Welcome to 5th grade science! 5th grade science is broken into four quarters. This curriculum is packed full of fun facts, hands-on activities, and interactive learning. I believe that to understand a concept students, and grown-ups, need to jump in and experience it! Class will start with a brief presentation, game, or video. We will learn a little about the topic of the week and then dive into our activity. 

After class there will be a post-activity that is optional. This may include another hands-on experiment/activity, worksheet, or videos. I encourage students to share stories or show artifacts that have to do with the topic. This is optional, but always a fun way for students to be interactive! 

I encourage classroom conversation as I am always trying to post questions, reminders, and conversation starters. I love checking in during the week, espeically if we have an on-going experiment that we are observing!

**Students do not need to take these quarter courses in order**
**Please note quarter 3 covers whole body systems while this quarter briefly introduces organs, cells, tissues, etc.** 

Topics for this quarter: 
Week one- Insects vs. Humans
Week two- Other animals vs. Humans 
Week three- Body organs class #1 - Covering the brain, heart, and lungs
Week four- Body organs class #2 - Covering the stomach, instestines, and kidneys 
Week five- Body organs class #3 - Covering the skin 
Week six- Cells class #1
Week seven- Cells class #2
Week eight- Body tissues 
Week nine- Essential elements found in the body- Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and calcium  
Week ten- How it all works together and introduction to quarter 3 

Please let me know if you have any questions!