Next Generation Science Curriculum Map 5th Grade Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems (1st 9 weeks) Standard Clarification Statement Activities/Experiments (Investigate and Think Like A Scientist are found in Exploring Science) Literacy Connections S.5.GS.5 Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun. Clarification Statement: Examples of models could include diagrams and flow charts. Investigate pgs. 82-83 Think Like A Scientist pgs. 70-71 Science Inquiry & Writing Book: pgs. 30-33, 34-37, 46-49 Ladders (science leveled readers) African Savannas Galapagos Islands Journeys Unit 2 lesson 6 Unit 2 lesson 8 Unit 2 lesson 10 Unit 4 lesson 20 Unit 6 lesson 26 S.5.GS.6-LS1-15Organisms and Ecosystems Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the idea that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil. Investigate pgs. 60-61 Think Like A Scientist pgs. 62-63 Science Inquiry & Writing Book: pgs. 26-29 S.5.GS.7 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasis is on the idea that matter that is not food (air, water, decomposed materials in soil) is changed by plants into matter that is food. Examples of systems could include organisms, ecosystems, and the Earth. Think Like A Scientist pgs. 84-85 Science Inquiry & Writing Book: pgs. 22-25
pgs. 26-29, 104-107 Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System (3rd 9 weeks) Standards Clarification Statement Activities/Experiments Literacy Connections S.5.GS.11 Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. “Down” is a local description of the direction that points toward the center of the spherical Earth. Investigate pgs. 156-157 Journeys Unit 1 lesson 1 S.5.GS.12 Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth. Investigate pgs. 162-163 S.5.GS.13 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky. Examples of patterns could include the position and motion of Earth with respect to the sun and selected stars that are visible only in particular months. Investigate pgs. 168-169 Investigate pgs. 172-173 Investigate pgs. 182-183 Think Like A Scientist pgs. Science Inquiry & Writing Book pgs. 76-79, 80-83
Structure and Properties of Matter (4th 9 weeks) Standards Clarification Statement Activities/Experiments Literacy Connections S.5.GS.1 Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen Examples of evidence could include adding air to expand a basketball, compressing air in a syringe, dissolving sugar in water, and evaporating salt water. Investigate pgs. 8-9 Think Like A Scientist pgs. 10-11 Ladders (science leveled readers) Sinking of the Titanic The World’s Ocean S.5.GS.2 Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved. Examples of reactions or changes could include phase changes, dissolving, and mixing that form new substances. Investigate pgs. 26-27 Investigate pgs. 32-33 Investigate pgs. 34-35 Think Like A Scientist pgs. 36-37 Science Inquiry & Writing Book: pgs. 146-149 S.5.GS.3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. Examples of materials to be identified could include baking soda and other powders, metals, minerals, and liquids. Examples of properties could include color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and Investigate pgs. 16-17 Investigate pgs. 22-23 Think Like A Scientist pgs. 44-45 Science Inquiry & Writing Book: pgs. 96-99, 138-141, 190-193
of a model or prototype that can be improved. *****Special Notes***** *****Special Notes***** *****Special Notes***** Lab Safety Students use safe and proper techniques for handling, manipulating, and caring for science materials and treating living organisms humanely. Scientific Method The content focus develops early problem solving skills through observing, experimenting and concluding. Math skills such as data collection, measurement, and graphing are embedded throughout the standards. Journeys – Units 1-5 Research & Media Performance Task (in Teacher’s Manual pages