Science Grade 5 (Cambridge Curriculum)

Biology

1. Plants: Understand plant life cycles, identifying flower parts (stamen, carpel, stigma, ovary) and exploring pollination, fertilization, seed production, and dispersal.
2. Humans and Animals: Describe the human digestive system, recognize the functions of its organs, and explore what constitutes a balanced diet and how to maintain health.
3. Living Things in their Environment: Investigate how animals and plants adapt to different environments and seasonal changes.

2. Chemistry

1. States of Matter: Investigate materials and learn about the properties of water.
2. Material Properties: Understand evaporation and condensation, how the particle model explains states of matter, and how to form and separate solutions.

3. Physics

1. Forces: Measure forces using Newtons, and explore the effects of gravity, friction, air resistance, and water resistance.
2. Sound: Understand how sound is produced by vibrations, and explore how pitch, volume, and the medium of transmission affect what we hear.
3. Light: Learn that light travels in straight lines, explore how light reflects, and investigate the formation of shadows using transparent, translucent, and opaque materials.
4. Earth and Space: Explore the movement of the Earth and the Moon, and understand how the Earth's rotation causes day and night.

4. Scientific Enquiry

1. Ideas and Evidence: Understand how scientists ask questions and use evidence from investigations to answer them.
2. Practical Work: Plan fair tests, make safe predictions, and use equipment to make careful, repeated observations and measurements.
3. Presenting Results: Record data and present findings using tables, bar charts, and line graphs to draw simple conclusions.