fifth grade science overview
The performance expectations in
fifth grade help students formulate answers to questions such as: “When matter
changes, does its weight change? How much water can be found in different
places on Earth? Can new substances be created by combining other substances?
How does matter cycle through ecosystems? Where does the energy in food come
from and what is it used for? How do lengths and directions of shadows or
relative lengths of day and night change from day to day, and how does the
appearance of some stars change in different seasons?” Fifth grade performance
expectations include PS1, PS2, PS3, LS1,
LS2, ESS1, ESS2, and ESS3 Disciplinary Core Ideas from the NRC Framework.
Students are able to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be
seen through the development of a model. Students develop an understanding of
the idea that regardless of the type of change that matter undergoes, the total
weight of matter is conserved. Students determine whether the mixing of two or
more substances results in new substances. Through the development of a model
using an example, students are able to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere,
hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. They describe and graph data to
provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth. Students develop an
understanding of the idea that plants get the materials they need for growth
chiefly from air and water. Using models, students can describe the movement of
matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment and that energy
in animals’ food was once energy from the sun. Students are expected to develop
an understanding of patterns of daily changes in length and direction of
shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night
sky. The crosscutting concepts of patterns; cause and effect; scale,
proportion, and quantity; energy and matter; and systems and systems models are
called out as organizing concepts for these disciplinary core ideas. In the
fifth grade performance expectations, students are expected to demonstrate
grade-appropriate proficiency in developing and using models, planning and
carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematics
and computational thinking, engaging in argument from evidence, and obtaining,
evaluating, and communicating information; and to use these practices to
demonstrate understanding of the core ideas.
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Fifth Grade Curriculum
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