Ontario Grade 5 science curriculum

C2.2 Identify the states of matter, and describe characteristics and properties of solids, liquids, and gases.

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

C2.3 Describe changes of state of matter observed at home, in the community, or in the natural environment. (evaporation and freezing).

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

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

C2.4 Describe physical changes in matter as changes of the state, volume, or form of the matter that do not result in the formation of a different substance. (a Grade 5 expectation 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: Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Winter Science at Home workbook

C2.5 Describe chemical changes in matter as changes that result in the formation of different substances, and identify signs that a chemical change has occurred. (volcano and invisible-ink lessons).

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

C2.6 Explain how changes of state can occur when matter absorbs or releases thermal energy. (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?)

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

D2.5 Describe ways in which protective equipment helps to protect humans from potentially harmful effects of forces. (protecting the egg is like protective equipment for people; partial).

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?) · Forces and Motion: Crash, Push and Stop

Practice: Forces and Motion: Crash, Push and Stop workbook

E1.2 Evaluate effects of various technologies on energy consumption, and describe ways in which individuals can use technology to reduce energy consumption. (classroom electricity audit).

Lessons: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better

Practice: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better workbook · Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook

E2.5 Identify renewable and non-renewable sources of energy. (a Grade 5 expectation revisited).

Lessons: Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From (Where does our classroom's electricity come from?, Can the wind power our school?, Why don't we use solar power everywhere?)

Practice: Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From workbook · Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better workbook · Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook

Outcome Matter and Energy, Properties of and Changes in Matter: dissolving, evaporation, condensation and changes of state.

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

Outcome Strand C, Properties of and Changes in Matter: tell physical changes from chemical changes using evidence.

Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families (What makes a volcano erupt?, How do spies write secret messages?)

Outcome Matter and Energy, Properties of and Changes in Matter: dissolving, melting, freezing, condensation and changes of state.

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

Outcome Properties of and Changes in Matter: investigating changes of state, such as melting and freezing.

Lessons: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm (What melts ice fastest?)

Outcome Properties of and Changes in Matter: describing solids, liquids and gases using the particle theory, and investigating changes of state.

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

Outcome Strand C, Properties of and Changes in Matter: how solids, liquids and gases change when heated or cooled.

Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move (Why do bike tires go soft in winter?, Why does food colouring spread faster in hot water?, Why do sidewalks have cracks on purpose?)