North Carolina

P Physical Science

• Forces and Motion

  • NCES.5.P.1 Understand force, motion and the relationship between them.

    • NCES.5.P.1.1 Explain how factors such as gravity, friction, and change in mass affect the motion of objects.

      • How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? (5-G.2)
      • How does mass affect force and acceleration? (5-G.3)

    • NCES.5.P.1.2 Infer the motion of objects in terms of how far they travel in a certain amount of time and the direction in which they travel.

      • Identify directions of forces (5-G.1)
      • How does mass affect force and acceleration? (5-G.3)

    • NCES.5.P.1.3 Illustrate the motion of an object using a graph to show a change in position over a period of time.

    • NCES.5.P.1.4 Predict the effect of a given force or a change in mass on the motion of an object.

      • How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? (5-G.2)
      • How does mass affect force and acceleration? (5-G.3)

• Matter: Properties and Change

  • NCES.5.P.2 Understand the interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur.

    • NCES.5.P.2.1 Explain how the sun's energy impacts the processes of the water cycle (including, evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation and runoff).

      • Label parts of water cycle diagrams (5-U.2)
      • Select parts of water cycle diagrams (5-U.3)

    • NCES.5.P.2.2 Compare the weight of an object to the sum of the weight of its parts before and after an interaction.

      • Understand conservation of matter using graphs (5-B.2)

    • NCES.5.P.2.3 Summarize properties of original materials, and the new material(s) formed, to demonstrate that a change has occurred.

      • Understand conservation of matter using graphs (5-B.2)
      • Compare physical and chemical changes (5-D.1)

• Energy: Conservation and Transfer

  • NCES.5.P.3 Explain how the properties of some materials change as a result of heating and cooling.

    • NCES.5.P.3.1 Explain the effects of the transfer of heat (either by direct contact or at a distance) that occurs between objects at different temperatures. (conduction, convection or radiation).

      • Predict heat flow (5-C.4)
      • Predict temperature changes (5-C.5)
      • How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy? (5-C.6)

    • NCES.5.P.3.2 Explain how heating and cooling affect some materials and how this relates to their purpose and practical applications.

      • Change-of-state diagrams: melting, freezing, vaporizing, and condensing (5-C.1)
      • Change-of-state diagrams: melting, freezing, vaporizing, condensing, and sublimating (5-C.2)
      • Heating, cooling, and changes of state (5-C.3)

E Earth and Space Science

• Earth Systems, Structures and Processes

  • NCES.5.E.1 Understand weather patterns and phenomena, making connections to the weather in a particular place and time.

    • NCES.5.E.1.1 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.

      • Use data to describe climates (5-T.6)

    • NCES.5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected through observation and measurements.

      • Use climate data to make predictions (5-T.5)

    • NCES.5.E.1.3 Explain how global patterns such as the jet stream and water currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation.

L Life Science

• Structures and Functions of Living Organisms

  • NCES.5.L.1 Understand how structures and systems of organisms (to include the human body) perform functions necessary for life.

    • NCES.5.L.1.1 Explain why some organisms are capable of surviving as a single cell while others require many cells that are specialized to survive.

      • Describe, classify, and compare kingdoms (5-I.5)

    • NCES.5.L.1.2 Compare the major systems of the human body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, muscular, skeletal, and cardiovascular) in terms of their functions necessary for life.

      • Human organs and their functions (5-K.3)
      • Body systems: circulation and respiration (5-K.4)
      • Body systems: digestion (5-K.5)
      • Body systems: removing waste (5-K.6)
      • Body systems: perception and motion (5-K.7)

• Ecosystems

  • NCES.5.L.2 Understand the interdependence of plants and animals with their ecosystem.

    • NCES.5.L.2.1 Compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems, including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes and ponds, forests, and grasslands.

      • Identify ecosystems (5-P.1)
      • Describe ecosystems (5-P.2)

    • NCES.5.L.2.2 Classify the organisms within an ecosystem according to the function they serve: producers, consumers, or decomposers (biotic factors).

      • Identify roles in food chains (5-P.3)
      • Interpret food webs I (5-P.5)
      • Interpret food webs II (5-P.6)

    • NCES.5.L.2.3 Infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationship of plants and animals to their ecosystem.

• Evolution and Genetics

  • NCES.5.L.3 Understand why organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.

    • NCES.5.L.3.1 Explain why organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.

      • Match offspring to parents using inherited traits (5-N.1)
      • Identify inherited and acquired traits (5-N.2)
      • Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement (5-N.3)
      • Read a plant pedigree chart (5-N.4)
      • Read an animal pedigree chart (5-N.5)

    • NCES.5.L.3.2 Give examples of likenesses that are inherited and some that are not.

      • Match offspring to parents using inherited traits (5-N.1)
      • Identify inherited and acquired traits (5-N.2)
      • Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement (5-N.3)