Science
Science Topics Covered in 5th Grade
Safety & Scientific Practices Unit
*Safety
*Scientific Practices
*Experimental Investigation
-dependent variable
-independent variable
-controlled variables, aka, controls
-hypothesis
-limitations
-models
-reliable
-repeated trials
-data
Life Science Unit
*Ecosystems & Interactions
*Energy Flow in Ecosystems
*Fossils as Evidence
*Changes in Ecosystems
*Structures & Functions of Plants
*Structures & Functions of Animals
*Sea Stars
*Inherited Traits, Learned Behaviors, Instinctive Behaviors
Geology Unit
*Intro to Geology
*Changes to Earth's Surface
*Caves
*Sedimentary Rocks
*Fossil Fuels
*Nonrenewable Resources
*Renewable Resources
Weather & Astronomy Unit
*Observing Weather
*Ocean and the Water Cycle
*Weather and Climate
*Earth's Rotation
*Physical Characteristics of Earth
*Physical Characteristics of the Moon
*Comparing Characterisitics of the Moon, Earth, and Sun
Matter Unit
*Physical States of Matter
*Relative Density
*Magnetism
*Conductors and Insulators of Electrical Energy
*Conductors and Insulators of Thermal Energy
*Solubility
*Classifying Matter
*Mixtures and Solutions
Forces & Energy Unit
*Forces
*Friction, Gravity and Magnetism
*Design an Experiment
*Energy
*Electricity (Circuits)
*Light
*Reflection and Refraction
*Shadows and Color
*Mechanical, Sound, and Thermal Energy
*Uses of Energy
Topics Taught in 3rd and 4th grade and are NOT retaught in 5th grade but can show up on the STAAR Test.
*Plant Life Cycles (study guide page 34)
*Animal Life Cycles (study guide page 35)
*Metamorphosis (study guide page 36)
*Soil (study guide page 59)
*Rapid Changes to Land (study guide page 60)
*Seasons (study guide page 79)
*Air Masses and Fronts (study guide page 80)
*Forecasting the Weather (study guide page 80)
*Planet Order (study guide page 81)
*Planet Information (study guide page 82)