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MA.5-ESS.Grade 5: Earth and Space Sciences

Grade 5: Earth and Space Sciences
ESS1. Earth’s Place in the Universe
5-ESS1-1. Use observations, first-hand and from various media, to argue that the Sun is a star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is closer to Earth.
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Interactive/Simulation The Sun
Presentations The Sun
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Our Solar system and beyond
 
5-ESS1-2. Use a model to communicate Earth’s relationship to the Sun, Moon, and other stars that explain (a) why people on Earth experience day and night, (b) patterns in daily changes in length and direction of shadows over a day, and (c) changes in the apparent p
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Interactive/Simulation Moon Phases
Presentations How the Earth Moves
Presentations Seasons on Earth
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science Grade 6
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Our Solar system and beyond
 
ESS2. Earth’s Systems
5-ESS2-1. Use a model to describe the cycling of water through a watershed through evaporation, precipitation, absorption, surface runoff, and condensation.
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Presentations Weather
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Vocabulary Terms Earth's Waters
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's Waters
 
ESS3. Earth and Human Activity
5-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information about ways communities reduce human impact on the Earth’s resources and environment by changing an agricultural, industrial, or community practice or process.

MA.5-ETS.Grade 5: Technology/Engineering

Grade 5: Technology/Engineering
ETS3. Technological Systems
5.3-5-ETS3-1(MA). Use informational text to provide examples of improvements to existing technologies (innovations) and the development of new technologies (inventions). Recognize that technology is any modification of the natural or designed world done to fulfill human ne
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Presentations Models of the Atom
Presentations The Polar Zone
Presentations The Temperate Zone
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
 

MA.5-LS.Grade 5: Life Science

Grade 5: Life Science
LS1. From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
5-LS1-1. Ask testable questions about the process by which plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to produce sugars and plant materials needed for growth and reproduction.
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Interactive/Simulation Photosynthesis
Presentations Energy Flow
Presentations Euglena
Presentations Plant-Like Protists
Presentations Plants
Presentations Spirogyra
Presentations Volvox
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Food webs/food chains
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Vocabulary Terms Roots, Stems and Leaves
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Food webs/food chains
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plant Structure and function
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Roots, Stems and Leaves
 
LS2. Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among producers, consumers, decomposers, and the air, water, and soil in the environment to (a) show that plants produce sugars and plant materials, (b) show that animals can eat plants and/or other anima
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Interactive/Simulation Food Webs
Presentations Animal-Like Protists
Presentations Animals
Presentations Cell Energy
Presentations Energy Flow
Presentations Food Chains
Presentations Food Web Balance
Presentations Food Webs
Presentations Owl Food Web
Flip Charts Owl Food Web
Flip Charts Science Grade 4
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science Grade 6
Vocabulary Terms Cycles of life and Biomes
Vocabulary Terms Food webs/food chains
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Cycles of life and Biomes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Food webs/food chains
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interactions among living things
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
 

MA.5-PS.Grade 5: Physical Science

Grade 5: Physical Science
PS1. Matter and Its Interactions
5-PS1-1. Use a particle model of matter to explain common phenomena involving gases, and phase changes between gas and liquid and between liquid and solid.
Interactive/Simulation States of Matter
Presentations Changes of State
Presentations States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Matter
Vocabulary Terms Solids, liquids and gases
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Solids, liquids and gases
 
5-PS1-2. Measure and graph the weights (masses) of substances before and after a reaction or phase change to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or combining substances, the total weight (mass) of matter is con
Flip Charts Chemical Reactions
Flip Charts Chemical Reactions
 
5-PS1-3. Make observations and measurements of substances to describe characteristic properties of each, including color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility.
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Minerals
Multimedia Lesson Rocks
Interactive/Simulation Sequence: Mohs Hardness Scale
Virtual Lab Flame Test
Presentations Changes of State
Presentations Chemical Reactions
Flip Charts Rocks
Flip Charts Rocks
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Minerals
Vocabulary Terms Rocks
Vocabulary Terms Rocks and minerals
Vocabulary Terms Solids, liquids and gases
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Chemical and physical changes of matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Properties of matter and Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rocks
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks and minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Solids, liquids and gases
 
5-PS1-4. Conduct an experiment to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances with new properties (a chemical reaction) or not (a mixture).
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Interactive/Simulation Types of Reactions
Presentations Balancing Equations
Presentations Chemical Reactions
Presentations Classes of Matter
Flip Charts Acids & Bases
Flip Charts Chemical Reactions
Flip Charts Chemical Reactions
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Chemical and physical changes of matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Elements, mixtures and compounds
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
 
PS2. Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
5-PS2-1. Support an argument with evidence that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward Earth’s center.
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Presentations Gravity
Flip Charts Forces & Motion
Flip Charts Forces & Motion
Flip Charts Science Grade 4
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Force, motion and energy
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Vocabulary Terms Newton's Laws of motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Force, motion and energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Newton's Laws of motion
 
PS3. Energy
5-PS3-1. Use a model to describe that the food animals digest (a) contains energy that was once energy from the Sun, and (b) provides energy and nutrients for life processes, including body repair, growth, motion, body warmth, and reproduction.
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Presentations Cell Energy
Presentations Energy Pyramid
Presentations Food and Nutrients
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration