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PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1. Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world.
As a basis for understanding this concept:
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Grade 5 Science 1a
1.a.Students know that during chemical reactions the atoms in the reactants rearrange to form products with different properties.
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Pennies/Chemical Reactions/Exploratorium/SC&SD
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released =
CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 1b
1.b.Students know all matter is made of atoms, which may combine to form molecules.
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structure of atoms
questins for understnding
Empty Space/TheTECH/SC&SD
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Museum of Science (Boston: TK): Field Trip Activities & Planning
Virtual Museum of Minerals/Molecules: Element Gallery (Ted)
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Virtual Museum of Minerals & Molecules: Elements Gallery (Ted)
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Grade 5 Science 1c
1.c. Students know metals have properties in common, such as high electrical and thermal conductivity. Some metals, such as aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), and gold (Au), are pure elements; others, such as steel and brass, are composed of a combination of elemental metals.
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metals and mixtures
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 1d
1.d. Students know that each element is made of one kind of atom and that the elements are organized in the periodic table by their chemical properties.
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states of matter
Exploratorium (Ted): Gas Model
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 1e
1.e. Students know scientists have developed instruments that can create discrete images of atoms and molecules that show that the atoms and molecules often occur in well-ordered arrays.
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show atoms arranement
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Virtual Museum of Minerals & Molecules (Ted)
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Virtual Museum of Minerals & Molecules: Elements Gallery (Ted)
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Grade 5 Science 1f
1.f. Students know differences in chemical and physical properties of substances are used to separate mixtures and identify compounds.
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Glitter Globe Model/Mixtures/SC&SD
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Scavenger Hunt on Compounds/SC&SD
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 1g
1.g. Students know properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous substances, such as sugar (C6H12O6), water (H2O), helium (He), oxygen (O2), nitrogen (N2), and carbon dioxide (CO2).
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chem4kids
tech: states of matter
ask a scientist /photos solids and liquids
Exploratorium (Ted): Gas Model
Properties of Marshmallow Activity/SC&SD
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 1h
1.h. Students know living organisms and most materials are composed of just a few elements.
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 1i
1.i. Students know the common properties of salts, such as sodium chloride (NaCl).
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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LIFE SCIENCES
2. Plants and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and transport of materials.
As a basis for understanding this concept:
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Grade 5 Science 2a
2.a.Students know many multicellular organisms have specialized structures to support the transport of materials.
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NIH 'Visible Human' Project (TedK)
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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NIH 'Visible Human' Project (TedK)
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Grade 5 Science 2b
2.b. Students know how blood circulates through the heart chambers, lungs, and body and how carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2) are exchanged in the lungs and tissues.
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NIH 'Visible Human' Project (TedK)
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IMAXHuman Body Systems/TheTech/SC&SD
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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NIH 'Visible Human' Project (TedK)
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Grade 5 Science 2c
2.c. Students know the sequential steps of digestion and the roles of teeth and the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and colon in the function of the digestive system.
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NIH 'Visible Human' Project (TedK)
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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NIH 'Visible Human' Project (TedK)
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Grade 5 Science 2d
2.d.Students know the role of the kidney in removing cellular waste from blood and converting it into urine, which is stored in the bladder.
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NIH 'Visible Human' Project (TedK)
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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NIH 'Visible Human' Project (TedK)
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Grade 5 Science 2e
2.e.Students know how sugar, water, and minerals are transported in a vascular plant.
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 2f
2.f. Students know plants use carbon dioxide (CO2) and energy from sunlight to build molecules of sugar and release oxygen.
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Food Chain (ElizabethD, Sartorette Team)
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 2g
2.g. Students know plant and animal cells break down sugar to obtain energy, a process resulting in carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (respiration).
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Food Chain (ElizabethD, Sartorette Team)
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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EARTH SCIENCES
3. Water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation.
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Grade 5 Science 3a
3.a. Students know most of Earth's water is present as salt water in the oceans, which cover most of Earth's surface.
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 3b
3.b. Students know when liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled or as a solid if cooled below the freezing point of water.
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EPA: weather and climate change - game (Sartorette Team)
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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EPA: Weather & Climate Change (Sartorette Team)
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Grade 5 Science 3c
3.c. Students know water vapor in the air moves from one place to another and can form fog or clouds, which are tiny droplets of water or ice, and can fall to Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 3d
3.d. Students know that the amount of fresh water located in rivers, lakes, under-ground sources, and glaciers is limited and that its availability can be extended by recycling and decreasing the use of water.
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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Grade 5 Science 3e
3.e. Students know the origin of the water used by their local communities.
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CA Dept. of Education: 5th Grade CST science test - Released Questions (2007)
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EARTH SCIENCES
4. Energy from the Sun heats Earth unevenly, causing air movements that result in changing weather patterns.
As a basis for understanding this concept:
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Grade 5 Science 4a
4.a. Students know uneven heating of Earth causes air movements (convection currents).
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Convection using food coloring and water, CDM (KPhillips)
Create front between warm and cold water,CDM (KPhillips)
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Grade 4 Science 4b
4.b. Students know the influence that the ocean has on the weather and the role that the water cycle plays in weather patterns.
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The Tech's view from space camera (acary)
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Grade 5 Science 4c
4.c. Students know the causes and effects of different types of severe weather.
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PDF: Winter Weather (NickW Etudes)
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Summary: Hurricanes (NickW Etudes)
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Thunderstorms (NickW Etudes)
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Blizzards (NickW Etudes)
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Grade 5 Science 4d
4.d. Students know how to use weather maps and data to predict local weather and know that weather forecasts depend on many variables.
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Grade 5 Science 4e
4.e. Students know that the Earth's atmosphere exerts a pressure that decreases with distance above Earth's surface and that at any point it exerts this pressure equally in all directions.
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EARTH SCIENCES
5. The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths.
As a basis for understanding this concept:
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Grade 5 Science 5a
5.a. Students know the Sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system and is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.
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Grade 5 Science 5b
5.b. Students know the solar system includes the planet Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other planets and their satellites, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets.
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Build A Virtual Solar System, Exploratorium
Virtual Planetarium, Chabot Space & Science (KPhillips)
Compare any two solar system bodies, orrery in Tools, What's The Difference? NASA Ames (KPhillips)
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Chabot Space Center Online Exhibits/Activities (NickW Etudes)
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Tech Museum/SC&SD
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Use prepared questions or make your own, What's The Difference? NASA Ames (KPhillips)
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Sun Spots video and information(ELockhart)
Relative size of planets PPT presentation (via S.Commisso)
Exploratorium: Saturn (NickW Etudes)
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Grade 5 Science 5c
5.c. Students know the path of a planet around the Sun is due to the gravitational attraction between the Sun and the planet.
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Transit of Venus tells distance from sun/Calculation of Sun Earth Distance(ELockhart)
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INVESTIGATION AND EXPERIMENTATION
6. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.
As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.
Students will:
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Grade 5 Science 6a
6.a. Classify objects (e.g., rocks, plants, leaves) in accordance with appropriate criteria.
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Grade 5 Science 6b
6.b. Develop a testable question.
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FOSS Go CART Model
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Grade 5 Science 6d
6.d. Identify the dependent and controlled variables in an investigation
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Grade 5 Science 6d
6.d. Identify the dependent and controlled variables in an investigation
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Grade 5 Science 6e
6.e. Identify a single independent variable in a scientific investigation and explain how this variable can be used to collect information to answer a question about the results of the experiment.
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Grade 5 Science 6f
6.f. Select appropriate tools (e.g., thermometers, meter sticks, balances, and graduated cylinders) and make quantitative observations.
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Grade 5 Science 6g
6.g. Record data by using appropriate graphic representations (including charts, graphs, and labeled diagrams) and make inferences based on those data.
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Grade 5 Science 6h
6.h. Draw conclusions from scientific evidence and indicate whether further information is needed to support a specific conclusion.
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Grade 5 Science 6i
6.i. Write a report of an investigation that includes conducting tests, collecting data or examining evidence, and drawing conclusions.
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