Provide the boost students need to raise scores on the New York Science Test with Buckle Down's new Science materials for grades 4 and 8, created exclusively for New York. Comprehensive coverage of New York Math, Science & Technology Learning Standards 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 thoroughly prepares your students for success on the test. Grade 4 units include The Nature of Science, Earth & Space Science, Physical Science, and Life Science. Grae 8 units include The Nature of Science, Life Science, Earth & Space Science, Physical Science, and Science, Technology, & Society.

• Practice tests are comprised of two sections: a Writing component, divided into multiple-choice and open-ended questions; and a Performance component with lab activities, open-ended questions, and fill-in data tables.
• Students gain valuable practice in specific skills required on the test with six all-new "laboratory stations" (three per practice test), created specifically for the New York Science Test.
• External practice tests and end-of-lesson practice sections are matched to the New York Science Test in format and question types, building familiarity and reducing test anxiety.

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