🔬 5th Grade Science · Unit 3

Energy and Food

12 short narrated lessons in 2 chapters, each with pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and an explanation for every answer.

Standards: 5-LS1-1 5-PS3-1

5th Grade Science · 7 units

What your child will learn

What Plants NeedIdentify that plants need air, water and light to grow.
Plants Are Made of Air and WaterSupport the argument that plants get the materials to grow mainly from air and water, not soil.
Photosynthesis: Making Food from LightExplain that plants use sunlight to turn air and water into sugar, releasing oxygen.
A Fair Test for PlantsDesign a fair test to see what a plant needs in order to grow.
Plants Make Their Own Food Review ReviewReview evidence that plants build their bodies mostly from air and water using light.

Sunlight Stored in FoodExplain that energy in plants came from sunlight captured by the plant.
Animals Get Energy from FoodDescribe how animals get energy by eating plants or other animals.
Food Fuels the BodyExplain that animals use food energy for body warmth and motion.
Food Builds and Repairs BodiesDescribe how food provides materials animals need to grow and repair their bodies.
Tracing Energy from the SunUse a model to trace energy from the sun to plants to animals.
Energy from the Sun Review ReviewReview how energy from the sun is stored in food and used by animals.
Unit 3 Test: Energy and FoodShow what you learned in the whole unit (Plants make their own food, Energy in food comes from the sun) by answering mixed questions.

From the lesson “What Plants Need”

What three main things do plants need to grow?

Show the answer

Air, water and light. Plants need air, water and light to grow and stay healthy.

Hint kids see after a wrong try: “Think about the arrows pointing to the plant.”

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Narrated lessons, pictures and quizzes for every grade from K to 8. Works offline.