South Carolina Grade 5 science standards

5-ESS1-1 Support an argument with evidence that the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

Lessons: Stars and the Night Sky (Why do stars come out at night?) · Sun, Earth and Moon (How far away is the Sun, really?)

Practice: Stars and the Night Sky workbook · Sun, Earth and Moon workbook

5-ESS1-2 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

Lessons: Stars and the Night Sky (Why do the stars seem to move across the sky?, Why do we see different stars in different seasons?) (partly) · Sun, Earth and Moon (Why do we have day and night?, Does the Sun really move across the sky?, Why are there seasons, and why do some places barely have them?) (partly) · The Reason for the Seasons: Tilt, Daylight and the Solstice (Why are summer days longer?, Why is sunlight stronger in summer?) (partly)

Practice: Stars and the Night Sky workbook · Sun, Earth and Moon workbook · The Reason for the Seasons: Tilt, Daylight and the Solstice workbook

5-ESS2-1 Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Lessons: The Water Cycle, Start to Finish (Where has the water in your glass been?, Can you make a mini water cycle?) (partly) · Weather Detectives (Why does a chinook feel like spring in January?) (partly)

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

5-ESS2-2 Describe and graph the amounts of saltwater and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

Lessons: The Water Cycle, Start to Finish (Where is all of Earth's water?)

Practice: The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook

5-LS1-1 Support an argument with evidence that plants obtain materials they need for growth mainly from air and water.

Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? (Where does a plant get its food?)

Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook

5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? (What would happen if the wolves disappeared?, Who cleans up?)

Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook · Our Living Planet workbook

5-PS1-1 Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?) (partly) · Kitchen Chemistry for Families (Why do the blobs in a lava lamp go up and down?, What makes a volcano erupt?) (partly) · Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?) (partly) · Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?) · Living with Water: Salt, Rice and the Mekong (How do salt farmers turn the sea into salt?, How do rice terraces stop a mountain washing away?, How can a house stay dry when the Mekong floods?)

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

5-PS1-2 Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.

Lessons: Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating (Where does the salt go when it disappears in water?, How can you get fresh water out of salt water?) (partly) · Solids, Liquids and Gases (Why does ice float?)

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

5-PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families (How do spies write secret messages?) (partly) · Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating (Where does the salt go when it disappears in water?, How can you get fresh water out of salt water?) (partly) · Solids, Liquids and Gases (Why does ice float?) (partly)

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

5-PS1-4 Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

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

Practice: Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook

5-PS2-1 Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Lessons: Forces at Work: Gravity, Resistance, Levers and Pulleys (Do heavy things really fall faster?) · The Solar System: Gravity, Orbits and Scale (What is each world like?) (partly)

Practice: Forces at Work: Gravity, Resistance, Levers and Pulleys workbook · The Solar System: Gravity, Orbits and Scale workbook

5-PS3-1 Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.

Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? (Where does a plant get its food?, What would happen if the wolves disappeared?) (partly)

Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook