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Elementary Elementary Science Grade 5

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Suggested Prerequisites

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Description

This is an intermediate course with concepts across many types of sciences, including Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science. Through experiences including defining problems, conducting investigations, using the scientific method, using evidence, asking questions, making predictions, making and comparing observations, making inferences, using the engineering design process, and developing models, students will learn about properties of and changes in matter, atoms, mixtures, energy, forms of energy, force and motion, galaxies and the solar system, the water cycle, weather and climate, the human body organs and functions, organism structure, function, and comparison, adaptations, and ecosystems.

Module 1: Matter

-Atomic theory 

-Properties of matter (color, texture, and temperature)

-Measuring mass and volume

-Systematic observation

-Variables in an experiment

-Scientific models

-Reference materials

Module 2: Changes in Matter

-Mixtures of solids

-Repeated trials

-Investigations vs. experiments

-Disolving materials in water

-Chemical changes

-Soluble and insoluble materials

-Importance of a control group

-Temperature and change

Module 3: Energy

-Basic forms of energy 

-Energy and motion 

-Electrical energy 

-Electricity 

-Circuits 

-Electrical conductors 

-Attraction of electrically-charged objects 

-Scientific method

-Repeated trials

Module 4: Forces and Motion

-Forces of motion 

-Gravity

-Strength of forces

-Fair tests with controlled variables

-The effect of mass on motion

-Replicate results

-Balanced and unbalanced forces

Module 5: Space

-The Milky Way galaxy

-Objects of the Solar System

-Inner and outer planets

-Brightness of stars, including the Sun

-Patterns of daily changes in the Solar System

Module 6: The Water Cycle

-Forms of precpitation

-Weather

-Personal opinion vs. verified observation

-Water reservoirs, including the ocean 

-Scientific models

-The ocean's role in the water cycle

-Air temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction

-Geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere 

Module 7: Weather and Climate

-Climate zones 

-Latitude, elevation, and bodies of water relation to climate zones

-Weather-related differences in environments

-Evidence-based explanations

-Family emergency preparedness plan 

Module 8: Body Structures

-Brain, heart, and lungs position and function

-Stomach, liver, intestines, and pacreas position and function

-Kidney, bladder, and reproductive organs position and function

-Skeleton, muscles, and sensory organs function

-Empiral and testable observation

-Functions of organs in plants and animals 

Module 9: Adaptations

-Animal and plant adaptations 

-How matter moves through plants, animals, decompsers, and the environment

-Scientific models

-Define a simple design problem to reflect a need or want 

-Generate and compare multiple solutions to a problem 

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