Science

This year for Science 5th grade will be using TCI’s Bring Science Alive Textbook, to explore Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Space. Students will explore these areas of science with a mixture of reading activities, hands-on investigations, and interactive games that will bring the concepts to life for students in a variety of ways.

Physical Science

Chapter 1: What is Matter is Made Of?

particles
dissolve
matter
solution
state of matter

Chapter 2: Why are Materials Different?

mixture
property
substance

Chapter 3: How can Substances be Identified?

electrical conductivity
solubility
thermal conductivity

Chapter 4: How do Scientists know when Substances Change?

reaction
state change

Chapter 5: What Causes Substances to Change?

expand
contract

Chapter 6: How do Changes in Substances Affect Their Weight

conserve

Chapter 7: How do Engineers Improve Materials?

constraint
criteria

Physical Science Notes

Earth Science

Chapter 1: What are Earth's Four Systems?

atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
precipitation
sediments
water cycle
water vapor

Earth Science Notes 1

Chapter 2: How do Earth's Systems Produce Weather and Climate?

air mass
air pressure
front
climate
prevailing winds
weather
fog
cirrus
cumulus
stratus
cumulonimbus
ocean currents

Earth Science Notes 2

Chapter 3: How do Earth's Systems Change Earth's Surface?

Landforms
Continental Islands
Volcanic Islands
Coral Islands
Barrier Islands
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition

Earth Science Notes 3

Chapter 4: How do Farming and Industry Affect Earth's Systems

pollution
toxic

Earth Science Notes 4

Chapter 5: How do People's Everyday Life Affect Earth's Systems?

reduce
reuse
recycle
decompose

Earth Science Notes 5&6

Life Science Below

Chapter 1: What is an Ecosystem?

Students are exploring different ecosystems in this chapter: Rainforest, Forest, Pond, etc.

Terms
ecosystem: all the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an area.
organism: any living thing

Science Notes 1 What is an ecosystem

Chapter 2: The Role of Producers in an Ecosystem

Terms

Organism
Producer
Matter
Photosynthesis
Starch

Science Notes 2 What is the Role of Producers in an Ecosystem.docx

Chapter 3: The Role of Consumers

Terms

Consumer
Digestion
Circulation
Fat
Migrate
Hibernate

Science Notes 3 What is the Role of Consumers in an Ecosystem

Chapter 4: The Role of Decomposers

Terms

Decomposers
Fungi
Bacteria
Earthworms

Science Notes 4 What is the Role of Decomposers in an Ecosystem

Chapter 5: How do Matter and Energy Move in an Ecosystem?

Energy Pyramid
Food Chain
Food Web

Science Notes 5

Chapter 6: What Makes an Ecosystem Healthy or Unhealthy?

Predator
Prey
Healthy Ecosystem
Unhealthy Ecosystem

Science Notes 6

Chapter 7: How do Ecosystems Change?

Disturbance
Succession
Pioneer Species
Intermediate Species
Climax Species
Seasons
Climate

Life Science Notes 7

Future Lessons Below

Chapter 8: How do Humans Change Ecosystems?

invasive species
clear cutting
wildlife refuge
pollution
strip mining
restoration

Science Notes 8

Physical Science

Earth, the Moon, and the Stars

Chapter 1: What does Gravity do?

gravity
meteor
orbit

Chapter 2: Why is the Sun Brighter than other Stars?

apparent
brightness
light-year