Grade 5 Science

Fall Semester Topics

  • Force, energy, and ecosystems
  • Sound and space
  • Volume and pitch
    • Changing the volume of sound
    • Changing the pitch of sound
  • States and properties of matter
    • Gases
    • Properties of water
    • Evaporation and condensation
    • Solutions
  • The digestive system
    • Parts of the digestive system

Spring Semester Topics

  • Functions of the digestive system
  • Balanced diet
  • Seasons and adaptations of plants and animals
    • The Earth moves around the Sun
    • Seasonal changes
    • Plants and animals are adapted to different environments
    • Adaptions of predators
    • Adaptations of prey
  • Biology: structure, function and life processes
    • Life cycle of flowering plants
    • Flowering and nonflowering plants
    • Pollination, fruits and seeds
    • How seeds are spread
    • Seed germination
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecology
  • Pollution
  • Project: Ecological Footprint

Assessments

Fall Semester

Summative Assessment

  • Written assessment: Force, energy and ecosystem
  • Written assessment: States and properties of matter
  • Project or Presentation

Formative Assessment

Student performance in the lesson, task completion, discussion participation, and starter/exit activities will be continuously evaluated throughout the semester.

Total number of grades: 4

Spring Semester

Summative Assessment

  • Written assessment: The digestive system and Seasons and adaptations of plants and animals
  • Written assessment: Biology - structure, function and life processes
  • Project or Presentation: life cycle of flowering plants or parts of a flower or seed dispersal

Formative Assessment

Student performance in the lesson, task completion, discussion participation, and starter/exit activities will be continuously evaluated throughout the semester.

Total number of grades: 4

Additional Resources

Extra worksheets and practice papers will be provided periodically for additional practice.

Websites:

  • Mystery Science - Interactive science lessons with hands-on activities. Very student-friendly; often used by teachers.
  • Cambridge Go - Offers access to Cambridge Primary Science Learner’s Books, Workbooks.

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