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Grade 5 Curriculum
Section 1. Water, a Liquid

Scientist Case

The Child and the Scientist

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The Child:  What makes the particulate model of matter so challenging for students?

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The Scientist:
What are materials made of?

Formative Assessment Examples

Investigation 2 and Investigation 5

Additional Resources

Aral Sea: Why are these ships in a field? used in Investigation 1 (also used in Investigation 17)

Interactive Table of Weight and Volume of Water and Sand Data use in (Investigation 3)

315 Dots per Page used in Investigation 5 (also used in Investigation 9 and others)

Section 2. Water to Vapor

Scientist Case

The Child and the Scientist

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The Child:
The Challenges of Learning about Evaportation and Condensation

Photograph of Roger Tobin

The Scientist:
What's important about evaporation and condensation?

Formative Assessment Examples

Investigation 6 and Investigation 9

Additional Resources

Annotated Drawing used in Investigations 6 (also Investigations 14 and 15)

315 Dots per Page used in Investigation 9 (also used in Investigation 5 and others)

Section 3. Water to Ice

Scientist Case

Classroom Case

Investigation 11

The Child and the Scientist

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The Child:
The Challenges of Learning About Freezing/Melting

Photograph of Roger Tobin

The Scientist:
What's important about freezing and melting?

Formative Assessment Example

Investigation 11

Additional Resources

The Particle Magnifier used in Investigations 12 (also Investigation 16)

Section 4. Air, a Gas

Scientist Case

The Child and the Scientist

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The Child:
The Challenges of Learning About Air and Other Gases

Photograph of Roger Tobin

The Scientist:
What's important about air and gases?

Formative Assessment Examples

Investigation 13 and Investigation 14

Additional Resources

Balloons on a Pan Balance Video used in Investigation 13

Annotated Drawing used in Investigations 14 and 15 (also in Investigations 6)

The Particle Magnifier used in Investigations 16 (also Investigation 12)

Section 5. Two Scales

Formative Assessment Example

Investigation 17

Additional Resources

Aral Sea: Why are these ships in a field? used in Investigation 17 (also used in Investigation 1)

Additional Resources

Goals and Talk Moves Checklist  Use this tool to plan and reflect

Reflection Tool (pdf)

How the Inquiry Project Investigations Reflect the Science Framework - Grade 5 (pdf)