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Grade 05 Science - EC: S5.B.1.1.1

Grade 05 Science - EC: S5.B.1.1.1

Continuum of Activities

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

  • Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
  • Questions/activities that grow in complexity
  • Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Grade Levels

5th Grade

Course, Subject

Science

Activities

  1. The prefix uni- means “one.” Think about words that also start with uni-, like uniform and uni cycle. What do you think “unicellular” means?

  2. If the prefix micro- means “cannot be able to see without a microscope,” what is your definition of a microorganism?

  3. What makes a living thing different from a non-living thing?

  4. What are the things that living organisms need to survive?

  5. Using a magazine, make a T-chart comparing examples of living and non-living organisms.
  1. Given 4 images of living things, use your knowledge of organisms to answer the following questions.            
    1. Put the living things in order from smallest to largest.
    2. Which living thing makes its habitat in the water?
    3. Which living thing do you think has the most cells? Explain.
  1. “Cells are small compartments that hold the biological equipment necessary to keep an organism alive and successful. Living things may be single-celled or they may be very complex such as a human being.”
    Use your knowledge of the quotation to answer the following true or false questions. For the questions that are false, fix them to make a true statement.
    1. Single celled organisms exist in nature.  _____________
    2. A single celled organism is more complex than a multicellular organism. ____________
    3. An example of a single celled organism is a human. ____________
  1. Given images of multiple animal and plant cells, describe the characteristics and abilities of those cells.
  1. Have you ever seen a cell before? Cells are all around us! In fact all animals (including humans) and plants are made up of cells.
    What do you think would happen if cells refused to work? What would happen if they went on strike? What do you think they might say? Create a poster, from a cell’s point of view. In your poster be sure to explain all the hard work that cells do. You may need to do a bit of research to support your claim.
  1. There are many different cells working in our bodies right now. For example, there are cardiac cells that work to make our heart pump, blood cells- red and white- that help move nutrients around our bodies, and brain cells that allow us to process all things around us.

At times these cells fight with germs and viruses that try to overpower the cells our bodies need to work. This is what happens when we get sick, our pets, or even plants.

TASK: Use your knowledge of cells, both “good cells” and “bad cells” to write a short story. The “good cells” will be the hero or protagonist, and the “bad cells” will be the villain or antagonist.

Try to include as many details about cell types as possible. You may even want to start by doing a bit of background research on viruses and germs.

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. Unicellular means one celled.

  2. Microorganism is an organism that cannot be seen without the use of a microscope.

  3. Scientists say living things move, grow and respond to stimuli. Non-living things do not move without aid, cannot grow and do not respond to stimuli.

  4. A living thing typically needs the following to survive: nutrients, water, space

  5. T-chart: living vs. non-living things
    Suggested Rubric: This rubric may be used to assess a student’s overall mastery of the standard or eligible content:

  1. Answers will vary depending on images chosen (one image chosen needs to live in water to answer part b).  The following answers correspond to images of a snail, Chihuahua, fruit fly and shark.
    1. Fruit fly, snail, Chihuahua  , shark
    2. Shark, and possibly snail
    3. The shark has the most cells because it is the largest organism in the list.

    1. True
    2. False- change “complex” to “simple”
    3. False- change “single” to “multicellular” OR “human” to “amoeba, protozoa, etc.”

  1. Answers will vary depending on the images chosen.
  1. Cell strike poster

  1. Creative writing piece- Cells vs. Germ/Virus

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