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5th Grade Science Resources

113 5th grade science resources: 57 worksheets, 24 songs, 20 videos and more, covering animals, life science, health and nutrition, plus 34 more topics. How teachers use these

5th Grade Science Resources

113 5th grade science resources: 57 worksheets, 24 songs, 20 videos and more, covering animals, life science, health and nutrition, plus 34 more topics. How teachers use these

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeAnimal and Plant Cells Worksheet

This Animal and Plant Cells Worksheet asks 5th grade students to label the organelles of an animal cell and a plant cell using a word bank. Answer key included for fast, no-prep science review.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeReading Food Labels Worksheet

A 5th grade reading food labels worksheet where students study a real Nutrition Facts panel to find serving size, calories, and daily values. Includes a complete answer key for fast, no-prep nutrition practice.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradePhysical Changes Matter Worksheet

This physical changes matter worksheet asks 5th Grade students to sort eight everyday changes, label three states of matter, and explain their thinking, with an answer key included for fast grading.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeSkin Diagram Worksheet

This Skin Diagram Worksheet has 5th graders label the epidermis, dermis, fat layer, and more on a clear skin cross-section. Includes an answer key—perfect for a no-prep human body science lesson.

Video
Video5th GradeWater Cycle Song (Animated Music Video)

While watching the Water Cycle Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about the process of the water cycle by listening to the repetitive lyrics loaded with key vocabulary.

Video
Video5th GradeMatter Song

The Matter Song teaches all about matter and the states of matter. With this states of matter song, students learn about solid, liquid, and gas, as well as the phases of matter, properties of matter, physical changes, chemical changes, and so much more. Matter has mass and takes up space.…

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeHuman Body Systems Worksheet

This human body systems worksheet has 5th graders match eight major body systems to their functions and reflect on how they work together. Answer key included for quick, no-prep science review.

Video
Video5th GradePlanets Song (Animated Music Video)

While watching the Planets Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about the order of planets in our solar system as well as cool facts about each planet.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeIdentifying States of Matter Worksheet

This Identifying States of Matter Worksheet has 5th graders read particle models, explain melting and gas expansion, and sort six everyday substances into solids, liquids, and gases. An answer key is included for fast, confident grading.

Assessment
Assessment5th GradeTeam Sports Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Team Sports Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a lively non-fiction passage about staying active, plus main-idea, detail, and inference questions. An answer key is included for fast, no-prep reading practice.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradePhysical Changes Examples Worksheet

This Physical Changes Examples Worksheet gives 5th Grade students six sorting items and two written-response questions on physical and chemical change, answer key included, so classifying matter becomes second nature.

Bundle
Bundle5th GradeScience Songs (MP3 Album)

Using the Science Songs (MP3 Album), students learn about different science concepts while listening to these upbeat and catchy songs.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradePhotosynthesis Diagram Worksheet

A photosynthesis diagram worksheet for 5th grade: students label four arrows for sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen, then explain the process in writing. An answer key makes checking fast.

Video
Video5th GradeCreation Song

While watching the Creation Song, students learn about the days of Creation perfect for Sunday school, kid's church, and Bible lessons for kids. Bring joy and understanding into your kid's church, Sunday school, and classroom with this song about the days of Creation. Your kids will love a new way…

Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan5th GradeMagnets Lesson Plan

Materials available in this Magnets Lesson Plan include two Magnet Activities and four Magnet Worksheets.Our Magnet Lesson Plan provides you with

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeSeasonal Tilt Worksheet

This Seasonal Tilt Worksheet asks 5th graders to read an Earth and Sun orbit diagram, name the season at four positions, and explain what causes the change. Answer key included for fast, confident grading.

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Worksheet5th GradeChemical Changes Examples Worksheet

This Chemical Changes Examples Worksheet gives 5th graders vocabulary practice, picture sorting, and a written explanation task for telling physical changes from chemical ones. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

Video
Video5th GradeWeather Song (Animated Music Video)

While watching the Weather Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about different types of weather conditions by listening to the repetitive lyrics loaded with key vocabulary.

Video
Video5th GradeScientific Method Song (Animated Music Video)

While listening the Scientific Method Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about seven steps of the scientific method while listening to a catchy song.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeChemical Changes Matter Worksheet

This chemical changes matter worksheet has 5th grade students name the signs of a chemical change and explain their thinking with evidence. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

From our teachers' playbook

Big questions for curious minds!

What do 5th graders learn in science?

Fifth grade science asks kids to explain why, not just name things. Students learn that matter is made of tiny particles and can change: melting ice is a physical change, but baking a cake is a chemical one. They follow how energy from the sun moves through plants and food webs, trace the water cycle, and explain why Earth has seasons. They also dig into cells, body systems and healthy habits. The click moment comes when kids use evidence from their own experiment to back up a claim.

Our favorite ways to make 5th grade science stick

Fifth graders love a challenge. These moves mix real thinking with a little fun.

Sing the cycle

Play a water cycle song, then have kids act out each stage: evaporate up, condense together, precipitate down. Singing the steps in order gives kids a memory hook they can replay on test day.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Label it from memory

Show a plant and animal cell diagram for a minute, then cover it. Kids sketch and label as much as they can, then check and add in a new color. Recalling a picture beats copying it.

Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).

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Plan the investigation together

Before kids test magnets, think aloud: "What am I changing? What stays the same? How will I measure?" Then hand over the plan. Modeling a fair test once saves a lot of messy experiments later.

Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Questions parents and teachers ask us

What topics are taught in 5th grade science?

Most 5th grade classes cover matter and its changes, energy in ecosystems and food webs, the water cycle, Earth and space (seasons, stars and the solar system), and the human body. Students also plan simple investigations and use evidence to explain results.

What is the difference between a physical and a chemical change?

A physical change alters how something looks but not what it is, like melting or cutting. A chemical change makes a new substance, like rust or baking. A clue for a chemical change is a new color, gas, smell or heat.

How can I help my 5th grader with science at home?

Cook together and talk about what changes, stargaze, or start a small plant experiment. Ask "Why do you think that happened?" and let them explain. Real questions build stronger thinking than memorizing facts.

How do I teach the scientific method to 5th graders?

Start with a question kids actually care about, like which paper towel holds the most water. Walk through predicting, testing, measuring and sharing results. Repeating the steps with new questions makes them automatic.