| SCIENCE | ||||
| Fifth Grade | ||||
| Internet Resource Alignment | ||||
| SPI | Assessed Objective | Internet Resources | ||
| PowerPoint | United Streaming | Websites | ||
| LIFE SCIENCE STANDARDS | ||||
| Cell Structure and Function | ||||
| The student will investigate the structure and function of plant and animal cells. | ||||
| 5.1.1 | Identify basic structures of plant and animal cells. | Cells | Biology: The Science of Life: The Living Cell (15:13) | Inside a Cell |
| Science Lab Games | ||||
| 5.1.2 | Compare and contrast basic structures and functions of plant and animal cells. | Cells | Parts of an Animal Cell (04:55) | Animal Cell Model |
| Looking At Plants And Animals | Parts of a Plant Cell (02:57) | Plant Cell Model | ||
| 5.1.3 | Distinguish between single cell and multicellular organisms. | Single-Celled Organisms (01:16) | The Virtual Electron Microscope | |
| Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment | ||||
| The student will investigate how living things interact with one another and with nonliving elements of their environment. | ||||
| 5.2.2 | Determine various types of plant and animal relationships within an ecosystem. | Where Did It All Begin? | Micro-organisms | |
| 5.2.1 | Identify environmental changes caused by living things. | Where Did It All Begin? | How Humans Impact the Route of the Salmon (02:41) | |
| 5.2.3 | Predict the effects of human actions and/or natural disasters on the environment. | Creature Feature Video Series | Endangered Means There is Still Time | |
| Food Production and Energy for Life | ||||
| The student will study the basic parts of plants, investigate how plants produce food, and discover that plants and animals use food to sustain life. | ||||
| 5.3.1 | Match plant structures with their functions. | Looking At Plants And Animals | Cytoplasm of Plant Cells: Vacuoles and Chloroplasts (02:01) | Four Parts of a Green Plant and the Functions of each Part |
| Parts of a Plant Cell (02:57) | The Plant Process | |||
| 5.3.2 | Identify photosynthesis as the food manufacturing process in plants. | Photosynthesis | The Process of Photosynthesis (05:05) | Photosynthesis |
| Photosynthesis | ||||
| 5.3.3 | Identify what plants need (i.e., water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide) to manufacture food. | Plants | Plants Share the Characteristics of All Livings Things (17:16) | Plant Needs |
| Looking At Plants And Animals | Illuminating Photosynthesis | |||
| Heredity and Reproduction | ||||
| The student will understand the basic principles of inheritance. | ||||
| 5.4.1 | Compare the traits of parents and their offspring. | Heredity | ||
| 5.4.2 | Infer the importance of reproduction to the survival of a species. | An Introduction to Reproduction (00:41) | Species Survival Plans | |
| 5.4.3 | Recognize the difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis. | The Life Cycle of a Butterfly | Insects - Metamorphosis | |
| Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things | ||||
| The student will understand that living things have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment. | ||||
| 5.5.2 | Match the form with the function of structures in living things. | Animal Adaptations | ||
| 5.5.1 | Compare how organisms adapt to different environments. | Habitat Adaptation | ||
| Adaptations for Their Environment. | ||||
| Plant Adaptations in Arid Environments | ||||
| 5.5.3 | Identify characteristics that enhance the survival of organisms in an environment. | Adaptations: Features That Help Animals Survive (02:26) | Animal Adaptation E-Safaris | |
| Prehistoric Life | ||||
| 5.5.4 | Determine which organisms are likely to survive in a particular environment. | Animal Adaptations | Yahooligans: Endangered Species | |
| Endangeredspecie.com | ||||
| Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants | ||||
| Biological Change | ||||
| The student will understand that living things have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment. | ||||
| 5.6.1 | Compare the causes that led to the extinction of various organisms. | Susceptibility to Extinction | Mass Extinctions and Catastrophes Caused by Meteors (01:34) | The Mass Extinctions |
| Why the Dinosaurs Became Extinct (01:35) | ||||
| 5.6.2 | Analyze how fossils provide information about the past. | Fossils | Fossils: Windows Into the Past (20:00) | Fossils - clues to the past |
| Walking with Prehistoric Beasts | ||||
| 5.6.3 | Compare the relative age of fossils in rock layers. | The Geology of the Grand Canyon | ||
| Who's On First? A Relative Dating Activity | ||||
| EARTH SCIENCE STANDARDS | ||||
| Earth and Its Place in the Universe | ||||
| The student will investigate the structure of the universe. | ||||
| 5.7.2 | Distinguish among the planets according to specific characteristics. | Nine Planets | The Inner Planets (13:10) | Order it Up: Solar System Edition |
| Sun, Moon, and Earth | The Outer Planets (08:20) | Solar System | ||
| 5.7.1 | Identify and arrange the phases of the moon in the correct sequence. | Phases of the Moon | The Moon (01:11) | Moon Phases Chart |
| Blank Moon Phases Chart | ||||
| Why does the Moon have Phases? | ||||
| 5.7.3 | Identify the force that pulls objects toward the Earth. | Gravity | Our Place in Space: Gravity | |
| 5.7.4 | Differentiate between the Earth’s rotation and its revolution. | Astronomy - Rotation & Revolution | ||
| 5.7.5 | Recognize that the appearance of an object in the sky is affected by its size, motion, and distance from the Earth. | Sun, Moon, and Earth | ||
| Atmospheric Cycles | ||||
| The student will investigate the relationships among atmospheric conditions, weather, and climate. | ||||
| 5.8.1 | Distinguish between weather and climate. | Weather | Climate (09:02) | Weather vs. Climate |
| What is Climate? (01:18) | ||||
| 5.8.3 | Predict weather conditions based on an analysis of atmospheric data. | Forecasting the Weather (01:02) | Clouds and Weather Prediction | |
| Using Weather Instruments to Forecast Weather (02:39) | ||||
| 5.8.4 | Identify how various geographic features affect weather and climate. | Geological Features | Earth systems: Climate | |
| 5.8.2 | Identify the basic features of the water cycle. | Water Cycle | The Water Cycle: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, and Runoff (02:37) | The Water Cycle |
| Earth Features | ||||
| The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing. | ||||
| 5.9.1 | Identify forces that cause geological change. | Five Ways Lands Change (09:52) | A Changing Earth | |
| 5.9.2 | Recognize that the age of Earth materials can be determined by their position in rock layers. | Layers of the Earth | Geologic Time | |
| 5.9.3 | Identify characteristics of the earth’s layers. | Layers of the Earth | The Four Layers of the Earth's Interior: Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, and Crust (01:16) | Earth's Features |
| Earth Resources | ||||
| The student will investigate the properties, uses, and conservation of earth’s resources. | ||||
| 5.10.1 | Select a diagram that illustrates the most appropriate use of an earth material. | Natural Resources (11:01) | ||
| 5.10.2 | Select the soil characteristics that best support plant growth. | Soil Composition | The Dirt on Soil | |
| 5.10.3 | Recognize the impact of society's use of nonrenewable resources over time. | Valuable Trash: Things Made from Renewable and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (03:37) | Energy Facts | |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCE STANDARDS | ||||
| Forces and Motion | ||||
| The student will investigate the effects of force on the movement of objects. | ||||
| 5.11.1 | Identify the effect that gravity has on objects found on or near the earth’s surface. | Gravity | Exploring Gravity (16:20) | What Does Gravity Do? |
| 5.11.2 | Determine the effect of slope and friction on the speed of an object. | Design a Roller Coaster | ||
| 5.11.3 | Match simple machines with their uses. | Welcome to a world full of machines! | Push and Pull: Simple Machines at Work (17:38) | Simple Machines |
| Structure and Properties of Matter | ||||
| The student will investigate the characteristic properties of matter. | ||||
| 5.12.1 | Select a material according to a description of its physical properties. | Physical and Chemical Changes | Using Our Five Senses to Determine Properties of Matter (04:46) | |
| 5.12.4 | Determine the appropriate metric unit of measurement for specific properties of matter. | |||
| 5.12.2 | Recognize the law of conservation of matter. | |||
| 5.12.3 | Recognize how temperature is associated with a change in the state of matter. | Changes in Heat | Phase Changes (05:39) | |
| Interactions of Matter | ||||
| The student will investigate the interactions of matter. | ||||
| 5.13.1 | Distinguish between physical and chemical changes. | Physical and Chemical Changes | Matter and Its Properties: Changes In Matter (17:06) | What is the difference between chemical and physical change? |
| 5.13.2 | Compare the effect of physical and chemical changes on matter. | Matter | Matter and Its Properties: Changes In Matter (17:06) | What is the difference between chemical and physical change? |
| Physical Vs Chemical Change | ||||
| 5.13.3 | Identify a substance as an acid (i.e., vinegar or lemon juice) or a base (i.e., soap or baking soda). | Acid-Base Definitions (01:34) | Acids and Bases | |
| Energy | ||||
| The student will investigate energy and its uses. | ||||
| 5.14.2 | Recognize how various materials conduct heat. | Thermal Energy | Passing The Heat Along | |
| 5.14.5 | Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy. | Energy | Where's the Energy? | |
| 5.14.4 | Identify ways that energy is transferred. | Electric Currents | ||
| 5.14.7 | Select the illustration that depicts how lenses refract light. | Light Exploration | Image Formation by Lenses | |
| 5.14.1 | Identify the poles of a magnet. | Magnets and Electricity | Magnetism (07:29) | Magnetism |
| 5.14.3 | Identify the description of a magnetic field. | Magnetism (07:29) | Field lines round a magnet | |
| 5.14.6 | Distinguish between series and parallel circuits. | Series and parallel circuits | ||