5th grade Instructional Guide

GRADE5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 2: Ecosystems

Module: Matter in Ecosystems Lesson 1: Plant Survival

Lesson 2: Interactions of Living Things

Module: Energy in Ecosystems

Lesson 3: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

● 5.3.4 Formative Assessment

VOCABULARY ● Energy ● Phoem ● Stomata

● Predator ● Prey ● Consumer ● Energy flow ● Food chain ● Foodweb ● producer

● Transpiration ● Xylem ● Abiotic factor ● Biotic factor ● Habitat ● Invasive species

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

● Utilize ACT (Access Complex Text) and EL Support in the Curriculum ● Make connections each day to the phenomenon. ● Explicitly teach the CER model to students for explaining phenomenon. ● Utilize the Leveled Library for additional background reading about content. ● Utilize the STEM career connections and other activities found in the Elaborate portion of the lesson.

Extension

MATERIALS NEEDED

● Plastic baggies ● 1 package of yeast ● Paper towel

● Phenomena Posters ● Vocabulary Cards ● Soil ● Cotton balls ● seeds(lima beans) ● Water ● Gloves ● Plastic cups

● Marker ● balance ● Large Index card ● Clothespins ● 10 “Energy Chips” - can be bingo chips,