Grade 5, Science Curriculum
Grade 5, Science Curriculum
Grade 5, Science Curriculum
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I. PEOPLE
1.2 Identify the major parts of the male and female reproductive system
1.4 Relate menstrual cycle in females and semen production in males to the ability to reproduce
1.6 Predict possible consequences of intimate relationships between adolescent males and females
1.7 Practice proper hygiene for the external genitalia for safety and protection
2.1 Identify the parts of the respiratory system where air passes during inhalation and exhalation
3.1 Describe common ailments of the respiratory system including their prevention and cure
II. ANIMALS
1. Infer how body structures of animals are adapted to food getting in their particular environment
1.1 Classify animals according to the food they eat: herbivores, carnivores, omnivores
1.2 Relate the mouth parts of animals to the kind of food they eat
3.1 Identify each group of vertebrates and their characteristics (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes)
3.3 Identify each group of invertebrates and their characteristics (insects, arachnids, arthropods, annelids, coelenterates, e
1.1 Perform experiments to show that sunlight, air and water are needed by plants in making food
2.1 Describe characteristics of non-vascular plants (e.g. algae, fungi, mosses, liverworts)
2.2 Describe characteristics of vascular plants (e.g. naked seed-bearing plants/seed-bearing flowering plants
3. Infer how some plants adapt to a certain environmental conditions in order to make food and survive
1.1.1 Show that materials may change in size, shape, volume or phase
1.1.2 Observe that no new material is formed when physical change take place
1.2.1 Show how chemical changes take place in materials (e.g. cooking, rusting, burning, decaying/ rotting, ripening of
1.2.2 Observe that a new material is formed when physical change take place
1.2.3 Observe that the product of chemical change cannot be brought back to its original form
2.1 Describe how certain changes in materials have good effect in the environment (e.g. composting, recycling, etc.)
2.2 Describe how certain changes in materials have bad effect in the environment (e.g. pollution of air, land and water)