5^th Grade Science Outcomes and Components

Purpose Statement: All 5^th grade students will be given opportunities to develop the science process skills, critical thinking skills, and scientific reasoning skill that support scientific inquiry.

S-5-1 Students will investigate the main parts of a flowering plant, photosynthesis, how plants recycle matter, how plants respond to stimuli, the steps in plant reproduction, and plant classification. They will examine plant cells, follow the stages in the life cycle of a seed, and explore how plants adapt to a variety of environments.

5-1-1 Identify and define the parts of a flowering plant.

5-1-2 Identify and define the parts of a plant cell.

5-1-3 Define photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration.

5-1-4 Label and define parts of a food chain.

5-1-5 Draw and label a food web.

5-1-6 Identify and label the 4 different tropisms.

5-1-7 Order the stage in the life of a tree.

5-1-8 Compare and contrast seed and non-seed plants and explain how each reproduces.

5-1-9 Explain adaptations different plants use to survive.

5-1-10 Classify a plant by its structure and choose a plant process to demonstrate.

S-5-2 Students will investigate energy, how it can be transferred and how it can change form. They will also investigate simple machines and how they make work easier.

5-2-1 Identify and define types of energy.

5-2-2 Distinguish between work and no work.

5-2-3 Define the words Joule, less, resistance, work, and Newton.

5-2-4 Identify simple machines and explain how each works.

5-2-5 Calculate work.

S-5-3 Students will identify minerals and some important uses of minerals. They will identify rocks based on their properties, investigate some uses of rocks, and discover how rocks change. They will model Earth’s overall structure and investigate processes that cause rocks to bend and fracture.

5-3-1 Identify minerals by their properties and explain what they’re used for.

5-3-2 Define the properties of minerals.

5-3-3 Explain the origins of rocks.

5-3-4 Label a diagram of a rock cycle.

5-3-5 Define and use specific vocabulary for minerals and rocks.

5-3-6 Define fault and explain how it can make a mountain.

5-3-7 Label and define Earth’s layers.

5-3-8 Identify the types of mountains and the types of rocks found in each.

S-5-4 Students will explore the skeletal and muscular systems and discover how they work together. They will investigate how the brain and nerves work together as the nervous system. They will explore the digestive system and discover how the body gets nutrients from food.

5-4-1 Identify and label different kinds of joints and explain how bone, ligaments, and cartilage work together.

5-4-2 Define different kinds of muscles and explain how different muscles work together.

5-4-3 Explain the jobs of the different parts of the nervous system.

5-4-4 Identify the 5 senses and explain how each can be experienced.

5-4-5 Identify the stages of development.

5-4-6 Define the 3 main functions of the skeletal system.

5-4-7 Identify and label stimulus, sensory neurons, and motor neurons.

5-4-8 Define receptors.

5-4-9 Label and describe the functions of the parts of a bone.

5-4-10 Describe what happens to food once it enters the small intestine.

5-4-11 Define fiber, carbohydrates, and protein and explain how each are use by the body.

5-4-12 Trace a bite of food through the digestive system explaining what is happening to it along the way.