Fifth Grade Science

About Grade 5 Science

Grade 5 science (5th grade, ages 10–11) is 40 lessons in 5 units: Unit 1 — Scientific Inquiry (lessons 1–8), Unit 2 — Matter & Energy (lessons 9–16), Unit 3 — Life Science (lessons 17–24), Unit 4 — Earth & Space (lessons 25–32), and finally Unit 5 — Engineering & Projects (lessons 33–40), project work that brings the year together. Along the way, children learn to name the main forms of energy, name the major systems of the human body and order the eight phases of the Moon from new moon to waning crescent.

Start here: Lesson 1: Scientific Method & Fair Tests is free to open and print. Every other lesson has a free preview of its mini lesson and vocabulary.

Paper first: each lesson is printed before you call your child. You read it once and talk it through, your child does the exercises on paper, and you correct together with the Parent checklist — about 45 minutes at the table. The next day, a 10-minute screen review of the same lesson.