Finish Line Keystone Biology prepares students for the end-of-course exam with targeted biology Keystone review aligned to tested content and skills. STEELS-based lessons reinforce essential concepts and support application through varied, exam-style questions.
Student Book
- Aligned to the Life Science domain of the PA STEELS Standards and organized by Module 1 and Module 2
- Practice with answering three-part questions and tested item types: Keystone biology constructed-response questions and multiple-choice questions
- Many Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels 2 and 3 items that call for higher-order reasoning
- Phenomena-based science instruction with real-world examples of science topics
- Diagrams, illustrations, tables, or graphics in science scenarios to help students provide evidence-based answers
- Gradual-release model: skill instruction, guided samples with answer explanations and definitions, and independent work
- End-of-module reviews for progress checks
Teacher’s Guide
The teacher’s guide for our biology Keystone practice book includes an answer key with sample writing answers, rubrics, correlations, and standards lists with standard letter, Depth of Knowledge level, Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), and Crosscutting Concepts (CCC).
Student Book: approx. 256 pages
Teacher’s Guide: approx. 48 pages
