Made for NY middle school classrooms
Rigorous, thoughtfully-designed science curriculum for the Empire State. Built with local phenomena and featuring fully customizable lessons, Stile is aligned to the New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards.
Designed for New York classrooms, and fully customizable.
Thanks to Stile's powerful and customizable platform, we took the very best of our existing middle school science curriculum and blended it with brand-new lessons tailored for New York. The result is a seamless, structured, and sequenced middle school science curriculum for the state.
The best part? Every lesson is completely customizable so teachers can include local phenomena, differentiate based on student needs, and engage more students.
Real-world phenomena from right here in New York
Students are more engaged when science feels local. That's why Stile has developed a set of brand-new lessons and investigations drawn directly from New York, the kind of science that's happening right outside students' classroom window.
Snow big deal
For those living in upstate New York, powerful snowstorms are a regular winter occurrence. But how does the oft-discussed “lake effect” work? In Stile’s Earth Systems unit, students investigate real storm data from the massive November 2024 storm. They analyze station data from two locations and build an evidence-based explanation for how the air masses caused the snowfall, with serious consequences.
Guarding New York ecosystems
From the Great Lakes to the Hudson Valley, invasive plants and animals can reshape food webs and outcompete native species. In this unit, students use New York case studies to model how invasive species spread, explain how they disrupt matter and energy flow in ecosystems, and evaluate local management strategies that communities use to protect biodiversity.
Why some streets feel like pizza ovens
New York City is famous for its cheesy slices of pizza, but sometimes it's the city itself that acts a bit like a pizza oven. In this lesson students will play the part of city planner as they seek to understand heat transfer and explore ways to combat it in different parts of the city.
Prepare your students for the New York ILS
The New York State Intermediate Level (ILS) Science Sample test aims to measure students' science knowledge and critical thinking ability. Stile's curriculum precisely scaffolds both, providing students with plenty of opportunities to practice and excel on the actual assessment.
New York ILS Test
Question
The diagram below represents an incomplete electric circuit, since the wires are not connected at X.
Which object should be placed at X to complete the circuit?
- magnet
- battery
- iron nail
- second lightbulb
Stile Practice Test
Question
The diagrams show two electrical circuits made from the same components. Which statements are supported by observations from the diagrams? Select all that apply.
In the circuit with the closed switch, energy is transformed into more than one form
In the circuit with the closed switch, the bulbs convert all transferred energy into light energy
In both circuits, energy is transferred to the bulbs only at the moment the switch changes from open to closed
In the circuit with the open switch, the lack of light from the bulbs indicates that energy is not being transferred through the circuit
In the circuit with the closed switch, the appearance of light from both bulbs indicates that energy is being transferred to each bulb
Watch a Stile classroom in action
Dana was looking for a standards-aligned curriculum that fit New York classrooms and helped keep her students organized, engaged, and better prepared. What she wasn't prepared for? Saving hours of prep time in the process.
Pilot Stile with New York native, Mark Picardo
Stile is all about empowering teachers with the best support. In the Empire State, that means teaming up with Mark Picardo, a seasoned educator with extensive experience in teaching, administration, and instructional coaching. Together, teachers are supported (and lessons are supercharged!).
