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**//This page is for the Science Curriculum for Mr. C's Fifth Grade. If you would like to add links to helpful websites, or write information about an objective you can do it here.//**
=**Solar System**=

12ARecognize light can be transferred from the source to the receiver through space in straight lines

12ARecognize how an object can only be seen when light is reflected from that object to the receiver.

12C Recognize the Sun as the primary source of energy for temperature change on Earth.

=Water Cycle and Weather=

11C Recognize how changes in state provide evidence that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

11D Classify matter as a solid, liquid, or a gas, as it exists at room temperatures, using physical properties.

11D Predict the effect of heat energy on the physical properties of water as it changes to and from solid, liquid, and gasses.

1IARecognize the mass of water remains constant as it changes state.

=Work and Simple Machines=

22A Identify the forces acting on a load and use a spring scale to measure the weight of the load.

22D Describe how friction affects the amount of force needed to do work over different surfaces or through different media.

22F Explain how work can be done on an object.

22F Recognize simple machines change the amount of effort force and /or direction of force.

22F Compare the measures of effort force needed to lift a load with and without the use of simple machines.

22FIdentify the simple machines in common tools and household items.

=**Classification of Plants and Animals**=

31D Compare structures that serve similar functions for animals belonging to different vertebrate classes.

31E Explain how similarities are the basis for classification.

31E Classify animals as vertebrates and invertebrates

31E Classify vertebrate animals into classes (amphibians, birds, reptiles, mammals, fish) based on characteristics.

31E Identify plants or animals using simple dichotomous keys.

32C Recognize the major life processes carried out by the major systems of plants and animals.

=**Water Cycle and Weather**=

51B Classify major bodies of surface water as fresh or salt water, flowing or stationary, large or small, solid or liquid, surface or groundwater.

51B Relate the type of water body to the process by which it was formed.

51C Recognize the atmosphere is composed of a mixture of gases, water, and minute particles.

52E Describe and trace the path of water as it cycles through the hydrosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere.

52E Identify the different forms water can take as it moves through the water cycle.

52F Identify and use appropriate tools to collect weather data. Thermometer, anemometer, wind vane, hygrometer, barometer, rain gauge, satellite images, weather maps.

52FRecognize and summarize relationships between weather data collected over a period of time.

53A Explain how major bodies of water are important natural resources for human activity.

53A Describe how human needs and activities have affected the quantity and quality of major bodies of fresh water.

53A Propose solutions to problems related to water quality and availability that result from human activity.

=**Solar System**=

61A Recognize the Earth is one of several planets within a solar system that orbits the Sun

61A Recognize the moon orbits the Earth

61A Recognize planets look like stars and appear to move across the sky among the stars.

61B Describe physical features of the planet Earth that allow life to exist and compare these to the physical features of the Sun, the moon, and other planets.

62B Sequence images of the lit portion of the moon seen from Earth as it cycles day to day in about a month in order of occurrence.

62C Recognize the Earth rotates once every 24 hours

62C Relate changes in the length and position of a shadow to the time of day and apparent position of the Sun in the sky, as determined by Earth’s rotation.

62C Relate the apparent motion of the Sun, moon, and stars in the sky to the rotation of the Earth.

=**Inquiry**=

71A Formulate testable questions and explanations.

71A Recognize the characteristics of a fair and unbiased test.

71A Conduct a fair test to answer a question.

71A Make suggestion for reasonable improvements or extensions to a fair test.

71B Make qualitative observations using the five senses.

71B Determine the appropriate tools and techniques to collect data.

71B Use a variety of tools and equipment to gather data.

71B Measure length to the nearest centimeter, mass to the nearest gram, volume to the nearest milliliter, temperature to the nearest degree Celsius, weight to the nearest Newton

71B Compare amounts/measurements.

71B Judge whether measurements and computation of quantities are reasonable.

71C Use quantitative and qualitative data as support for reasonable explanations.

71C Use data as support for observed patterns and relationships, and to make predictions to be tested.

71C Evaluate the reasonableness of an explanation

71D Analyze whether evidence and scientific principles support proposed explanations.

71E Communicate the procedures and results of investigations and explanations through presentations, drawings, maps, data tables, graphs, and writings.

=**Science, Technology, and Human Activity**=

81A Design and construct a machine that can be used to perform a task.

81B Describe how new technologies have helped scientists make better observations and measurements for investigations.

81C Identify how the effects of inventions or technological advances may be helpful, harmful, or both.

82A Identify a question that was asked, or could be asked, or a problem that needed to be solved when given a brief scenario.