5th Grade Science Online Tutoring

SECTION	NGSS CODE	CORE IDEAS	TOPICS
SCIENCE INQUIRY PROCESS	3-5-ETS1	Engineering Design	Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate
PHYSICAL SCIENCES	5-PS1	Matter and Its Interactions
	5-PS1.A	Structure and Properties of Matter	What is the Universe made of ?
			Why does Matter matter?
			States of Matter
			Properties of Matter
			Atoms and Elements
			Classifying Elements - The Periodic Table
			Mixtures and its types
			Compounds
			Solutions and Suspensions
			Thermal Conductivity
			Magnetic Properties
	PS1.B	Changes in Matter	Phase Transitions
		Chemical Reactions	Physical and Chemical Changes
			What happens to matter when we are done using it?
	5-PS2	Motion and Stability - Forces and Interactions
	PS2.B	Types of Interactions	Motion and Friction
			What is Buoyancy?
	5-PS3	Energy	Flow of energy in nature
			Cells
			From Cells to Organisms
			Diversity of Organisms
		Plant Structures and Functions	Vascular Plants
			Plant Transport System
			Photosynthesis and Respiration
		Human Body Systems	The Human Body
			The Digestive System
			The Respiratory System
			The Circulatory System
			The Excretory System
	5-LS2	Ecosystems: Interaction, Energy and Dynamics	What is an Ecosystem?
			Food Web
			Producers, Consumers and Decomposers
			Types of interactions in an Ecosystem
	5-ESS3		Threats to an Ecosystem
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES	5-ESS1-1	Earth's Place in the Universe
	ESS2.C		Earth - The Blue Planet
			Soil
			Freshwater Resources
			How do we get fresh drinking water?
			Pollution
			The State's Water Supply (The Tr will include where the state receives its water supply from, depending on the child's location.)
	ESS2.A	Earth's Weather	Earth's Atmosphere
			Air Currents and Winds
			Oceans and Air Temperature
			Severe Weather
			Predicting the Weather
	ESS1.B	The Solar System	The Sun
			Structure of the Solar System
			Gravity and Orbits
			Constellations
			Seasonal Appearances of Stars
			Astronomy and Space Travels