Science scenarios with diagrams, illustrations, tables, and graphics to help students provide evidence-based answers
- Lessons with gradual release: skill instruction, guided samples with answer explanations and definitions, and independent work
- End-of-unit reviews to check progress
Teacher’s Guides
Guides include an answer key with sample writing answers, correlations, and NYS science standards lists with the standard number, Science and Engineering Practices (SEP), Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), and Crosscutting Concepts (CCC).
