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5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum | Units, Notebooks, Experiments, STEM, Slides
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"This resource is amazing! The lessons are engaging and there are so many activities to choose from. This has been a gamechanger for me. "
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Description

Teachers using 5th grade NGSS-- this science curriculum is for you! You'll love the easy-to-follow phenomena-based units focusing on plant needs, food webs and matter movement in ecosystems, properties of matter and changes to matter, stars, Earth's movement, gravity, water, and Earth's spheres. You'll also find science interactive notebooks, stations, task cards, and more!

These time-saving, quality resources are included:

  • 14 full 5E units with step-by-step lessons, labs, example pages, CER, and quizzes
  • Stations
  • Notebook templates with photos
  • Teaching slides for ten topics
  • Picture Dictionary for vocabulary
  • Outdoor activities
  • Digital Inquiry lessons
  • Vocabulary task cards
  • Science articles
  • Year-long spiral review
  • Assessments and study guides
  • Test Prep resources
  • STEM projects
  • Extensions

See what the year looks like with this free planning guide.

Who This is For
Designed for California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Fully covers the standards in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

FULL UNITS

Units are phenomena-based and follow the 5E Model. You'll find investigations, original text, video clips, CER examples, models, quizzes, and vocabulary cards.

LIFE

Plants

Start with your study of what plants need. Rather than learning facts about plants, students figure out what plants need to survive.

Keystone Species

Build on what your students know about plants with food webs and keystone species.

Fungi

Complete a study of fungi and decomposers. Rather than learning facts about fungi, students figure out why some fungi live in animal wastes.

Sunflowers

This BONUS lesson will help you anchor student learning about the movement of matter and energy and needs of plants. Rather than just learning facts, students figure out why sunflowers follow the Sun.

MATTER

Air

This lesson will help you anchor student learning about matter and gases. Rather than learning facts about food webs, students figure out how hot air balloons work.

Mystery Matter

Continue your study by exploring the physical and chemical properties of matter. Students figure out how they can determine the identity of an unknown substance.

Chemical Change

Use simple investigations to explore chemical reactions. Students figure out how mixing two substances can form a new substance.

Conservation of Matter

Students conduct investigations to figure out that matter is conserved.

SPACE

Earth in Motion

Start with your study of space by learning about changing shadows and Earth's motion. Investigate shadows and changing daylight to learn why shadows' length and position change throughout the day.

Stars

Continue your study of space by exploring the apparent brightness and relative distance of stars to learn why we see the Sun during the day and other stars at night.

Gravity and Parachutes

Learn about the effects of gravity and engineer a parachute.

EARTH

Weathering

Start with your study of the interaction between Earth's spheres by exploring weathering by plants, wind, and water.

Water

Continue your study by exploring Earth's hydrosphere, the distribution of water, and the water cycle. Students will explain why so little of the Earth's water is available for drinking.

Microclimates

Complete your study of Earth by explaining how the interactions between Earth's spheres impact microclimates.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

NOTEBOOK TEMPLATES

All in One Science Interactive Notebook

This file includes foldable activities, cut and paste, sorts, and graphic organizers AND ideas and resources for setting up your science notebook.

SPIRAL REVIEW

5th Grade NGSS Spiral Review

Want to be sure students remember the NGSS concepts they learn? There are 32 weeks of review with 4 questions per week.

NGSS ASSESSMENTS
5th Grade NGSS Assessments
This file includes study guides, 4-question assessments, and graphing tools for students to track their data.

TEACHING SLIDES

5th Grade NGSS Slides

There are 10 detailed slideshows to review, teach, and clarify!

TEST PREP

Use our 10-Day NGSS Review, Constructed Response Practice, NGSS Study Folder, and Test Prep Task Cards.

STEM PROJECTS

Simple STEM

Need STEM projects related to your curriculum? We've got you covered! There are 4 STEM challenges designed for 5th grade NGSS: Design an elevator, build a thermometer, build a sundial, and clean up an oil spill.

EXTENSIONS

Digital Choice Menus

Advanced students work on guided Google Slides activities to dive deeper into a topic.

OUTDOOR SCIENCE

Out the Door to Explore: Full STEAM Ahead

35 science activities that can be done outside or by using natural materials inside

PICTURE DICTIONARY

NGSS Picture Dictionary

Explicitly teaching 5th grade science content vocabulary just got simpler! Instead of looking for examples, images, and definitions on your own, the work is done for you for 138 key terms.

DIGITAL INQUIRY

There are 19 relevant Digital Inquiry activities included. All DI activities relevant to 5th grade NGSS are here. Students individually collect information from 5 different online sources then combine that information to answer a question. Each activity has 3 differentiation options.

VOCABULARY TASK CARDS

Relevant Science Vocabulary task cards sets are included in this bundle, including Stars, Water on Earth, Earth's Spheres, Plants, Food Webs, and more.

STATIONS

7 NGSS-relevant stations sets are included: Properties of Matter, Changes to Matter, Ecosystems & Food Webs, Plants, Erosion, Space, and Weather & Water.

ARTICLES

Articles for relevant topics are included. Each 2-page article includes high-quality authentic text about a science topic and 11 questions. Integrate science and reading in a way that builds knowledge AND helps students practice their comprehension skills.

EXIT SLIPS

Assess quickly with print-and-go exit tickets.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Sometimes you just need a quick graphic organizer to explain a science concept!

FLIPBOOKS

Review with flipbooks for topics related to NGSS.

TOOLS AND MEASUREMENT

Measurement Observation Stations

Science Measurement Mini-Charts

Science Tools Lockbox

Intro to Science Slides and Notes

Science Measurement Task Cards

POSTERS

Big Money Words

These posters with important science terms and definitions can be referenced all year!

CER
CER Tutorial
After analyzing a science demonstration, learn and practice the CER process in this step-by-step slideshow tutorial.

END OF YEAR

Science Favorites Flipbook

This flipbook is easy to assemble and fun to create with students at the end of the year.


Product Notes

1. Please purchase multiple licenses at a discounted price if this is for more than one teacher. Thank you!

2. This file is not editable.

3. Please purchase the 5th Grade Science Bundle {TEKS Edition} if in Texas.

4. State Alignment
Designed for California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Fully covers the standards in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.


Teachers love it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "FINALLY! I have gone so long without a science curriculum that's aligned to NGSS. My students and I have loved doing the interactive notebooks & the inquiries. Thank you!!" - Megan G.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I absolutely LOVE this product and can't wait for it to be complete! I have been waiting for you to create a NGSS resource and when you announced it I purchased immediately. It was a lifesaver, especially since I have no curriculum. It has been worth every penny. Organized, thoughtful, detailed, everything you want and more in a resource. THANK YOU!" -Katherine R.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Amazing! The phenomenon is interesting, yet easy to involve students. The materials are common and easy to gather. I absolutely LOVE the colored pictures! There are a good selection of activities, including a claim, evidence & reasoning section. I love the short 2 week units and the final assessments." -Laura E.

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What others say

"This resource is amazing! The lessons are engaging and there are so many activities to choose from. This has been a gamechanger for me. "
star
brittany w.
"I entered a science classroom this year with no books and no supplies. This resource has saved me many hours of work! Thank you for putting this package together."
star
Melissia W.

Description

Teachers using 5th grade NGSS-- this science curriculum is for you! You'll love the easy-to-follow phenomena-based units focusing on plant needs, food webs and matter movement in ecosystems, properties of matter and changes to matter, stars, Earth's movement, gravity, water, and Earth's spheres. You'll also find science interactive notebooks, stations, task cards, and more!

These time-saving, quality resources are included:

  • 14 full 5E units with step-by-step lessons, labs, example pages, CER, and quizzes
  • Stations
  • Notebook templates with photos
  • Teaching slides for ten topics
  • Picture Dictionary for vocabulary
  • Outdoor activities
  • Digital Inquiry lessons
  • Vocabulary task cards
  • Science articles
  • Year-long spiral review
  • Assessments and study guides
  • Test Prep resources
  • STEM projects
  • Extensions

See what the year looks like with this free planning guide.

Who This is For
Designed for California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Fully covers the standards in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

FULL UNITS

Units are phenomena-based and follow the 5E Model. You'll find investigations, original text, video clips, CER examples, models, quizzes, and vocabulary cards.

LIFE

Plants

Start with your study of what plants need. Rather than learning facts about plants, students figure out what plants need to survive.

Keystone Species

Build on what your students know about plants with food webs and keystone species.

Fungi

Complete a study of fungi and decomposers. Rather than learning facts about fungi, students figure out why some fungi live in animal wastes.

Sunflowers

This BONUS lesson will help you anchor student learning about the movement of matter and energy and needs of plants. Rather than just learning facts, students figure out why sunflowers follow the Sun.

MATTER

Air

This lesson will help you anchor student learning about matter and gases. Rather than learning facts about food webs, students figure out how hot air balloons work.

Mystery Matter

Continue your study by exploring the physical and chemical properties of matter. Students figure out how they can determine the identity of an unknown substance.

Chemical Change

Use simple investigations to explore chemical reactions. Students figure out how mixing two substances can form a new substance.

Conservation of Matter

Students conduct investigations to figure out that matter is conserved.

SPACE

Earth in Motion

Start with your study of space by learning about changing shadows and Earth's motion. Investigate shadows and changing daylight to learn why shadows' length and position change throughout the day.

Stars

Continue your study of space by exploring the apparent brightness and relative distance of stars to learn why we see the Sun during the day and other stars at night.

Gravity and Parachutes

Learn about the effects of gravity and engineer a parachute.

EARTH

Weathering

Start with your study of the interaction between Earth's spheres by exploring weathering by plants, wind, and water.

Water

Continue your study by exploring Earth's hydrosphere, the distribution of water, and the water cycle. Students will explain why so little of the Earth's water is available for drinking.

Microclimates

Complete your study of Earth by explaining how the interactions between Earth's spheres impact microclimates.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

NOTEBOOK TEMPLATES

All in One Science Interactive Notebook

This file includes foldable activities, cut and paste, sorts, and graphic organizers AND ideas and resources for setting up your science notebook.

SPIRAL REVIEW

5th Grade NGSS Spiral Review

Want to be sure students remember the NGSS concepts they learn? There are 32 weeks of review with 4 questions per week.

NGSS ASSESSMENTS
5th Grade NGSS Assessments
This file includes study guides, 4-question assessments, and graphing tools for students to track their data.

TEACHING SLIDES

5th Grade NGSS Slides

There are 10 detailed slideshows to review, teach, and clarify!

TEST PREP

Use our 10-Day NGSS Review, Constructed Response Practice, NGSS Study Folder, and Test Prep Task Cards.

STEM PROJECTS

Simple STEM

Need STEM projects related to your curriculum? We've got you covered! There are 4 STEM challenges designed for 5th grade NGSS: Design an elevator, build a thermometer, build a sundial, and clean up an oil spill.

EXTENSIONS

Digital Choice Menus

Advanced students work on guided Google Slides activities to dive deeper into a topic.

OUTDOOR SCIENCE

Out the Door to Explore: Full STEAM Ahead

35 science activities that can be done outside or by using natural materials inside

PICTURE DICTIONARY

NGSS Picture Dictionary

Explicitly teaching 5th grade science content vocabulary just got simpler! Instead of looking for examples, images, and definitions on your own, the work is done for you for 138 key terms.

DIGITAL INQUIRY

There are 19 relevant Digital Inquiry activities included. All DI activities relevant to 5th grade NGSS are here. Students individually collect information from 5 different online sources then combine that information to answer a question. Each activity has 3 differentiation options.

VOCABULARY TASK CARDS

Relevant Science Vocabulary task cards sets are included in this bundle, including Stars, Water on Earth, Earth's Spheres, Plants, Food Webs, and more.

STATIONS

7 NGSS-relevant stations sets are included: Properties of Matter, Changes to Matter, Ecosystems & Food Webs, Plants, Erosion, Space, and Weather & Water.

ARTICLES

Articles for relevant topics are included. Each 2-page article includes high-quality authentic text about a science topic and 11 questions. Integrate science and reading in a way that builds knowledge AND helps students practice their comprehension skills.

EXIT SLIPS

Assess quickly with print-and-go exit tickets.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Sometimes you just need a quick graphic organizer to explain a science concept!

FLIPBOOKS

Review with flipbooks for topics related to NGSS.

TOOLS AND MEASUREMENT

Measurement Observation Stations

Science Measurement Mini-Charts

Science Tools Lockbox

Intro to Science Slides and Notes

Science Measurement Task Cards

POSTERS

Big Money Words

These posters with important science terms and definitions can be referenced all year!

CER
CER Tutorial
After analyzing a science demonstration, learn and practice the CER process in this step-by-step slideshow tutorial.

END OF YEAR

Science Favorites Flipbook

This flipbook is easy to assemble and fun to create with students at the end of the year.


Product Notes

1. Please purchase multiple licenses at a discounted price if this is for more than one teacher. Thank you!

2. This file is not editable.

3. Please purchase the 5th Grade Science Bundle {TEKS Edition} if in Texas.

4. State Alignment
Designed for California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Fully covers the standards in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.


Teachers love it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "FINALLY! I have gone so long without a science curriculum that's aligned to NGSS. My students and I have loved doing the interactive notebooks & the inquiries. Thank you!!" - Megan G.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I absolutely LOVE this product and can't wait for it to be complete! I have been waiting for you to create a NGSS resource and when you announced it I purchased immediately. It was a lifesaver, especially since I have no curriculum. It has been worth every penny. Organized, thoughtful, detailed, everything you want and more in a resource. THANK YOU!" -Katherine R.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Amazing! The phenomenon is interesting, yet easy to involve students. The materials are common and easy to gather. I absolutely LOVE the colored pictures! There are a good selection of activities, including a claim, evidence & reasoning section. I love the short 2 week units and the final assessments." -Laura E.

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