Skill Sharpeners: Science, Grade 5

Build your child’s understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging activities and hands-on projects will motivate your fifth grader to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards.

The simple experiments, using materials that can easily be found at home, help your child understand and retain science concepts in a memorable way.
 
Each lesson includes reading selections and activities that focus on one science concept, covering the following fifth grade topics:
 
Organisms and Ecosystems

• How Plants Get Food
• Food Webs
• Adaptations
• Decomposers

Earth’s Systems

• The Atmosphere
• The Water Cycle
• Water on Earth
• Weathering and Erosion

Space Systems

• Gravity
• Day and Night
• The Sun and Stars
• Patterns of Stars

Structure and Properties of Matter

• Physical Properties
• Mixtures and Solutions
• Chemical Properties
• Chemical Reactions

Ideal for practice at home and classroom enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Science:

• provides practice of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills
• offers striking photography and scientific illustrations to help children connect science to the real world
• is based on Next Generation Science Standards and state science standards
• includes an answer key

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Science Teaching Guides include:

• How to Use directions for teaching life, earth, and physical science
• Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
• Teaching suggestions for studying the scientific method and graphic organizers for learning vocabulary
• Extension activities that include science journals, additional background information, and hands-on activities to connect children’s learning.