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Fifth Grade Science Pacing Guide
week Unit Topic Weekly Learning Target Next Generation Science Standards Covered Interactive ScienceLocation Suggested Lesson Plans Suggested Resources
Week 1 Fifth Grade Science Introduction Classroom Rules and Expectations Students can follow the rules and understand procedures and expectations in science class. Students can ask questions and use skills like a scientist.

SP1   SP3

Skills 1.1 & 1.2 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 2 Answering Questions Students can follow the rules and understand procedures and expectations in science class. Students can answer questions like a scientist.

SP2  SP7  SP8  
3-5ETS1.1

Skills 1.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 3 Drawing Conclusions Students can follow the rules and understand procedures and expectations in science class. Students can draw conclusions like a scientist.

SP1  SP3   SP4  
3-5ETS1.2

Skills 1.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 4 Properties of Matter Introduction to Matter Students can use models to investigate that matter is made up of particles that are too small to be seen.

5.PS1.1

Unit 1.1 TE99a Lesson Plans Resources
Week 5 Comparing Matter Students can compare and contrast solids, liquids, and gases by using their basic properties.

5.PS1.1   5.PS1.3

Unit 1.2 TE99c Lesson Plans Resources
Week 6 Measuring Matter Students can observe and measure properties of states of matter and will identify phase changes.

5.PS1.1

Unit 1.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 7 Mixtures and Solutions Students can investigate properties of solutions and can provide evidence for whether mixtures can be separated based on the properties of their parts.

5.PS1.4

Unit 1.4 TE99d Lesson Plans Resources
Week 8 Physical and Chemical Changes Students can observe and compare physical and chemical changes and analyze how these changes are affected by temperature.

5.PS1.1   5.PS1.2

Unit 1.5 TE99b Lesson Plans Resources
Week 9 Properties of Matter Review Students can reflect on the unit’s learning and review any skills or content.

Review

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Week 10 Forces and Motion Investigating Forces Students can investigate forces and can engage in argument about force based on the evidence of gravity.

5.PS2.1

Unit 2.1 TE99e Lesson Plans Resources
Week 11 Changes in Forces Students can investigate and construct an argument concerning forces, change of motion, and masses.

4.PS3.3

Unit 2.2 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 12 Constructing and Argument Students can use math to add forces and can engage in an argument from evidence that a body will not start moving if the forces acting on it are balanced.

4.PS3.3

Unit 2.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 13 Shadows Students can investigate how shadows form and can communicate the results of their investigation.

5.ESS1.2

Unit 2.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 14 Forces and Motion Review Students can reflect on the unit’s learning and review any skills or content.

Review

Review Lesson Plans Resources
Week 15 Growth and Survival Plant and Animal Structures Students can compare and contrast the structures and functions of parts of plants and animals.

4.LS1.1

Unit 3.1 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 16 Plant Adaptations Students can construct an argument based on evidence that plants can survive in different environments because of adaptations.

3.LS4.3

Unit 3.2 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 17 Animal Adaptations Students can construct an argument based on evidence that animals can survive in different environments because of adaptations.

3.LS4.3

Unit 3.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 18 Modeling Adaptation Students can model the life cycles of some animals and investigate how some animals go through metamorphosis.

3LS1.1

Unit 3.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 19 Growth and Survival Review Students can reflect on the unit’s learning and review any skills or content.

Review

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Week 20 Ecosystems Plants and the Sun Students can analyze and interpret data that supports that plants use energy from the sun.

5.PS3.1   5LS1.1  
3-5ETS1.3

Unit 4.1 TE195b Lesson Plans Resources
Week 21 Organisms and Ecosystems Students can develop and use models that show the different ways that organisms interact in an ecosystem.

5.PS3.1   5LS2.1

Unit 4.2 TE195a Lesson Plans Resources
Week 22 Changing Ecosystems Students can investigate how ecosystems change and how animals and plants adapt to survive.

5LS2.1

Unit 4.3 TE195c Lesson Plans Resources
Week 23 Human Impact on Ecosystems Students can define a problem relating to human impact on ecosystems and its consequences.

5.ESS3.1

Unit 4.4 TE195d Lesson Plans Resources
Week 24 Ecosystems Review Students can reflect on the unit’s learning and review any skills or content.

Review

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Week 25 Water Cycle and Weather Water Cycle Students can model how water changes states in the water cycle.

5.ESS2.1

Unit 5.1 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 26 Earth’s Spheres Students can analyze data to investigate what makes up each of Earth’s spheres.

5.ESS2.1   5.ESS2.2

Unit 5.2 TE313b Lesson Plans Resources
Week 27 Determining Weather Students can analyze data and use evidence to identify the factors that determine weather.

5.ESS2.1

Unit 5.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 28 Precipitation Students can classify precipitation and identify the relationship between precipitation and other weather conditions.

5.ESS2.1

Unit 5.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 29 Climate Characteristics Students can provide evidence to support that different climate zone have specific characteristics.

3.ESS2.2

Unit 5.5 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 30 Erosion and Deposition Students can construct an evidence-based argument that erosion and deposition can change Earth’s surface.

5.ESS2.1

Unit 5.6 TE313a Lesson Plans Resources
Week 31 Water Cycle and Weather Review Students can reflect on the unit’s learning and review any skills or content.

Review

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Week 32 Earth and Space Earth and Space Students can model how Earth rotates and revolves. Students can also use observation and evidence to communicate why the sun, moon, and stars appear to move across the sky.

5.ESS1.2

Unit 6.1 TE313d Lesson Plans Resources
Week 33 Earth and Space Students can analyze the sun’s physical characteristics and can analyze the importance of stars.

5.ESS1.1

Unit 6.2 TE313c Lesson Plans Resources
Week 34 Earth and Space Students can use models to identify planets and their positions.

5.ESS1.2

Unit 6.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 35 Earth and Space Students can compare and contrast the characteristics of the outer planets and inner planets.

5.ESS1.2

Unit 6.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 36 Earth and Space Students can investigate the differences between moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites.

5.ESS1.2

Unit 6.5 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 37 Earth and Space Review Students can reflect on the unit’s learning and review any skills or content.

Review

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Week 38 Fifth Grade Science Review Review Students can review key concepts and content from Grade 5 science.

Review

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