5th Grade Science Focus Standards
Cross-Cutting Concepts
1. Scale, Proportion, and Quantity (Matter, Water Sources, Observing the Stars)
2. Cause and Effect (Mixtures, Gravity)
3. Systems & Systems Models (Food Webs, Earth's Systems Interactions)
4. Structure & Function
5. Energy & Matter (Matter & Energy in Plants, Energy Transfer)
Science and Engineering Practices
6. Constructing Explanations & Designing Solutions
7. Asking Questions/Defining Problems
8. Developing and Using Models (Matter is Everywhere, Ecosystems)
9. Using Mathematics & Computational Thinking (Changes to Matter, Water Sources)
10. Analyzing & Interpreting Data (Earth's Rotation, Objects in the Sky)