Gizmos for Virginia - Science: 5th Grade (Standards of Learning adopted 2018)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

1: : Scientific and Engineering Practices

5.1: : The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices by

5.1.a: : asking questions and defining problems

5.1.a.1: : ask testable questions based on observations and predict reasonable outcomes based on patterns

5.1.a.3: : define design problems that can be solved through the development of an object, tool, process, or system

5.1.b: : planning and carrying out investigations

5.1.b.1: : collaboratively plan and conduct investigations to produce data

5.1.b.2: : identify independent variable, dependent variables, and constants

5.1.b.3: : determine data that should be collected to answer a testable question

5.1.b.4: : take metric measurements using appropriate tools

5.1.c: : interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating data

5.1.c.1: : represent and analyze data using tables and graphs

5.1.d: : constructing and critiquing conclusions and explanations

5.1.d.2: : describe how scientific ideas apply to design solutions

5.1.d.3: : generate and compare multiple solutions to problems based on how well they meet the criteria and constraints

5.1.e: : developing and using models

5.1.e.1: : develop models using an analogy, example, or abstract representation to describe a scientific principle or design solution

2: : Force, Motion, and Energy

5.2: : The student will investigate and understand that energy can take many forms. Key ideas include

5.2.a: : energy is the ability to do work or to cause change;

5.2.b: : there are many different forms of energy;

5.2.c: : energy can be transformed; and

5.2.d: : energy is conserved.

5.3: : The student will investigate and understand that there is a relationship between force and energy of moving objects. Key ideas include

5.3.a: : moving objects have kinetic energy;

5.3.b: : motion is described by an object’s direction and speed;

5.3.c: : changes in motion are related to net force and mass;

5.3.d: : when objects collide, the contact forces transfer energy and can change objects’ motion; and

5.3.e: : friction is a force that opposes motion.

5.4: : The student will investigate and understand that electricity is transmitted and used in daily life. Key ideas include

5.4.a: : electricity flows easily through conductors but not insulators;

5.4.b: : electricity flows through closed circuits;

5.4.d: : electrical energy can be transformed into radiant, mechanical, and thermal energy; and

5.4.e: : a current flowing through a wire creates a magnetic field.

5.5: : The student will investigate and understand that sound can be produced and transmitted. Key ideas include

5.5.a: : sound is produced when an object or substance vibrates;

5.6: : The student will investigate and understand that visible light has certain characteristics and behaves in predictable ways. Key ideas include

5.6.b: : the visible spectrum includes light with different wavelengths;

5.6.c: : matter influences the path of light; and

5.6.d: : radiant energy can be transformed into thermal, mechanical, and electrical energy.

3: : Matter

5.7: : The student will investigate and understand that matter has properties and interactions. Key ideas include

5.7.c: : energy has an effect on the phases of matter.

4: : Earth and Space Systems

5.8: : The student will investigate and understand that Earth constantly changes. Key ideas include

5.8.b: : plate tectonics describe movement of the crust;

5.8.c: : the rock cycle models the transformation of rocks;

5.8.d: : processes such as weathering, erosion, and deposition change the surface of the Earth; and

5.8.e: : fossils and geologic patterns provide evidence of Earth’s change.

5: : Earth Resources

5.9: : The student will investigate and understand that the conservation of energy resources is important. Key ideas include

5.9.a: : some sources of energy are considered renewable and others are not;

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

Virginia - Science: 5th Grade

Standards of Learning | Adopted: 2018

1: : Scientific and Engineering Practices

2: : Force, Motion, and Energy

3: : Matter

4: : Earth and Space Systems

5: : Earth Resources