Year Long 5th Grade Science Curriculum Interactive Notebook NGSS Lesson Plan

Description

This year-long, interactive, science-guided lesson plan notebook bundle, covering properties of matter, the flow of energy and matter in an ecosystem, human interaction and impact, and the Earth, the Sun, and gravity, can be used to assess students’ understanding of 5th-grade science standards. While the standards closely align with 5th-grade NGSS standards, this may be perfect if you teach physical, life, earth, and space science.

This bundle addresses the following TWENTY Big Questions:

1. What Is Matter Made Of?
2. Why Are Materials Different?
3. How Can Substances Be Identified?
4. How Do Scientists Know When Substances Change?
5. How Is Matter Conserved When Substances Change?
6. What Is an Ecosystem and the Organisms Within?
7. Where Do Plants Get the Material They Need for Growth?
8. How Do Matter and Energy Flow in an Ecosystem?
9. How Do We Know If an Ecosystem is Healthy or Unhealthy?
10. How Do Humans Change Ecosystems?
11. What Are Earth’s Four Systems?
12. How Do Earth’s Systems Develop Weather and Climate?
13. How Is Earth’s Surface Changed By Earth’s Systems?
14. How Do Humans Affect Earth’s Systems?
15. How Can Humans Protect Earth’s Systems?
16. Gravity, What Does It Do?
17. Is the Sun the Brightest Star?
18. Why Do We Have Day and Night?
19. Why Do We Have Shadows?
20. Why Do the Moon and Stars Seem To Move and Change Shape?

This bundle includes:

• 450 pages (20 lessons) of guided, interactive notebooks for physical, life, earth, and space science, with science reading passages. (Two versions of printable notes, with lesson and page numbers and without, are included.) See the included PDF for links to all digital components, including a “readable” version if your computer is compatible, which is included in each set.
• KLEW charts are intended for use in student learning and mapping of understanding.
• Interactive PowerPoint slideshows to assist with guided notes and lesson plans.
• Editable PowerPoint slides (4 blank templates in each lesson to match interactive slides if you need to include your own)
• Thirty-two investigations for a hands-on experience.
• Show What You Know questionnaires, study guides, and assessments are included.
• Outlined Scope and Sequence for the entire unit.
• Start Here Guides with suggested tips + tricks for where to start and how to use the resource.

Look for the START HERE guide first when opening each zipped file. There is a separate file with digital links if you prefer that students follow along using a digital notebook (Google Slides). Additionally, you can assign your students a digital, partially self-grading assessment (Google Forms) and a digital, partially self-grading study guide. You will need to make a copy and save it in Google Drive, then assign it in Google Classroom (perfect for students who may be absent).

IMPORTANT: WHEN DOWNLOADING THIS PRODUCT:

When you download this product, it will come with four separate files.  Each file is a “unit” and contains five lessons.  Each lesson (20 total) includes a PDF/printable notebook, a PDF/printable assessment, a PDF/printable study guide, and a folder of “All Digital” materials.  ALL DIGITAL LINKS TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE IN GOOGLE DRIVE can be found in their separate folder.

BONUS MATERIAL: This bundle includes a scope and sequence to help guide your planning using this year-long bundle.  It includes the why, what is in each lesson, and how each NGSS standard applies.  There is also a word scramble for each unit to share with your students.

Physical Science Topics Include:

• What is matter?
• Materials and substances
• Identifying substances
• Physical and chemical changes
• Law of Conservation of Matter

Life Science Topics Include:

• Ecosystems and organisms
• Plant growth materials
• Matter and energy in an ecosystem
• Health of ecosystems
• Human impact on ecosystems

Earth Science Topics Include:

• Weather and climate
• Earth’s four systems
• Landforms and islands
• Human activity, including pollution and farming
• Human protection, including conservation

Space Science Topics Include:

• Gravity and gravitational pull
• Apparent and absolute brightness
• Day and night
• Time zones
• Shadows and patterns
• Moon and stars
• Phases of the moon

All 5th-grade Next Generation Science Standards Are Addressed.

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