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Grade 5 curriculum

A full 180-day school year in 5 subjects: Reading, Writing, Math, Basic Science and Social Studies. Every unit and lesson is listed below. Unit 1 of every course is free to try, and KidUniversity Plus unlocks the rest for your whole family.

  • 5 subjects
  • 104 units
  • 800 lessons
  • 100 unit tests

Reading

25 units · 155 lessons · 25 unit tests · 180 school days

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Comparing Characters and Themes

4 lessons + unit test

How can different stories share the same big idea?
  1. Comparing Characters
  2. Comparing Themes
  3. Quoting Evidence
  4. Summarizing a Longer Story
  5. Unit 1 Test: Comparing Characters and Themes
Unit 2

Narrators and Point of View

4 lessons + unit test

How does who tells a story change what we learn?
  1. How the Narrator Shapes a Story
  2. Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts
  3. Narrator's Attitude
  4. How Visuals Add Meaning
  5. Unit 2 Test: Narrators and Point of View
Unit 3

Reasons and Evidence

4 lessons + unit test

How do authors convince readers?
  1. Claims and Reasons
  2. Fact and Opinion
  3. Using Two Sources
  4. Comparing Text Structures
  5. Unit 3 Test: Reasons and Evidence
Unit 4

Word Relationships

4 lessons + unit test

How do words connect to one another?
  1. Synonyms and Antonyms
  2. Shades of Meaning
  3. Multiple-Meaning Words
  4. Greek and Latin Affixes
  5. Unit 4 Test: Word Relationships
Unit 5

Historical Fiction

4 lessons + unit test

How do stories bring history to life?
  1. What Is Historical Fiction?
  2. Fact and Fiction in Stories
  3. Characters Facing History
  4. Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction
  5. Unit 5 Test: Historical Fiction
Unit 6

Science and Technology Texts

4 lessons + unit test

How do science writers explain complex ideas?
  1. Technical Vocabulary
  2. Explaining Relationships
  3. Scientific Claims and Evidence
  4. Diagrams With Text
  5. Unit 6 Test: Science and Technology Texts
Unit 7

Poetry Craft

4 lessons + unit test

How do poets make words sing?
  1. Sound Devices
  2. Speaker and Mood
  3. Free Verse and Structured Poems
  4. Hyperbole and Imagery
  5. Unit 7 Test: Poetry Craft
Unit 8

How Stories Are Built

4 lessons + unit test

How do chapters and scenes fit together?
  1. How Chapters Build a Story
  2. Flashback
  3. Theme Through Challenges
  4. Comparing Stories in the Same Genre
  5. Unit 8 Test: How Stories Are Built
Unit 9

Inferences and Quoting

9 lessons + unit test

How do we prove what we think?
  1. Stated or Inferred?
  2. Inferring With Quotes
  3. Choosing the Best Quote
  4. Paraphrase or Quote?
  5. Inferring Theme From Details
  6. Inferring in Nonfiction
  7. Drawing Conclusions
  8. Evidence That Doesn't Fit
  9. Explaining Your Evidence
  10. Unit 9 Test: Inferences and Quoting
Unit 10

Main Ideas and Summaries

6 lessons + unit test

How can a text have more than one big idea?
  1. Two or More Main Ideas
  2. Supporting Each Main Idea
  3. Summarizing Nonfiction
  4. Objective Summaries
  5. Main Ideas in Sections
  6. Key Details or Just Interesting?
  7. Unit 10 Test: Main Ideas and Summaries
Unit 11

Figurative Language

7 lessons + unit test

How does figurative language paint pictures?
  1. Similes and Metaphors in Stories
  2. Personification
  3. Idioms in Context
  4. Adages and Proverbs
  5. Allusions
  6. Figurative Language and Mood
  7. Symbols in Stories
  8. Unit 11 Test: Figurative Language
Unit 12

Connections in Nonfiction

7 lessons + unit test

How are people, events and ideas connected?
  1. Relationships Between People
  2. Relationships Between Events
  3. Relationships Between Ideas
  4. Cause and Effect Chains
  5. Sequence in History
  6. Problem and Solution Structure
  7. Signal Words
  8. Unit 12 Test: Connections in Nonfiction
Unit 13

Multiple Accounts

7 lessons + unit test

How can one event be told in different ways?
  1. Same Event, Two Accounts
  2. Points of View in Nonfiction
  3. Primary and Secondary Sources
  4. Similarities and Differences in Accounts
  5. Why Accounts Differ
  6. Speeches and Their Purpose
  7. Bias in Accounts
  8. Unit 13 Test: Multiple Accounts
Unit 14

Word Study for Big Words

7 lessons + unit test

How do roots and affixes help us read hard words?
  1. Latin Roots
  2. Greek Roots
  3. Suffixes and Parts of Speech
  4. Prefixes for Number and Size
  5. Multisyllable Words in Context
  6. Academic Vocabulary
  7. Context Clues: Definitions and Examples
  8. Unit 14 Test: Word Study for Big Words
Unit 15

Drama and Scenes

7 lessons + unit test

How do scenes in a play build a story?
  1. Reading a Script
  2. Scenes That Build
  3. Stage Directions and Mood
  4. Characters in Conflict
  5. Dialogue and Character
  6. Comparing Two Characters in a Play
  7. Theme in Drama
  8. Unit 15 Test: Drama and Scenes
Unit 16

Research With Many Sources

6 lessons + unit test

How do we answer questions using many texts?
  1. Locating Answers Quickly
  2. Skimming and Scanning
  3. Note-Taking From Sources
  4. Integrating Several Texts
  5. Conflicting Information
  6. Reliable Sources
  7. Unit 16 Test: Research With Many Sources
Unit 17

Mysteries and Adventure

7 lessons + unit test

How do authors build suspense?
  1. Clues in Mysteries
  2. Building Suspense
  3. Rising Action
  4. The Climax
  5. Characters Responding to Challenges
  6. Predicting Outcomes
  7. Comparing Two Mysteries
  8. Unit 17 Test: Mysteries and Adventure
Unit 18

Judging Arguments

7 lessons + unit test

How do we judge an author's argument?
  1. Which Reasons Support Which Points
  2. Strong and Weak Evidence
  3. Persuasive Techniques
  4. Counterarguments
  5. Author's Purpose and Perspective
  6. Comparing Two Arguments
  7. Evaluating Claims
  8. Unit 18 Test: Judging Arguments
Unit 19

Fluency and Expression

6 lessons + unit test

How does reading aloud deepen understanding?
  1. Reading With Accuracy
  2. Reading Rate
  3. Phrasing and Expression
  4. Self-Correcting
  5. Reading Dialogue Aloud
  6. Rereading for Understanding
  7. Unit 19 Test: Fluency and Expression
Unit 20

Genres Old and New

7 lessons + unit test

How do different genres tell stories?
  1. Myths and Their Messages
  2. Legends and Real History
  3. Tall Tales
  4. Graphic Novel Panels
  5. Fantasy Worlds
  6. Science Fiction
  7. Comparing Genres on One Theme
  8. Unit 20 Test: Genres Old and New
Unit 21

Quarter 4 Review 1

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 1: Reread "The Line"
  2. Review Day 2: Reread "Built for Speed"
  3. Review Day 3: Reread "At the Ballpark"
  4. Review Day 4: Reread "The Travel Team"
  5. Review Day 5: Reread "A Frozen Accident"
  6. Review Day 6: Reread "Checkmate"
  7. Review Day 7: Reread "The Dust Storm"
  8. Review Day 8: Reread "Heads in the Sand?"
  9. Unit 21 Test: Quarter 4 Review 1
Unit 22

Quarter 4 Review 2

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 9: Reread "The Science Fair"
  2. Review Day 10: Reread "Two Views of 1935"
  3. Review Day 11: Reread "Moving Day"
  4. Review Day 12: Reread "Komodo Dragons"
  5. Review Day 13: Reread "From Sap to Syrup"
  6. Review Day 14: Reread "A Speech to the Town Council"
  7. Review Day 15: Reread "Inside Our Planet"
  8. Review Day 16: Reread "How the Moon Learned to Share (a myth-style story)"
  9. Unit 22 Test: Quarter 4 Review 2
Unit 23

Quarter 4 Review 3

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 17: Reread "Chapter Summaries: The Lighthouse Mystery"
  2. Review Day 18: Reread "Plot 14"
  3. Review Day 19: Reread "The Dust Bowl"
  4. Review Day 20: Reread "The House on Willow Hill"
  5. Review Day 21: Reread "Summer Heat"
  6. Review Day 22: Reread "Two Texts About Monarchs"
  7. Review Day 23: Reread "Does Music Help Plants Grow?"
  8. Review Day 24: Reread "Three Walkers"
  9. Unit 23 Test: Quarter 4 Review 3
Unit 24

Quarter 4 Review 4

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 25: Reread "The Broken Vase"
  2. Review Day 26: Reread "The Red Mittens"
  3. Review Day 27: Reread "Two Adventure Stories"
  4. Review Day 28: Reread "Sea Otters: Small Animals, Big Jobs"
  5. Review Day 29: Reread "The Morning the River Rose"
  6. Review Day 30: Reread "Ana Reads Aloud"
  7. Review Day 31: Reread "Storm Over the Lake"
  8. Review Day 32: Reread "Spinach Night"
  9. Unit 24 Test: Quarter 4 Review 4
Unit 25

Quarter 4 Review 5

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 33: Reread "Two Views of the Moon Landing"
  2. Review Day 34: Reread "How a Bill Becomes a Law"
  3. Review Day 35: Reread "The River in the Bowl"
  4. Review Day 36: Reread "The Inventor's Notes"
  5. Review Day 37: Reread "Grandpa's Sayings"
  6. Review Day 38: Reread "Something Outside the Tent"
  7. Review Day 39: Reread "Two Poems"
  8. Review Day 40: Reread "How Long Do Goldfish Remember?"
  9. Unit 25 Test: Quarter 4 Review 5

Writing

22 units · 158 lessons · 22 unit tests · 180 school days

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Grammar in Action

4 lessons + unit test

How do verbs and conjunctions shape meaning?
  1. Verb Tenses
  2. Correlative Conjunctions
  3. Interjections
  4. Complex Sentences
  5. Unit 1 Test: Grammar in Action
Unit 2

Punctuation Power

4 lessons + unit test

How does punctuation guide the reader?
  1. Commas After Introductions
  2. Titles
  3. Spelling Patterns
  4. Tag Questions and Yes/No
  5. Unit 2 Test: Punctuation Power
Unit 3

Opinion Essays

4 lessons + unit test

How do writers build a convincing argument?
  1. Stating a Clear Claim
  2. Reasons With Evidence
  3. Addressing the Other Side
  4. Linking Opinions and Reasons
  5. Unit 3 Test: Opinion Essays
Unit 4

Research and Revision

4 lessons + unit test

How do writers use sources and improve drafts?
  1. Paraphrasing
  2. Choosing Reliable Sources
  3. Revising and Editing
  4. Giving Credit to Sources
  5. Unit 4 Test: Research and Revision
Unit 5

Narrative Writing

4 lessons + unit test

How do writers craft memorable stories?
  1. Choosing a Point of View
  2. Developing Characters
  3. Transitions for Time and Place
  4. Reflective Endings
  5. Unit 5 Test: Narrative Writing
Unit 6

Informative Essays

4 lessons + unit test

How do writers explain complex topics clearly?
  1. A Clear Focus
  2. Organizing With Structure
  3. Precise and Domain Words
  4. Headings, Graphics and Formatting
  5. Unit 6 Test: Informative Essays
Unit 7

Writing About Texts

4 lessons + unit test

How do we explain and connect what we read?
  1. Summary Versus Analysis
  2. Quote, Then Explain
  3. Combining Information From Two Texts
  4. Comparing Author Choices
  5. Unit 7 Test: Writing About Texts
Unit 8

Language for Effect

4 lessons + unit test

How do writers choose words and sentences for their readers?
  1. Combining and Reducing Sentences
  2. Varying Sentence Beginnings
  3. Formal and Informal Language
  4. Figurative Language in Your Writing
  5. Unit 8 Test: Language for Effect
Unit 9

Perfect Tenses and Tense Shifts

9 lessons + unit test

How do verbs show when things happen?
  1. Present Perfect Tense
  2. Past Perfect Tense
  3. Future Perfect Tense
  4. Using Tense for Sequence
  5. Fixing Tense Shifts
  6. Irregular Verbs
  7. Progressive or Perfect?
  8. Prepositional Phrases
  9. Subordinating Conjunctions
  10. Unit 9 Test: Perfect Tenses and Tense Shifts
Unit 10

Commas and More

9 lessons + unit test

How do commas and other marks make meaning clear?
  1. Commas in a Series
  2. Commas in Direct Address
  3. Commas in Compound Sentences
  4. Commas in Complex Sentences
  5. Punctuating Dialogue
  6. Italics or Quotation Marks?
  7. Colons in Lists and Times
  8. Apostrophe Errors
  9. Proofreading for Commas
  10. Unit 10 Test: Commas and More
Unit 11

Informative Essays in Depth

9 lessons + unit test

How do writers make complex topics clear?
  1. Hooks for Informative Essays
  2. Grouping Information Logically
  3. Comparison Structure
  4. Cause and Effect Structure
  5. Definitions and Examples
  6. Quotations From Experts
  7. Transitions: However and Although
  8. Concluding Sections
  9. Revising for Clarity
  10. Unit 11 Test: Informative Essays in Depth
Unit 12

Vocabulary in Writing

9 lessons + unit test

How do writers grow and use their word power?
  1. Greek and Latin Roots
  2. Prefixes and Suffixes in Writing
  3. Homographs
  4. Synonyms and Antonyms in Writing
  5. Idioms
  6. Adages and Proverbs
  7. Similes and Metaphors
  8. Academic Transition Words
  9. Using a Thesaurus and Dictionary
  10. Unit 12 Test: Vocabulary in Writing
Unit 13

Narrative Workshop

9 lessons + unit test

How do writers shape a story from idea to final draft?
  1. Planning a Plot
  2. Establishing the Situation
  3. Pacing Events
  4. Dialogue That Reveals Character
  5. Description That Shows
  6. Sensory Language
  7. Building Tension
  8. Using a Flashback
  9. Revising a Narrative
  10. Unit 13 Test: Narrative Workshop
Unit 14

Opinion Writing in Depth

9 lessons + unit test

How do writers persuade with logic and evidence?
  1. Hooking Your Reader
  2. Ordering Reasons Logically
  3. Facts and Details as Support
  4. Choosing Strong Evidence
  5. Persuasive Language
  6. Writing a Persuasive Letter
  7. Writing a Review
  8. Opinion Speeches
  9. Revising an Opinion Essay
  10. Unit 14 Test: Opinion Writing in Depth
Unit 15

Midyear Review

9 lessons + unit test

How do our writing skills connect?
  1. Review: Verbs and Tenses
  2. Review: Conjunctions
  3. Review: Punctuation
  4. Review: Opinion Essays
  5. Review: Research
  6. Review: Narratives
  7. Review: Informative Essays
  8. Review: Writing About Texts
  9. Review: Language for Effect
  10. Unit 15 Test: Midyear Review
Unit 16

Research Projects

9 lessons + unit test

How do writers investigate a question?
  1. Writing a Research Question
  2. Finding Sources in Print and Online
  3. Taking Organized Notes
  4. Summarizing Sources
  5. Quoting Sources Accurately
  6. Making a Source List
  7. Outlining a Report
  8. Drafting a Research Report
  9. Presenting Your Research
  10. Unit 16 Test: Research Projects
Unit 17

Sentence Style

9 lessons + unit test

How do sentences create rhythm and interest?
  1. Expanding Sentences
  2. Cutting Wordy Sentences
  3. Sentence Length for Effect
  4. Parallel Structure
  5. Fixing Run-Ons and Fragments
  6. Using Appositives
  7. Starting With a Phrase
  8. Questions and Exclamations for Effect
  9. Reading Your Writing Aloud
  10. Unit 17 Test: Sentence Style
Unit 18

Language Variety

9 lessons + unit test

How does language change in different places and situations?
  1. Dialects in Stories
  2. Speaking Versus Writing
  3. Writing Characters' Voices
  4. Regional Words
  5. Formal Letters
  6. Informal Messages
  7. Word Origins
  8. Language Then and Now
  9. Choosing Words for Your Audience
  10. Unit 18 Test: Language Variety
Unit 19

Spelling and Word Patterns

9 lessons + unit test

How do patterns help us spell big words?
  1. Spelling Words With Roots
  2. Suffixes -tion, -sion and -cian
  3. Suffixes -ance and -ence
  4. Suffixes -able and -ible
  5. Unstressed Vowels
  6. Homophones
  7. Doubling Before Suffixes
  8. Plurals of Tricky Nouns
  9. Silent Consonants
  10. Unit 19 Test: Spelling and Word Patterns
Unit 20

Writing About Literature in Depth

9 lessons + unit test

How do we write deeply about stories and poems?
  1. Writing About Theme
  2. Analyzing a Character
  3. Analyzing a Poem
  4. Comparing Two Characters in Writing
  5. Explaining Figurative Language
  6. Writing About the Narrator
  7. Literary Response Paragraphs
  8. Writing About Setting and Mood
  9. Comparing Two Stories in Writing
  10. Unit 20 Test: Writing About Literature in Depth
Unit 21

Real-World and Creative Writing

9 lessons + unit test

How can writing make a difference in the world?
  1. Writing a Speech
  2. Writing a News Article
  3. Writing an Interview
  4. Writing a Poem
  5. Writing a Short Script
  6. Writing a Biography
  7. Writing a Personal Essay
  8. Writing Instructions
  9. Writing a Proposal
  10. Unit 21 Test: Real-World and Creative Writing
Unit 22

Year in Review

9 lessons + unit test

How have we grown as writers this year?
  1. Year Review: Grammar
  2. Year Review: Punctuation
  3. Year Review: Vocabulary
  4. Year Review: Opinion Essays
  5. Year Review: Informative Essays
  6. Year Review: Narratives
  7. Year Review: Research
  8. Year Review: Writing About Texts
  9. Year Review: Sentence Style
  10. Unit 22 Test: Year in Review

Math

13 units · 167 lessons · 13 unit tests · 180 school days

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Finding Volume

14 lessons + unit test
  1. Unit Cubes and Volume
  2. Pack a Box with Cubes
  3. Count Layers of Cubes
  4. Volume in Cubic Units
  5. Expressions for Finding Volume
  6. Length × Width × Height
  7. Base Times Height
  8. Write Volume Expressions
  9. Find a Missing Edge
  10. Volume of Solid Figures
  11. Volume of Composite Figures
  12. Add Volumes of Prisms
  13. Cubic Centimeters and Cubic Inches
  14. Volume Story Problems
  15. Unit 1 Test: Finding Volume
Unit 2

Fractions as Quotients and Fraction Multiplication

16 lessons + unit test
  1. Fractions as Quotients
  2. Share Equally into Fractions
  3. Division as a Fraction
  4. Fractions Greater Than One as Quotients
  5. Mixed Numbers as Quotients
  6. Fractions of Whole Numbers
  7. Fraction of a Group
  8. Unit Fraction Times a Whole Number
  9. Multiply a Whole Number by a Fraction
  10. Multiply Whole Numbers by Non-Unit Fractions
  11. Area and Fractional Side Lengths
  12. Area with Unit Fraction Sides
  13. Multiply Two Unit Fractions
  14. Multiply Two Fractions
  15. Area with Mixed Number Sides
  16. Fraction Area Story Problems
  17. Unit 2 Test: Fractions as Quotients and Fraction Multiplication
Unit 3

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

17 lessons + unit test
  1. Fraction Multiplication
  2. Fraction of a Fraction
  3. Multiply Fractions with Diagrams
  4. Multiply Fractions Using a Rule
  5. Multiply Mixed Numbers
  6. Fraction Multiplication Stories
  7. Fraction Division
  8. Divide a Whole Number by a Unit Fraction
  9. How Many Unit Fractions Fit?
  10. Divide a Unit Fraction by a Whole Number
  11. Division Diagrams with Fractions
  12. Relate Fraction Multiplication and Division
  13. Fraction Division Stories
  14. Problem Solving with Fractions
  15. Multiply or Divide?
  16. Fraction Problems with Tape Diagrams
  17. Multi-Step Fraction Problems
  18. Unit 3 Test: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Unit 4

Wrapping Up Multiplication and Division with Multi-Digit Numbers

17 lessons + unit test
  1. Multi-digit Multiplication Using the Standard Algorithm
  2. Standard Algorithm: Three-Digit by One-Digit
  3. Standard Algorithm: Two-Digit by Two-Digit
  4. Standard Algorithm: Three-Digit by Two-Digit
  5. Estimate Products
  6. Multiplication Word Problems
  7. Multi-digit Division Using Partial Quotients
  8. Division as Unknown Factor
  9. Divide with Area Diagrams
  10. Partial Quotients with One-Digit Divisors
  11. Partial Quotients with Two-Digit Divisors
  12. Divide Four-Digit Numbers
  13. Interpret Remainders
  14. Division Word Problems
  15. Let's Put it to Work Project
  16. Multi-Step Whole Number Problems
  17. Explain Your Strategy
  18. Unit 4 Test: Wrapping Up Multiplication and Division with Multi-Digit Numbers
Unit 5

Place Value Patterns and Decimal Operations

20 lessons + unit test
  1. Numbers to Thousandths
  2. Tenths, Hundredths, Thousandths
  3. Expanded Form with Decimals
  4. Compare Decimals to Thousandths
  5. Round Decimals
  6. Add and Subtract Decimals
  7. Add Decimals with Diagrams
  8. Subtract Decimals with Diagrams
  9. Add and Subtract Decimals with Algorithms
  10. Multiply Decimals
  11. Multiply Decimals by Whole Numbers
  12. Multiply by 10, 100, and 1,000
  13. Multiply Tenths by Tenths
  14. Area Models for Decimal Products
  15. Divide Decimals
  16. Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers
  17. Divide by 10, 100, and 1,000
  18. Divide Whole Numbers by Tenths
  19. Divide Decimals by Decimals
  20. Decimal Division Stories
  21. Unit 5 Test: Place Value Patterns and Decimal Operations
Unit 6

More Decimal and Fraction Operations

18 lessons + unit test
  1. Measurement Conversions and Powers of 10
  2. Powers of Ten with Exponents
  3. Convert Metric Lengths
  4. Convert Metric Mass and Volume
  5. Convert Customary Units
  6. Add and Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators
  7. Find a Common Denominator
  8. Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators
  9. Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators
  10. Add Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators
  11. Subtract Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators
  12. Fraction Line Plot Problems
  13. The Size of Products
  14. Multiply by a Fraction Less Than 1
  15. Multiply by a Fraction Greater Than 1
  16. Predict the Size of a Product
  17. Scaling Diagrams
  18. Compare Products Without Multiplying
  19. Unit 6 Test: More Decimal and Fraction Operations
Unit 7

Shapes on the Coordinate Plane

17 lessons + unit test
  1. The Coordinate Plane
  2. Axes and Origin
  3. Plot Points
  4. Read Coordinates
  5. Real-World Coordinate Problems
  6. Distance on the Grid
  7. The Hierarchy of Shapes
  8. Triangles by Sides and Angles
  9. Quadrilateral Families
  10. Parallelograms and Trapezoids
  11. Shape Hierarchy Diagrams
  12. Numerical Patterns
  13. Patterns with Two Rules
  14. Graph Pattern Pairs
  15. Compare Corresponding Terms
  16. Expressions with Parentheses and Brackets
  17. Write Numerical Expressions
  18. Unit 7 Test: Shapes on the Coordinate Plane
Unit 8

Putting It All Together

8 lessons + unit test
  1. Multiply and Divide Whole Numbers Project
  2. Order of Operations Puzzles
  3. Apply Volume Concepts Project
  4. Design a Fish Tank
  5. Fraction and Decimal Operations Project
  6. Mixed Operations Challenge
  7. Creation and Design Project
  8. Plan a Dream Park
  9. Unit 8 Test: Putting It All Together
Unit 9

Quarter 4 Review 1

8 lessons + unit test
  1. Review Day 1
  2. Review Day 2
  3. Review Day 3
  4. Review Day 4
  5. Review Day 5
  6. Review Day 6
  7. Review Day 7
  8. Review Day 8
  9. Unit 9 Test: Quarter 4 Review 1
Unit 10

Quarter 4 Review 2

8 lessons + unit test
  1. Review Day 9
  2. Review Day 10
  3. Review Day 11
  4. Review Day 12
  5. Review Day 13
  6. Review Day 14
  7. Review Day 15
  8. Review Day 16
  9. Unit 10 Test: Quarter 4 Review 2
Unit 11

Quarter 4 Review 3

8 lessons + unit test
  1. Review Day 17
  2. Review Day 18
  3. Review Day 19
  4. Review Day 20
  5. Review Day 21
  6. Review Day 22
  7. Review Day 23
  8. Review Day 24
  9. Unit 11 Test: Quarter 4 Review 3
Unit 12

Quarter 4 Review 4

8 lessons + unit test
  1. Review Day 25
  2. Review Day 26
  3. Review Day 27
  4. Review Day 28
  5. Review Day 29
  6. Review Day 30
  7. Review Day 31
  8. Review Day 32
  9. Unit 12 Test: Quarter 4 Review 4
Unit 13

Quarter 4 Review 5

8 lessons + unit test
  1. Review Day 33
  2. Review Day 34
  3. Review Day 35
  4. Review Day 36
  5. Review Day 37
  6. Review Day 38
  7. Review Day 39
  8. Review Day 40
  9. Unit 13 Test: Quarter 4 Review 5

Basic Science

19 units · 165 lessons · 15 unit tests · 180 school days

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Ecosystems & Matter Cycling

3 lessons

How can a rotting log help a whole forest grow?
  1. Producers and Consumers
  2. Decomposers
  3. Food Webs
Unit 2

Matter Properties

3 lessons

How can we tell what is in water, and how do we make it clean?
  1. Tiny Particles
  2. Mixtures and Separating
  3. Weight Stays the Same
Unit 3

Earth Systems

3 lessons

How do water, land, air and living things affect each other?
  1. Four Spheres
  2. Systems Interact
  3. Earth's Water
Unit 4

Sun, Moon, & Star Patterns

3 lessons

Why does the sky look different by hour and by season?
  1. Day, Night and Shadows
  2. Seasons and Star Patterns
  3. The Sun Is a Star
Unit 5

Gravity

10 lessons + unit test

Why do things fall down, no matter where you are on Earth?
  1. What Is Gravity?
  2. Gravity Pulls Toward Earth's Center
  3. Falling Objects
  4. Weight and Gravity
  5. Gravity in Space
  6. Gravity on Other Worlds
  7. Air Resistance
  8. Parachute Test
  9. Gravity and Tides
  10. Design a Slow Drop
  11. Unit 5 Test: Gravity
Unit 6

More on Matter

10 lessons + unit test

How can we identify materials by their properties?
  1. Matter Is Made of Particles
  2. Gases Have Weight
  3. Measuring Mass
  4. Measuring Volume
  5. Hardness and Color
  6. Magnetism and Conductivity
  7. Dissolving
  8. Solubility Tests
  9. Identifying Mystery Powders
  10. Reflectivity and Texture
  11. Unit 6 Test: More on Matter
Unit 7

Mixing Makes New Stuff

10 lessons + unit test

When does mixing things make a brand-new substance?
  1. Mixtures vs. New Substances
  2. Fizzing and Bubbling
  3. Color Changes
  4. Making Slime
  5. Rust
  6. Baking a Cake
  7. Evidence of New Substances
  8. Mass Before and After
  9. Closed vs. Open Containers
  10. Kitchen Chemistry Lab
  11. Unit 7 Test: Mixing Makes New Stuff
Unit 8

Energy From the Sun to Food

10 lessons + unit test

How does energy from the sun get into the food we eat?
  1. Sunlight Is Energy
  2. Plants Capture Sunlight
  3. Energy Stored in Food
  4. Animals Eat for Energy
  5. Body Heat and Motion
  6. Calories
  7. Energy Flow Diagrams
  8. Where Energy Goes
  9. Food Energy Around the World
  10. Comparing Energy in Foods
  11. Unit 8 Test: Energy From the Sun to Food
Unit 9

How Plants Grow

10 lessons + unit test

Where do plants get the stuff to grow bigger?
  1. Plants Need Air
  2. Plants Need Water
  3. Not From the Soil
  4. Hydroponics
  5. Measuring Plant Growth
  6. Leaves Take In Air
  7. Plant Mass Experiment
  8. Gardens in Space
  9. Design a Grow Box
  10. Plant Growth Data
  11. Unit 9 Test: How Plants Grow
Unit 10

More on Ecosystems

11 lessons + unit test

How do energy and matter move in an ecosystem?
  1. Ecosystem Roles
  2. Energy Pyramids
  3. Healthy Ecosystems
  4. Ocean Ecosystems
  5. Forest Ecosystems
  6. Invasive Species
  7. Balance in Nature
  8. Terrarium Model
  9. Aquarium Model
  10. Ecosystem Case Study
  11. Fixing an Ecosystem
  12. Unit 10 Test: More on Ecosystems
Unit 11

Earth's Water Supply

10 lessons + unit test

How much of Earth's water can we actually use?
  1. Oceans Hold Most Water
  2. Glaciers and Ice Caps
  3. Groundwater
  4. Lakes and Rivers
  5. Water in the Atmosphere
  6. Graphing Earth's Water
  7. Freshwater Is Rare
  8. Water Treatment
  9. Water Use at Home
  10. Design a Water Saver
  11. Unit 11 Test: Earth's Water Supply
Unit 12

Shaping Earth's Surface

10 lessons + unit test

How do Earth's systems work together to shape the land?
  1. Rain Shapes Land
  2. Wind Shapes Land
  3. Waves Shape Coasts
  4. Weather and Climate Systems
  5. Mountains Change Weather
  6. Living Things Change Land
  7. Volcanoes and the Air
  8. Systems Diagrams
  9. Modeling Earth Systems
  10. Cause and Effect in Nature
  11. Unit 12 Test: Shaping Earth's Surface
Unit 13

More on Space

10 lessons + unit test

How do stars, the sun and planets compare?
  1. Stars Near and Far
  2. Brightness and Distance
  3. Our Solar System
  4. Planets and Moons
  5. Orbits
  6. Shadows Through the Day
  7. Length of Day
  8. Constellations Through the Year
  9. Telescopes
  10. Graphing Shadows
  11. Unit 13 Test: More on Space
Unit 14

Protecting Earth

10 lessons + unit test

How can communities protect Earth's resources?
  1. People Need Resources
  2. Protecting Air
  3. Protecting Water
  4. Protecting Land
  5. Protecting Wildlife
  6. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  7. Clean Energy Choices
  8. Green Cities
  9. Science Helps Communities
  10. Plan a Green School
  11. Unit 14 Test: Protecting Earth
Unit 15

Engineering for a Better World

11 lessons + unit test

How do engineers test and improve solutions?
  1. Defining a Good Problem
  2. Criteria and Limits
  3. Researching Solutions
  4. Comparing Designs
  5. Controlled Variables
  6. Building Models
  7. Testing and Measuring
  8. Failure Helps Learning
  9. Improving Designs
  10. Design a Solar Oven
  11. Design a Water Cleaner
  12. Unit 15 Test: Engineering for a Better World
Unit 16

Science Investigations

10 lessons + unit test

How do scientists plan and carry out investigations?
  1. Asking Testable Questions
  2. Making Predictions
  3. Variables
  4. Collecting Data
  5. Tables and Graphs
  6. Patterns in Data
  7. Making Claims
  8. Using Evidence
  9. Sharing Results
  10. Your Own Investigation
  11. Unit 16 Test: Science Investigations
Unit 17

Animals and Their Needs

10 lessons + unit test

How do animals get what they need to live and grow?
  1. Animals Need Food
  2. Animals Need Water
  3. Animals Need Air
  4. Animals Need Shelter
  5. Herbivores
  6. Carnivores
  7. Omnivores
  8. Scavengers
  9. Animals and Seasons
  10. Caring for Animals
  11. Unit 17 Test: Animals and Their Needs
Unit 18

Review: Matter and Energy

10 lessons + unit test

What have we learned about matter, gravity and energy?
  1. Review: Particles
  2. Review: Properties
  3. Review: Mixtures
  4. Review: New Substances
  5. Review: Conservation of Mass
  6. Review: Gravity
  7. Review: Energy From the Sun
  8. Review: Plant Growth
  9. Review: Engineering
  10. Review: Physical Science Mix-Up
  11. Unit 18 Test: Review: Matter and Energy
Unit 19

Review: Earth, Space and Life

11 lessons + unit test

What have we learned about Earth, space and ecosystems?
  1. Review: Food Webs
  2. Review: Decomposers
  3. Review: Ecosystems
  4. Review: Earth's Spheres
  5. Review: Earth's Water
  6. Review: Protecting Earth
  7. Review: Sun and Stars
  8. Review: Shadows and Seasons
  9. Review: Earth and Life Mix-Up
  10. Science Celebration
  11. Ready for Middle School
  12. Unit 19 Test: Review: Earth, Space and Life

Social Studies

25 units · 155 lessons · 25 unit tests · 180 school days

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Unit 1FREE

Colonial America

4 lessons + unit test

What was life like in the thirteen colonies?
  1. Three Colonial Regions
  2. Daily Life in the Colonies
  3. Slavery in the Colonies
  4. Native Peoples and Colonists
  5. Unit 1 Test: Colonial America
Unit 2

The American Revolution

4 lessons + unit test

Why did the colonies break away from Britain?
  1. Taxes and Protest
  2. The Declaration of Independence
  3. Winning the War
  4. People of the Revolution
  5. Unit 2 Test: The American Revolution
Unit 3

Building a New Nation

4 lessons + unit test

How did Americans create a lasting government?
  1. The Articles of Confederation
  2. The Constitutional Convention
  3. The Bill of Rights
  4. The First Presidents
  5. Unit 3 Test: Building a New Nation
Unit 4

A Growing Nation

4 lessons + unit test

How did the United States change as it grew?
  1. The Louisiana Purchase
  2. Westward Expansion
  3. New Inventions
  4. The War of 1812
  5. Unit 4 Test: A Growing Nation
Unit 5

Slavery and the Fight for Freedom

4 lessons + unit test

How did people resist slavery and work to end it?
  1. Cotton and the Spread of Slavery
  2. The Underground Railroad
  3. Abolitionists
  4. Resistance and Culture
  5. Unit 5 Test: Slavery and the Fight for Freedom
Unit 6

The Civil War

4 lessons + unit test

Why did Americans fight each other, and what changed?
  1. A Nation Divided
  2. Lincoln and the War
  3. The Emancipation Proclamation
  4. Turning Points and the End
  5. Unit 6 Test: The Civil War
Unit 7

Rebuilding and a Changing Nation

4 lessons + unit test

How did the nation change after the Civil War?
  1. Reconstruction
  2. Rights Gained and Lost
  3. Railroads and the West
  4. Inventors and Industry
  5. Unit 7 Test: Rebuilding and a Changing Nation
Unit 8

Money and Me

4 lessons + unit test

How can people make smart choices with money?
  1. Earning Income
  2. Saving and Interest
  3. Borrowing and Credit
  4. Making a Budget
  5. Unit 8 Test: Money and Me
Unit 9

The First Americans

7 lessons + unit test

How did the first peoples live across North America?
  1. Crossing the Land Bridge
  2. The Ancestral Pueblo
  3. The Mound Builders
  4. Peoples of the Northwest Coast
  5. Peoples of the Great Plains
  6. Peoples of the Eastern Woodlands
  7. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy
  8. Unit 9 Test: The First Americans
Unit 10

The Age of Exploration

7 lessons + unit test

Why did Europeans explore the Americas?
  1. Reasons for Exploring
  2. Tools of Navigation
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. Spanish Explorers
  5. French Explorers
  6. The Columbian Exchange
  7. Encounters With Native Peoples
  8. Unit 10 Test: The Age of Exploration
Unit 11

Founding the Colonies

7 lessons + unit test

How were the first colonies started?
  1. Roanoke: The Lost Colony
  2. Jamestown
  3. The Pilgrims and Plymouth
  4. The Puritans
  5. Pennsylvania and William Penn
  6. Spanish Missions
  7. New France
  8. Unit 11 Test: Founding the Colonies
Unit 12

Founding Documents Up Close

7 lessons + unit test

What do our founding documents say?
  1. The Mayflower Compact
  2. The Declaration's Big Ideas
  3. The Preamble
  4. Articles of the Constitution
  5. The First Amendment
  6. More Bill of Rights Freedoms
  7. Living Documents
  8. Unit 12 Test: Founding Documents Up Close
Unit 13

Civics: Our Government Today

7 lessons + unit test

How does our government protect our rights?
  1. Principles of the Constitution
  2. The Legislative Branch
  3. The Executive Branch
  4. The Judicial Branch
  5. Checks and Balances
  6. Citizens' Rights
  7. Voting and Elections
  8. Unit 13 Test: Civics: Our Government Today
Unit 14

Geography of the United States

7 lessons + unit test

How does geography shape the United States?
  1. States and Capitals
  2. Major Landforms
  3. Major Rivers
  4. The Great Lakes
  5. Climate Zones
  6. Natural Resources
  7. Human-Environment Interaction
  8. Unit 14 Test: Geography of the United States
Unit 15

Industry and Immigration

7 lessons + unit test

How did America change around 1900?
  1. The Second Industrial Revolution
  2. Big Business
  3. Workers and Unions
  4. New Immigrants
  5. Reformers
  6. Women Win the Vote
  7. A New World Power
  8. Unit 15 Test: Industry and Immigration
Unit 16

Hard Times and World Wars

6 lessons + unit test

How did Americans face war and hard times?
  1. World War I
  2. The Great Depression
  3. The New Deal
  4. World War II Begins
  5. Japanese American Incarceration
  6. Victory in World War II
  7. Unit 16 Test: Hard Times and World Wars
Unit 17

The Civil Rights Movement

7 lessons + unit test

How did Americans fight for equal rights?
  1. Segregation
  2. Brown v. Board of Education
  3. The Montgomery Bus Boycott
  4. Martin Luther King Jr.
  5. The March on Washington
  6. The Civil Rights Act
  7. Voting Rights
  8. Unit 17 Test: The Civil Rights Movement
Unit 18

Modern America

7 lessons + unit test

How has the U.S. changed in recent times?
  1. The Cold War
  2. The Space Race
  3. The Computer Age
  4. September 11, 2001
  5. The Environmental Movement
  6. America in a Global World
  7. Looking to the Future
  8. Unit 18 Test: Modern America
Unit 19

Economics of a Nation

7 lessons + unit test

How does the U.S. economy work?
  1. Market Economy
  2. Supply, Demand and Prices
  3. Profit and Competition
  4. Specialization and Trade
  5. Government and the Economy
  6. Taxes
  7. International Trade
  8. Unit 19 Test: Economics of a Nation
Unit 20

Thinking Like a Historian

7 lessons + unit test

How do historians know what happened?
  1. Primary and Secondary Sources
  2. Reading Letters and Diaries
  3. Analyzing Photographs
  4. Reading Historical Maps
  5. Timelines and Eras
  6. Cause and Effect in History
  7. Multiple Perspectives
  8. Unit 20 Test: Thinking Like a Historian
Unit 21

Quarter 4 Review 1

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 1
  2. Review Day 2
  3. Review Day 3
  4. Review Day 4
  5. Review Day 5: Reread "A Voyage With Two Sides"
  6. Review Day 6
  7. Review Day 7: Reread "A Word on a Post"
  8. Review Day 8
  9. Unit 21 Test: Quarter 4 Review 1
Unit 22

Quarter 4 Review 2

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 9
  2. Review Day 10
  3. Review Day 11
  4. Review Day 12
  5. Review Day 13
  6. Review Day 14
  7. Review Day 15
  8. Review Day 16
  9. Unit 22 Test: Quarter 4 Review 2
Unit 23

Quarter 4 Review 3

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 17
  2. Review Day 18
  3. Review Day 19
  4. Review Day 20
  5. Review Day 21
  6. Review Day 22
  7. Review Day 23
  8. Review Day 24
  9. Unit 23 Test: Quarter 4 Review 3
Unit 24

Quarter 4 Review 4

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 25
  2. Review Day 26
  3. Review Day 27
  4. Review Day 28
  5. Review Day 29
  6. Review Day 30
  7. Review Day 31
  8. Review Day 32
  9. Unit 24 Test: Quarter 4 Review 4
Unit 25

Quarter 4 Review 5

8 lessons + unit test

How much do you remember from this year?
  1. Review Day 33
  2. Review Day 34
  3. Review Day 35
  4. Review Day 36
  5. Review Day 37
  6. Review Day 38
  7. Review Day 39: Reread "An Imagined Trail Diary"
  8. Review Day 40
  9. Unit 25 Test: Quarter 4 Review 5

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