Manitoba Grade 5 science curriculum

5-0-4a Carry out, with guidance, procedures that comprise a fair test, including repeating measurements to increase accuracy and reliability (a Grade 5 skill taught at Grade 4).

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?) · Evidence Lab (How do you know a fact is true?, Why do scientists repeat their tests?)

Practice: 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 · Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook

5-0-7b Base conclusions on evidence rather than preconceived ideas or hunches.

Lessons: Evidence Lab (How do you know a fact is true?, Why do scientists repeat their tests?)

Practice: Evidence Lab workbook · Build It, Launch It 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 · Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook

5-1-14 Evaluate information from media sources for science content and bias (a Grade 5 outcome about body image, applied here to other claims; partial).

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?)

5-2-05 Identify properties of the three states of matter.

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

Practice: Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating workbook · Grade 4 Rocks and Minerals · Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook

5-2-06 Experiment to compare the mass of a substance in its liquid and solid states (ice versus water).

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

Practice: Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating workbook

5-2-07 Demonstrate that the mass of a whole object equals the sum of the mass of its parts (an early link to conservation of mass).

Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry (Is it a new substance?, Where does the mass go?, Can red cabbage tell acid from base?)

Practice: Kitchen Chemistry workbook

5-2-08 Demonstrate that changes of state are reversible through the addition or removal of heat (ice, salt and frost lessons).

Lessons: Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?, Why does salt melt ice?, What's inside a snowflake?) · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm

Practice: Winter Science at Home workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook

5-2-11 Observe examples of changes in substances, classify them as physical or chemical changes, and justify the designation (a Grade 5 outcome taught at Grade 7 depth).

Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families · Kitchen Chemistry (Is it a new substance?, Where does the mass go?, Can red cabbage tell acid from base?)

Practice: Kitchen Chemistry workbook

5-4-04 Recognize that warm and cold air masses are important components of weather, and describe what happens when they meet (chinook lesson; partial).

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 · Our Living Planet workbook · The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook

5-4-06 Observe and measure local weather conditions over a period of time, using student-constructed instruments (rain gauge; an early start on Grade 5).

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

5-4-14 Explain how clouds form, and relate cloud formation and precipitation to the water cycle (water cycle in a bag; a Grade 5 outcome).

Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?) · Our Living Planet (Can a jar keep itself alive?, Where does rain come from?)

Practice: Our Living Planet workbook · The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook · Weather Detectives workbook

5-4-16 Differentiate between weather and climate (a Grade 5 outcome).

Lessons: Climate Clues (Is this winter colder than when your grandparents were kids?, What can a tree ring tell us?, What's the difference between weather and climate?)

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

5-4-17 Identify factors that influence weather and climate in Manitoba and across Canada, and describe their impacts (mountains and chinooks; partial).

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

5-4-18 Recognize that climates around the world are ever changing, and identify possible explanations.

Lessons: Climate Clues (Is this winter colder than when your grandparents were kids?, What can a tree ring tell us?, What's the difference between weather and climate?)

Practice: Climate Clues workbook