SALTA 5th grade

GRADE 5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 2: Ecosystems

Module: Matter in Ecosystems Lesson 1: Plant Survival

TOTAL TIME: 430 MIN About 3 Weeks

Lesson 2: Interactions of Living Things

Module: Energy in Ecosystems

Lesson 3: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

4. Graph the growth of plants in different soils. 5. Research different types of controlled environments used in agriculture. 6. Biotic and Abiotic factors within an ecosystem. 7. Living things interact with each other in an ecosystem. 8. Matter moves between the sun, plants and animals in an ecosystem. 9. Invasive species negatively impact an ecosystem. VOCABULARY

● Energy ● Phoem ● Stomata ● Transpiration ● Xylem ● Abiotic factor ● Biotic factor ● Habitat ● Invasive species MATERIALS NEEDED ● Soil ● Cotton balls

● Predator ● Prey ● Consumer ● Energy fow ● Food chain ● Food web ● producer

● Plastic baggies ● 1 package of yeast ● Paper towel

● seeds(lima beans) ● Water ● Gloves ● Plastic cps ● Gravel ● Sand ● Beakers ● Ruler ● 2 small pieces of banana

● Marker ● balance ● Large Index card ● Clothespins ● 10 “Energy Chips” - can be bingo chips, beans, math counters, etc., whistle for teacher

READING STREET CONNECTIONS

ENVISION CONNECTIONS

● How Do Plants Grow? Linda Yoshizawa

● 4th Grade Problem Solving Mat “How a Plant Is Pollinated?” ● Topic 2 Opener Math and Science Project: Producers and Consumers (pg. 55)