5th Grade General Science Lesson (by date, oldest first)

Discover the wonders of the ocean with our Ocean Zones Activity Pack! This engaging educational resource invites kids to explore the fascinating layers of the ocean, from the sunlit epipelagic zone to the mysterious abyssopelagic depths. Are your students curious about what creatures dwell in the twilight zone or how the ocean floor is mapped out? Our activity pack provides all the tools they need to dive into oceanography and learn about marine ecosystems through hands-on learning.

This comprehensive pack is designed for young ocean enthusiasts, homeschoolers, and educators looking to enrich their science curriculum. It’s perfect for project-based learning, ocean-themed lessons, or simply fostering a love for the marine world. Packed with creative and interactive activities, it’s sure to capture the imaginations of children as they journey through the different layers of the ocean.

What's Included in the Ocean Zones Activity Pack:

• Ocean Zone Worksheets: Detailed sheets covering each ocean layer, helping kids learn about the characteristics and inhabitants of each zone.
• Interactive Maps: Maps to identify and label the ocean zones, perfect for visual learners.
• Find-a-Word Puzzles: Fun puzzles that reinforce oceanography vocabulary and concepts.
• Ocean Layers Chart: A colorful chart that illustrates the distinct layers of the ocean and their features.
• Creative Activities: Hands-on projects and crafts to deepen understanding and engagement with ocean zones.
• Informative Fact Sheets: Key facts about each ocean layer, providing essential knowledge in an easy-to-digest format.

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Exploring the Oceans of the World." Through this resource, children will gain practical insights into fascinating facts about the world's oceans in a simple and engaging way. This information sheet will help young learners expand their knowledge of Earth's oceans while developing curiosity and respect for the natural world.

Dive into the depths of learning with our Ocean Zones Activity Pack, and inspire the next generation of ocean explorers!

Are you looking for an engaging and educational way to teach children about the lifecycle of a bean? Our Lifecycle of a Bean Activity Pack is the perfect solution!

This comprehensive set includes a variety of worksheets and activities designed to help children explore and understand the different stages in the lifecycle of a bean. Ideal for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers, this resource provides an interactive and fun way for children to learn about plant growth and development.

Benefits of Lifecycle of a Bean Activity Pack:

• Promotes Understanding of Plant Growth: Helps children learn about the stages of a bean's lifecycle, from seed to plant.
• Encourages Hands-On Learning: Provides interactive activities that reinforce learning through creativity and observation.
• Enhances Fine Motor Skills: Craft activities help develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
• Interactive and Fun: Keeps children engaged with a mix of educational worksheets and hands-on projects.

IN ADDITION, this resource also includes an information handout about Life Cycles. This handout is designed to enhance students' comprehension by providing detailed explanations of the various stages of life cycles found in nature. Through this resource, students will develop a more profound understanding of how living organisms grow, change, and adapt over time, fostering a deeper connection with the natural world and promoting critical thinking about biological processes.

Transform your lessons about plant growth with our Lifecycle of a Bean Activity Pack and provide your child with a fun and educational experience. Perfect for enhancing understanding of plant lifecycles, encouraging hands-on learning, and stimulating curiosity about nature. Get your set today and let your child discover the fascinating lifecycle of a bean!

Are you looking for a captivating way to teach kids about the incredible life cycle of stars? Our Star Life Cycle Foldouts offer a hands-on, educational craft that takes children through the fascinating stages of stellar evolution. From the birth of a star in a nebula to its final stages as a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole, these foldouts provide a visual and descriptive journey through each phase of a star's life.

Perfect for science lessons, astronomy units, or at-home learning, this craft activity makes complex astronomical concepts accessible and engaging for children. By assembling each foldout, kids will gain a deeper understanding of how stars evolve over time, making it an ideal resource for sparking interest in the wonders of space.

Illuminate the life cycle of stars with our Star Life Cycle Foldouts, and help your kids explore the birth, growth, and dramatic endings of stars in a creative and educational way!

IN ADDITION, this resource also includes an information handout about Life Cycles. This handout is designed to enhance students' comprehension by providing detailed explanations of the various stages of life cycles found in nature. Through this resource, students will develop a more profound understanding of how living organisms grow, change, and adapt over time, fostering a deeper connection with the natural world and promoting critical thinking about biological processes.

Are you looking for an engaging way to teach kids about the fascinating phenomenon of solar eclipses? Our Solar Eclipse Foldout Craft is the perfect educational tool! This hands-on craft introduces children to the concept of solar eclipses through interactive foldouts that illustrate the Sun, Moon, and the different types of eclipses. From understanding sunlight and the new moon to exploring total, partial, and annular solar eclipses, each foldout provides a visual representation and a clear description of these astronomical events.

Ideal for classroom science lessons, homeschooling, or an exciting at-home activity, this foldout craft helps children grasp complex concepts in a fun and creative way. By assembling each foldout, kids will gain a deeper understanding of how solar eclipses occur and the differences between each type.

What’s Included in the Solar Eclipse Foldout Craft Pack:

• Sunlight: Illustrates the role of sunlight in solar eclipses with descriptive details.
• New Moon: Depicts the new moon phase and its importance in solar eclipses.
• Total Solar Eclipse: Explains and visualizes the phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.
• Partial Solar Eclipse: Provides a visual and description of what happens during a partial solar eclipse.
• Annular Eclipse: Describes and illustrates the unique characteristics of an annular solar eclipse.

IN ADDITION, this resource includes an information handout about "The Earth." Through this resource, students will develop a better understanding of how the Earth works and why it is important to protect it.

Illuminate the mysteries of the solar eclipse with our Solar Eclipse Foldout Craft, and help your kids explore the wonders of the cosmos through an engaging and educational hands-on activity!

Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Respiratory System? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 37 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ What is the Respiratory System?

✦ What is Respiration?

✦ What are the respiratory system organs?

✦ How do the organs function?

✦ What Happens When We Breathe?

✦ Circulatory System

✦ Vessels

✦ Veins Arteries and Capillaries

✦ What are the blood components or elements?

✦ What is the function of each blood component?

✦ What blood element they look like?

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Excretory System & Competencies - Organs of the excretory system (kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Urethra)? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 42 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ What do people do with rotten fruits?

✦ What do you think happens to the unwanted liquid waste in your body?

✦ What is the Excretory System?

✦ What are the two functions OF the excretory system?

✦ What are the Four organs & cells in charge of the excretory system?

✦ Organs of the excretory system (kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Urethra)

✦ Competencies (Problem, Hypothesis, Compare, Infer, Conclude)

✦ How does sweat excrete our body?

✦ Competencies Bar Graph - How to Construct a Bar Graph

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Diseases? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 43 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ What is a disease?

✦ What causes diseases?

✦ So how many groups of diseases are there?

✦ What are the alien organisms that invade the body, causing infectious diseases?

✦ How are pathogens transmitted (carried) to humans?

✦ What are some infectious diseases caused by bacteria, and how are they transmitted to people?

✦ What are some common symptoms (signs) of salmonellosis, cholera, and strep throat diseases?

✦ What are some common symptoms of Lyme disease?

✦ What are some common infectious diseases caused by viruses?

✦ What are some common symptoms of cold and the flu?

✦ What are some deadly viral diseases?

✦ What causes non-infectious diseases?

✦ What is an example of an inherited disease?

✦ What is an example of a disease that appears as a body ages?

✦ What is an example of a disease that is caused by poor nutrition?

✦ What is an example of a disease that is caused by malfunction in the body?

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Endocrine System Part 2? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 55 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Endocrine System Major Glands

• Adrenal Glands
• Pancreas (Insulin, glucagon)
• Diabetes

✦ What Is the Fight and Flight Response?

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Digestive System? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 57 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ What happens to the food you eat?

✦ What kind of nutrients are in the food we eat?

✦ Different kinds of food

✦ How much should we eat of every kind of food?

✦ How do we write a problem, hypothesis, and conclusion?

✦ How do we compare?

✦ How does our body turn food into nutrients?

✦ How does the digestive system work?

✦ Digestive Juices

✦ The Small Intestine

✦ Practice Exercise

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Muscular System - Muscles? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 33 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Types of Muscle Tissues

✦ Aspects of Muscle Tissues

✦ Skeletal Muscle Tissues

✦ Smooth Muscle Tissues

✦ Cardiac Muscle Tissues

✦ Body Front and Back Muscles View

✦ Head Facial Muscles

✦ Muscles Characteristics

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Acids and Bases? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 28 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ List the characteristics of acids and bases

✦ Uses of acids

✦ Uses of bases

✦ Defining litmus paper

✦ Listing natural indicators

✦ Artificial indicators

✦ Define the concept of pH

✦ Define the pH scale

✦ Measure the pH using different ways

✦ Define neutralization reaction

✦ Acid rain

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Bacteria? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 35 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Kingdoms of Living Things “Bacteria”

✦ Mention the Six Kingdoms

✦ Bacteria Shapes

✦ Round-Shaped Bacteria – Cocci

✦ Rod-Shaped Bacteria

✦ Spirochetes

✦ Good vs. Bad Bacteria

✦ Archaebacteria vs. Eubacteria

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Plant and Animal Cells? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 27 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Unicellular Organisms

✦ Multicellular Organisms

✦ Cells Under the Microscope

✦ Animal Cell vs. Plant Cell

✦ Plant & Animal Cell Parts

✦ Organelles

✦ Cell Membrane

✦ Cytoplasm

✦ Nucleus

✦ Mitochondria

✦ Vacuole

✦ Cell Wall

✦ Chloroplast

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Fighting Disease? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 37 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ What do people do with rotten fruits?

✦ Fighting Disease

✦ How many defenses does our body have?

✦ First Line of Defense

✦ What do the eyelashes, mucus, and earwax do?

✦ What do tears, saliva, and acid do?

✦ Why does inflammation make the area red, swollen, warm, and painful?

✦ physical and chemical barriers

✦ Second Line of Defense

✦ Inflammation & Phagocytosis

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Skeletal System part 2? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 27 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Types of Joints

✦ Movable and Immovable Joints

✦ Joints on a skeleton

• 1- hinge joint
• 2- ball and socket joint
• 3- condyloid joint
• 4- pivot joint
• 5- plane joint
• 6- saddle joint

✦ Deformations of the Skeleton

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Animal Classification? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 37 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Animal Kingdom

✦ Classifying Animals

✦ Characteristics of Animals

✦ Symmetry (Radial, Bilateral, Asymmetry)

✦ Levels of Classification (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Vertebrates? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 29 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Vertebrates definition

✦ Classes of vertebrates (Cold-blooded, Warm-blooded)

✦ Cold-blooded vertebrates definition and examples

✦ Warm-blooded vertebrates definition and examples

✦ Mammals Reproduction (Monotremes, Marsupials, Placentals)

✦ Vertebrates Warm-Blooded (Carnivores, Herbivores, Omnivores)

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Immune System? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 30 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Fighting Disease Review

✦ What if the first and second lines of defense fail in preventing a pathogen from entering our body?

✦ What is the immune system?

✦ How does the immune system work?

✦ The immune system follows a three-step attack in its fight:

• 1st step is to identify the invading pathogen.
• 2nd step is to kill the pathogen.
• 3rd step is to remember the pathogen.

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Weather? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 31 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ What are the conditions of weather?

✦ What is a temperature?

✦ What is a humidity?

✦ What is a wind?

✦ What is air pressure?

✦ What is precipitation?

✦ What is wind?

✦ How low and high pressures are formed?

✦ When does weather change?

✦ When does a cold and warm front form?

✦ What is the climate?

✦ What are the factors that affect climate?

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Skeletal System part 1? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 32 total slides for notes and examples.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ What are the parts of the skeletal system?

✦ What are the functions of skeletal system?

✦ List of some bones of the skeletal system

✦ Joints

✦ Parts of a joint

✦ Kinds of Bones

✦ Bar graph, Compare, and Conclude

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