The science standards are not outlined under common core like the Math/Language Arts standards. We follow the scope and sequence from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) which were adopted in 2013. This allows teachers to properly build on prior knowledge from year to year on the science concepts.
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The main science curriculum we use are the FOSS kits but I will also supplement with different activities not in the kits to help students understand the standards. Here are the overarching topics for 5th grade NGSS:
1. Matter and its Interactions
2. Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
3. Energy
4. From Molecules to Organisms: Structures & Processes
5. Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
6. Earth's Place in the Universe
7. Earth's Systems
8. Earth and Human Activity
9. Engineering Design
1. Matter and its Interactions
2. Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
3. Energy
4. From Molecules to Organisms: Structures & Processes
5. Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
6. Earth's Place in the Universe
7. Earth's Systems
8. Earth and Human Activity
9. Engineering Design