SCOPE AND SEQUENCE SUMMARY CHART Grade 5 Standards used in Grade 5 5.1 Science Practices Understanding Scientific Explanation (A) Generate Scientific Evidence Through Active Investigations (B) 5.2 Physical Science Forces Structure and Properties of Matter 5.3 Life Science Organization and Development (A) Matter & Energy Transformation (B) Interdependence (C) Heredity & Reproduction (D) Evolution & Diversity (E) 5.4 Earth Systems Science Objects in the Universe History of Earth (B) Properties of Earth Materials (C) Biogeochemical Cycles (G) 25
Grade 5 A. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF CELLS 1. What are the parts of a cell? 2. How do the parts of a cell support the life of the cell? 3. What is the difference between a plant and an animal cell? 4. How do the cells work together as tissue, organs, and body systems? OBJECTIVES (Suggested time frame: 3-4 weeks) 1. Identify and describe the function of the following organelles: cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, vacuole, mitochondria, chromosomes, chloroplasts, cell wall. 2. Formulate a strategy to differentiate between a plant and animal cells by identifying key structures of an unlabeled cell (chloroplast, cell wall). 5.3.6.A.2 5.1.8.A.1,2 Key Vocabulary: cell, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, vacuole, mitochondria, chromosomes, chloroplast, cell wall, tissue, organ Suggested Strategies and Resources: Osmosis and absorption activity: use raw eggs in a beaker/bowl, cover with vinegar, within 2 days the calcium is absorbed (eggs bounce) Create a Cell Model http://www.gamequarium.com/cells.html http://kathimitchell.com/cells.html www.brainpop.com~new website Discover The Wonder (Scott Foresman) http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm Many different topics with amazing activities: Gravity, Atoms, Vision, Human Body, Cells, Solar System, Weather. You can even look through a virtual microscope! http://www.iknowthat.com/com/l3?area=science%20lab http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/plants-animals.htm Videos: The Universe Within The Magic of Cells The Nervous System The Major Systems of the Human Body Magic School Bus: Flexes its Muscles 26
B. CLASSIFICATION 1. What does it mean to classify? 2. How do you classify? OBJECTIVES (Suggested time frame: 2-3 weeks & incorporate into units, e.g., Rocks/Minerals) 1. Recognize that many things can be sorted into groups in a variety of ways using various features to determine which things 5.1.8.A.4; B.2 5.3.6.E.1 belong to which group. 3. Classify by using properties 5.1.8.A.4; B.2 5.3.6.E.1 4. Identify reasons why scientists investigate living things. 5.1.8.A.4; B.2 5.3.6.E.1 Key Vocabulary: classification, (unit-specific vocabulary) Suggested Strategies and Resources: Look at examples of rocks through a hand lens, record observations on a chart: a. color, texture, hardness, streak test, luster, crystals, cleavage Classify into groups: igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, minerals http://vilenski.org/science/safari/menu/index.html 27
C. INTERACTIONS WITH COMPONENTS OF THE ECOSYSTEM 1. How do plants use sunlight? 2. How does the sun s energy pass through all living things in an ecosystem? 3. What is the impact of humans on ecosystems? OBJECTIVES (Suggested time frame: 1-2 weeks) 1. Identify the significance of the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle. 5.3.6.C.2 2. Follow the energy from sunlight into plants (producers) through 5.3.6.C.3; 5.3.6.B.2 different consumers (herbivores and carnivores). 3. Discuss the difference between food webs and food chains. 5.3.6.C.3 4. Describe symbiotic relationships in ecosystems. 5.3.6.C.3 5. Describe the processes of photosynthesis and respiration in a plant. 5.3.6.B.1 6. Explain how the greenhouse effect could affect living organisms through global warming. 7. Recognize the changes in environmental conditions and various human forms can affect the survival of individual organism and species, as well as the environment that supports life forms. 5.4.6.G.3 5.3.6.C.1; 6.E.1 Key Vocabulary: food web, food chain, photosynthesis, respiration, ecosystem, chlorophyll, chloroplasts, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, producers, decomposers, omnivores, greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide Suggested Resources Discover The Wonder (Scott Foresman) http://www.ahisd.net/campuses/cambridge/grade5/5thwebsci.htm www.brainpop.com http://www.worldbiomes.com http://blueplanetbiomes.org Video: Greenhouse Effect Worksheets for food chains & food webs Diagram of plant leaf showing the process of photosynthesis & respiration Owl pellet dissection: Sort & categorize bones found within the pellet; recreate animal consumed by owl 28
D. MOTION, FORCES, ELECTRICITY, & MAGNETISM 1. How do forces affect changes? 2. How do the forces of friction, magnetism, and gravity act in everyday life? 3. What are the two types of electrical circuits? 4. What is a magnetic field, and how is it related to electricity? OBJECTIVES (Suggested time frame: 4-6 weeks) 1. Identify Newton s 3 laws of motion. 5.2.8.A.1; 8.B.1 a. Recognize that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object moving in a straight line at a steady speed will continue to move in a straight line at a steady speed unless a net (unbalanced) force acts on it. b. Explain that an object s acceleration depends on the size and direction of the force acting on it and on the mass of the object. c. Recognize that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. 2. Recognize that friction is a force that acts to slow or stop the motion of 5.2.6.E.3 objects. 3. Identify magnetism as an invisible force that pulls on certain objects, 5.2.6.E.2 but not all. 4. Understand the difference between conductors and insulators. 5.2.6.C.1 4. Design electrical circuit to demonstrate the difference between a series 5.2.6.D.1 and parallel circuit. 5. Recognize different ways an object can move: fast/slow, straight 5.2.6.E.1 line/circular path (centrifugal)/back and forth. 6. Distinguish between mass and weight. 5.2.4.E.4 7. Explain that electricity flowing through an electrical circuit produces 5.2.6.D.1 magnetic effects in the wires. 5.2.6.C.1 Key Vocabulary: Issac Newton, inertia, force, mass, weight, speed, orbit, momentum, action, reaction, circuit: parallel and series, magnet, conductor, insulator, electric current Suggested Resources: Discover The Wonder (Scott Foresman) Science Court: Inertia; Gravity; Work and Simple Machines; Electric Current Magic School Bus: Plays Ball, by Joanna Cole http://sciencebus.rutgers.edu/ http://teachertech.rice.edu/participants/louviere/newton/ Videos: Electricity and Electrical Safety Inside the Space Station Magic School Bus: Plays Ball For All Mankind Action/Reaction Forces Inertia 29
E. STRUCTURE OF MATTER 1. Recognize the similarities, differences and interdependencies of particles. 2. Describe the characteristics and properties of matter. 1. What is the Periodic Table and how is it read? 2. Why are atoms considered the basic units of matter? 3. What are the three states of matter? 4. How are molecules formed? OBJECTIVES 1. Explain how all matter is made of atoms. 5.2.8.A.1 2. Examine the Periodic Table and demonstrate knowledge of the components that make up the table. 5.1.8.A.1; 8.A.2; 8.A.3 3. Explain how elements form common compounds. 5.1.8.A.2 8.A.6 4. Identify the elements in their natural state of matter. 5.1.8.A.1 5.2.8.A.3 5. Compare molecular movement in the three states of matter. 5.2.2.B.1 5.2.4.B.1 6. Describe the model atom and it s parts. 5.1.8.A.2 KEY VOCABULARY: Matter, atom, proton, neutron, electron, periodic table of elements, chemical symbols, atomic number, Mendeleev, metals, non-metals, metalloids, solid, liquid, gas, energy, compounds, molecules, element, nucleus, orbits/shells/layers Suggested resources and Strategies: Discover the Wonder (Scott Foresman) Periodic Table Chart Videos: 1. The Periodic table 2. Common Properties of Matter Worksheets for parts of an atom, parts of the PTOE, formation of compounds Element Report 30
Motion and Forces - Continued OBJECTIVES 1. Predict how friction will affect the motion of an object. 5.2.8.E.2 3. Identify situations that illustrate Newton s Laws of Motion. 5.2.8.E.2 4. Use Newton s second law of motion to relate force, mass and acceleration. 5.2.8.E.2 5. Calculate net force. 5.2.8.E.2 6. Distinguish between the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces on motion. 5.2.8.E.2 7. Distinguish between mass and weight. 8. Recognize that gravitational attraction depends on combined mass and distance between objects. 11. Understand how Kepler s Laws describe orbital motion and can explained by gravitational forces. 5.4.8.A.3 5.4.8.A.3 Suggested Strategies and Resources: http://www.sciencenetlinks.comlessons.cfm?docid=182 http://www.sciencenetlinks.comlessons.cfm?docid=421 Sensing the Invisible: The Herschel Experiment http://www.sciencenetlinks.comlessons.cfm?docid=187 http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/teachersite/wavstown.pdf Wavestown http://www.sciencenetlinks.comlessons.cfm?docid=153 Converting Energy http://www.sciencenetlinks.comlessons.cfm?docid=401 Thermochemistry http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/ PBS film: Absolute Zero http://world.std.com/~bostonhb/docs/winterclosthes.html Dressing for Outdoor Activity http://news.nationalgeograhic.com/news/2005/09/0901_050901_firewalking.html National Geographic: Why Firewalking Doesn t Burn Imax Film: Everest 53