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5th Grade

Matter and Its Interactions

 

Students who demonstrate understanding can:

Performance Expectations
 

 

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances. 5-PS1-4

Clarification Statement and Assessment Boundary

Clarification Statement: none

Assessment Boundary: none

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to include investigations that control variables and provide evidence to support explanations or design solutions.

Conduct an investigation collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, using fair tests in which variables are controlled and the number of trials considered. (5-PS1-4)

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS1.B:  Chemical Reactions

When two or more different substances are mixed, a new substance with different properties may be formed. (5-PS1-4)

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Cause and effect relationships are routinely identified and used to explain change. (5-PS1-4)

Common Core State Standards Connections

ELA/Literacy
  • W.5.7 - Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. (5-PS1-4)
  • W.5.8 - Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources. (5-PS1-4)
  • W.5.9 - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (5-PS1-4)