Grade 5 Science
"Time" for Kids
A to Z Teacher Stuff is a teacher-created site designed to help teachers find online resources more quickly and easily. Find lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, discussion forums for teachers, downloadable teaching materials & eBooks, printable worksheets and blacklines, emergent reader books, themes, and more.
Choose to play an interactive, online scientific mystery, search the database for grade and subject appropriate activities, or view graphics and animations. This is a large website with a lot to offer!
Welcome to Ask A Scientist! Our service has been in operation since 1991. We have already compiled answers to more than 20,000 questions - and this site now receives more than nine million hits each month!
If you have a question, first check our Archives to see if it has been asked and answered before. Ask A Scientist includes Archives containing questions that our volunteer scientists have answered since our service began. And since 1991, questions have come from every country on the planet!
The BBC has a terrific site for English, Math and Science learning. The activities are highly interactive and engaging!
A series of lessons, worksheets, charts, and tables from Enchanted Learning's site. Some items are available to everyone but some items are only available to members of the site.
Biomes of the World
Bubbabrain
This site has activities and daily news.
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Children's University of Manchester
Saskatchewan people will now be able to find climate change information more easily, understand climate change and learn what to do to lessen its effects. There are many links on this site for educators, along with some Mini-Units based on the Saskatchewan's K - Grade 12 Curriculum (although these units do not reflect the recent renewal of curricula).
This is one cool site for all elementary students. There are informative videos, articles, interactive activities and games.
Discovery Kids: Home Page
Earth Science
Eduweb develops award-winning digital learning games and interactives about art, history, science, and technology. Their mission is to "create exciting and effective learning experiences that hit the sweet spot where learning theory, digital technology, and fun meet."
Everything you need to know about Energy! Topics include Energy Sources, Using and Saving Energy, History of Energy, and Games and Activities. There is a teacher area with lesson plans.
Explore science topics with our fun, interactive, on-line games. Iinspired by well-tested, hands-on classroom activities from our Engaging Science teacher workshops. Topics to learn about include Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, and Life Science.
Engaging Science Online Activities
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources bring an electonic magazine about the great outdoors to kids in grades 4-8. There are teacher pages to help facilitate learning on this site.
The Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco has compiled a collection of "snacks", or miniature experiments of popular exhibits at their facility. These are perfect for classrooms!
The Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco has compiled a collection of "snacks", or miniature experiments of popular exhibits at their facility. These are perfect for classrooms!
Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Our site now contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics.
Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception
This exciting site has much to offer the sciene teacher. Browse through the "Web-based Classroom Projects" for a variety of elementary, middle and high school projects.
Fire Safety for Middle Years
A guidebook from the Saskatchean Forestry Association for Grades 5 to 8 teachers regarding forests.
Select the appropriate age of your students and choose from a variety of Mathematics, Geography, Art, Science, Language Arts, etc. games.
Gizmos
This site features resources (units and internet sites) that support the Saskatchewan Science Curriculum objectives grades 1-9.
As you read and learn about Canada's vanishing natural heritage, you might want to know what an individual can do about it. Well, you've come to the right section, because we've included many practical and doable ideas that you can begin implementing to help Canada's wildlife right now. So, whether you just start out by making your own backyard nature-friendly, or take on a bigger project including your whole community, we know that you'll enjoy the sense of accomplishment you get from making the world a better place for wildlife.
Interactive Whiteboard Links
Invention at Play
Play, learn and have fun using science. Learn more about Canadian Women Inventors.
A template for collecting and displaying different types of leaves. You can customize the information that the students need to include based on their ability.
LearnAlberta
The Center for Innovation in Science Learning (CISL) at The Franklin Institute is a premier center for science learning research, program development, and educational services. Choose "Curricular Companions" to show how Grade 4-8 teachers can integrate lessons like "Ecosystems", "Sound and Light", or "Introduction to Matter" into their unit plans. The topics do not follow the Saskatchewan Science Curriculum but you can find something at every level.
Learningscience.org
Simple Machines
McGraw-Hill Science Resources
This method of research is used to walk an entire class through the research process at the beginning of the year.
Mister Teacher
Ce site Web des modules de science a été crée pour les élèves et les enseignants de la 1ère à la 5e année du programme de français immersion.
Activities, Experiments,Games, Stories, News, Animals, Pictures ~ all are found on this site.
This site has been categorized by grade to make your search easier. The lessons are online based and weave nicely with the curriculum in both science and social studies.
NetVet Veterinary Resources / Electronic Zoo Animal Species. The title speaks for itself. Everything one wanted to know about animals ... and then some.
This is an online unit so students will need access to a computer. Students choose two ocean animals to research.
Kids Club
Busy teachers are always looking for new teaching ideas and ways to save time. The Saskatoon Public Schools OLC has compiled a list of online resources that their teachers have created or recommended.
PBS Kids Interactive Whiteboard Games
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. Unlike many Internet sites, permission has been granted for teachers and students to use all of the images donated to the Pics4Learning collection.
Free lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for primary teachers. Math, science, art, ELA, P.E., music and more are available here!
An easy to play game that tests your knowledge of the Periodic Table.
Astronomy (Universe, Galaxies, Stars, Systems, Solar Systems, Exploration)
Biology (Cell Structure, Cell Function, Microorganisms, Plants, Scientific Study, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Animal Systems)
Chemistry (Matter, Periodic Table, Elements, Atoms, Reactions, Biochemistry)
Earth Science (Earth Energy, Earth Structure, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Climates, BCG Cycles)
Physics (Motion and Mechanics, Heat and Thermodynamics, Light and Optics, Electricity and Magnetism, Modern Physics).
Reeko's Bag of Tricks
A collection of lesson plans and experiments for all grade levels.
Saskatchewan and Canada Information
Teaching Resources, Student Activities, Reproducibles, and more!
A list of science resources that are appropriate for K to Grade 2 (cycle #1), Grades 3-4 (cycle #2), or Grades 5-6 (cycle #3)
The brain teasers on this site require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it. Suitable for grades 4-8.
The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education. There is a list of resources developed by SLN museums.
Providing a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students. Search the lesson plans, use intereactive sites, and support your students' learning.
Science Up Close
Secrets@Sea
Shake, Rattle and Slide
Students write an expository paper explaining concepts associated with simple machines.
SuperTeacherTools
Teachers Love Smart Boards
The Great Plant Escape
The Physics Front
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
The U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life. Discover selected online resources, including lessons, data, maps, and more, to support teaching, learning, education (K-12), and college inquiry and research.
Take a Virtual Field Trip to one of many locations. A great enhancer to any classroom.
Student-friendly webpage with information about the water cycle. There are printable activity sheets at the bottom of the webpage.
Weather Watch Activities
Webquest Locator
When chemicals react, the results may be small, large, or even very dramatic. These changes in matter is what this chapter is all about.
Millions of kids read The World Almanac For Kids every year. Now the bestselling book has a companion Web Site -- The World Almanac For Kids Online. So dive in and explore. You might even get smarter.
e-Learning for Kids