Science - 5th Grade

• Artistic Angles
  Students will learn about angles by using protractors.
• Blowing and Flowing
  The affects of erosion from water and wind are explored on three types of ground: bare ground, ground with sparse vegetation, and ground covered with vegetation.
• Erosion by the Wind
  Small pieces of paper are used to model the effects of the wind on soil erosion.
• Erosion in the Yard
  Students will build landforms to simulate weathering and erosion by water.
• Landforms in a Tub
  Students will use common household items to build landforms and simulate weathering and erosion.
• Mountains to Mole-hills
  Students will simulate physical weathering
• NHMU: Rock Cycle
  Through playing the Rock Cycle Game students will gain an understanding of the cycles that form metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks.
• Smoothing Out the Rough Spots
  Rock salt is used to model the impacts of water and mechanical action on the erosion of rocks.
• Stream Erosion in Paint Trays
  This lesson will provide students with an understanding of erosion and how vegetation counteracts erosional forces. By the end of the lesson students will understand the importance of maintaining vegetation along waterways to limit flooding and riverbank destabilization.
• TRB 5:2 - Activity 1: Weathering and Erosion
  Students will complete a variety of activities that demonstrate how weathering and erosion change Earth’s surface.
• TRB 5:2 - Activity 3: Earthquakes
  By watching a classroom demonstration, students will discover the five ways that Earth's crust shifts along a fault.
• The Changing Earth
  The students will be able to use models to demonstrate the effect of mountain building, weathering and erosion forces on the surface of the Earth.
• The Planet Wakyabi
  This lesson focuses on students understanding how organisms' specialized structures and variations work with the environment to help them survive.
• Using Cause and Effect to Write in Science
  The purpose of this activity is to teach writing in a science context using the text structure of compare and contrast.
• Virtual Field Trip
  Students will participate in 8 activities that illustrate different processes happening with the land around us.
• Weathering Landforms
  Students will create and color plaster landforms.