What your student will be learning this year in…Science
Science Essential Standards for 5th Grade
- Matter and Energy - understanding the interactions and the changes that occur
- Weather – water cycle, weather patterns, cloud types
- Force & Motion – basic physics concepts, Newton’s Laws of Motion, simple machines,
- Ecosystems – communities’ organisms and their interdependency and how materials in nature are recycled
- Body Systems - understanding the different body systems and and identify their functions and parts
- Genetics & Evolution - why organisms are similar/different from their parent organisms
Ecosystems & Biomes
- Foss Web Enviroments - Create a Virtual Aquarium
Forces, Motion, & Design
- Foss Web Simple Machines - Create a Rube's Goldberg Machine
- Ed Heads Simple Machines - Learn about the different Simple Machines