5th Grade – NGSS – Energy and Matter in Ecosystems – Complete Science Unit

5th Grade: NGSS ALIGNED: Energy and Matter in Ecosystems

This product is a complete teaching unit of 13 hands-on, engaging lessons to teach Ecosystems fully aligned with the Fifth-grade NGSS standards. Also included is a collaborative end-of-unit project that utilizes the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices to apply their knowledge in a fun engineering and design project.

This unit covers the following NGSS standards:

5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, and 5-LS2-1.

APPROACH TO LEARNING

Unlock your students’ natural curiosity and passion for science with this interactive and hands-on teaching unit. Designed to connect with their prior knowledge and provide immersive experiences, this unit offers lessons that guide students through complex scientific principles in an accessible way. Students will actively participate in hands-on experiments and activities that make learning exciting and memorable. This unit promotes independent learning and encourages students to reflect on their understanding, helping them build a solid foundation of knowledge in a fun and stimulating environment.

WHAT’S COVERED?

In this unit, we look at the following topics:

• Lesson 1 – What makes something alive?
• Lesson 2 – Where do organisms obtain energy?
• Lesson 3 – How do organisms use energy?
• Lesson 4 -How do plants obtain energy?
• Lesson 5 – What do plants need to grow?
• Lesson 6 – What is an ecosystem?
• Lesson 7 -How do organisms interact in an ecosystem?
• Lesson 8 – How does energy flow between organisms?
• Lesson 9 – How does energy and matter move through a food web?
• Lesson 10 – How does population affect a food web?
• Lesson 11 – Why are decomposers important?
• Lesson 12 – How does matter cycle in an ecosystem?
• Lesson 13 – What disrupts an ecosystem?

Engineering and Design (NGSS) : “Mars Biodome” Project

See video intro here—-> VIDEO

In this end-of-unit project, the children will utilize their knowledge of energy and matter in ecosystems on a collaborative engineering task. They will embark on an engaging and interactive scientific adventure, where they will take on the role of ecosystem designers. They will be tasked with creating a biome of their choice, complete with a diverse and thriving ecosystem. Throughout the project, students will use their knowledge of energy and matter in ecosystems, as well as design principles, to guide them in building a model of their biome. The project provides a fun and stimulating learning experience, as well as an opportunity for students to explore their creativity and problem-solving skills.

——————–WHAT’S INCLUDED?———————

• Total of 13 core lessons + 1 End of Unit Project
• 13 Teaching Presentations: Available in both PPT and Google slides format
• Teacher Guide – A complete Teacher’s Guide with scripted lesson plans, unit overview, standards alignment & unit materials list
• Student Science Journal – An engaging student science journal to accompany the unit with reading activities, Time to Think challenges, experiments, vocabulary activities, reflections and more.
• End of unit project “Mars Biodome”– A separate teaching guide, presentation and project book for the end of unit project to guide the process of problem solving.
• Reading Tasks – A range of read and respond activities
• Time to Think – Group discussion activities
• A range of hands-on, engaging Labs/Activities to build knowledge
• Formative/Summative assessments – Comprehension tasks, quizzes, reflection/ journal prompts
• VocabularyPosters – Reinforce key vocabulary
• Answer Key/Model Answers – Save time marking!

*Please download the preview to see all that is included, including samples of everything!

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Vicky

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