MUNCY SCHOOL DISTRICT

MYERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PLANNED COURSE

I.  GENERAL INFORMATION:

COURSE TITLE: Science GRADE: 5

II.  COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Fifth grade students will learn science concepts of plants, the solar system and beyond, and populations and ecosystems when they explore concrete examples of these concepts. We provide students with many opportunities to construct their own knowledge of science through hands on activities that are pertinent to the concerns of their daily lives.

III.  CONTENT OUTLINE:

Unit A – Plants (12 weeks)

  1. Plants – Inside and Out
  2. Plant Processes
  3. Plant Reproduction
  4. A World of Plants (Classification and Adaptations)

Unit B – Solar System and Beyond (12 weeks)

  1. Exploring the Night Sky
  2. The Solar System
  3. Stars and Galaxies
  4. Living in Space

Unit D – Populations and Ecosystems (6 weeks)

  1. Living Things and Environments
  2. Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
  3. Different Kinds of Ecosystems

Unit G – Movement and Control (6 weeks)

III.  COURSE-UNIT OUTCOMES / UNIT OBJECTIVES

Content / Skill/objective / Standard/benchmark / Assessment / Materials / Timeframe
Plants: Chapter 1 – Plants – Inside and Out / Students will identify the parts of a flowering plant / 3.3.5A: Describe the similarities and differences that characterize diverse living things / 12 weeks
Students will focus on the parts of a plant cell / 3.3.5B: Describe the cell as the basic structural and functional unit of living things
Plants: Chapter 2 – Plant Processes / Students will investigate how plants carry out photosynthesis, how plants recycle matter, and how plants react to certain stimuli in their environment / 3.3.5A: Describe the similarities and differences that characterize diverse living things
Plants: Chapter 3 – Plant Reproduction / Students will investigate the steps in plant reproduction / 3.3.7B
Students will investigate the life cycle of a seed plant / 3.3.7B
Plants: Chapter 4 – A World of Plants / Students will investigate plant classification / 3.3.6A: Identify the similarities and differences that categorize diverse living things
Students will explore how plants are adapted to a variety of environments / 3.3.6D
Solar System and Beyond: Chapter 1 – Exploring the Night Sky / Students will investigate how stars and planets appear in the night sky / 3.4.7D / 12 weeks
Students focus on what tools astronomers use to study such objects in space / 3.4.7D
Solar System and Beyond: Chapter 2 – The Solar System / Students will identify the components of our solar system / 3.4.6D
Students will explore the similarities and differences among the nine known planets / 3.4.6D
Solar System and Beyond: Chapter 3 – Stars and Galaxies / Students will investigate the characteristics and life cycles of stars / 3.4.7D
Students will explore the structure of the universe beyond our solar system / 3.4.10D
Solar System and Beyond: Chapter 4 – Living in Space / Students will investigate how humans adapt to live in space / 3.4.7D
Students will explore the possibility that non-human forms of life may exist away from planet Earth / 3.4.7D
Populations and Ecosystems: Chapter 1 – Living Things and Environments / Students will learn about ecosystems, the organisms that inhabit them, and the relationships they share / 4.6.4A (From Proposed Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology (PA Standards) / 6 weeks
Populations and Ecosystems: Chapter 2 – Energy and Matter in Ecosystems / Students will investigate the different functions energy and matter play in an ecosystem / 4.6.4A, 4.6.4B (From Proposed Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology (PA Standards
Populations and Ecosystems: Chapter 3 – Different Kinds of Ecosystems / Students will investigate major land ecosystems, called biomes / 4.6.10A
Movement and Control / 3.1.5 A / 6 weeks

V. COURSE MATERIALS

  1. Text: Discovery Works, Silver Burdett Ginn Science, 1999.
  2. Supplementary Materials and Resources:

·  Teacher Resource Book

·  Science Notebook

·  Student Editions

·  Teacher’s Guide

·  Standardized Tests

·  Color Transparency Package

·  CD-Rom

·  Equipment Kits

VI. COURSE REQUIREMENTS/EXPECTATIONS

  1. Leaf Project Booklets
  2. Activities (Labs)
  3. Chapter Tests
  4. Unit Projects
  5. Research Project
  6. Homework Assignments
  7. Analyze and Conclude Questions

VII. COURSE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

  1. Grading follows Myers Handbook policy
  2. Standardized/teacher made chapter tests, pre-tests, chapter, mid-year tests, end of year tests, re-tests are all used.


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