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.
After reading several stories by Sandra Markle, and researching a landform of choice, students will make a list of adaptations that an animal living in that environment would need such as, fur, wings, claws, sharp teeth etc. Then using recycled materials such as paper rolls and craft materials such as wiggly eyes and pom poms, create a new animal.
In this lesson, students will explore and model how human body systems work together to perform functions necessary for life using the DASH robot.
Students will highlight how human body systems work together by using DASH animations.
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.
Video provided by Neuroscience students at Wake Forest University. This video is for elementary students explaining how the brain's motor cortex works.
In this short video, students will learn about maritime lore and the connection between mermaids and marine mammals.
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.
Let’s bring the inside out and discover how an animal’s skeleton tells us a lot about their behavior.
We have created helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full thing:
K.L.1 Bird vs. Bat Flight (16 min): https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=3197
3.L.1, 5.L.1 Skeletal Adaptations of a Hawk (7 min): https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=1080
3.L.1, 5.L.1 Bat Skeleton (3 min): https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=1888
3.L.1, 5.L.1 What can the skull tell us? (10 min): https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=2084
3.L.1, 5.L.1 Exoskeleton (2 min): https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=2705
3.L.1, 5.L.1 Why feces are important (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=2981
3.L.1, 5.L.1 Turtle Shell (3 min): https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=3197
Animal Encounters:
1. Braveheart the Red-tailed Hawk: https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=1078
2. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach: https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=2701
3. Franklin the Eastern Box Turtle: https://youtu.be/FWJ6htDggqA?t=2701
Come test your animal trivia skills and see if you can win the grand prize…bragging rights!!!
We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Male vs. Female Box Turtle (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=926
2.L.1 First stage of a frog's life cycle (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=758
4.L.1 Hedgehog sense of smell (3 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1238
4.L.1 Hedgehog Spines (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1503
4.L.1 Amphibian Skin (1 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=2088
5.L.1 Bioindicators (2 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=2152
7.L.1 Elephant feces/digestion (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1599
7.L.1 Giraffe Feces/Digestion (1 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1686
Animal Encounters:
1. Franklin the Eastern Box Turtle (5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=868
2. Waffles the African Pygmy Hedgehog (7 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1213
3. Forest the Spotted Salamander (5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1928
Animal Conservation:
1. Vulture Backpacks (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=305
2. Red Wolves (2 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=467
3. SMART (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=590
It’s baaaack! We have so many more animal trivia ideas, we decided to test your knowledge again!
We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
1.L.1 How groundhogs survive winter (1 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=2157
1.L.1 How Galapagos Tortoises survive winter (6 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=2236
3.L.1 Giraffe Anatomy (3 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=842
5.L.1 How wood frogs survive winter (1 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=2679
8.L.1 White-nose Syndrome (1 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1850
Animal Encounters:
1. Pogo the Ball Python (3 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=399
2. Carolina Gopher Frog (4 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1541
3. Wallace the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise (6 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=2236
Conservation Efforts:
1. Elephant Collaring (1 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=842
2. Virgin Island Tree Boa (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1422
3. Carolina Gopher Frog (4 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1542
4. Birds on the Marianas Islands (2 min 45 sec): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1138
In one end… out the other! Getting ready for the holiday feast? How good is your metabolism this holiday season? Join us to find out how food affects different animals and why some grow faster than others.
We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Types of eaters and digestive systems (30 sec): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=223
K.L.1 Elephant vs. Giraffe Digestion: https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=254
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 Ruminants (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=518
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 How Tarantulas eat (1 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=829
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 How birds eat (2 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=1205
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 How reptiles eat/digest (2 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=1328
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 Owl Pellets (2 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=1433
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 Snake Digestion (5.5 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=2722
Animal Encounters:
1. Gwen the Chilean Rose Haired Tarantula (5 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=829
2. Terra the Barred Owl (10 min 40 sec): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=1748
3. Gryphon the Northern Pine Snake (11 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=2679
Join us as we learn about the majestic giraffe. These gentle giants of Africa have some amazing features that make them stand out in the animal world!
We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Owl neck vs. Giraffe and human (4 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=1896
K.P.1 Giraffe Hoof (2 min): https://youtu.be/0mx3bkS6-Oc?t=2829
1.L.1 Bioindicators in habitat (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=3090
2.P.1 Giraffe Sounds (3 min 10 sec): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=3090
3.L.1 Giraffe Vertebrae (4 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=1635
3.L.1 Ossicones (4 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=3388
5.L.1 Giraffe Digestion (4 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=1055
5.L.1 Giraffe Heart (6 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=1280
5.L.1 Giraffe Vertebrae (4 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=1635
5.L.1 Giraffe Tongue (5 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=2452
5.L.1 Giraffe Skull (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=2761
5.L.1 Ossicones (4 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=3388
Animal Encounters:
1. Terra the Barred Owl (10 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=1853
2. Todd the Giant Marine Toad (5 min): https://youtu.be/gmSh06NuYFY?t=2889
Some owls love to eat skunks! Okay, so maybe their sense of smell is not great, but luckily they have other excellent senses that help them survive. Explore many more sense-sational adaptations and how the Zoo uses this information to aid in our animal’s welfare.
We have also created some helpful clips if you are unable to watch the whole video:
K.L.1
Dolphin Skull (3 min) = https://youtu.be/BXD2cN3g78Y?t=1654
5.L.1
How sight works (2 min) = https://youtu.be/BXD2cN3g78Y?t=190
How hearing works (1 min) = https://youtu.be/BXD2cN3g78Y?t=319
Animal Ambassador Clips:
Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (11 min)= https://youtu.be/BXD2cN3g78Y?t=672
Macklot's Python (17 min) = https://youtu.be/BXD2cN3g78Y?t=2581
Join us for our last Zoo Classroom and learn what Nikki’s top 10 favorite animal facts are! Make sure to bring your #1 favorite animal fact to share with us!
We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
4.L.1 Polar Bear Sense of Smell (2 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=178
5.L.1 Seal Whiskers (3 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=742
5.L.1 Snake Jaws (9 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1315
5.L.1 Giraffe Digestion (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2099
5.L.1 Bird Bones (2 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2193
5.L.1 Owl Silent Flight (3 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2641
5.L.2 Vampire Bat Saliva (2 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1201
7.L.1 Tarantula hairs, spinnerets, eyes, venom, etc. (6.5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=364
7.L.1 Elephant teeth/tusks (5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=911
7.L.1 Snake Jaws (9 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1315
7.L.1 Giraffe Digestion (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2099
7.L.1 Bird Bones (2 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2641
7.L.1 Owl Silent Flight (3 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2641
Animal Encounters:
1. Tarantula (6.5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=331
2. King Tut the Eastern King Snake (9 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1315
3. Terra the Barred Owl (9 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2885
Conservation Efforts:
SMART (4 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1845
Strap on a backpack and swoop in on the Zoo EDventure team! They will take you under their wings and share about our misunderstood feathered friend, the vulture.
We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Turkey Vultures vs. Black Vultures (2 min): https://youtu.be/m8C1bn44wio?t=787
2.L.2 Baby Behavior and Baby Feathers (3 min): https://youtu.be/m8C1bn44wio?t=560
5.L.1 Why vultures have bald heads (2 min): https://youtu.be/m8C1bn44wio?t=615
8.L.3 Vulture Stomach acid kills bad microbes (3 min): https://youtu.be/m8C1bn44wio?t=1962
Conservation Efforts:
Vultures in Africa (6 min): https://youtu.be/m8C1bn44wio?t=1501