SMMUSD Science Grade 5 Curriculum Map - DRAFT September (17 days) Text Introductory Unit: Getting Ready for Science, pp. 1-55 1. What tools do scientists use? 2. What inquiry skills do scientists use? 3. How do scientists record and interpret data? 4. What is the scientific method? Your observations can give you ideas for experiments. To plan and carry out an experiment, scientists ask certain questions. They also choose the right tools for finding the answers. 6. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. 6.a students classify objects 6.b students develop a testable question 6.c students plan and conduct simple investigations 6.d,e students identify variables 6.f students select appropriate tools 6.g students record data 6.h students draw conclusions 6.i students write a report Directed: Measuring Up pp. 4-5 Make a Parachute pp. 18-19 Design an Airplane pp. 30-31 Build a Rocket pp. 42-43 Students explore Science Tool Kits Activity Videos/DVD 501-504 Options for Beginnining the School Year Teacher Edition p. T26 Videos available through LACOE s California Streaming www.californiastreaming.org Math Measuring Writing Writing Instructions Reading Comprehension Skills Infer, Main Idea and Details Students plan and conduct an experiment on flying objects (individual, pairs, or small group) Project guidelines and rubric in Guide pp. AG 18-19 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Educational Services: Grade 5 July 2007 1
October (23 days) Text Unit 1: Elements and Compounds, pp. 56-135 1. What Are Atoms and Elements? 2. What Are Metals 3. What Are the Properties of Some Common Substances? 4. How Are Chemical and Physical Properties Used? 5. What Are Chemical Reactions? All matter in the world, including living things, is made of elements and combinations of elements. 1. Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world. 1.a chemical reactions 1.b students know matter is made of atoms 1.c properties of metals 1.d elements 1.e scientific instruments 1.f chemical and physical properties 1.g,h properties of common substances 1.i properties of salts Freezing Point of Water pp. 57A-57B Classifying and Organizing Matter pp. 60-61 Testing Metals and Nonmetals pp. 76-77 Speedy Bubbles pp. 92-93 Chemical Properties pp. 106-107 Chemical Changes pp. 116-117 Make Models of Elements and Compounds Activity Videos/DVD 505-509 Periodic Table Bill Nye Science Guy Videos Atoms, Chemical Reaction Videos available through California Streaming www.californiastreaming.org www.hspscience.com Atoms Family www.miamisci.org Element Bingo Math Graphing Information Reading Comprehension Compare and Contrast, Main Idea and Details Writing Write a Description Unit Test Guide pp AG 34-37 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Educational Services: Grade 5 July 2007 2
November December (33 days) Text Unit 2: Structures of Living Things, pp. 136-219 1. How do organisms transport materials? 2. How do the circulatory and respiratory systems work together? 3. How do the organs of the digestive system work together? 4. How do plants and animals rid themselves of waste? 5. How are materials transported in vascular plants? 6. How do cells get the energy they need? Plants and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and transport of materials. 2. Plants and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and transport of material. 2.a transport of materials 2.b circulatory and respiratory systems 2.c digestive system 2.d excretory systems 2.e vascular plants 2.f photosynthesis 2.g respiration Plant Growth Observing Cells Pulse Rates Breakdown Water Movement Water Transport Using Carbon Dioxide Hard Boiled Eggs As Cell Model Color and Label Cell Transparencies For Display Activity Video/DVD 510-515 Bill Nye Videos Cells, Blood and Circulation, Digestion, Respiration, Plants Magic School Bus Videos MSB Gets Eaten, MSB Inside Ralphie, MSB Goes Cellular Videos available through LACOE s CaliforniaStreaming www.californiastreaming.org AIMS Life Science Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Sequencing, Compare and Contrast, Main Idea and Details Math Organize, Graph, and Interpret Data Health Food Pyramid Students draw and label human body systems and/or vascular plant systems (individual, pairs, or small groups) Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Educational Services: Grade 5 July 2007 3
January (18 days) Text Unit 3: The Water Cycle, pp. 220-265 1. How does water move from Earth to air and back again? 2. How do Californians get the water they need? 3. How can people conserve water? Water on Earth moves from the oceans to the land by the process of evaporation and condensation. 3. Water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the process of evaporation and condensation. 3.a water in oceans 3.b evaporation and condensation 3.c water vapor 3.d conserving fresh water 3.e origin of local water Removing Pollution from Water From Salt Water to Fresh Water Exploring Groundwater Filtering Water Pour some water in a dish in the classroom. Have students predict how long it will take to evaporate. Activity Video/DVD 516-518 Bill Nye Videos Water Cycle Magic School Bus Video Wet All Over Videos available through LACOE s CaliforniaStreaming www.californiastreaming.org Math Display and Interpret Data, Percent, Patterns Reading Comprehension Cause and Effect HM Theme Focus on Poetry TE F232-F252 Tie-Ins Students create poems or songs about the Water Cycle (Individual or Pairs) Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Educational Services: Grade 5 July 2007 4
February (20 days) Text Unit 4: Weather, pp. 266-325 1. How does uneven heating of Earth affect weather? 2. How do the oceans and the water cycle affect weather? 3. How is weather predicted? 4. What are the causes and effects of severe weather? Energy from the Sun heats Earth unevenly. This causes air movements that result in changes in the weather. 4. Energy from the sun heats Earth unevenly, causing air movements that result in changing weather patterns. 4.a uneven heating of earth causes air movement 4.b how oceans affect weather patterns 4.c severe weather 4.d how weather is predicted 4.e atmospheric pressure Air Temperature and Surface-Cover Color The Uneven Heating of the Earth The Water Cycle and Weather Measuring Weather Conditions Tracking Hurricanes Students create and monitor a school weather station Activity Video/DVD 519-522 Bill Nye Videos Atmosphere Magic School Bus Video Kicks up a Storm Videos available through LACOE s California Streaming www.californiastreaming.org Math Display and Interpret Data, Percent, Patterns Reading Comprehension Cause and Effect HM Theme 1 Eye of the Storm TE 53 O 81 R Tie-Ins Students create national weather maps and forecasts and present to class Individual or Pairs Could be video taped Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Educational Services: Grade 5 July 2007 5
March (11 days) Text Unit 5: The Solar System, pp. 326-375 1. What is the sun? 2. What makes up the solar system? 3. What holds the moon and planets in place? The Solar System consists of planets and other objects that orbit the Sun along certain paths. 5. The solar system consists of planets and other objects that orbit the Sun in predictable paths. 5.a the Sun 5.b the solar system 5.c gravitational attraction Build a Model Solar System Sunspots The Solar System Moving Through Space Using a Telescope Have an evening of star and planet watching Activity Video/DVD 523-525 Bill Nye Videos The Sun, The Planets Videos available through LACOE s California Streaming www.californiastreaming.org NASA website JPL Website and Tour Field Trip to Planetarium Math Record and Interpret Data Writing Narrative- My trip through the solar system Tie-Ins Students create a 10 to 12 slide PowerPoint display about the solar system (individual, pairs, or small group) Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Educational Services: Grade 5 July 2007 6
April (23 days) Text (Finish and Review Units 1 through 5 prior to STAR testing) Science is an important part of my future. How is science relevant to my life? What do scientists study in middle school? What do scientists study in high school? What do scientists study in college? What career opportunities do scientists have? Review 1 5 You may also want to review tested standards from Grade 4 (see STAR blueprint) Review Lab Manuals Review Projects and Videos Career/Guest speakers Visit middle school, high school and college science labs Research and write biography reports on famous scientists Interview adults in scientific fields to find out about their career paths. Tie-Ins Practice quizzes Jeopardy/Science Bowl activities Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Educational Services: Grade 5 July 2007 7
Text May Jun (36 days) STAR Testing 4/28-5/16 Scientific Investigation/Science Fair or Classroom Science Projects Review on Scientific investigation: 1. What tools do scientists use? 2. What inquiry skills do scientists use? 3. How do scientists record and interpret data? 4. What is the scientific method? Your observations can give you ideas for experiments. To plan and carry out an experiment, scientists ask certain questions. They also choose the right tools for finding the answers. 6. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. 6.a students classify objects 6.b students develop a testable question 6.c students plan and conduct simple investigations 6.d,e students identify variables 6.f students select appropriate tools 6.g students record data 6.h students draw conclusions 6.i students write a report Begin Planning Science Fair or Classroom Science Projects Individual, partner or group investigations of students choice www.sciencebuddies.org http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral A+ Science Fair Projects by Janice VanCleave The Scientific American Book of Great Science Fair Projects by Scientific American and M. Rosen Crime Scene Science Fair Projects by Elizabeth Snoke Harris Consider an interdisciplinary exit project which requires students to integrate the arts, social studies, math and language arts with science. STAR in May! Rubric scored science project or exit project at end of year Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Educational Services: Grade 5 July 2007 8
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