5th Grade Science

5th Grade Science

PLTW Infection detection

1. virus/bacteria

2. Communicable disease

3. Hand washing

Human body

1. Cells

   1. Characteristics of living things

   2. Types of organelles - form and function

   3. Edible cell

   4. Microscope usage

2. Muscles

   1. Types of muscle tissue

   2. Muscle form and function

   3. Voluntary and involuntary muscle

3. Bones

   1. Types of bone cells

   2. Bone form and function

4. Digestive system

   1. Mechanical and chemical digestion

   2. The digestive tract

   3. Structure and function of the digestive system

Electricity

1. static electricity

2. electric force

3. charging an object

4. static electricity in nature

5. electrical current

6. simple circuits

7. parts of a circuit

8. series and parallel circuits

9. Makey Makey Class Project

10. conductors

11. insulators

12. magnetic poles

13. magnetic fields

14. electromagnets

Simple Machines

1. Introduction to Forces and Motion

2. Newton’s Laws of forces and motion

3. Newton’s Laws experiments

4. Gravity vs Friction

5. Potential vs Kinetic energy

6. Simple and compound machines

7. Unit review

8. Unit assessment - Rube Goldberg Device

Earth’s systems

1. Biosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere

2. Water cycle

3. Water Resource

4. Unit assessment Challenge: Water filter

Life Science

1. Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

2. Vertebrates: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians

3. Invertebrates

4. Plant Structure and Photosynthesis

5. Vascular Plants

6. Nonvascular Plants

7. Plant Reproduction through seeds, cones, or spores

8. Angiosperm and Gymnosperm

9. Deciduous and Coniferous

10. Dichotomous Keys Introduction for Plants and Animals