SCIENCE/ 5TH GRADE

	CONTENTS	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV
1	THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
	§  Identify the main parts of the respiratory system and their functions
	§  Explain the mechanism of breathing
	§  Recognize common ailments related to the respiratory system
	§  Describe ways to keep our respiratory system healthy
	§  Explain how breathing and movement are interrelated
	§  Recognize the respiratory system in some animals
2	THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
	§  Identify the main parts of the circulatory system and their function
	§  Explain the path of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and form all parts of the body   to the heart
	§  Experiment  and explain the effects of exercise and rest on pulse rate
	§  Recognize diseases related to the circulatory system and abnormalities in the organs of the circulatory system
	§  Recognize ways we can care for our circulatory system
	§  Relate the function of the circulatory system to that of the digestive and respiratory systems
3	DISEASES AND INJURIES
	§  Understand that a disease is an illness that can affect a person’s health
	§  Understand that some disease are communicable
	§  Recognize diseases that are caused by animals
	§  Practice safety measures to prevent the spread of disease caused by animals
	§  Recognize the need to consult a health/medical personnel once a year and/or whenever necessary
	§  Demonstrate first aid measures for insect and animals bites
4	CELLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
	§  Understand that each kind of cell in our body has a distinct function
	§  Know that cell need energy to carry out its function
5	INVERTEBRATES
	§  Describes the observable characteristic of each group of invertebrates
6	PHOTOSYNTHESIS
	§  Know that plants make their own food in a process called photosynthesis
	§  Investigate the requirements for photosynthesis to take place
	§  Describe the process of photosynthesis
7	REPRODUCTIONS
	§  Differentiate between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction
	§  Recognize that some living things reproduce sexually
	§  Explain the process of fertilization during sexual reproduction in human
	§  Know that most living things develop from a fertilized egg
8	REPRODUCTIONS IN FLOWERING PLANTS
	§  Identify the parts of the flower and their role in the processes involved in sexual reproduction of flowering plants
	§  Identify how seeds are dispersed baed their structure
	§  Investigated factor that are needed for seed germination
	§  Explain the growth of flowering plants form seedling a stage to flowering and fruiting
	§  Identify factors essential for the growth of plant
9	ECOSYSTEM
	§  Identify the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem
	§  Design a model of an ecosystem
	§  Recognize that the number of living things an ecosystem can support depends on resources available and abiotic factors
10	ADAPTATIONS OF LIVING THINGS TO THE ENVIRONTMENT
	§  Describe the structural and behavioral adaptations of animals to the environment for survival
	§  Describe the structural and behavioral adaptations of plants to the environment for survival
	§  Explain what happen to animals and plants when the environment changes
	§  Know that some living things used to exist but are now extinct
	§  identify animals and plants that are near extinction or endangered
11	POLLUTION
	§  Identify that pollution is a change in the environment
	§  Describe the effects of pollution
12	HUMAN POPULATION
	§  Understand that the size of a human population can increase or decrease due to some factors
	§  Know that a human population can be described by the population density
13	WEATHER
	§  Observe and identify the different types of clouds
	§  Describe how fog, dew, hail, and wind are formed
	§  Explain the occurrence of wind due to the unequal heating of the earth surface
	§  Recognize that land absorbs and releases heat faster than water
	§  Explain the effects of wind on living things and the environment