5th Grade Science Syllabus 

Space

• Our solar system

• Moon and moon phases

• Seasons

• Gravity

• Shadows

• Stars

• Constellations

Earth Systems

• Water distribution on Earth

• Water Cycle

• Rock Cycle

• Erosion

• Earth's structure

• Fossils

• Rock hardness

Matter

• Phases of Matter

• Density

• Atomic structure

• Mass vs. Weight

• Law of conservation of matter

• Elements, molecules, atoms, compounds

• Electrical and thermal conductivity

• Circuits

• Chemical and physical changes

Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

• Food chains and webs

• Flow of matter and energy in a system

• Ecosystems