5th Grade Science (page 42)

Explore Activity: Modeling Roller Coaster Motion

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Science

Physics

Motion and Energy (Mechanics)

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Investigate Activity: Investigating Potential Energy

Students measure the amount of work done by marbles with different amounts of potential energy. Materials list, rubric,…

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Science

Physics

Potential Energy

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Investigate Activity: Testing Electrical Conductivity

Students build a circuit and test materials to see if they were electrical conductors or insulators. Materials list,…

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Science

Earth Science

Electricity

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Explore Activity: Exploring a Model of the Earth's Layers

Students make a model of the Earth's layers using 3 colors of modeling clay. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and…

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Science

Earth

Earth Science

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Experiment Activity: Experimenting with Crystal Formation

Students experiment to see the effect of the rate of cooling on the size of crystal formation. Materials list, rubric,…

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Chemistry

Science

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Investigate Activity: Investigating Weathering

Students investigate the effects of physical and chemical weathering on chalk. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and…

Subjects:

Weather

Earth Science

Science

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Explore Activity: Exploring the Earth's Resources

Students explore Earth's resources by classifying objects as resources that could be completely used up, resources that…

Subjects:

Science

Earth Science

Natural Resources Conservation

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Investigate Activity: Investigating Sunlight and the Earth's Tilt

Students use plastic-foam balls and flashlights to model how sunlight reaches different parts of the earth at different…

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Science

Earth

Sun

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Investigate Activity: Investigating How a Greenhouse Works

Students make a model of a greenhouse and investigate how it keeps plants warm. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and…

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Science

Earth Science

Environmental Science

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Explore Activity: Making a Model of the Solar System

Students use posterboard, markers, and scissors to make a model of the solar system. Materials list, rubric, worksheets,…

Subjects:

Solar System

Space and Astronomy

Science

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Investigate Activity: Investigating Lenses

Students investigate how convex lenses change the way objects appear. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer key…

Subjects:

Science

Human Body and Anatomy

Light and Optics

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Science and Language Arts: Technology and Weather

Students define weather terminology and also a list of weather prediction tools. They must suggest when the tools first…

Subjects:

Weather

Language Arts and Writing

Earth Science

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Science and Social Studies: Acid Rain and the Mayan Ruins

Discuss how acid rain is destroying Mayan ruins, and ask students to offer solutions to this growing problem. This…

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Science

Earth Science

Environmental Science

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Science Skill: Observing Trees

Students observe trees using different senses.

Subjects:

Science

Trees

Scientific Method

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Science Skill: Describing Rocks

Students observe rocks and write descriptions of them, distinguishing one from another.

Subjects:

Science

Earth Science

Rocks

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Science Skill: Classifying Minerals

Students classify minerals according to different characteristics, to discover their similarities and differences.

Subjects:

Science

Earth Science

Minerals

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Science Skill: Predicting Drops of Water

Students predict how many drops of water will fit on a penny, and then test their prediction.

Subjects:

Scientific Method

Science

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Science Skill: Defining a Sound-Making Object

Students write an operational definition of a sound-producing object.

Subjects:

Science

Physics

Sound (Acoustics)

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Science Skill: Using Charts and Graphs

Students collect and interpret data on how much time they spend indoors and outdoors.

Subjects:

Science

Scientific Research and Equipment

Graphs and Charts

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Science Skill: Controlling Variables (Gr. 5)

Students test the length of time varying amounts of salt take to dissolve in water.

Subjects:

Scientific Method

Scientific Research and Equipment

Science

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Science Skill: Predicting Gravity

Students make predictions about the rate at which a book and a feather will fall to the ground, then conduct an…

Subjects:

Science

Physics

Gravity

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The Magnificent Salmon

The salmon's life cycle is one of the most interesting of all Earth's creatures. This story told by Natives of the…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Native-American History (American Indians)

Science

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Moon Illusion

Learn why the moon appears to grow smaller as it climbs in the sky.

Subjects:

Science

Space and Astronomy

Moon

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Pictures in the Sky

Students learn which constellations are visible during each season of the year.

Subjects:

Stars

Space and Astronomy

Science

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