Science (NGSS)

Grade 5 > Earth and Space Sciences

Earth’s Place in the Universe

5.ESS1.1 Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

5.ESS1.2 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

Earth’s Systems

5.ESS2.1 Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

5.ESS2.2 Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

Earth and Human Activity

5.ESS3.1 Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.