5th Grade Science NGSS Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
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Description
Teachers using NGSS-- this curriculum is for you! You'll love the easy-to-follow phenomena-based units focusing on plant needs, food webs and the movement of matter in ecosystems, properties of matter and changes to matter, stars, Earth's movement, gravity, water, and Earth's spheres. You'll also find science interactive notebooks, stations, task cards, and more!
These time-saving, quality resources are included:
- 14 full 5E units with step-by-step lessons, labs, example pages, CER, and quizzes
- Stations
- Notebook templates with photos
- Picture Dictionary for vocabulary
- Outdoor activities
- Digital Inquiry lessons
- Vocabulary task cards
- Science articles
- Year-long spiral review
- STEM projects
- Extensions
See what the year looks like with this free planning guide.
Who This is For
Designed for California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Fully covers the standards in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
FULL UNITS
Units are phenomena-based and follow the 5E Model. You'll find investigations, original text, video clips, CER examples, models, quizzes, and vocabulary cards.
LIFE
Start with your study of what plants need. Rather than learning facts about plants, students figure out what plants need to survive.
Build on what your students know about plants with food webs and keystone species.
Complete a study of fungi and decomposers. Rather than learning facts about fungi, students figure out why some fungi live in animal wastes.
This BONUS lesson will help you anchor student learning about the movement of matter and energy and needs of plants. Rather than just learning facts, students figure out why sunflowers follow the Sun.
MATTER
This lesson will help you anchor student learning about matter and gases. Rather than learning facts about food webs, students figure out how hot air balloons work.
Continue your study by exploring the physical and chemical properties of matter.
Students figure out how they can determine the identity of an unknown substance.
Use simple investigations to explore chemical reactions. Students figure out how mixing two substances can form a new substance.
Students conduct investigations to figure out that matter is conserved.
SPACE
Start with your study of space by learning about changing shadows and Earth's motion. Investigate shadows and changing daylight to learn why shadows' length and position change throughout the day.
Continue your study of space by exploring the apparent brightness and relative distance of stars to learn why we see the Sun during the day and other stars at night.
Learn about the effects of gravity and engineer a parachute.
EARTH
Start with your study of the interaction between Earth's spheres by exploring weathering by plants, wind, and water.
Continue your study by exploring Earth's hydrosphere, the distribution of water, and the water cycle. Students will explain why so little of the Earth's water is available for drinking.
Complete your study of Earth by explaining how the interactions between Earth's spheres impact microclimates.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
NOTEBOOK TEMPLATES
All in One Science Interactive Notebook
This file includes foldable activities, cut and paste, sorts, and graphic organizers AND ideas and resources for setting up your science notebook.
SPIRAL REVIEW
Want to be sure students remember the NGSS concepts they learn? There are 32 weeks of review with 4 questions per week.
STEM PROJECTS
Need STEM projects related to your curriculum? We've got you covered! There are 4 STEM challenges designed for 5th grade NGSS: Design an elevator, build a thermometer, build a sundial, and clean up an oil spill.
EXTENSIONS
Advanced students work on guided Google Slides activities to dive deeper into a topic.
OUTDOOR SCIENCE
Out the Door to Explore: Full STEAM Ahead
35 science activities that can be done outside or by using natural materials inside
PICTURE DICTIONARY
Explicitly teaching 5th grade science content vocabulary just got simpler! Instead of looking for examples, images, and definitions on your own, the work is done for you for 138 key terms.
DIGITAL INQUIRY
There are 19 relevant Digital Inquiry activities included. All DI activities relevant to 5th grade NGSS are here. Students individually collect information from 5 different online sources then combine that information to answer a question. Each activity has 3 differentiation options.
VOCABULARY TASK CARDS
Relevant Science Vocabulary task cards sets are included in this bundle, including Stars, Water on Earth, Earth's Spheres, Plants, Food Webs, and more.
STATIONS
7 NGSS-relevant stations sets are included: Properties of Matter, Changes to Matter, Ecosystems & Food Webs, Plants, Erosion, Space, and Weather & Water.
ARTICLES
Articles for relevant topics are included. Each 2-page article includes high-quality authentic text about a science topic and 11 questions. Integrate science and reading in a way that builds knowledge AND helps students practice their comprehension skills.
EXIT SLIPS
Assess quickly with print-and-go exit tickets.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Sometimes you just need a quick graphic organizer to explain a science concept!
FLIPBOOKS
Review with flipbooks for topics related to NGSS.
TOOLS AND MEASUREMENT
Measurement Observation Stations
Science Measurement Mini-Charts
Intro to Science Slides and Notes
Science Measurement Task Cards
POSTERS
These posters with important science terms and definitions can be referenced all year!
END OF YEAR
This flipbook is easy to assemble and fun to create with students at the end of the year.
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Product Notes
1. Please purchase multiple licenses at a discounted price if this is for more than one teacher. Thank you!
2. This file is not editable.
3. Please purchase the 5th Grade Science Bundle {TEKS Edition} if in Texas.
4. State Alignment
Designed for California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Fully covers the standards in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Teachers love it!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "FINALLY! I have gone so long without a science curriculum that's aligned to NGSS. My students and I have loved doing the interactive notebooks & the inquiries. Thank you!!" - Megan G.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I absolutely LOVE this product and can't wait for it to be complete! I have been waiting for you to create a NGSS resource and when you announced it I purchased immediately. It was a lifesaver, especially since I have no curriculum. It has been worth every penny. Organized, thoughtful, detailed, everything you want and more in a resource. THANK YOU!" -Katherine R.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Amazing! The phenomenon is interesting, yet easy to involve students. The materials are common and easy to gather. I absolutely LOVE the colored pictures! There are a good selection of activities, including a claim, evidence & reasoning section. I love the short 2 week units and the final assessments." -Laura E.
