Grade 5 Science
9 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: ways to describe and improve our world through science and technology.
- Life science, physical science, and earth and space science, as in the Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes.
- Skills of inquiry and design, and links between science, technology, society and the environment.
Units
Unit 1
Midnight Sun and Polar Night
Explains Earth's tilt, the seasons, the Arctic Circle and why far-northern places have very long days and very long nights.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Earth and space science · Earth's tilt, the seasons, and long days and nights near the poles
Unit 2
Mixtures, Changes and Reactions
How matter changes state with temperature, the difference between a mixture, a physical change and a chemical reaction, and why no matter is gained or lost.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · changes of state, mixtures, physical and chemical change, and conservation of matter
Unit 3
Cells: The Basic Unit of Life
Cells as the basic unit of life, what living cells need, why cells divide, specialized cells in multicellular organisms, and how organ systems work together.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Life science · cells, their needs and division, specialized cells, and organ systems
Unit 4
Digestion & Breathing
How food travels through the digestive system and air through the respiratory system, plus reading a breathing-rate table.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Life science · how the digestive and respiratory systems help keep the body healthy
Unit 5
Heart, Bones & Muscles
The heart and blood vessels, bones, joints, muscles and tendons, how body systems work together, and heart-rate data.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Life science · how the circulatory and musculoskeletal systems work with other organ systems
Unit 6
Forces, Friction and Machines
Forces as pushes, pulls and twists, how friction affects motion, and how friction makes simple machines less efficient.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · forces, the effects of friction on motion, and friction in machines
Unit 7
Simple Machines
The six simple machines, how machines trade force for distance, compound machines, and reading data from a ramp experiment.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · how simple machines change the size and direction of a force
Unit 8
Weather and the Water Cycle
How the Sun, air, water and land interact to cause daily weather, the water cycle, tools for measuring weather, and why long-term forecasting is hard.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Earth and space science · daily weather, the water cycle and weather prediction
Unit 9
Measure, Stay Safe and Take Action
Choosing and using tools and SI units, displaying data, working safely, linking science to careers and hobbies, and thinking about actions to help the environment.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · scientific measurement, safe practices, using tools, careers and taking action
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