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.
Terms
Organism
Producer
Matter
Photosynthesis
Starch
Current Lesson is above this text. Future and Past lessons will be found under this text.
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
Chapter 3: Why is There Day and Night?
axis
rotate
rotation
time zone
Chapter 4: How do Shadows Change During the Day and Year?
shadow
sundial
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
Chapter 6: What can people do to Protect Earth's Systems
conservation
scrubbers
wildlife refuge