Gizmos for Minnesota - Science: 5th Grade (Academic Standards adopted 2019)

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

1: : Exploring phenomena or engineering problems

1.1: : Asking questions and defining problems

1.1.1: : Students will be able to ask questions about aspects of the phenomena they observe, the conclusions they draw from their models or scientific investigations, each other’s ideas, and the information they read.

1.1.1.1: : Physical Science

5P.1.1.1.1: : Ask investigatable questions and predict reasonable outcomes about the changes in energy, related to speed, that occur when objects interact.

1.2: : Planning and carrying out investigations

1.2.1: : Students will be able to design and conduct investigations in the classroom, laboratory, and/or field to test students’ ideas and questions, and will organize and collect data to provide evidence to support claims the students make about phenomena.

1.2.1.1: : Physical Science

5P.1.2.1.2: : Evaluate appropriate methods and tools to identify materials based on their properties prior to investigation.

1.2.1.2: : Life Science

5L.1.2.1.3: : Plan and conduct an investigation to obtain evidence that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

2: : Looking at data and empirical evidence to understand phenomena or solve problems

2.1: : Analyzing and interpreting data

2.1.1: : Students will be able to represent observations and data in order to recognize patterns in the data, the meaning of those patterns, and possible relationships between variables.

2.1.1.1: : Physical Science

5P.2.1.1.1: : Analyze and interpret data to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

2.2: : Using mathematics and computational thinking

2.2.1: : Students will be able to use mathematics to represent physical variables and their relationships; compare mathematical expressions to the real world; and engage in computational thinking as they use or develop algorithms to describe the natural or designed worlds.

2.2.1.1: : Physical Science

5P.2.2.1.1: : Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.

3: : Developing possible explanations of phenomena or designing solutions to engineering problems

3.1: : Developing and using models

3.1.1: : Students will be able to develop, revise, and use models to represent the students’ understanding of phenomena or systems as they develop questions, predictions and/or explanations, and communicate ideas to others.

3.1.1.1: : Physical Science

5P.3.1.1.1: : Develop and refine a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

5P.3.1.1.2: : Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, and motion and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the Sun.

3.1.1.2: : Life Science

5L.3.1.1.3: : Create an electronic visualization of the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

3.2: : Constructing explanations and designing solutions

3.2.1: : Students will be able to apply scientific principles and empirical evidence (primary or secondary) to explain the causes of phenomena or identify weaknesses in explanations developed by the students or others.

3.2.1.1: : Physical Science

5P.3.2.1.1: : Construct an explanation based on evidence relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

4: : Communicating reasons, arguments and ideas to others

4.1: : Engaging in argument from evidence

4.1.2: : Students will be able to argue from evidence to justify the best solution to a problem or to compare and evaluate competing designs, ideas, or methods.

4.1.2.1: : Life Science

5L.4.1.2.1: : Evaluate the merit of a solution to a problem caused by changes in plant and animal populations as a result of environmental changes.

Correlation last revised: 3/14/2023

Minnesota - Science: 5th Grade

Academic Standards | Adopted: 2019

1: : Exploring phenomena or engineering problems

2: : Looking at data and empirical evidence to understand phenomena or solve problems

3: : Developing possible explanations of phenomena or designing solutions to engineering problems

4: : Communicating reasons, arguments and ideas to others