5th GRADE SCIENCE GOALS AND CONTENT
Overarching K-5 Science Goals: We want our students to.
- think logically and critically like scientists.
- ask questions and seek their own answers.
- follow their own interests as well as the topic of the lesson.
- make predictions and to draw conclusions.
- be curious and follow their curiosity to discovery.
- design and implement age-appropriate experiments.
- communicate knowledge and demonstrate understanding.
- respect and understand natural life and our planet.
5th Grade Science Content Includes:
- introduction to the scientific method
- measurement, cause and effect, design of experiments
- human body and its systems: sensory system, respiratory and circulatory systems, digestive system, musculoskeletal system, nervous system, and immune system
- epidemiology
- nutrition: personal health, hygiene, exercise
- geography: environments and resources
- structure and history of earth
- cartography
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