Fifth Grade Curriculum

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Fifth Grade Science

Fifth grade students use energy flows as a concept focus

to explore life, physical, and earth science topics.

FOCUS	LIFE SCIENCE	PHYSICAL SCIENCE	EARTH SCIENCE	APPLICATIONS and INVESTIGATIONS
Energy Flows	Food Chemistry	Levers & Pulleys	Circuits & Pathways	Teacher or student selected topics...

In fourth grade students used systems as a concept focus and in sixth grade they will use scale and structure as concept focuses to explore other life, physical, and earth science topics.

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Applications and Investigations

Students study a teacher or student selected unit of interest that focuses on energy flows, reinforces scientific inquiry and process skills, and promotes the ideas that all can take part in science.

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Fifth Grade Science Curriculum

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