Science topic

Grade 5 living things and life cycles

What living things need, how they grow and change, and how they fit their habitats. Here is what we have for Grade 5.

Lessons

Flowers, Fruit and Seeds: How Plants Make More Plants

What is a flower really for? Is a tomato a fruit? How can a seed travel without legs? Three hands-on lessons on pollination, fruits and seeds, and seed dispersal, from a flower you can take apart, through foods you can cut open, to seed models you can drop, blow and float. Nothing is tasted, and it works in any climate.

Online practice

Where plant matter comes from
Food webs and energy flow
Decomposers and cycles of matter

Free tools

Plant Growth Journal

Log your class plants' height every few days and get a growth chart that compares plants or conditions. Saved on your device, ready to print.

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