Weather
Weather is one of the most difficult topics for fifth-grade students, and it takes up a large portion of the Fifth Grade Science End of Year Exam. In this unit, children are able to watch as water vapor cools and condenses as it hits a cold air mass (representing a cold front). Children will also learn about warm fronts, stationary fronts, occluded fronts, air masses, and high and low-pressure systems.
Cells
Building Blocks of Life
Children will learn about the building blocks of life by building a model of a cell. In this unit, they will learn about the characteristics of life, unicellular and multicellular organisms, major organelles, and structural systems ranging from organelles to organ systems. Students will also be able to differentiate between living and non-living.
Earth's Layers
Children will learn about the layers of the Earth by identifying each layer, along with its characteristics, on a model. They will learn terms like “lithosphere” and “asthenosphere.” Children will also be introduced to the theory of plate tectonics.
Genetics
Children will learn about DNA and Mendelian Genetics by building a double helix. Working together with three other students, each child will create a Punnett Square and analyze it to calculate the probability that the child produced with their four DNA sequences will have freckles. Through this activity, they will learn about DNA, chromosomes, Mendelian genetics, and more!
Plant Growth
In this unit, children are able to learn about plant growth by growing their own plant. This allows them to learn about the parts of a seed, the parts of a plant, what a plant needs to grow, and the life cycle of a plant.
Ecology
Children will learn about the foundations of ecology. They will learn about symbiotic relationships, carrying capacity, biotic and abiotic factors, and more. They will learn words like “heterotroph,” “ecological niche,” and “parasitism” by using probability and chance events to model changes to an ecosystem.
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