Grade 5 Science

The fifth grade teachers at Troy work closely together to teach exactly the same lessons, using the same materials, assessments, and other tools. We want all our fifth graders to receive the same kind of learning experience.

Content

Much of what we do in class is based on interactive lab work, in-class videos and demonstrations, lectures, computer based activities/labs, and more. Textbooks are not used. Unit presentations posted on Google Classroom will act as our textbooks. 

Yearlong - 

Throughout the year, students will work on the following scientific processes, with appropriate laboratory safety techniques, to construct their knowledge and understanding in all science content areas. Many of these scientific processes will be incorporated in our in-class design challenges and investigations. Students will: 

• Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations;

• Design and conduct a scientific investigation;

• Use appropriate mathematics, tools and techniques to gather data and information;

• Analyze and interpret data;

• Develop descriptions, models, explanations and predictions;

• Think critically and logically to connect evidence and explanations;

• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions; and

• Communicate scientific procedures and explanations.

1st - 2nd Quarters - 5th Grade Science Website

Students will study the Cycles and Patterns in the Solar System. This topic focuses on the characteristics, cycles and patterns in the solar system and within the universe. We will use a variety of online simulations (e.g. GIZMOS), interactive activities, in-class projects, and engaging NASA image/video footage to help students explore space and go where no person has ever gone before. With the help of the Avon Lake Public Library, students will experience a Star Lab (a portable planetarium) to observe cycles and patterns in our stars.

2nd - 3rd Quarters - 5th Grade Science Website

Students will study the Interactions within Ecosystems. This topic focuses on foundational knowledge of the structures and functions of ecosystems. We will use a variety of online simulations, interactive activities, outdoor exploration, and engaging in-class projects to learn about the numerous roles organisms perform in an ecosystem. By the end of the unit, students will be able to defend the importance of every role. Students will learn that organisms require energy and that cycles and patterns also exist in these systems.

3rd - 4th Quarters - 5th Grade Science Website

Students will study light, sound, and motion. This topic focuses on the forces that affect motion. This includes the relationship between the change in speed of an object, the amount of force applied, and the mass of the object. Light and sound energy are also explored as forms of energy that move in predictable ways, depending on the matter through which they move. We will use a variety of online simulations, interactive activities, and engaging in-class projects to learn that cycles and patterns exist in light, sound, and motion too.