Science – Grade Five

District 2853

Month

Content

Performance Standards Addressed

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

 

8-9 Weeks

·         Body Systems (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, muscular and skeletal)

B, C 1, G 2, G 3, H 1, I

·         Describe the function of each system

·         Know how to keep each system healthy

·         Know the structures of each system

·         Name the organs of each system

·         Discuss cell to organism make up for human body systems

·         Complete body system sheet for each system: Digestive, Respiratory, Circulatory, Nervous, Skeletal

·         Muscular conference with each child on respiratory, digestive, & circulatory

 

4-5 Weeks

·         Sound

 

 

 

 

C 3, E, F 1, G 1, H

 

 

 

 

B, D, I

·         Understand how sound is produced

·         Describe the properties of sound

·         Describe how sound travels

 

 

·         Understand how the ear functions with regards to sound

·         Tell the difference in sound pollution

·         Paper, pencil test on terms

·         Performance Assessment:  Construct homemade instrument and explain how properties of sound apply to their instrument

 

3-4 Weeks

·         Light

B, E, F 3, G 2

·         Understand the sources of light

·         Understands behavior of light

·         Know how the eye works with light

·         Explore the bands of color (spectrum)

·         Know vocabulary regarding light

·         Paper and pencil test

3-4 Weeks

·         Earth Structure

C 2, D, F 3, H

·         Describing the layers of the earth

·         Compare and contrast the different layers of the earth

·         Explain the evidence that shows continual movement

·         Explain and describe the effects of weathering, erosion and deposition on earth’s surface

·         Understand effects of volcanoes and earth quakes and how they all occur

·         Draw a diagram of layers of earth

·         Test

·         Writing paragraphs of effects of weathering

·         Journal entries

2 weeks

·         Science and Technology

Inquiry Standard

·         Understand how scientists structure experiments

·         Explore design changes and their effects on the overall experiment

·         Understand the definition of constant and  variable

·         Mini experiment following scientific method with partners

·         Science Fair project

8 weeks

·         Animal Classification

A 2, C 1, D, F 2, G 2, G 3, H, I

·         Understand characteristics of animal groups

·         Understand life cycle of animals

·         Classifying animals according to characteristics

·         Compare and contrasts invertebrates and vertebrates

·         Investigating migratory patterns of animals

·         Observing changes in the growth of animals

·         Review adaptation of animals to environment

·         Venn Diagram

·         Diagram of Life Cycle

·         Chart of Characteristics

·         Individual Project

6 weeks

·         Environmental Science (Integrated in other units)

·         Earth Science (Land and Water)

C 2, D, F 3, H, I

·         Understanding the water cycle

·         Know the role H2O has on shaping the land

·         Investigate the properties and components of soil

·         Discuss the flow of H2O and its effects on erosion and deposition

·         Realize human affects on erosion and deposition

·         Story including all parts of water cycle

·         Journaling on stream table investigations

·         Poster about effects of erosion and prevention