New Brunswick · Grade 5
Science, Grade 5
New Brunswick’s Grade 5 science course, from People to Simple Machines.
- Units
- 2
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 14
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- gnb.ca
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 6 skills
People
The Body's Major Systems
The five major body systems
I can name and point to the five major systems of the human body.
Skill 1.1
What each system does
I can describe the main job of each major body system.
Skill 1.2
How the body changes over time
I can describe ways the human body changes as a person grows older.
Skill 1.3
Systems Working Together and Staying Healthy
Systems interacting to stay in balance
I can explain how body systems work together to keep the body in balance (homeostasis).
Skill 1.4
How the systems connect
I can give examples of how the body's systems are connected to each other.
Skill 1.5
What the body needs to stay healthy
I can explain what the body needs to stay healthy and how it defends against disease.
Skill 1.6
The official wording · 6 outcomes
- 1.1
- Identify the major system including: Digestive, Respiratory, Circulatory, Nervous and Musculoskeletal
- 1.2
- Describe the general functions of the major systems of the human body
- 1.3
- Describe how the human body changes over time
- 1.4
- Investigate ways the major systems of the human body interact to optimal functioning or maintain balance (homeostasis)
- 1.5
- Explore how the different body systems are interconnected Bones and joints Blood and circulation Muscles and movement
- 1.6
- Determine what the body needs to be healthy and functional Effect of environmental and physical factors Defense and protection from disease
Key ideas
The digestive system breaks food down so the body can use it.
Homeostasis means keeping the body's inside conditions steady.
The respiratory system brings in oxygen and lets out carbon dioxide (lungs).
Sweating while running helps keep body temperature constant.
The circulatory system moves blood, carrying oxygen and nutrients (heart and blood vessels).
Watch out for
- Thinking the heart makes blood - it pumps blood, it does not make it.
- Thinking body temperature just goes up and up when you exercise - the body works to hold it steady.
- Thinking we breathe with the stomach - we breathe with the lungs (respiratory system).
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 8 skills
Simple Machines
Machines and Forces
Common simple machines
I can name common simple machines and explain how they make a job easier.
Skill 2.1
Different types of forces
I can describe different types of forces and how they move objects or hold them in place.
Skill 2.2
Friction
I can explain that friction resists motion and depends on the surfaces in contact.
Skill 2.3
Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws
I can describe Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws with everyday examples.
Skill 2.4
Structures and the Body as a Machine
Internal forces on a structure
I can identify internal forces - tension, compression, torsion, and shear - acting inside a structure.
Skill 2.5
External forces on a structure
I can identify external forces - gravity, load, and the role of symmetry - acting on a structure.
Skill 2.6
The body as a machine
I can explain how the body works like a machine, with bones as levers and joints as fulcrums.
Skill 2.7
Designing prosthetics
I can describe engineering design considerations for building a good prosthetic.
Skill 2.8
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- 2.1
- Common simple machines
- 2.2
- Different types of forces Forces move objects or hold the object in place. Examples: magnetic, mechanical, gravitational
- 2.3
- Friction: resistance to motion varies based on surface
- 2.4
- Newton’s Laws 2nd and 3rd
- 2.5
- Identify internal forces acting on a structure and describe their effects on the structure: tension, compression, torsion or torque, and shear
- 2.6
- Identify external forces acting on a structure and describe their effects on the structure: Gravity, Symmetry, and Load
- 2.7
- Human body as a machine: bones act as levers, joints as the fulcrum. Mechanical advantage applies to the musculoskeletal system
- 2.8
- Engineering design considerations that go into developing quality prostheses
Key ideas
A simple machine makes work easier by changing the size or direction of a force.
Tension is a pulling or stretching force.
Common simple machines include the lever, ramp (inclined plane), wheel and axle, pulley, wedge, and screw.
Compression is a squeezing or pushing-together force.
Simple machines do not create energy - they let us use force more effectively.
Watch out for
- Thinking a machine gives you free energy - it just makes force easier to apply.
- Thinking tension and compression are the same - one pulls apart, one pushes together.
- Thinking machines must have engines or motors - simple machines have no motor.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
This page follows New Brunswick’s own curriculum for Science, Grade 5.
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Questions about Science, Grade 5
What is Science, Grade 5?
New Brunswick’s Grade 5 science course: 2 units and 14 skills, from People to Simple Machines.
What units are in Science, Grade 5?
1. People and 2. Simple Machines.
Is there a provincial exam for Science, Grade 5?
No. New Brunswick gives no provincial exam for Science, Grade 5.
What comes after Science, Grade 5?
Science, Grade 6.
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