Provide the boost your students need to raise scores on the Mississippi Science Assessment with Buckle Down's science materials for grades 5 and 8, created exclusively for Mississippi. Comprehensive coverage of the Mississippi Science Framework 2001 competencies and objectives thoroughly prepares your students for success on the test. Each student set includes two external practice tests that are 100% aligned with the science Assessment in format and question types.

• Grade 5 unit titles: Science Processes, Life Science, Earth & Space Science, and Physical Science.
• Grade 8 unit titles: Processes of Scientific Inquiry, Life and the Environment, Earth an Space Science, and Physical Science.
• Practice sections following each review are matched to the Science Assessment format, building familiarity, and reducing test anxiety.
• Difficult or unfamiliar terms are highlighted in the "Words to Know" section at the beginning of each review, emphasized in bold-face throughout, and defined in the glossary.

Every student book comes with a FREE Form A Practice Test (pretest) and Form B Practice Test (posttest).