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 lesson, students will learn the importance of water and how people in other countries do not have clean water to drink. First, students will research water conservation within their own communities. They will discover how water is purified and the steps necessary to keep our water sources clean. The students will then conduct research on the people of Sudan and how difficult obtaining clean drinking water can be. Students will conclude this lesson by building their own homemade water filters. This lesson was developed by Christina Hartzell 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.

This informational text discusses the unique property of ice - that it floats in liquid water. Students learn why this occurs and how ice is necessary for life in the polar regions. The text is written at a grade four through grade five reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.

As students are learning about substances, mixtures, and solutions, they will participate in several experiments that involve chemical reactions using regular household products. Some experiments will produce gas or create something that will grow. Students will work in groups of 2-3 students to make a car move using the result of a chemical reaction from combining two or more household substances. They will present their project to the class.

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.

Come join us on an adventure exploring our important waterways from the mountains to the sea. As we travel down these waterways, we will be using biofacts and live animals to connect our native wildlife to these vital ecosystems.

We have created helpful clips if you are unable to watch the whole video:
4.L.1
Salamander and Bad Water (1 min)= https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=975

5.P.2
Water Basins (2 min) = https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=152

8.E.1
Mountain Basins (1 min)= https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=199
Piedmont Basins (2 min) = https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=1822
Coastal Basins (2 min) = https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=2551

Animal Ambassador Clips:
Spotted Salamander (4 min) = https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=691
Eastern Box Turtle (5 min) = https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=1317
Gopher Frog (3 min) = https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=2375

Conservation Clips:
Keep water clean (3 min) = https://youtu.be/y3p6gTjCbCM?t=2664