- Know that all organisms are made of one or more cells.
- Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem.
- Recognize that organisms are able to change their environment.
- Realize that plants and animals use food for energy.
- Recognize the function of specific structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy.
- Realize that certain characteristics are passed from parent to offspring.
- Realize that reproduction is necessary for the survival of species.
- Investigate the life cycles of different organisms.
- Realize that plants and animals can be grouped according to similarities and difference in their characteristics.
- Determine that adaptations help organisms to survive in their environments.
- Realize that fossils show connections between organisms that lived in the past and those that live in the present.
- Recognize that extinction has occurred in the past and continues today.
- Compares the relative age of fossils in rock layers.
· Earth and Space Science
- Know that objects in space have identifiable characteristics, such as appearance, location, and apparent motion.
- Investigate the patterns and movement of objects in space.
- Recognize that atmospheric conditions vary and can be measured.
- Recognize that landforms and bodies of water affect weather and climate.
- Recognize the basic features of the water cycle.
- Investigates and describes the differences between weather and climate.
- Recognize that the earth’s geological features change.
- Know that the earth is composed of different layers.
- Recognize that earth materials have a variety of practical uses.
- Know the basic characteristics of soils.
- Realize the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.
· Physical Science
- Investigates the characteristic properties of force and motion.
- Recognize that gravity is the force that pulls objects toward the earth.
- Recognize the relationship between force and motion.
- Recognize that the motion of objects is affected by friction.
- Recognize that matter has predictable properties and is composed of basic units, some too small to be seen with the naked eye.
- Recognize conditions that are associated with different states of matter
- Determines the measurable properties of matter using appropriate metric units.
- Describes the types of changes that result from interactions of matter.
- Selects the type of mixture based on its characteristics.
- Identifies a substance as an acid or a base.
- Knows that energy exists in many forms.
- Recognize the characteristics of light energy and sound energy.
- Recognize the properties and uses of magnets.
- Recognize the basic concept of electricity.
Standards:
MNPS standards for Fifth-grade science can be accessed at:
http://www.mnps.org/PageFactory.aspx?PageID=3353
State Fifth-grade science standards can be found at: http://www.tennessee.gov/education/ci/cistandards2001/sci/cisci45stand.htm
Textbook:
Scott Foresman Science, Cooney, DiSpezio, et al, 2003, Scott Foresman (grade 5)
Required Science Kits:
o Ecosystems, Science and Technology for Children, Carolina Biological Supply.
o Floating and Sinking, Science and Technology for Children, Carolina Biological Supply.
o Microworlds, Science and Technology for Children, Carolina Biological Supply.
o Motion and Design, Science and Technology for Children, Carolina Biological Supply.
Recommended/Required Resources:
o Laboratory facility with access to a source of water, and electricity for lab activities; recommended.
o Various types of lab equipment and apparatus for inquiry investigations; recommended.
o Access to computers that are web-accessible; recommended.