Newfoundland and Labrador Grade 5 science curriculum

Outcome Demonstrate and describe the effect of increasing and decreasing the amount of force applied to an object (indicator). The balloon-size test.

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?)

Outcome Investigate different kinds of forces used to move objects or hold them in place (paper plane and rocket).

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?)

Outcome Investigate and compare the effect of friction on the movement of an object over a variety of surfaces (an adjacent-grade match: the rolling-ball lesson).

Lessons: Pushes, Pulls and Magnets (Why does a ball stop rolling?, Can a magnet work through a table?, How far will a paper clip jump?)

Outcome Relate the constant circulation of water on Earth to the processes of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation (partial: the cloud jar).

Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?)

Outcome Relate the constant circulation of water on Earth to evaporation, condensation, and precipitation (an adjacent-grade match: the window water bags).

Lessons: Our Living Planet (Can a jar keep itself alive?, Where does rain come from?)

Outcome Describe weather in terms of temperature, wind speed and direction, precipitation, and cloud cover; describe and predict patterns of change in local weather conditions.

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?)

Outcome Describe and predict patterns of change in local weather conditions (partial: the climate-versus-weather idea is not explicit).

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?)

Outcome Describe examples of interactions between materials that result in the production of a gas; describe changes that occur in the properties of materials when they interact.

Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families

Outcome Identify and describe some changes to materials that are reversible and some that are not (melting and freezing).

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

Outcome Describe how results of similar and repeated investigations may vary and suggest possible explanations for variations (an adjacent-grade match: the repeated helicopter drops).

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

Outcome Group materials as solids, liquids, or gases, based on their properties; identify properties that allow materials to be distinguished from one another.

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