IXL skill plan | 5th grade plan for the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments

Skill plan for the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments - 5th grade

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Physical Science
Earth Science
Life Science

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Physical Science
Matter and its interactions		Physical and chemical changes 1. Compare physical and chemical changes 2. Understand conservation of matter using graphs Properties of objects 3. Compare properties of objects
Matter and its interactions
Physical and chemical changes 1. Compare physical and chemical changes 2. Understand conservation of matter using graphs Properties of objects 3. Compare properties of objects

Motion and stability: Forces and interactions		1. Identify magnets that attract or repel 2. Label magnets that attract or repel 3. Introduction to static electricity and charged objects
Motion and stability: Forces and interactions
1. Identify magnets that attract or repel 2. Label magnets that attract or repel 3. Introduction to static electricity and charged objects

Energy		States of matter 1. Identify and sort solids, liquids, and gases 2. Heating, cooling, and changes of state Heat energy 3. Predict temperature changes 4. Predict heat flow 5. How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy? Energy transfer 6. Energy transformation 7. Electric circuits
Energy
States of matter 1. Identify and sort solids, liquids, and gases 2. Heating, cooling, and changes of state Heat energy 3. Predict temperature changes 4. Predict heat flow 5. How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy? Energy transfer 6. Energy transformation 7. Electric circuits

Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer		1. How do we see objects?
Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer
1. How do we see objects?

Earth Science
Earth's place in the universe		1. Day and night 2. Earth's rotation and orbit 3. Brightness of the Sun and other stars 4. Shadows
Earth's place in the universe
1. Day and night 2. Earth's rotation and orbit 3. Brightness of the Sun and other stars 4. Shadows

Earth's systems		Changes to the Earth 1. Changes to Earth's surface: earthquakes 2. Changes to Earth's surface: volcanic eruptions 3. Changes to Earth's surface: erosion 4. Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere Water cycle 5. Describe and graph water on Earth 6. Select parts of water cycle diagrams 7. Label parts of water cycle diagrams
Earth's systems
Changes to the Earth 1. Changes to Earth's surface: earthquakes 2. Changes to Earth's surface: volcanic eruptions 3. Changes to Earth's surface: erosion 4. Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere Water cycle 5. Describe and graph water on Earth 6. Select parts of water cycle diagrams 7. Label parts of water cycle diagrams

Earth and human activity		1. Evaluate natural energy sources 2. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 3. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage 4. Identify phases of the Moon
Earth and human activity
1. Evaluate natural energy sources 2. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 3. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage 4. Identify phases of the Moon

Life Science
From molecules to organisms: Structures and processes		Plants 1. Identify plant parts and their functions 2. Identify flower parts and their functions 3. Describe and construct flowering plant life cycles 4. How do plants make food? Animals 5. Read and construct animal life cycle diagrams 6. Compare animal life cycles
From molecules to organisms: Structures and processes
Plants 1. Identify plant parts and their functions 2. Identify flower parts and their functions 3. Describe and construct flowering plant life cycles 4. How do plants make food? Animals 5. Read and construct animal life cycle diagrams 6. Compare animal life cycles

Ecosystems: Interactions, energy, and dynamics		Energy transfer 1. Identify roles in food chains 2. How does matter move in food chains? 3. Interpret food webs I 4. Interpret food webs II 5. Use food chains to predict changes in populations Group behavior 6. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou 7. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants
Ecosystems: Interactions, energy, and dynamics
Energy transfer 1. Identify roles in food chains 2. How does matter move in food chains? 3. Interpret food webs I 4. Interpret food webs II 5. Use food chains to predict changes in populations Group behavior 6. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou 7. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants

Heredity: Inheritance and variation of traits		Adaptations 1. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 2. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs Traits and heredity 3. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits 4. Identify inherited and acquired traits 5. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement
Heredity: Inheritance and variation of traits
Adaptations 1. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 2. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs Traits and heredity 3. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits 4. Identify inherited and acquired traits 5. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement

Biological evolution: Unity and diversity		1. Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?
Biological evolution: Unity and diversity
1. Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?

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