🔬 Science · Grade 5

5th Grade Science: A Full School Year

7 units and 113 short narrated lessons, in the order kids learn them in school. Every lesson has pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and chapter reviews to practise.

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Units in 5th Grade Science

Unit 1

Matter and Its Properties

Matter is made of particles · Properties of matter · Identifying mystery materials

17 lessons · 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-3, 3-5-ETS1-2 Unit 2

Changes in Matter

Physical changes and mixtures · Chemical reactions · Matter is conserved

16 lessons · 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-4 Unit 3

Energy and Food

Plants make their own food · Energy in food comes from the sun

12 lessons · 5-LS1-1, 5-PS3-1 Unit 4

Ecosystems

Food webs · Decomposers and the cycle of matter · Balance in ecosystems

15 lessons · 5-LS2-1 Unit 5

Earth's Systems

Earth's four spheres · Spheres work together · Water on Earth

16 lessons · 5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-2 Unit 6

Protecting Earth

People change the Earth · Communities protect resources · Engineering for the environment

16 lessons · 5-ESS3-1, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2… Unit 7

Space Systems

Gravity · The Sun and other stars · Shadows, day and night · Seasons and the night sky

21 lessons · 5-PS2-1, 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2

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