5th Grade Units of Study, Study Guides and Online Resources

General Review

General Review Checklist
Printable Flash Cards
Vocabulary Review

By Unit of Study:

NATURE OF SCIENCE
5.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science. 

Scientific Method:
Scientific Method Game
Study Jams- Scientific Method
BrainPop- Scientific Method
BrainPop- Science Projects
​Heroic Ants- Scientific Method
Flashcards/Match/Gravity *new*

Variables:
Independent/Dependent Variables game
Variables, Constants & Control Groups quiz
Blasto, the subhuman cannonball
Evaporation Experiment
Virtual Aquarium
Rube Goldberg Burglar Catcher
Scientific Variables Review Lesson
How Does Your Garden Grow?

Observation and Inference:
Observation/Inference Slideshow
Observation/Inference/Opinion flashcards

Measurement and Measurement Tools:
Foss- Free Form Measurement 
Foss- Travel Game
Foss- What's the Weather
Poodle Weigh-In
Science Tools- Rock, Paper, Scissors
brainpopjr measurement videos 
Mass and Weight
Length activity 
Discover Capacity activity
Discover Mass (weight) activity

Tables and graphs:
BBC-interpreting data
Displaying Data
Interpreting a bar graph 

SOUND
5.2 The student will investigate and understand how sound is created and transmitted, and how it is used. 

Sound Study Guide

Study Jams- Sound
Sound- Lesson Review
Magic School Bus Gets an Earful
Sarah Jane Adventures: Sound
Sound Practice Quiz
Introduction to Sound

a) compression waves 
compression waves
I know that! Sound waves
illuminations- Sound Wave
Sound Waves Lesson- Click on the links with an F
explore sound waves

b) vibration, compression, wavelength, frequency, amplitude 
Exploring Sound Waves, Pitch, and Volume
Sound ruler
Pitch Me A Curve!

c) the ability of different media (solids, liquids, and gases) to transmit sound
How do we hear sound?
Changing Sounds

d) uses and applications of sound waves
See the ocean floor via sonar
Echolocation Game
Seeing With Sound


LIGHT
5.3 The student will investigate and understand basic characteristics of visible light and how it behaves. 

Light Study Guide

Waves/Visible Spectrum:
Mr. Parr's Electromagnetic Spectrum Song
Study Jams- Light
Light- Catch the waves
Light sources and Light Rays Module Questions
Light- How we see things
Light and Shadows
Sarah Jane Adventures: Light
Deadly 60- shadows
Color Vision
Light and color journey
Brainpop-Rainbows 
Colors
How Does Light Travel?

Opaque/Transparent/Translucent:
Sunshine and Shadow: transparent, translucent, and opaque
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque demonstration
Mr. Parr's O/T/T Song, includes reflection and refraction

Reflection/Refraction:
Study Jams - absorption, reflection, refraction
Skool- Refraction
Reflection and Refraction
Refraction of light and color- demonstration of the wavelengths
Refraction through a prism
Reflection Module Questions
Shadows Module Questions
Reflection Module Questions


MATTER
5.4 The student will investigate and understand that matter is anything that has mass and takes up space; and occurs as a solid, liquid, or gas. 

Matter Study Guide

States of Matter:
I know That!- Matter
Study Jams- Solids, Liquids, and gasses
Deadly 60- Changing States
M.I. High Agent: Solids, Liquids, and Gasses
Particle Model Activity
Behavior of Matter
Changing States
melting and boiling
states of matter

Mixtures and Solutions:
Study Jams- Mixtures
Foss- Junkyard Analysis
Sarah Jane Adventures- Physical and Chemical properties
mixtures lab
Study Jams- chemical and Physical changes
mixtures and compounds pop quiz
compounds, mixtures and chemical reactions

Atomic Theory:
Mr. Parr's Atomic Structure Song
I know that! Atoms
Atoms, Elements and their Properties
Study Jams- protons, neutrons, electrons
Study Jams- Elements and Compounds
Building atoms
Periodic Table Comic Book
mixtures, elements, and compounds game
atoms and molecules rags to riches game
Study Jams- periodic table
TED-Ed Periodic Table Element Videos


LIVING SYSTEMS
5.5 The student will investigate and understand that organisms are made of one or more cells and have distinguishing characteristics that play a vital role in the organism’s ability to survive and thrive in its environment. 

Living Systems Study Guide

Cells:
Mr. Parr's Cell Organelle Song
Plant Cells Study Jam
Animal Cells Study Jam
Cell Games
look inside a cell
Cells Alive!
Plant Cells

Vertebrate/Invertebrates:
Brain Pop - Vertebrates
Brain Pop - Invertebrates

Vascular/Non-vascular:
Vascular Plants
Vascular vs. Non-vascular plants slideshow

Classification/Six Kingdoms:
5 Kingdoms Matching
Brain Pop - Classification
Brain Pop - Six Kingdoms
Brain Pop - Protists
Brain Pop - Fungi
Brain Pop - Bacteria
Brain Pop - Algae


OCEAN ENVIRONMENT
5.6 The student will investigate and understand characteristics of the ocean environment. 

Ocean Environment Study Guide

Study Jams- Earth's Oceans

Ocean Floor:
Study Jams- Ocean Floor

Ocean Zones:
Ocean Zones
Creatures of the deep
Scroll to see the ocean's deepest depths

Ocean Ecosystems:
Aquatic Ecosystems
Ocean Food Web Game
Webs of life

Ocean Motion:
Mr. Parr's Ocean Currents Song
Study Jams- Tides
Study Jams- waves and currents


EARTH
5.7 The student will investigate and understand how Earth’s surface is constantly changing. 

Earth Study Guide

Rock Cycle:
Study Jams- Rock Cycle
interactive rock cycle
The Rock Cycle
Layered Earth- The Rock Cycle
Rocky's Journey

Rocks and Minerals:
Study Jams- Igneous Rocks
Study Jams- Sedimentary rocks
Study Jams- metamorphic rocks
I know that! Minerals
mineral identification lab
rock and mineral identification
I know that! Rocks

Fossils:
Mr. Parr's Fossil Song
Making Fossils BBC
Burying Bodies- Fossils BBC
Brain Pop - Fossils

Earth's Composition:
Mr. Parr's Earth's Interiors Song
Dynamic Earth- Earth's Layers
Science Up Close: Earth's Layers
The Mantle's convection currents - animation

Plate Tectonics:
Mr. Parr's Plate Tectonics Song
Plate tectonic maps
Pangea Animation
Plate Motion Simulator
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker- Plate tectonics
Plate Tectonics- BBC

Live Cams of Kilauea Erupting
US Volcano Activity - Live Alerts from USGS
Mayon Volcano Eruptions
Study Jams- Volcanoes
I know that! Volcanoes

Realtime Worldwide Earthquake Map - USGS
National Geographic Video - Earthquakes
Study Jams- Earthquakes
I know that! Earthquakes

Weathering and Erosion:
Rocks and weathering
Sarah Jane Adventures- Rocks and Soil
Magic School Bus quiz
How Rocks Change
Shape It Up! Erosion activity
Study Jams- Weathering and Erosion
Weathering and Erosion photo gallery