Science and Technology, Grade 5

Unit 1: Material World

The properties of matter, energy, forces and motion, and how objects and machines work — the PDA's Material World.

• Physical properties and buoyancy

• Chemical changes make new substances

• Circuits, conductors, and insulators

• Light rays and energy changing in devices

• Magnets and electromagnets

• Gravity, pressure, and combined forces

• Complex machines and robotics

Unit 2: Earth and Space

Soil, water and weather, energy on Earth, and the Sun, Moon, and stars — the PDA's Earth and Space.

• Rocks, minerals, and Earth's surface

• Natural phenomena and their impact

• Nonrenewable energy and heat transfer

• Tides, the solar system, and beyond

• Why seasons happen and what makes a climate

Unit 3: Living Things

How living things are built, grow, feed, move, and fit into their environment — the PDA's Living Things.

• Metabolism and reproduction

• Metamorphosis, human growth, and evolution

• Photosynthesis, respiration, and energy flow

• How plants move