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)
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 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 sheet has 18 review questions that cover Va Science SOL 5.2 and 5.3 Force, Motion, and Energy. These review questions can be used with any of your favorite review games! I have attached directions for the tower game, which I love to use these questions with for test review in my class.
This quick exit ticket assess the molecules, volume, and shape of matter at different states (solid, liquid, & gas). Students will also decide if different scenarios show energy increase or energy decrease, causing the states of matter to change.
This assessment covers the following topics - atoms, molecules, compounds, elements, mixtures, solutions, states of matter, and changing states of matter. This assessment is aligned with the VA Science SOL 5.7 This assessment has labeling, matching, true/false, multiple choice questions, and a few charts to complete.
This is the traditional chain game covering the 5th grade VA SOL 4.7 Oceans Unit. 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! Content - Ocean Floor Structures, Currents, Tides, Waves, Depth, Salinity, Temperature, Ocean Food Web Set of 24 cards
This assessment covers the LS.2 VA SOL Standard. This focuses on plant cells vs. animal cells, the functions of all parts of a cell, vertebrates/invertebrates, and vascular/nonvascular plants. Some of this is additional material not in the SOL.
This is the traditional chain game covering 5th grade VA SOL science content. 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! Reviews: Living Systems, Light, Sound, Earth Systems, Matter Set of 24 cards
Students will match the ocean vocabulary word with the correct definition and picture that represents the word. This is a great review activity for students to do before an assessment! These vocabulary words were pulled from the ocean unit under the VA SOL 4.7
Google form assessment that aligns with VA SOL 5.7. This is already set to grade the assessment and collect student email addresses. The link will force you to make a copy of the assessment. You can then edit/change anything as you wish.
Interactive stations that explore the three causes of currents: wind, temperature, and salinity. Each station has directions, plus a section for students to draw what is happening and fill in sentence stems explaining the station. A teacher page is included with a list of all the materials that are needed for these stations.
This activity is engaging and provides a hands on experience for students to build compounds and elements! I use creative flakes in my classroom for the construction of the molecules, but any colored building materials will work! Students select challenge cards and build the molecules (elements or compounds) using the specific color disc for each element on the challenge card. For example - one card is NaCl, so students will build a molecule using the assigned color disc for Na and the assigned
This is the traditional chain game covering the 5th grade VA SOL 5.7 Matter Unit. 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! Content - atoms/molecules, states of matter, changing states of matter, compounds/elements, mixtures/solutions Set of 24 cards
Students will match the light & sound vocabulary word with the correct definition and picture that represents the word. This is a great review activity for students to do before an assessment! These vocabulary words were pulled from the light and sound unit under the VA SOL Standards 5.5/5.6
Google form assessment that aligns with VA SOL 5.2/5.3. This is already set to grade the assessment and collect student email addresses. The link will force you to make a copy of the assessment. You can then edit/change anything as you wish.
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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
Google form assessment that aligns with VA SOL 5.8. This is already set to grade the assessment and collect student email addresses. The link will force you to make a copy of the assessment. You can then edit/change anything as you wish.
This is the traditional chain game covering 4th grade VA SOL science content. 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! Reviews: Plants, Electricity, Ecosystems, Scientific Investigations, Weather Set of 24 cards
Students will match the earth pattern vocabulary word with the correct definition and picture that represents the word. This is a great review activity for students to do before an assessment! These vocabulary words were pulled from the earth patterns unit under the VA SOL 5.8
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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