Grade 5
Life Science
4 lessons · Lesson plan · Printables · Interactive Activity
Matter and Energy in Ecosystems
Microorganisms: Helpful, Harmful & Decomposers
Use microscope images, role evidence, and decomposition models to compare bacteria, yeast, molds, and other microorganisms as decomposers, helpful organisms, or harmful organisms.
55 min · ~12 min prep · 5 materials
Matter & Energy in Living Things
Where Does Plant Growth Come From?
Use mass evidence and models to argue that plant-growth materials come chiefly from air and water.
55 min · ~8 min prep · 4 materials
Matter and Energy in Ecosystems
Food Webs: Matter & Energy in Ecosystems
Build and read food webs to trace how matter and food energy move through an ecosystem. Use arrows carefully and make predictions from direct feeding relationships.
55 min · ~10 min prep · 7 materials
Body Structures & Movement
Finger & Muscle Model: How Do Pulling Structures Move Joints?
Build and test a finger model to explain how bones, joints, tendons, and muscles work together to produce bending and straightening.
55 min · ~15 min prep · 7 materials