Grade 5 Science Program
The Grade 5 science program consists of the following topics:
– Musculoskeletal System
– Respiratory System
– Circulatory System
– Nervous System
– Human Health and Diseases
– Healthy Eating
– Fitness and Health
– Scientists At Work: The Doctor & Cool Science Facts
– Review
– Human Body Board Game (Project)
– Energy Sources
– Renewable and Non-renewable Sources of Energy
– Storing and Transforming Energy
– Impacts of Human Energy Use
– Energy Conservation
– Scientists At Work: The Astronaut & Cool Science Facts
– Review
– Impacts on Structures
– External and Internal Forces
– Bridges and Forces
– Mechanical Systems
– Protective Equipment
– Scientists At Work: The Architect & Cool Science Facts
– Review
– States of Matter
– Changes in States of Matter
– Measuring Matter
– Physical and Chemical Changes
– Environmental Impacts
– Scientists At Work: The Weather Specialist & Cool Science Facts
– Review
- Human Organ Systems (Life Systems) - understanding of human body systems and their major organs
– Musculoskeletal System
– Respiratory System
– Circulatory System
– Nervous System
– Human Health and Diseases
– Healthy Eating
– Fitness and Health
– Scientists At Work: The Doctor & Cool Science Facts
– Review
– Human Body Board Game (Project)
- Conservation of Energy and Resources (Earth and Space Systems) - recognizing the immediate and long-term impacts of using renewable and non-renewable energy sources and natural resources
– Energy Sources
– Renewable and Non-renewable Sources of Energy
– Storing and Transforming Energy
– Impacts of Human Energy Use
– Energy Conservation
– Scientists At Work: The Astronaut & Cool Science Facts
– Review
- Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms (Structures and Mechanisms) - identifying and describing forces acting on and within structures
– Impacts on Structures
– External and Internal Forces
– Bridges and Forces
– Mechanical Systems
– Protective Equipment
– Scientists At Work: The Architect & Cool Science Facts
– Review
- Properties and Changes in Matter (Matter and Energy) - exploring states of matter (solids, liquids, and gases) and the differences between physical and chemical changes
– States of Matter
– Changes in States of Matter
– Measuring Matter
– Physical and Chemical Changes
– Environmental Impacts
– Scientists At Work: The Weather Specialist & Cool Science Facts
– Review