5th Grade Science: the year at a glance
4 units · 15 lessons · based on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Grade 5 — typical US unit order. Every unit ends with a review & assessment day.
🗓️ Use this in my Lesson Planner
Unit 1: Structure & properties of matter 5-PS1-1
Model matter as tiny particles · Show weight is conserved · Identify materials and observe reactions
- Particles too small to see5-PS1-1
- Conservation of matter5-PS1-2
- Properties of materials5-PS1-3
- Mixing substances5-PS1-4
- Review & assessment
Unit 2: Matter & energy in ecosystems 5-LS2-1
Explain plants get matter from air and water · Model energy from the sun through food webs · Model matter cycling among organisms
- Plants get matter from air and water5-LS1-1
- Energy from the sun5-PS3-1
- Food webs5-LS2-1
- Decomposers5-LS2-1
- Review & assessment
Unit 3: Earth’s systems 5-ESS2-1
Model interactions of geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere · Graph Earth’s water distribution · Describe ways communities protect resources
- Four spheres5-ESS2-1
- Water on Earth5-ESS2-2
- Protecting resources5-ESS3-1
- Review & assessment
Unit 4: Space systems 5-ESS1-1
Explain differences in star brightness by distance · Graph daily and seasonal patterns of shadows and stars · Explain gravity pulls objects toward Earth’s center
- Gravity5-PS2-1
- The sun and stars5-ESS1-1
- Shadows and day length5-ESS1-2
- Seasonal stars5-ESS1-2
- Review & assessment