5th Grade

Science
Curriculum
by: Peter Hunt, Austin Marshall,
Scottie Fischer, and Jonathan
Stickle

Our Curriculum
1 Teacher Demo
Elephant Toothpaste
3 Student Activities
Atom Model, Carbon Cycle Online Game, Periodic Puzzle
5 Labs
Conductivity Lab, Chemical Properties Lab, States of Matter Lab, Balloon
Lab, Salt Lab
Cumulative quiz on the topics covered

Experiment A
Objective:

Students know metals have properties in common, such as high electrical and
thermal conductivity. Some metals, such as aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), silver
(Ag), and gold (Au), are pure elements; others, such as steel and brass, are composed of a
combination of elemental metals.
1. Conductivity Experiment to express different element properties
a. Use a simple electric circuit to demonstrate properties of conductivity
b. Use materials from different element groups to show different properties
i. for example use copper, sodium, aluminum, silicon, ect.
c. place the material in part of the circuit with the light to see how some keep it lit and
others act as resistors closing off the circuit and causing the bulb to not light.

Experiment B
Objective: Students know all matter is made of atoms, which may combine to form molecules.
1. diagram of an atom and how they join together by sharing electrons
a. Atoms have an equal amount of protons and electrons. Atoms have valence shells, the
first can hold 2 electrons, the second can hold 8, and so can the rest can hold 8 valence
electron with a total electron count of 18 after the 3rd period. Atoms can combine to
form molecules, and example is with H2O. Both hydrogens have one electron and can
hold up to two. The oxygen atom has 6 electrons and can hold 8 so the 3 join together so
that both of the hydrogen atoms share their electron with the oxygen giving oxygen 8
and the oxygen shares with the hydrogen making them both have 2.

Experiment C
Objective: Students know properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous substances, such as sugar (C6
H O6 ), water (H2 O), helium (He), oxygen (O2 ), nitrogen (N2 ), and carbon 12 dioxide (CO2 ).
1. How heat changes the state of matter
a. Balloon experiment
i. Heat balloon to see it expand, cool it to see it shrink
b. Heat makes atoms move faster, cold makes them go slower. When the atoms move
faster they try to move farther expanding the balloon. When they move slower they start
to come closer to one another making it shrink.

Experiment D
Objective: Students know that each element is made of one kind of atom and that the elements
are organized in the periodic table by their chemical properties.
1. Periodic Puzzle activity
a. Students will be given a blank periodic table and a list of the first 32 elements
b. They will place them in the correct spots on the periodic table.
c. This can be done twice, once before learning the setup of the periodic table to see what
they know and again after learning about it to make sure they retained the information.

19

He

Ca

20

Li

Sc

21

Be

Ti

22

23

Cr

24

Mn

25

Fe

26

Co

27

Ne

10

Ni

28

Na

11

Cu

29

Mg

12

Zn

30

Al

13

Ga

31

Si

14

Ge

32

15

As

33

16

Se

34

Cl

17

Br

35

Ar

18

Kr

36

Experiment E
Objective: Students know all matter is made of atoms, which may combine to form molecules.

Students know scientists have developed instruments that can create discrete images of atoms and
molecules that show that the atoms and molecules often occur in well-ordered arrays.
1. Atom Models
a. Amount of time= 1 day
i. Make a model of an atom to demonstrate what an atom would look like and its
parts. Materials: Wire to create valence shells, gobstoppers for protons, starburst
for neutrons, and mini marshmallows for electrons. Pick an easy atom like carbon
since it only has 6 electrons and protons.

Experiment F
Objective: Students know the common properties of salts, such as sodium chloride (NaCl).
1. Properties of Salts experiment
a. Students will be given an unknown solution (Salt Water) in a petri dish
b. They will observe the physical properties of the liquid
c. After observing they will place the dishes near the window overnight to let the water
evaporate. The next day they will see the leftover salt crystals and will observe it
d. They will be told that it is salt and shown a visual by the teacher show the solution, an
oversaturated solution, and an evaporated solution. From here the teacher will describe
the properties of salt as the students have seen them

Experiment G
Objective: Students know properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous substances, such as sugar (C6
H O6 ), water (H2 O), helium (He), oxygen (O2 ), nitrogen (N2 ), and carbon 12 dioxide (CO2 ).
1. what are these elements

Experiment H
Objective: Students know that during chemical reactions the atoms in the reactants rearrange to
form products with different properties.

What happens during a Chemical Reaction

1. Elephant toothpaste
a. In order to demonstrate how atoms in a chemical reaction change. The different atoms
create a new substance, the foam, from the original ones.
b. the atoms attach to each other creating the new substance, the foam.

Experiment I
Objective: Students know the common properties of salts, such as sodium chloride (NaCl).
Properties of salt
1. To show the properties of salts.
a. Dissolve salt in water and let sit until all of the water is evaporated away

Peace out Yall

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