IXL skill plan | Science 5th Grade plan for the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment

Skill plan for the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment - Science 5th Grade

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Physical Science
Life Science
Earth and Space Science

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Physical Science
Matter and Its Interactions		1. Compare physical and chemical changes 2. Understand conservation of matter using graphs 3. Compare properties of objects 4. Identify reactants and products
Matter and Its Interactions
1. Compare physical and chemical changes 2. Understand conservation of matter using graphs 3. Compare properties of objects 4. Identify reactants and products

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions		Forces 1. How do mass and force affect motion? 2. Identify directions of forces 3. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? Electricity and magnetism 4. Introduction to static electricity and charged objects 5. Solve problems using magnets
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Forces 1. How do mass and force affect motion? 2. Identify directions of forces 3. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? Electricity and magnetism 4. Introduction to static electricity and charged objects 5. Solve problems using magnets

Energy		Energy transfer and energy transformation 1. Predict heat flow 2. Predict temperature changes 3. Electric circuits 4. Energy transformation Energy flow in organisms 5. How do plants make food? 6. Identify the photosynthetic organism
Energy
Energy transfer and energy transformation 1. Predict heat flow 2. Predict temperature changes 3. Electric circuits 4. Energy transformation Energy flow in organisms 5. How do plants make food? 6. Identify the photosynthetic organism

Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer		1. Compare amplitudes and wavelengths of waves 2. How do we see objects?
Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
1. Compare amplitudes and wavelengths of waves 2. How do we see objects?

Life Science
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes		Life cycles 1. Compare animal life cycles 2. Describe and construct flowering plant life cycles 3. Describe and construct conifer life cycles 4. How do flowering plants make new plants? Animal structures 5. Identify vertebrates and invertebrates 6. Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians 7. Use evidence to classify animals 8. Human organs and their functions Body systems 9. Body systems: circulation and respiration 10. Body systems: digestion 11. Body systems: removing waste 12. Body systems: perception and motion Plant structures 13. Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts 14. Identify flower parts and their functions 15. Identify plant parts and their functions
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Life cycles 1. Compare animal life cycles 2. Describe and construct flowering plant life cycles 3. Describe and construct conifer life cycles 4. How do flowering plants make new plants? Animal structures 5. Identify vertebrates and invertebrates 6. Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians 7. Use evidence to classify animals 8. Human organs and their functions Body systems 9. Body systems: circulation and respiration 10. Body systems: digestion 11. Body systems: removing waste 12. Body systems: perception and motion Plant structures 13. Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts 14. Identify flower parts and their functions 15. Identify plant parts and their functions

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics		Organism interactions 1. Identify roles in food chains 2. Interpret food webs I 3. Interpret food webs II 4. How does matter move in food chains? Group behavior 5. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Organism interactions 1. Identify roles in food chains 2. Interpret food webs I 3. Interpret food webs II 4. How does matter move in food chains? Group behavior 5. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits		1. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis 2. Identify inherited and acquired traits 3. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits 4. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
1. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis 2. Identify inherited and acquired traits 3. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits 4. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement

Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity		Fossils 1. Introduction to fossils Ecosystems 2. Describe ecosystems Adaptations 3. Introduction to adaptations 4. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Fossils 1. Introduction to fossils Ecosystems 2. Describe ecosystems Adaptations 3. Introduction to adaptations 4. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks

Earth and Space Science
Earth's Place in the Universe		Fossils 1. Interpret evidence from fossils in rock layers Space 2. Brightness of the Sun and other stars 3. Earth's rotation and orbit 4. Shadows 5. Day and night 6. Constellations and the changing night sky
Earth's Place in the Universe
Fossils 1. Interpret evidence from fossils in rock layers Space 2. Brightness of the Sun and other stars 3. Earth's rotation and orbit 4. Shadows 5. Day and night 6. Constellations and the changing night sky

Earth's Systems		Weather and climate 1. Use climate data to make predictions 2. Weather and climate around the world Earth's systems 3. Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere 4. Select parts of water cycle diagrams 5. Select parts of rock cycle diagrams Earth's processes 6. Changes to Earth's surface: erosion Topographic maps 7. Select parts of a topographic map Water on Earth 8. Describe and graph water on Earth
Earth's Systems
Weather and climate 1. Use climate data to make predictions 2. Weather and climate around the world Earth's systems 3. Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere 4. Select parts of water cycle diagrams 5. Select parts of rock cycle diagrams Earth's processes 6. Changes to Earth's surface: erosion Topographic maps 7. Select parts of a topographic map Water on Earth 8. Describe and graph water on Earth

Earth and Human Activity		1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 2. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage 3. Evaluate natural energy sources 4. Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?
Earth and Human Activity
1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 2. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage 3. Evaluate natural energy sources 4. Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?

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