5th Grade Science
Home | Plants | Solar System | Energy, Work and Machines | Populations & Ecosystems | Solid Earth | Light & Sound | Movement & Control

Welcome to Our Science Program Site!

The 5th grade Science program  follows the curriculum outlined in Silver Burdett Ginn Science "Discovery Works".

Flowers in sand

Living in Space

U of I Extension site

Rainforests Links

TryScience

Ask an Expert

Internet Scavenger Hunts for Science

Nine Planets

Exploratorium

Extreme Science

American Museum of Natural History

Museum of Science

National Wildlife Federation

Virtual Electron Microscope

These games require Macromedia Shockwave.

Virescent green metallic bee

The following schedule is approximate. Actual timing may vary from year to year.
 
 
September - October
Plants
DARE

November - December
Solar System
DARE

January
Energy, Work and  Machines
DARE

February
Populations and Ecosystems

March
The Solid Earth

April
Light and Sound

May
Movement and Control

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