5th grade Instructional Guide

GRADE5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 3: Earth’s Interactive Systems

Module: Earth’s Water System Lesson 1: Water Distribution on Earth Lesson 3: Effects of the Hydrosphere

Module: Earth’s Other Systems Lesson 1: Effects of the Geosphere Lesson 2: Effects of the Atmosphere Lesson 3: Effects of the Biosphere STEM Module Project: Design a Rainwater Collection System

that represents the availability of freshwater on Earth. Differentiated Activity - Choose 1 of the 3 listed Engineering Challenge or STEM Career Connection or Extend It

Elaborate: Inquiry Activity

30min.

4 16-17 20

Evaluate

10min.

Review: Review ELA standards for writing an informational paragraph with evidence.

18-19

20min.

Learning Intention: I am learning that the Earth is covered in many different sources of water so that I can measure, estimate, graph, and find percentages of water distribution on Earth. Success Criteria: I’ll know that I have learned it when I can compare the quantity of saltwater vs. freshwater and provide evidence for the distribution of water on Earth.

Can be done in ELAblock

POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS ● STEM Module Project Launch: Design a Rainwater Collection System

● Use the link to further read and research about Earth’s water. Advanced learners can read more about this and report what they learned back to the class via PowerPoint or other presentation methods.