5th Grade Environment Unit Plans (by date, oldest first)

Welcome to "Climate Change and Energy Usage" unit plan - a comprehensive 6-week unit designed for Grade 6 students. This carefully crafted unit aligns with the Alberta Grade 6 outcomes and focusses mostly on inquiry learning, offering an in-depth exploration of the complex relationships between energy usage, climate patterns, and ongoing climate change. This also covers many NGSS, TEKS and Virginia standards.

This unit engages students in a journey of discovery, encouraging them to investigate how historical energy use has influenced climate patterns, examine societal and economic factors behind energy choices, and explore climate change mitigation strategies. Through a blend of research, hands-on activities, and project-based learning, students will develop a deep understanding of climate change causes and impacts.

Key features of this unit include:

• Alignment with Alberta Grade 6 outcomes with an inquiry framework
• Integration of scientific data with traditional knowledge
• Exploration of extreme weather events and their connection to climate change
• Investigation of climate change impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, and human communities
• Study of various energy sources and factors influencing energy resource selection
• Development of critical thinking, research, and communication skills
• Culminating project with multiple options for student choice

By the end of this unit, your students will have developed a holistic understanding of climate change issues, explored potential solutions, and reflected on their role in creating a sustainable future. This unit not only meets curriculum requirements but also empowers students to become active participants in addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

Equip your students with the knowledge and skills they need to understand and act on climate change. Download this comprehensive unit today and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards!

Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This fifth-grade earth science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
• It comes with:

- 8 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.

• Lesson 1 - What Do We Know About the Stars?
• Lesson 2 - Learning About Specific Stars
• Lesson 3 - How Big is the Sun in Relation to the Planets?
• Lesson 4 - Writing a Claim
• Lesson 5 - The Sun's Shadows
• Lesson 6 - The Earth's Rotation and Revolution
• (Patterns of Day and Night and Seasons)
• Lesson 7 - Stars and Constellations
• Lesson 8 - Seasonal Appearances of Stars and the Night Sky

Included within this resource are:

• the standards
• tips and suggestions
• suggested YouTube Videos and books
• Age Appropriate Website Suggestions for Data Collection
• Astronomer Poster
• 4 Night Sky Posters
• The Big Dipper, Star Trails, Solar System, and Star Life Cycle Posters
• "I can" statement cards
• Short Reading Passage about Stars
• Star Task Cards and Answer Keys
• Light Experiment
• Making a Model of the Solar System Instructions
• Data Collection Sheets for Sunrise and Sunset
• Final Project Guidelines and Rubrics
• 9 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions

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This is a complete unit for ecosystems for kids! It was designed with the third-grade NGSS in mind. Each component of this comprehensive, interactive unit has been researched and tried! You will save yourself hours and hours of time and students will be actively engaged throughout the unit! Besides step by step suggestions and tips this

Includes the following:

1. Ecosystems

-video suggestions/link for basic introduction

-vocabulary cards for: habitat, ecosystem, and biome

-an introductory sheet for each of the following biomes: arctic

tundra, deserts, oceans, temperate forests, and wetlands

Each sheet has a short description, acolorful photo, and

suggested student friendly site for students to read more about

the habitat

-3 graphic organizers for students to record their findings on

-at least 12 photographs of plants and animals from each habitat

with labels

-headers for each ecosystem that can be cut out and colored for

presentation boards

2. Food Chains/Energy Flow Within Each Ecosystem

-video suggestion/link about food chains

-vocabulary cards for food chain, sun, decomposer, producer,

consumer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, predator, and prey

-poster of sample human food chain

-2 graphic organizers for students including explicit models for

teachers to use to guide students

3. Plant and Animal Interactions Within Ecosystems

-suggestion videos/links for animal and plant adaptations

-graphic organizers to guide follow-up video discussions

-vocabulary cards for adaptations, camouflage, hibernation, and

mimicry

-worksheets for students to show what they know by creating

their own plant or animal that can survive in their ecosystem

4. Suggestions for a final STEAM project

5. Engineering and Design Process Recording Sheet

6. Rubric for self-assessment, group-assessment, and teacher

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Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This fifth-grade earth science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
• It comes with:

- 8 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.

• Lesson 1 - What is the Geosphere?
• Lesson 2 - What is the Biosphere?
• Lesson 3 - What is the Hydrosphere?
• Lesson 4 - What is the Atmosphere?
• Lesson 5 - Interactions Among the Four Spheres
• Lesson 6 - Making a Model that Shows the Interaction Between Two of the Spheres
• Lesson 7 - How Does Human Activity Affect the Environment?
• Lesson 8 - What are People Doing to Try to Protect Our Environment/

Included within this resource are:

• the standards
• tips and suggestions
• suggested YouTube Videos and books
• Environmental Scientist Poster
• Posters of the Hydrosphere and a Glacier
• "I can" statement cards
• Short Readings about Each of the Spheres
• Reading Passages about Agriculture and Industry
• Graphic Organizers
• Task Cards of Different Environmental Issues (to give students options for research)
• Final Project Guidelines and Rubrics
• 9 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions

Check our preview to make sure this is a good fit for you and your students.

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Related Resources

⭐ Fifth Grade NGSS PS1, 2, 3, and 4 - Matter and Its Interactions

⭐ Fifth Grade NGSS ESS1-1 and ES1-2 Earth's Place in the Universe

⭐ Fifth Grade NGSS 5-PS2-1 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions: Gravity

⭐ Fifth Grade NGSS 5-LS1-2-1: Life Science Unit and 5-PS3-1 Energy Unit

⭐ Fifth Grade NGSS 5-LS1-1: Life Science Unit

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Do you need help implementing the Next Generation Science Standards?

Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This fifth-grade science bundle unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
• It comes with:

- 45 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.

• the standards
• tips and suggestions
• suggested YouTube Videos and books
• Age Appropriate Website Suggestions for Data Collection
• Posters
• "I can" statement cards
• Reading Passages
• Light Experiment
• Data Collection Sheets
• Final Projects Guidelines and Rubrics
• 62 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions
• and MORE!

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Do you need help implementing the Next Generation Science Standards?

Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This kindergarten through fifth-grade science bundle of units fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
• It includes detailed lesson plans, essential vocabulary cards with definitions and pictures, colorful posters and charts, reading passages, science experiments, STEM challenges, worksheets, rubrics, suggested books, YouTubes, and more!

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