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Inquiry in Action: 5th Grade Science Lessons
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Inquiry in Action: 5th Grade Science Lessons

Collector: Ann V.
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Looking for remote learning science lessons aligned to NGSS? Check out the resources in this inquiry-in-action packet. Designed for fifth graders, the 16 lessons are divided into four chapters: Matter is Mad of Tiny Particles, Substances Have characteristic Properties, Substances Can Mix and React to Form New substances, and Mass is Conserved in Physical and Chemical Change. Each chapter contains lesson plans, activity sheets, and links to multimedia that help explain science concepts to students.

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acids, acids and bases, atoms, bases, chemical properties, chemical reactions, color, condensation, conservation of mass, density, dissolving, evaporation, gases, liquids, mass, matter, mixtures, molecules, neutralization, phase changes, physical properties, sinking and floating, solubility, solutions, states of matter, substances, temperature, the water cycle, weight, ph, baking soda, indicators, precipitates, solutes, solvents, vinegar, water density, weight comparisons

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5th
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    Matter Is Made of Tiny Particles

    Matter Is Made of Tiny Particles

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: How Small Art Atoms?

    Animation: How Small Art Atoms?

    Video
    Animation: Solid, Liquid, and Gas State Diving Expo

    Animation: Solid, Liquid, and Gas State Diving Expo

    Video
    Animation: Particles of a Liquid in a Bottle

    Animation: Particles of a Liquid in a Bottle

    Video
    Animation: Observing Gas in a Bottle

    Animation: Observing Gas in a Bottle

    Video
    Animation: Particles of a Gas in a Bottle

    Animation: Particles of a Gas in a Bottle

    Video
    Animation: Particles of a Solid - Hammer and Nail

    Animation: Particles of a Solid - Hammer and Nail

    Video
    Matter is Made of Tiny Particles

    Matter is Made of Tiny Particles

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Dissolving an M&M

    Dissolving an M&M

    Lesson Plan
    Illustration: M&M in Sugar Solution (.jpg)

    Illustration: M&M in Sugar Solution (.jpg)

    Graphics & Images
    Animation: Dissolving an M&M

    Animation: Dissolving an M&M

    Video
    Dissolving M&Ms

    Dissolving M&Ms

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Dissolving and Back Again

    Dissolving and Back Again

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Liquid Water to Solid Ice

    Animation: Liquid Water to Solid Ice

    Video
    Animation: Evaporating Salt Water

    Animation: Evaporating Salt Water

    Video
    Animation: Water Dissolving Salt

    Animation: Water Dissolving Salt

    Video
    Illustration: Sodium Chloride Model (.jpg)

    Illustration: Sodium Chloride Model (.jpg)

    Graphics & Images
    Photo: Magnified Salt (.jpg)

    Photo: Magnified Salt (.jpg)

    Graphics & Images
    Dissolving and Back Again

    Dissolving and Back Again

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    The Water Cycle

    The Water Cycle

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Water Cycle Model

    Animation: Water Cycle Model

    Video
    Animation: Condensation

    Animation: Condensation

    Video
    Animation: Evaporation

    Animation: Evaporation

    Video
    The Water Cycle

    The Water Cycle

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    USGS - Desalination

    USGS - Desalination

    Informational Text
    Using Dissolving to Identify Substances

    Using Dissolving to Identify Substances

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Dissolving Different Substances

    Animation: Dissolving Different Substances

    Video
    Using Dissolving to Identify Substances

    Using Dissolving to Identify Substances

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Identifying an Unknown Liquid

    Identifying an Unknown Liquid

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Identifying an Unknown Liquid

    Animation: Identifying an Unknown Liquid

    Video
    Identifying an Unknown Liquid

    Identifying an Unknown Liquid

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Mixing Liquids to Identify an Unknown Liquid

    Mixing Liquids to Identify an Unknown Liquid

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Identifying Unknown Liquids by How They Mix

    Animation: Identifying Unknown Liquids by How They Mix

    Video
    Mixing Liquids to Identify an Unknown Liquid

    Mixing Liquids to Identify an Unknown Liquid

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Density and Sinking and Floating

    Density and Sinking and Floating

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Density - Wood and Water

    Animation: Density - Wood and Water

    Video
    Animation: Density - Clay and Water

    Animation: Density - Clay and Water

    Video
    Density and Sinking and Floating

    Density and Sinking and Floating

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    The Density of Liquids

    The Density of Liquids

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Density of Liquids

    Animation: Density of Liquids

    Video
    The Density of Liquids

    The Density of Liquids

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    What’s the Difference between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?

    What’s the Difference between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Vinegar Test: Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder

    Animation: Vinegar Test: Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder

    Video
    What’s the Difference between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?

    What’s the Difference between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Exploring Baking Powder

    Exploring Baking Powder

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Exploring Baking Powder

    Animation: Exploring Baking Powder

    Video
    Exploring Baking Powder

    Exploring Baking Powder

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Forming a Precipitate

    Forming a Precipitate

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Soap Scum Precipitate

    Animation: Soap Scum Precipitate

    Video
    Forming a Precipitate

    Forming a Precipitate

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Chemical Reactions and Color Change

    Chemical Reactions and Color Change

    Lesson Plan
    Acid Base Neutralization Examples (.pdf)

    Acid Base Neutralization Examples (.pdf)

    Graphics & Images
    Animation: Testing Powders with an Indicator Solution

    Animation: Testing Powders with an Indicator Solution

    Video
    Chemical Reactions and Color Change

    Chemical Reactions and Color Change

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Animation: Different Substances Have Different Reactions

    Animation: Different Substances Have Different Reactions

    Video
    Different Substances React Differently

    Different Substances React Differently

    Lesson Plan
    Different Substances React Differently

    Different Substances React Differently

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Conservation of Mass

    Conservation of Mass

    Lesson Plan
    Animation: Mass is Conserved in Freezing

    Animation: Mass is Conserved in Freezing

    Video
    Animation: Conservation of Mass in Physical and Chemical Changes

    Animation: Conservation of Mass in Physical and Chemical Changes

    Video
    Conservation of Mass

    Conservation of Mass

    Video
    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Background (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Student Reading (.pdf)

    Reading Passage
    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Student Activity Sheet (.pdf)

    Worksheet
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