I am a 5th grade teacher in Virginia, and a mom of two amazing little girls. Although 5th grade is my home, I have also taught both 3rd and 4th grade. My expertise is mainly in science and math as those two subjects are my absolute favorite!
The PDF includes 6 digital Google Form copy links for each of the major units under the VA 4th & 5th Grade Science SOLs. After adding these Google Forms to your drive, you can edit or keep them as is, and upload to Google Classroom for students to complete for digital learning! 1. Earth Patterns (5.8) 2. Oceans (4.7) 3. Living Systems (no longer VA SOL) 4. Matter (5.7) 5. Light (5.6) 6. Sound (5.5)
Students will analyze an ocean food web. They will identify producers and the energy source for all food webs. They will show the longest and shortest chains found in the food web. They will also discuss impacts of removing or overpopulation of a species in the food web. In the zip file, there is a PDF with the exit ticket you can print for students and a PDF with a Google Slides copy link. You can add these slides to your Google Drive and upload to Google Classroom for distance learning or for
This bundle includes activities that fall under the Virginia Science SOL 4.7. All activities are included in my TpT store individually as well! Topics Included - ocean floor, currents, tides, waves, temperature, salinity, depth, ocean ecosystems Activities Included - - Ocean Floor Exit Ticket - Ocean Food Web Exit Ticket - Oceans "I have...who has?" - Oceans Vocabulary Matching Sort - Interactive Current Stations - Oceans Assessment
This bundle includes activities that fall under the Virginia Science SOL 5.7. All activities are included in my TpT store individually as well! Topics Included - mixtures/solutions, atoms, compounds/elements, states of matter Activities Included - - Matter Unit Instructional Slides (Whole Unit) - Matter Vocabulary Matching Sort - Mixing Matter - Discovery of Mixtures & Solutions - Compounds & Elements Sort - States of Matter Exit Ticket - Matter Construction Zone: Building Compounds & Elements
This bundle includes activities that fall under the Virginia Science SOL 5.5/5.6. All activities are included in my TpT store individually as well! Topics Included - light waves, transmission of light through materials, reflection, rarefaction, sound waves Activities Included - - Light & Sound Instructional Slides - Light Waves/Visible Light Article w/Questions - Light Scavenger Hunt: Transparent, Translucent, Opaque - Soundscape: Investigating Sounds - Sound Wave Exit Ticket - Light Wave Ex
This bundle includes all of my products that align with the VA Science SOLs 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8. You can also purchases the units individually on my store, or even specific activities themselves! I am working on creating and adding products that align with the VA Science SOLs 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.9. These will be automatically sent to anyone who purchased this bundle!
Included are 2 worksheets that practice adding commas where needed in a sentence. Page #1 - Add a comma when... - have a list/series - conjunction - introductory clause - 2 adjectives together Page #2 - Add a comma when... - transition word - interrupting clause - direct address - speaker/quote - dates, addresses, places Answer key is included!
This assessment covers the following topics - ocean floor structures, currents, waves, tides, depth, salinity, temperature, and ocean ecosystem. This assessment is aligned with the VA Science SOL 4.7 This assessment has labeling, matching, multiple choice questions, and short answers based off a food web. The zip file includes a PDF with a paper copy version for students, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link for you to add a digital version to your Drive to share online for dig
This exit ticket has 25 facts/vocabulary words that students must sort into a venn diagram comparing and contrasting light waves and sound waves. The zip file includes a PDF with a paper version for students, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link for upload to use for distance learning. Answer key included in the paper version PDF!
This quick exit ticket has students use a word bank to label the correct ocean floor structure on the diagram. The zip file includes a PDF with a paper copy that given be provided to students, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link for you to use in Google Classroom, or any other platform, for distance online learning.
With this exit ticket students will sort the characteristics about vascular and nonvascular plants into the correct section of the Venn Diagram. This is great for a quick assessment! The zip file includes a PDF of a paper version to provide to students, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link. You can share this on Google Classroom, or other platforms, for students to complete for distance learning!
Students will label a light wave, match the correct definition to the words transparent/translucent/opaque, and identify different types of objects as either transparent, translucent, or opaque. Students will look at light waves and determine if they have a high or low frequency. They will draw the wavelengths associated with each color in ROY G BIV and answer four questions about visible light. Answer key is included! The zip file includes a PDF to print for students to complete, but also a PDF
In this project, students will create their own instrument using recyclable materials and show their knowledge of sound. Students will brainstorm, plan, create, show what they know, and reflect. This project aligns with the Virginia Science SOLs 5.5.
This article outlines light waves being a form of energy and describes the parts of a light wave. It also discusses frequency in relation to light waves. Visible light is included and relates ROY G BIV to wavelengths of visible colors. A quick 10 question comprehension check is included as well with answer key. There is a colored and black/white version of the article.
This is the traditional chain game. One student begins by reading the "who has" on the bottom of their card. Students will continue the chain until the starting student shares their "I have". When one complete cycle has been made, the game is up! You can time students to make it more challenging and fun! Each Set Contains 24 Cards "I have...who has?" Sets Included - Living Systems SOL LS.2 Oceans SOL 4.7 Earth Patterns SOL 5.8 Matter SOL 5.7 Light SOL 5.6 Sound SOL 5.5 4th Grade Science Cumul
This project has both a paper and Google Slides digital version! Students will be meteorologists and track the weather for one week (Monday-Friday). Students will complete field notes of the weather each day in a journal of their choice. They will discuss the types of clouds they see each day and make predictions for the future based off the clouds they see. They will record the low and high temperature for the day, and plot the low temperature line plot and high temperature line plot throughout
This quick exit ticket assesses student knowledge of sound waves. Students will label the parts of a sound wave and identify relationships between frequency, speed, wavelength, and amplitude. They will look at sample sound waves and identify their amplitude, frequency/pitch, and wavelength. Answer key included! The zip file includes a PDF to print for students to complete, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link so you can upload for students to complete online for digital learnin
This purchase includes 9 activities that can be used for distance learning. The PDF can be printed and sent home to students, or emailed for parents to print at home. These activities are related to VA 5th Grade SOLs, but have overlap with the CCSS. Answer keys for all 9 activities are in a separate PDF folder in the zip file. Be sure to look through the preview first, as some of these activities are new and some are taken from other resources in my TpT Store! The following topics are reviewed
Students will fill in the blanks at the top portion to describe the relationship between the Earth and the Moon. In the bottom portion of the exit ticket, students will match the correct moon phase with the appropriate picture. Answer key is included! The zip file includes a PDF with a paper version you can provide to students, but also a PDF that includes a digital Google Slides copy link so you can add this to your Drive and upload it for digital learning.
These PPT slides instruct on the 5th grade Matter unit under the VA SOLs. They discuss matter, states of matter, composition of atoms/molecules, elements/compounds, how matter changes, and mixtures/solutions.
I am a 5th grade teacher in Virginia, and a mom of two amazing little girls. Although 5th grade is my home, I have also taught both 3rd and 4th grade. My expertise is mainly in science and math as those two subjects are my absolute favorite!
My own education history
I was enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Program from 6th - 12th grade. I spent my freshman year of college at Longwood University studying Liberal Studies: Elementary Education. I transferred and finished my Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies with a minor in Elementary Education and Biology at James Madison University. I continued my education and obtained my Master of Arts in Teaching from James Madison University as well. More recently, I finished the Administrative program at James Madison University and am certified to be a k-12 administrator.
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