Alberta Grade 5 science curriculum

SCI5-OI1-GQ1-LO1-KO2-U The movement and arrangement of particles affect the physical properties of matter (evaporation, ice floating).

Lessons: Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?)

Practice: Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Winter Science at Home workbook · Living with Water: Salt, Rice and the Mekong workbook

SCI5-OI2-GQ1-LO1-KO1-U Flight of living things and objects is influenced by opposing forces (paper plane: lift, drag, thrust and gravity).

Lessons: Build It, Launch It (Can you drop an egg without breaking it?, What makes a paper plane fly farthest?, How does a rocket push itself into space?)

Practice: Build It, Launch It workbook · Pushes, Pulls and Magnets workbook · Forces at Work: Gravity, Resistance, Levers and Pulleys workbook

SCI5-OI3-GQ1-LO1-KO2-U Weather conditions can be measured by using a variety of tools (wind sock, rain gauge; an early start on a Grade 5 outcome).

Lessons: Weather Detectives (Why does a chinook feel like spring in January?, Is it hotter by the slide?, Why do farmers care about the last frost?) · Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? (What's the weather like today?, Which way is the wind blowing?, How much rain fell?)

Practice: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? workbook · Weather Detectives workbook

SCI5-OI3-GQ1-LO1-KO4-U Climate and weather events influence agricultural practices (last frost and growing season).

Lessons: Weather Detectives (Why does a chinook feel like spring in January?, Is it hotter by the slide?, Why do farmers care about the last frost?)

Practice: Weather Detectives workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook

SCI5-OI7-GQ1-LO1-KO2-U Evidence is more reliable and valid when investigations are conducted in a way that limits bias (comparing an ad, a forum post and a study).

Lessons: Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers (Does salt make water boil faster?, Is that AI answer true?, Which source should we trust?)

Practice: Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers workbook · Build It, Launch It workbook · Evidence Lab workbook · How Your Body Works workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Think Like a Scientist: The Scientific Method workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook

SCI5-OI7-GQ1-LO1-KO3-U Evidence from a controlled experiment can be used to make conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships between variables (fair tests of plane design and balloon size).

Lessons: Build It, Launch It (Can you drop an egg without breaking it?, What makes a paper plane fly farthest?, How does a rocket push itself into space?) · Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers (Does salt make water boil faster?, Is that AI answer true?, Which source should we trust?)

Practice: Build It, Launch It workbook · Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers workbook · Evidence Lab workbook · How Your Body Works workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Think Like a Scientist: The Scientific Method workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook

Outcome Matter: students investigate the particle model of matter in relation to the physical properties of solids, liquids and gases.

Lessons: Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?)

Outcome Earth Systems: students analyze climate and connect it to weather conditions and agricultural practices.

Lessons: Weather Detectives (Why does a chinook feel like spring in January?, Why do farmers care about the last frost?)