Weeks are a guide. If a class needs another day on a unit, it gets one. What does not move is coverage. Every TEKS statement for Grade 5 science is taught.
| Unit | Title | TEKS strand | Lessons | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scientist’s Toolkit | 1 to 4 | 7 | Weeks 1 to 6 |
| 2 | Matter and Particles | 6 | 6 | Weeks 7 to 11 |
| 3 | Forces and Motion | 7 | 4 | Weeks 12 to 15 |
| 4 | Energy, Circuits and Light | 8 | 5 | Weeks 15 to 19 |
| 5 | Earth Spins | 9 | 3 | Weeks 20 to 22 |
| 6 | Water, Rock and Landforms | 10 | 6 | Weeks 22 to 27 |
| 7 | Using Resources Wisely | 11 | 3 | Weeks 28 to 29 |
| 8 | Ecosystems | 12 | 4 | Weeks 30 to 33 |
| 9 | Structures and Behaviors | 13 | 3 | Weeks 34 to 36 |
Week by week
The whole year
Week 1Lab Safety
Lenses, Prisms and Scales
Lenses, Prisms and Scales
Week 2Design an Experiment
Week 3Data, Patterns and Error
Week 4Models and Designs
Week 5Explain with Evidence
Week 6Discoveries and Careers
Week 7Compare Matter
Week 8Conductors of Heat and Electricity
Dissolve or Not
Dissolve or Not
Week 9Mixtures Keep Their Parts
Week 10Solutions and Conservation
Week 11Matter Is Made of Particles
Week 12Equal and Unequal Forces
Week 13Forces Move Energy
Week 14Test a Force
Week 15Balloon Rockets
Energy Changes Form
Energy Changes Form
Week 16What a Circuit Needs
Week 17Circuit Outputs
Week 18Light Travels Straight
Week 19Reflect, Refract, Absorb
Week 20Day and Night
Week 21The Sun’s Path
Week 22Shadow Changes
Sun, Ocean and the Water Cycle
Sun, Ocean and the Water Cycle
Week 23How Weather Forms
Week 24Sedimentary Rocks
Week 25How Fossil Fuels Form
Week 26Deltas and Canyons
Week 27Sand Dunes
Week 28The Harm in Using Resources
Week 29Design a Conservation Plan
Recycle and Dispose Right
Recycle and Dispose Right
Week 30Living and Nonliving Parts
Week 31When a Food Web Changes
Week 32A Healthy Ecosystem
Week 33People and Ecosystems
Week 34Different Bodies, Same Place
Week 35Instinct
Week 36Learned Behavior