Grade 5 Science BC Learning Standards Standards

constructed

digestive

Big Ideas

found in nature

musculo-skeletal

Questioning and predicting

respiratory

Planning and conducting

circulatory

Processing and analyzing data and information

Evaluating

Applying and innovating

Communicating

Science

Curricular Competencies

Content

basic structures and functions of body systems:

Communicate ideas, explanations, and processes in a variety of ways

Contribute to care for self, others, school, and neighbourhood through personal or collaborative approaches

Evaluate whether their investigations were fair tests

Experience and interpret the local environment

With support, plan appropriate investigations to answer their questions or solve problems they have identified

Demonstrate a sustained curiosity about a scientific topic or problem of personal interest

Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive and interact within their environment.

solutions and solubility

Express and reflect on personal or shared experiences of place

Co-operatively design projects

Identify possible sources of error

Identify First Peoples perspectives and knowledge as sources of information

Decide which variable should be changed and measured for a fair test

Make observations in familiar or unfamiliar contexts

Solutions are homogeneous.

properties of simple machines and their force effects

Transfer and apply learning to new situations

Suggest improvements to their investigation methods

Construct and use a variety of methods, including tables, graphs, and digital technologies, as appropriate, to represent patterns or relationships in data

Choose appropriate data to collect to answer their questions

Identify questions to answer or problems to solve through scientific inquiry

Machines are devices that transfer force and energy.

machines:

Generate and introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving

Identify some of the assumptions in secondary sources

Identify patterns and connections in data

Observe, measure, and record data, using appropriate tools, including digital technologies

Make predictions about the findings of their inquiry

Earth materials change as they move through the rock cycle and can be used as natural resources.

power - the rate at which energy is transferred

Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of evidence

Compare data with predictions and develop explanations for results

Use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks

the rock cycle

Identify some of the social, ethical, and environmental implications of the findings from their own and others' investigations

Demonstrate an openness to new ideas and consideration of alternatives

local types of earth materials

First Peoples concepts of interconnectedness in the environment

the nature of sustainable practices around BC's resources

First Peoples knowledge of sustainable practices