5th Grade Science Assignments

I am made of cloth. I am used by campers. A person can sleep in me. I am not a tent. What am I?

What has many keys but can't open any doors?

What cool snack do you like to eat on a hot day?

Where would you never want to wear roller skates, and why?

What is your favorite tiny creature, and why?

There will be a lunar eclipse very early tomorrow morning. The peak will be at 4:18 am, and it will end at 6 am. What causes a lunar eclipse? Will you try to get up early to see it?

Describe one adaptation that helps a creature thrive in the dark.

Sunday, May 23rd is World Turtle Day! Share someplace where you have seen turtles, or a fun fact about turtles.

Why should we care about ocean temperatures warming up? How does it affect us?

Have you ever been in a cave? If so, where was it?

Share a silly joke.

May is National Pet Month. Name something amazing that a pet can do that can help people.

Today is National Frog Jumping Day! Share your favorite place to look for frogs or a fun fact about frogs.

Which of the following will lead to MORE flooding during a hurricane

After seeing the ladybug larva and pupa last week during the Zoom animal visit, have you found any this week? If so, where, and do you know what kind of plant they were on?

What type of flower has the most ferocious roar?

There are so many flowers that bloom in May. What type of flower is your favorite, and why?

Tomorrow is National Space Day, a day to celebrate the extraordinary achievements, benefits, and opportunities in the exploration and use of space. Share a space joke or fun fact.

What is your favorite endangered species and why?
(For any interested artists, San Leandro is having an Endangered Species Youth Art Contest. The deadline for this optional, fun activity is this Friday. Details are in the attached flyer.)

Today is Bird Day, a day to enjoy the birds around us and remember how important they are to the environment. Describe one way that birds help the environment.

Answer the question in at least 3 sentences.


Were you surprised at how little fresh water there is compared to salt water? (Make sure to say yes or no) Why or why not? (Make sure to answer with evidence and support for your answer).

Today is World Sun Day, created by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 to promote solar power for sustainable energy. Name something in your house or neighborhood that is solar powered.

What is your favorite thing to eat that grows on a tree?

Share a fun fact about trees.

This is something that’s often green
Because of photosynthesis
You might turn over a new one
And it is part of a lettuce

What am I?

This Friday will be Arbor Day. What type of tree is your favorite, and why?

Tell me what's happening in the video (1 sentence). Then write a claim of why you think the different strips are heating up in different ways. (at least 2 sentences)

What did Obi Wan Kenobi say to the tree on Earth Day?

Answer the following questions: After looking at the results of the virtual lab, what can you conclude? Why did the temperature increase? Why did it decrease? What caused the changes in temperature? Mention at least 2 temperatures you recorded from the soil and the water from your records within your conclusion. 

Here are some sentence starters:“After leaving the soil under the sun…”Example: "When the soil was left under the sun, the temperature kept increasing. From the 6th minute to the 9th minute, the temperature increased from 34˚ to 37˚.After looking at the results, ..."

1. Go on the website.
2. Click View All. 
3. Answer: What is the difference between all 3 states? How are the different particles moving? Be as descriptive as possible and you have to mention all 3 states in your answer.

Name an animal that helps protect the Earth and explain how.

In celebration of Earth Day this week, what will you do to help protect the Earth?

Where is your favorite place in nature, and why?

Watch the video for instructions for the questions that you have to drag and drop!

What kind of trees do the beautiful yellow and black orioles like to build their nests in?

What is your favorite part of spring?

How do people negatively affect water quality even if they live far away?

About what percent of water is in the oceans? Why is this important to know?

List 4 sources of freshwater.

What goes up when the rain goes down?

Which of the statements below is FALSE?

What has no fingers, but many rings?

Each color and level represents different layers of the atmosphere. 

There are different activities or composition specific to each of the layers. 
On the right side of the slide, list what happens in that layer. Do airplanes fly there? What is the composition of air there?
On the left side, attach google images to represent what you listed as a characteristic of that specific layer. 

What is small, round, and colorful, and gets hidden over and over again?

What is something that makes you laugh?

Flowers in bloom, and rain showers I bring. I live in your mattress and even trampolines. What am I?

What can run, but can't walk?

There are five holes in the ground and four seeds. A little boy plants one seed in the second hole. Then, a seed exactly to the right of that seed. Next, he plants a seed in the 5th hole, and finally, he plants a seed four holes to the left of that. Which hole did not get a seed?

What is something that makes you smile?

I fall, but I don't get hurt. I pour, but I'm not a jug. I help plants grow, but I'm not the sun. What am I?

Unscramble the following letters to spell a local, migrating bird:
rdcea wgniwxa

previously known was the Planet Research project but not everyone has a planet so I've renamed it.

Suggestions:
MODEL (can be in the form of a styrofoam ball or painting, etc.) - showing structure, same color, you would still have to describe it and explain it
VIDEO or commercial - invite others to come to the planet (you will still talk about its features)
SONG - it can be a rap, slow song, etc. just make sure that you talk about how big it is, what it looks like, and other pictures.
POEM - it can be any type of poem, still has to talk about the features!
Other - Kahoot (you only need 5 questions)

When does a potato stop being Irish?

How many coins can a leprechaun fit in an empty pot?

What kind of a bow cannot be tied?

This week's Daily Check-In questions are Irish themed for St. Patrick's Day.
What Irish rock is as light as a feather?

Log what the Moon looks like every day

Name a special animal ability that you wish that you had. Why?

Why do scientists think that burrowing owls collect and place animal dung right outside their burrows?

Name some marsupials other than a kangaroo.

What do you call a turtle that can fly?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdizCdMPH5Q --> Watch the video to refresh your memory

only retake IF YOU DO NOT like your original score

Name the 8 planets in order starting from the closest planet to the sun.

Would you rather be a cactus, or a toadstool, or a rose? Why?

Would you rather be a dog or a cat? Why?

In celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2nd, each Daily Check-In this week will be a creative and silly question from one of his books.

Would you rather be a bullfrog or a butterfly? Why?

I can follow you for thousands of miles and not miss home. I do not fear cold or fire, and I desire neither food nor drink. But I disappear when the sun sets behind the western mountains. Who am I?

They look like twin brothers, both sturdy and tall. They work together and go everywhere together. But they only go near solid food and do not care for soup. Who are they?

It works hard all its life, counting numbers day and night, but never gets past 12. What is it?

Attach Image Here

In honor of Chinese New Year, all the daily check-ins this week will be traditional Chinese riddles.
Sometimes it is curved like a smile, other times it is round like a plate. (Hint: something in space) What am I?

Why didn't the orange finish the relay race?

Would you rather have a paper copy or a digital notebook for your vocabulary packet?

(If we end up doing the digital copy, you can take pictures of what you draw or just draw through Google Drawings. I will teach you how to do this if you don't already know)

What do comets, horses and pennies have in common?

Did you see any birds this weekend? If so, what kind? Did you submit any observations for the Great Backyard Bird Count?

When do you want to do the Moon Phases Model?

Have you seen any of the birds that we studied for the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend? Are you planning to participate?

What kind of bird does not need to go to the barber?

Name some local animals that hibernate in the Bay Area.

Would you rather have feet or flippers? Why?

Read pages 19-24 and answer the following questions:
1. Who was Galileo?
2. What was he first to do?
3. What is the purpose of a telescope?
4. Why are modern telescopes built on mountaintops or put into space?

Attach drawings here

Tell me what you're going to use for your model. Oreos? Painting? Play-doh? Something else?

If a rooster lays an egg on the roof of an A-frame house, which way will it roll?

Name something that you crack other than eggs.

Which bird was your favorite one from the Great Backyard Bird Count presentation yesterday? Why? What do you remember about it?

What is your favorite reptile? Why?

1. What are some of the objects you can see in the night sky that you can't see in the day sky?
2. Which object is the brightest object in the night sky?
3. Which star is the closes to Earth?
4. Look at the picture of the crescent Moon (page 18) What is the other bright object you can see in the night sky? (Hint: look at the caption of the image)

Why don't bears wear socks?

Do you think the stars can tell you the time of night? Why or why not?

What changes did you see in the daytime sky over the course of the 4 seasons?

What do astronauts use to stay warm?

When you watch a sunset, is the Sun really moving across the sky? What's happening?

Do you prefer dogs or cats? Why?

Answer all of the discussion questions:

1. Have you ever seen the Sun rise or set? Describe what you saw.
2. Since we know that Earth moves around the Sun, why does it seem as though Earth stands still and the Sun moves across the sky?
3. Which way would you face to look in the direction of the Sun in the morning? In the middle of the day? In the afternoon?
What happens to the location of the Sun in the sky throughout the day?
4. Do any other objects in the sky appear to move in the same way as the Sun? Explain.

Why did the moon skip dinner?

Would you rather write the words for a story, or create the artwork? Why?

Explain why we need a leap year. Is it because of Earth’s orbit or rotation?

What do you call an alligator in a vest?

Summarize what you learned last week and what we just talked about during the review in 2-3 COMPLETE sentences.

Riddle:
Why is a math book always stressed?

Attach pictures to this assignment

1. Choose an object to observe - a toothpick, a stick?
2. Place the object on the ground standing up.
3. Pick a spot around the object.
4. Take picture on that SAME EXACT spot at 9:00 AM.
5. Then, take another picture around noon.
6. Finally, take another picture before sunset.
***Remember to always take the picture from the SAME spot.
7. Please provide a caption for each image that you submit WITH THE TIME of when you took it.

Riddle:
Round as globes,
from the earth they peep,
when they shed their robes
they make us weep.

What am I?

Riddle:
Always restless,
always free,
can open doors,
and fell a tree.

What am I?

Answer in COMPLETE sentences:
1. What is a definition of a star and how does it work?
2. What is Betelgeuse?
3. What is a habitable zone?

Riddle:
Made from a worm
but soft and light,
keeps you cool in the day,
and warm at night.

What am I?

1. Why should you never look directly at the sun?
2. What are stars made out of?
3. What do stars produce?
4. What is a light year and what is it used to measure?
5. How long does it take sunlight to travel to the Earth?
6. Why did Zoe’s candle appear brighter than Izzy’s candle even though they are the same size?
7. Why does Dr. Jeff’s large flame appear to be the same size as Izzy’s even though it was larger?
8. What do you think might happen to Earth’s water if it were closer to the sun? Further away?

1. What is the closest star to the earth?
2. How many stars are in our solar system?
3. Why do some stars in the sky look brighter than others?
4. If two stars were exactly the same size but one was much further from the Earth, what might you observe?

Answer all questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES:
1. Why does our sun appear so much bigger and brighter than other stars?

2. Why is the distance of a planet to the star it orbits very important?

3. How does a star’s brightness change as it gets closer? How about as it gets bigger?

Riddle:
Dropping from the sky
More beautiful than rain
There are no two pieces
That’ll ever look the same

What am I?

Would you rather have your only mode of transportation be a alligator or a giraffe?

Would you rather give up being able to shower for a month or using the internet for a month?

Would you rather be an amazing painter or a brilliant mathematician?

Would you rather be able to teleport anywhere or be able to read minds?

Answer the following questions:
1. Who are engineers? Hint: (0:24 seconds in the video) "People who..."
2. What are different types of engineers? Name at least 2.
3. What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

After watching this video, https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=BEF78 you should be able to complete the Exit Ticket.

1. What is matter?
2. What are ways that mixtures can be separated?

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. What experiments have we done?
2. What vocabulary words do you remember?
3. Which one has been your favorite? Why?

Watch the video first. Then, answer the questions:

1. What did the dad ask the kids to do?
2. How did the kids do? Did they do it correctly on the first try?
3. Why is it important to be specific?
4. What was the funniest part of the video?

Try this instead of the Kahoot!

Watch this video on your own: https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=E4BE7

You will answer the questions in the Notes Page while you are watching the video.

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

ONLY watch EXPLORATION
You DO NOT have to do the activity

Answer the writing prompts on your Daily Journal so that I know that you watched the Exploration Video.
You only have to watch the video. You do NOT have to do the experiment, it is optional.

Find 4 examples of mixtures in your house or outside. Answer the questions in the Google Doc regarding each of your examples.

Answers must be written in complete and cohesive sentences.

Attach the photos in the Google Doc below.