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5th Grade Science · Lessons

5th Grade Science lessons

8 sections · 59 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

5th Grade Science

Practice 59 skills across this outline.

Recommended next
Collect Data on Shadow Changes
Earth’s Place in the Universe · Patterns In the Sky
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
13 categories
Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
12%
Energy
12%
Earth and Human Activity
12%
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
12%
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
12%
Earth’s Place in the Universe · Star Brightness And Distance
7%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of 5th grade science — drill into a card to work its skills.

Earth’s Place in the Universe · Patterns In the Sky

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Collect Data on Shadow ChangesRecommended
Long-form
2
Earth's Motion Creates PatternsAvailable
Long-form
3
Graph Day and Night PatternsAvailable
Long-form
4
Identify Seasonal Star PatternsAvailable
Long-form

Earth’s Place in the Universe · Star Brightness And Distance

4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Sun Appears Brighter Because CloserAvailable
Long-form
2
Compare Sun and Star BrightnessAvailable
Long-form
3
Distance Affects Star BrightnessAvailable
Long-form
4
Support Arguments About Star BrightnessAvailable
Long-form

Earth’s Systems · Water On Earth

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Compare Salt Water and FreshwaterAvailable
Long-form
2
Explain Water Distribution PatternsAvailable
Long-form
3
Graph Water Distribution DataAvailable
Long-form
4
Identify Major Water ReservoirsAvailable
Long-form

Earth’s Systems · Earth Systems

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Cause and Effect Among SystemsAvailable
Long-form
2
Identify Earth's Major SystemsAvailable
Long-form
3
Interactions Affect Land Water LifeAvailable
Long-form
4
Model Interactions Between Two SystemsAvailable
Long-form

Matter and Its Interactions · Identifying Materials

5 core skills4% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Properties Help Distinguish Different MaterialsAvailable
Long-form
2
Compare Materials Using Multiple PropertiesAvailable
Long-form
3
Measure Properties Using ToolsAvailable
Long-form
4
Observe and Describe Physical PropertiesAvailable
Long-form
5
Use Data to Identify MaterialsAvailable
Long-form

Matter and Its Interactions · Forming New Substances

5 core skills3% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Why Some Mixtures Make SubstancesAvailable
Long-form
2
Compare Properties Before and AfterAvailable
Long-form
3
Evidence of New Substance FormedAvailable
Long-form
4
Observe and Record ChangesAvailable
Long-form
5
Plan Investigations Mixing SubstancesAvailable
Long-form

Matter and Its Interactions · Matter

5 core skills3% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Explain Effects of GasesAvailable
Long-form
2
Infer Existence of Unseen ParticlesAvailable
Long-form
3
Model Matter Made of ParticlesAvailable
Long-form
4
Particles Exist When Matter DisappearsAvailable
Long-form
5
Revise Models Using Everyday ExamplesAvailable
Long-form

Matter and Its Interactions · Conservation of Matter

5 core skills3% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Explain Matter is ConservedAvailable
Long-form
2
Graphs Show Weight Stays SameAvailable
Long-form
3
Measure Weight Before and AfterAvailable
Long-form
4
Observable vs Total Weight ChangesAvailable
Long-form
5
Record and Graph Measurement DataAvailable
Long-form

Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

4 core skills12% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Air Water vs Soil MaterialsAvailable
Long-form
2
Argue How Plants GrowAvailable
Long-form
3
Identify Materials Plants NeedAvailable
Long-form
4
Plant Matter from Air and WaterAvailable
Long-form

Energy

5 core skills12% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Animals Use Energy for GrowthAvailable
Long-form
2
Connect Animal Energy to SunAvailable
Long-form
3
Plants Store Sunlight EnergyAvailable
Long-form
4
Trace Energy from Plants to AnimalsAvailable
Long-form
5
Trace Energy from Sun to PlantsAvailable
Long-form

Earth and Human Activity

4 core skills12% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Communicate Community Protection SolutionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Gather Environmental Protection InformationAvailable
Long-form
3
Science Helps Reduce Environmental ImpactAvailable
Long-form
4
Ways Communities Protect ResourcesAvailable
Long-form

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

5 core skills12% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Construct Arguments About GravityAvailable
Long-form
2
Down Means Toward Earth's CenterAvailable
Long-form
3
Explain Why Objects Fall DownAvailable
Long-form
4
Identify Gravity as Pulling ForceAvailable
Long-form
5
Support Claims About GravityAvailable
Long-form

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

5 core skills12% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Explain Decomposers Recycle MatterAvailable
Long-form
2
Identify Ecosystem PartsAvailable
Long-form
3
Matter Moves Between Organisms EnvironmentAvailable
Long-form
4
Trace Matter from Plants to AnimalsAvailable
Long-form
5
Trace Matter from Environment to PlantsAvailable
Long-form