This course will cover the 5th Grade NGSS  Science Standards in a hands-on and engaging way! Seed and Stem Learning Center believes that students learn science best through exploration, group work, and hands-on activities. Real-world problems, situations, and problem-based learning will drive student inquiry throughout this course. Students will have multiple opportunities to interact with other students and their instructors throughout this course in order to get the most out of their online experience. 

Students will be given one lesson a week that will involve instruction, demonstrations, and experiments. The rest of the week will provide students the opportunity to complete projects, interact with other classmates through platforms such as Outschool discussions, games, and complete online simulations. Students will receive a homework packet every week. This packet will have multiple activities and assignments to choose from including reading comprehension passages, videos, and corresponding questions, at-home labs and experiments, and traditional worksheets. Students can complete one option a week or choose to complete additional assignments. 

Students will have multiple performance assessments throughout the course in order to assess their understanding in addition to problem-based learning projects and experiments. 

The following topics will be covered during this course:
Unit 5: Ecology
Week 1: Types of Organisms
Week 2: Food Chains and Webs
Week 3: Nutrient Cycling
Week 4: Biomes and Ecosystems

Unit 6: Human Impact
Week 5: Human Impact on the Environment
Week 6: Types of Pollution
Week 7: Human Impact on other Species
Week 8: Solving Environmental Problems

Unit 7: Earth's History
Week 9: The Early Earth
Week 10: History of Life on Earth
Week 11: Fossils
Week 12: Studying Earth's Past

Unit 8: Earth's Systems
Week 13: Earth's Systems
Week 14: Earth's Hydrosphere
Week 15: The Atmosphere
Week 16: Clouds

Due to the fact that this is a flexible course, students who are already taking 5th grade Science can enroll for additional support and practice. Homeschooled students can enroll for a complete 5th grade Science curriculum. Videos will be uploaded weekly along with practice assignments, homework, and additional resources. Students will use the Outschool classroom to access all materials and homework.

The weekly schedule will include the following:
Monday: Pre-Recorded video lesson with instruction of the concept. Students will be given an assignment to complete by the end of the week.
Tuesday-Thursday: Students will work on their assignments on their own. They can message their instructor for additional assistance during this time.
Friday: Students will turn in their assignment to be graded by the instructor.

Students will participate in engaging and interactive platforms such as Kahoot, EdPuzzle and Quizziz in order for me to accurately assess.