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

Ecosystems

Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can identify biotic and abiotic factors within an ecosystem. I am learning about how invasive species affect the ecosystem and how animals in ecosystems depend on each other so that I can explain how plant and animal lives are interconnected. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can explain what happens in an ecosystem when an invasive species is introduced into the ecosystem, and how predators and prey affect other aspects of the ecosystem. I am learning how to think like an entomologist so that I can determine how an ant’s job contributes to the future survival of its species. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can discuss with my class how an ant’s job contributes to the future survival of its species. I can show my knowledge of how living things interact with one another in their ecosystems, such as the leafcutter ants and plants. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can summarize living interactions with one another within their ecosystems.

Can be done in ELABlock

Explain:

30 min. Learning Intentions:

28-21

Lesson: Close Read

Can be done in ELAblock

Elaborate:

20 min Learning Intentions:

32-33

Lesson: What Does an Entomologist Do? Can be done in ELAblock

Evaluate:

25 min. Learning Intentions:

34-36

Can be done in ELAblock