Our Curriculum

Due to scheduling constraints, the two homerooms will alternate science instruction one unit at a time. Each unit will include approximately 20 days of instruction.

Homeroom 320 will complete a science unit while Homeroom 322 is not receiving science instruction. After the unit is completed, the homerooms will switch. During each rotation, only the homeroom currently receiving science instruction will have science grades entered in Infinite Campus.

Below is a brief summary of each unit and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) covered.

5-PS2-1

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down (Cause and Effect)

5-ESS1-1

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth. (Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

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. (Patterns)

5-ESS2-1

 Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. (Systems and System Models)

5-ESS2-2

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.MS-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions

5-ESS3-1

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment. (Systems and System Models) 

5-PS1-1 

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

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 the matter is conserved

5-PS1-3 

Make observations and measurements to identify materials  based on their properties

5-PS1-4

Develop models to describe whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances

 5-LS1-1. 

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water (Cause and Effect) 

5-LS2-1. 

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment (Systems and System Models)

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.  (Energy and Matter) 

3-5-ETS1-2. 

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. (Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World)