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Grade 5 Science

Science

Grade 5

Grade 5 Science kindles the interest in students to learn by using grade-appropriate proficiency in developing knowledge using models, planning and carrying out investigations, and analyzing and interpreting data. Calculating and computational thinking, observation, obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information are additional practices to understand the core ideas.

What you'll learn

1
Structure and properties of matter - Chemical reactions, types of changes, atoms, molecules, properties of metals and alloys, salts, strength of acids and bases, formation of salts, states of matter, interconversion of states of matter, synthetic fibers and plastics.
2
Measurements - Motion, acceleration, measurement of distances, speed, time distance-time graphs.
3
Matter and energy in organisms and ecosystems - Where does energy come from, ecosystem, levels of organization, interdependent relationships in ecosystems, species interactions including competition, herbivory and carnivory, genetic factors affecting growth.
4
Earth's systems - Spheres of Earth, water on Earth, water cycle, water bodies, landforms, changes in the Earth's surface, weathering and erosion, weather patterns.
5
Human impacts on Earth systems - Human impacts on Earth system, natural hazards, geological forces, extinction of species, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, water usage, and conservation.
6
Space systems - Universe, constituents of universe, Earth's gravity, gravitational force, Sun as a star, stars, Solar System. The Earth's place in the Solar System and its interactions with the Sun and the Moon.
7
Earth and weather - Motion of Earth resulting in the day and night cycle, seasons, and shadow formation.
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Magnetism and heat - Magnets, interactions between magnets, maintaining magnets, transfer of heat, expansion of solids, temperature, effects of heat

Skills you'll learn

Real-life applications and observation skills - Observing chemical reactions in daily life, observing atom as an indivisible particle, uses of metals and alloys, observing properties of metals, uses of plastics, impact of plastics on the environment

Quantitative analysis skills - Uniform and non-uniform motion, measuring distances using various parameters

Observation and analytical skills - Analyzing energy flow through ecosystem, biotic and abiotic factors of the ecosystem, photosynthesis, trophic levels in the ecosystem, analyzing food chains and food web, observing ten percent rule, energy pyramids

Describing and demonstrating - Describing the effects of weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition on the Earth's surface Identifying skills - Identifying the characteristics of different water bodies

Describing - Describing the human impacts on the Earth in daily life, examples of natural hazards Real-life application - Causes and effects of various types of pollution

Investigating and exploring skills - Exploring universe, our Earth and its location in the universe, learning and investigating the interactions of Earth with Sun and the Moon

Describing and demonstrating - Describing the motion of Earth on its axis and around the sun causing day-night cycle and seasons

Investigation and exploration skills - Studying magnetism, interaction between magnets, observing thermal properties of solids, expansion of solids