This is an end of the year culminating project . Students will work on their own or in pairs to create a house that will help their family to survive the climate of a randomly chosen location. Students will use their knowledge or ecosystems, heating and cooling, and weather prediction and tracking to determine the proper supplies that will be needed to build a house for survival. The project will include weather research, house build planning, creating a mock-up, and presentation to the class. The project will conclude with a video detailing what they would change after collaboration with the class.

This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 5th grade Science content.

This resource accompanies our Rethink 5th Grade Science course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning. 

In this activity, students explore cloud formation and precipitation by observing and recording weather data, as well as setting up a "cloud chamber" to observe evaporated water vapor as it condenses and precipitates.

Students explore cloud formation. They observe clouds and learn about different cloud types and how they can be used to predict the weather.

Students will create a narrative as if they are one particular type of cloud.  This task is only intended to engage students in showing their knowledge of cloud types.  This resource does not completely cover 5.E.1.2.

Students will create a narrative as if they are one particular type of cloud.  This task is only intended to engage students in showing their knowledge of cloud types.  This resource does not completely cover 5.E.1.2.

Students will select and research a cloud type, draw their cloud and create an svg file of their drawing for 3D printing, and create a narrative as if they are that type of cloud.  Student products can be used to create a classroom Cloud Center designed for independent student use.  This task is intended to engage students in developing and demonstrating their knowledge of cloud types.  This resource does not completely cover 5.E.1.2.Clouds with Attitudes Author - RHONDA BURGESSCloud Types and Display Stands Author - devansic

Students imagine they are scientists or engineers designing a new space probe to explore our solar system. They choose a planet, review its weather factors, and use a rubric to gather information, make a plan, modify and/or test their plan, and create their design.

Students set up a school weather station to collect data on local weather conditions, disseminate local weather conditions to the school and surrounding community, and conduct a research study to see what they can learn by collecting weather data over a period of time.

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Science created this resource as part of an online workshop series, but you are welcome to use or modify it for your classroom. It includes a video and written directions for creating nature journals and tips for incorporating them into your classroom. For information on taking any the Nature Neighborhood online workshops for CEUs or EE credit, visit: https://naturalsciences.org/learn/educators/online-workshops.

Students will use their weather data charts from Lesson 1 and begin to make predictions on upcoming weather. This lesson was developed by Manda Stiegel as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.

In this lesson, students will investigate how convection happens in the atmosphere and how this affects weather on Earth.

In this lesson, students will observe clouds in the sky for a week during science class and discuss what the weather is like when we see certain clouds. During the second week the students will observe the clouds at home and keep a journal of the clouds they see.

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 5th Grade Science. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 5th Grade Science.

In this video, students learn that weather is a condition of the outside area at any time or place, and it is constantly changing. The climate, on the other hand, gives the big picture, or what the weather is like over a long period of time.

In this virtual resource, students will predict the weather using wind direction and cloud charts.

The wakelet site features videos demonstrating hands-on activities for students to complete at school in small, socially-distanced settings. Activities may also be adapted for at-home learning. Some activities incorporate an outdoor component, acknowledging the need to balance screen time with green time to support mental health. Tips for taking your students outside can be found here: https://education.eol.org/cnc_materials/TipsForTeachingOutside.pdf

In this activity, students use various methods to estimate the "precipitation" contents of three simulated "clouds" representing three different cloud types. Once the precipitation is released, students will compare their estimates to what is actually experienced on the ground. In addition to gaining an appreciation of weather forecasting issues and technologies, students will practice math skilld, including estimating, percentages, ratios, and averages.