Science / Textbook
Grade 5 Science
The textbook for Science Fenns. 41 lessons in nine chapters.
TEKS §112.7
Inside the book
Nine chapters
Each chapter is a TEKS strand. Each lesson links to its own page.
Chapter 1 · TEKS strand 1 to 4
The Scientist’s Toolkit
Safety, tools, experiments, data, design and sharing.
1. Lab SafetySafe practices and safety equipment, used on purpose.TEKS 5.1C2. Lenses, Prisms and ScalesMicroscope, spring scale, mirror, prism, balance.TEKS 5.1D, 5.1E3. Design an ExperimentQuestion, variable, controls, steps.TEKS 5.1A, 5.1B4. Data, Patterns and ErrorGraphs that tell the truth and errors that hide.TEKS 5.1F, 5.2B, 5.2C5. Models and DesignsBuild a prototype. Test it. Judge it.TEKS 5.1G, 5.2A, 5.2D6. Explain with EvidenceSay what you know, how you know, and listen to others.TEKS 5.3A, 5.3B, 5.3C7. Discoveries and CareersHow discoveries change society and who does the work.TEKS 5.4A, 5.4BChapter 2 · TEKS strand 6
Matter and Particles
Compare matter, mix and dissolve it, and see what it is made of.
8. Compare MatterMass, volume, density, state and magnetism.TEKS 5.6A9. Conductors of Heat and ElectricityTest and rank materials.TEKS 5.6A10. Dissolve or NotSolubility in water.TEKS 5.6A11. Mixtures Keep Their PartsIron filings and sand. Sand and water.TEKS 5.6B12. Solutions and ConservationBefore and after dissolving. Same mass.TEKS 5.6C13. Matter Is Made of ParticlesAir in a balloon shows it.TEKS 5.6DChapter 3 · TEKS strand 7
Forces and Motion
Balanced and unbalanced forces, and your own experiments.
14. Equal and Unequal ForcesTug of war and what the rope tells you.TEKS 5.7A15. Forces Move EnergyA push can pass energy to another object.TEKS 5.7A16. Test a ForcePlan an experiment with a car and a ramp.TEKS 5.7B, 5.1B17. Balloon RocketsChange one thing. Measure the result.TEKS 5.7BChapter 4 · TEKS strand 8
Energy, Circuits and Light
Transformations, circuits, and how light travels.
18. Energy Changes FormChemical to electrical to light in a flashlight.TEKS 5.8A19. What a Circuit NeedsSource, path, load, and a closed loop.TEKS 5.8B20. Circuit OutputsMotion, light, sound and heat from electricity.TEKS 5.8B21. Light Travels StraightShadows and beams.TEKS 5.8C22. Reflect, Refract, AbsorbMirrors, lenses and dark cloth.TEKS 5.8CChapter 5 · TEKS strand 9
Earth Spins
Day, night, the Sun’s path and the shadows it makes.
23. Day and NightOne spin about every 24 hours.TEKS 5.924. The Sun’s PathWhy the Sun seems to move.TEKS 5.925. Shadow ChangesTrack a shadow through the day.TEKS 5.9Chapter 6 · TEKS strand 10
Water, Rock and Landforms
The water cycle and weather, how rocks and fuels form, and what shapes the land.
26. Sun, Ocean and the Water CycleWhere most of the water is.TEKS 5.10A27. How Weather FormsThe water cycle drives the weather.TEKS 5.10A28. Sedimentary RocksLayers pressed into stone.TEKS 5.10B29. How Fossil Fuels FormAncient life, pressure and time.TEKS 5.10B30. Deltas and CanyonsWater builds and carves.TEKS 5.10C31. Sand DunesWind piles up the land.TEKS 5.10CChapter 7 · TEKS strand 11
Using Resources Wisely
Design solutions that cut the harm from using resources.
32. The Harm in Using ResourcesMining, drilling, burning and dumping.TEKS 5.1133. Design a Conservation PlanMake a plan. Test it. Judge it.TEKS 5.11, 5.2D34. Recycle and Dispose RightWhere each kind of waste should go.TEKS 5.11Chapter 8 · TEKS strand 12
Ecosystems
Living and nonliving parts, food webs and human impact.
35. Living and Nonliving PartsHow an ecosystem fits together.TEKS 5.12A36. When a Food Web ChangesPredict the ripple.TEKS 5.12B37. A Healthy EcosystemSigns of health and signs of trouble.TEKS 5.12C38. People and EcosystemsHow human activity helps and harms.TEKS 5.12CChapter 9 · TEKS strand 13
Structures and Behaviors
How species differ in one place, and instinct versus learning.
39. Different Bodies, Same PlaceStructure and function across species.TEKS 5.13A40. InstinctTurtle hatchlings find the sea.TEKS 5.13B41. Learned BehaviorOrcas hunting together.TEKS 5.13BStandards map
Where each TEKS statement is taught
Plain-words summaries of 19 TAC §112.7. The state wording is on the Texas Education Agency site.
| TEKS | What it asks | Taught in |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1A | Ask questions and define problems. | Design an Experiment |
| 5.1B | Plan and run descriptive and simple experimental investigations. Design solutions. | Design an Experiment, Test a Force |
| 5.1C | Use safe practices and equipment. | Lab Safety |
| 5.1D | Use tools: calculators, microscopes, hand lenses, prisms, concave and convex lenses, laser pointers, mirrors, spring scales, balances, circuit materials, cameras. | Lenses, Prisms and Scales |
| 5.1E | Collect observations and measurements as evidence. | Lenses, Prisms and Scales |
| 5.1F | Build graphic organizers for data. | Data, Patterns and Error |
| 5.1G | Build models or a prototype. | Models and Designs |
| 5.2A | Advantages and limits of models. | Models and Designs |
| 5.2B | Features, patterns and sources of error. | Data, Patterns and Error |
| 5.2C | Math to compare patterns. | Data, Patterns and Error |
| 5.2D | Evaluate experimental and engineering designs. | Models and Designs, Design a Conservation Plan |
| 5.3A | Explanations supported by data. | Explain with Evidence |
| 5.3B | Communicate alone and in groups. | Explain with Evidence |
| 5.3C | Listen and discuss respectfully. | Explain with Evidence |
| 5.4A | Discoveries and society. | Discoveries and Careers |
| 5.4B | STEM careers. | Discoveries and Careers |
| 5.5A | Patterns. | Woven through every unit |
| 5.5B | Cause and effect. | Woven through every unit |
| 5.5C | Scale, proportion, quantity. | Woven through every unit |
| 5.5D | Parts of a system. | Woven through every unit |
| 5.5E | Energy flows, matter cycles, matter is conserved. | Woven through every unit |
| 5.5F | Structure and function. | Woven through every unit |
| 5.5G | Stability and change. | Woven through every unit |
| 5.6A | Compare matter by mass, magnetism, relative density, state, volume, solubility in water, and conducting or insulating heat and electricity. | Compare Matter, Conductors of Heat and Electricity, Dissolve or Not |
| 5.6B | Show that some mixtures keep the properties of their parts (iron filings and sand, sand and water). | Mixtures Keep Their Parts |
| 5.6C | Compare substances before and after they form a solution and show matter is conserved. | Solutions and Conservation |
| 5.6D | Show that matter is made of particles too small to see (air in a balloon). | Matter Is Made of Particles |
| 5.7A | Equal and unequal forces on an object cause patterns of motion and transfer energy. | Equal and Unequal Forces, Forces Move Energy |
| 5.7B | Design a simple experiment on the effect of force on an object (car on a ramp, balloon rocket). | Test a Force, Balloon Rockets |
| 5.8A | Describe energy transformation in systems (battery: chemical to electrical to light). | Energy Changes Form |
| 5.8B | Electric energy in a complete circuit becomes motion, light, sound or heat. Know what a circuit needs. | What a Circuit Needs, Circuit Outputs |
| 5.8C | Light travels in straight lines and can be reflected, refracted or absorbed. | Light Travels Straight, Reflect, Refract, Absorb |
| 5.9 | Earth spins once about every 24 hours, giving day and night, the Sun's apparent path, and changing shadows. | Day and Night, The Sun’s Path, Shadow Changes |
| 5.10A | How the Sun and the ocean work in the water cycle and shape weather. | Sun, Ocean and the Water Cycle, How Weather Forms |
| 5.10B | Model how sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels form. | Sedimentary Rocks, How Fossil Fuels Form |
| 5.10C | Model how wind, water and ice build landforms: deltas, canyons, sand dunes. | Deltas and Canyons, Sand Dunes |
| 5.11 | Design and explain solutions (conserve, recycle, dispose properly) that reduce harm from using resources. | The Harm in Using Resources, Design a Conservation Plan, Recycle and Dispose Right |
| 5.12A | How organisms survive by interacting with living and nonliving parts of a healthy ecosystem. | Living and Nonliving Parts |
| 5.12B | Predict how ecosystem changes affect matter cycling and energy flow in a food web. | When a Food Web Changes |
| 5.12C | Describe a healthy ecosystem and how human activity helps or harms it. | A Healthy Ecosystem, People and Ecosystems |
| 5.13A | Compare structures and functions of different species living in the same environment. | Different Bodies, Same Place |
| 5.13B | Instinct (turtle hatchlings go to the sea) versus learned behavior (orcas hunt in packs). | Instinct, Learned Behavior |