Semester Outline
Science
Grade 5
Semester 1 2011 – 2012
- Semester Outline
- Understand the various systems in the human body and animal body
Students identify parts and functions of human and animal organs. They explain the process of human respiratory, digestive, and blood circulatory systems. Students use a human body board, scheme, and torso to understand the parts of organs, and they use several simple tools to make artificial lungs. Related to human digestive system, students explore various kinds of food nutrients through experiments and articles finding about food nutrients and they create some healthy food during the Healthy Day. To complete their understanding, students identify the malfunctions of human respiratory, digestive, and blood circulatory organs.
- Understand how the green plant makes the food
Students explore parts of plants and leaves. They identify the functions of parts of leaf and food storing in plants. Students explore how plants make food through a photosynthesis process. Students describe human and animal dependency on green plants as their energy (food) source. Students use different color leaves and some chemical liquid to test the chlorophyll in leaves and make report of the experiment using scientific methodology.
- Identify types of animal and plant adaptation in environment
Students identify animals and plants adaptation to certain environments to survive. They explore the organs of animals to identify the ways in protecting themselves from predators. They explore various ways of plants reproduction to maintain their lives. Students use some simple tools to make diorama of various kinds of habitats on earth. To complete their understanding about animals and plants adaptation, students apply conservation actions through Green Day activities.
- Lesson Objectives
- Understand the various systems in the human body and animal body
Through this course, students will:
-Identify Structure and function of human respiratory system
-Identify structure and function of animal respiratory system (fish, bird, insect, and worm)
-Identify structure and function of human digestive system and its relation to food and human health
-Identify structure and function of human circulatory system
-Illustrate problems due to the human circulatory system
-Create self awareness to maintain the body health as an expression of a gratitude to God’s creation.
- Understand how the green plant makes the food
Through this course, students will:
-Identify the relation between chlorophyll and green plants
-Describe the process of photosynthesis
-Analyze human and animal dependency to the green plants a food source
-Actively involved preserving the plant as a gratitude to God’s creation.
- Identify types of animal and plant adaptation in environment
Through this course, students will:
-Identify type of animal’s adaptation in specific environment to survive
-Illustrate food web to work out relationships between living things and resources needed to survive
-Identify types of plant’s adaptation in specific environment to survive
-Explore the balance of the environment to the existence of God.
- Weekly Plan
Week / Topics / Syllabus/materials
1 / Structure and function of human respiratory system / -Identify the organs of
human respiratory
system and their functions
-Make a human respiratory
system model and present
process using the model
2 / Structure and functions of animal respiratory system / -Identify the organs of
several animals’ respiratory
system and their functions
-Identify several problems
in human respiratory
systems both the causes and
the preventive ways
3 / Structure and functions of human digestive system / -Identify the organs of
human digestive
system and their functions
-Identify several problems
in human digestive
systems both the causes and
the preventive ways
4 / Relation between food, health, and digestive system / -Explore healthy food based
on food pyramid system
-Discuss about healthy menu
related to food nutrients
5 / Health Day
6 / Structure and functions of human blood circulatory system / -Identify the organs of
human circulatory
system and their functions
-Make the model of human
circulatory system
7 / F1
8 / Problemsin blood circulatory system / -Identify parts of blood and
several problems in human
circulatory systems both
the causes and the preventive
ways
-Problem solving related to
human body system
9 / Green and non green plants / -Identify the difference
between green and non
green plants through an
experiment
-Explore the needs of sun light in the process of photosynthesis through an experiment
10 / Mid Test
11 / Photosynthesis / -Explore the process of Photosynthesis
-Explore the food storage in a plant
12 / Human and animal dependencies on plants / -Explore the dependencies
of animal and human on plant
-Problem solving related to
green plant, photosynthesis,
and food storage in a plant
13 / Animal adaptation to the environment (land animals) / -Explore animal and plant
adaptation in the rain forest
and prairie
-Explore animal and plant
adaptation in the desert and
poles
14 / Animal adaptation to the environment (water animals) / -Explore animal and adaptation in the sea (salt water)
-Explore animal and plant
adaptation in the fresh water
habitats (pond, river, n lake)
15 / Plants adaptation to the environment (both land and water plants) / -Start to make diorama in
groups various kinds of
habitats
-Present their diorama
16 / Conservation of living things / -Explore the process of Photosynthesis
-Explore the food storage in a plant
17 / F2
18 / Green Day
19 / Reinforcement
20 / Final Test
- Course Expectation
- Students are expected to attend all classes and take responsibility for learning the material/information presented during classes.
- Students are expected to be fully prepared with all necessary materials to participate in individual, group, and whole class activities and discussion.
- Students are expected to prepare themselves with prior knowledge by reading their books or other articles.
- Students may receive a reduced grade for poor, incomplete, or late assignments
- Class Materials
Overall topics require the following materials:
-resource books
-notebooks
-paper
-handouts
-worksheets
-Etc
- Grading Criteria
-Written Test50%
-Project and Assignment40%
-Effort 10%
Assignments:
-Homework
-Healthy Day
Due Date: 9 August 2010
-Green Day
Due Date: 25 November 2010
- You may receive a reduced grade for poor, incomplete, or late assignments
Project: Diorama of plant and animal adaptation
Due date: Week 13-15
- Resources
-Sains Kelas 5, Erlangga.
-My Pals Are Here! Science 3. Times Media Private Limited, Singapore.
-Science, Scott Foresman.
-Encarta Reference Library.
- Information
Please contact:
Ratna Linggar A (081585166304)
Siti Solichah (081399057248)