Science

5th Grade Next Generation Science Standards

Unit 1:  Ecosystems and the Food Web

• In this unit, students explore how organisms depend on one another and form an interconnected ecosystem. Students investigate food chains, food webs, and the importance of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Standards: 5-LS2-1        5-LS1-1 5-PS3-1 5-ESS3-1                                                                                                                                                                  

Unit 2: Water Cycle and Earth's Systems

• In this unit, students consider the profound importance of water as a natural resource. Students investigate the distribution of water, how it cycles through Earth’s systems, and explore how it affects human societies. Standards: 3-5-ETS1-2 3-5-ETS1-1 5-ESS2-2 5-ESS3-1 5-PS1-2 3-5-ETS1-3 5-ESS2-1

Unit 3: Stars and the Solar System

• In this unit, students explore the Earth, Sun, Moon, and stars using observations of shadows and changing patterns in the sky. Students also explore the planets of our Solar System and begin to consider what might lie beyond. Standards: 5-ESS1-1 5-ESS1-2 3-5-ETS1-2 5-PS2-1 3-5-ETS1-1

Unit 4: Chemical Reactions and Properties of Matter

• In this unit, students investigate the properties of matter by dissolving everyday chemicals to make solutions and by exploring simple yet surprising chemical reactions. Through these investigations, students begin to build conceptual models for the particulate nature of matter. Standards: 5-PS1-1 5-PS1-3 5-PS1-2 5-PS1-4