Gizmos for North Carolina - Science: 5th Grade (Standard Course of Study adopted 2023)

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

1: : Matter and its Interactions

PS.5.1: : Understand the interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur.

PS.5.1.1: : Carry out investigations to compare the weight of objects before and after an interaction.

PS.5.1.2: : Carry out investigations to explain whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

PS.5.1.3: : Carry out investigations to compare how heating and cooling affect some materials and how this relates to their purpose and practical applications.

2: : Motion and Stability- Forces and Interactions

PS.5.2: : Understand force, motion, and the relationship between them.

PS.5.2.1: : Carry out investigations to explain how factors such as gravity, friction, and change in mass affect the motion of objects.

PS.5.2.2: : Use mathematics and computational thinking to infer the motion of an object (including position, direction, and speed).

3: : From Molecules to Organisms- Structures and Processes

LS.5.1: : Understand how structures and systems of the human body perform functions necessary for life.

LS.5.1.2: : Use models to compare the major systems of the human body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, muscular, skeletal, nervous) as it relates to their functions necessary for life.

4: : Ecosystems- Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

LS.5.2: : Understand the interdependence of plants and animals within their ecosystem.

LS.5.2.2: : Use models to classify organisms within an ecosystem according to the function they serve: producers, consumers, or decomposers.

LS.5.2.3: : Use models to infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationships of plants and animals to their ecosystem.

5: : Heredity- Inheritance and Variation of Traits

LS.5.3: : Understand some characteristics of an organism are inherited and other characteristics are acquired.

LS.5.3.1: : Ask questions to compare instincts and learned behaviors.

LS.5.3.2: : Ask questions to compare inherited and acquired traits.

6: : Earth’s Systems

ESS.5.1: : Understand how Earth systems (hydrosphere and atmosphere) impact patterns of weather and climate.

ESS.5.1.1: : Analyze and interpret data to compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.

ESS.5.1.2: : Analyze and interpret weather data to explain current and upcoming weather conditions (including severe weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes) in a given location.

ESS.5.1.4: : Use models to explain how the sun’s energy drives the processes of the water cycle (including evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation).

Correlation last revised: 10/12/2023

North Carolina - Science: 5th Grade

Standard Course of Study | Adopted: 2023