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5th Grade Science Activities & Lessons
Looking for an alternative to another 5th Grade Science worksheet? Explore student-centered 5th Grade Science lessons that build understanding through real phenomena, hands-on investigation, and evidence-based reasoning. Each lesson comes with a built-in answer key and a print-ready format. Every lesson below was created by a teacher on STEMEngine and is free to browse.
9 free 5th Grade Science lessons available.
5th Grade Science
Gravity's Pull: Why Everything Falls Toward Earth's Center
5th Grade Claim-Evidence-Reasoning 5-PS2-1, 3-5-ETS1-3
6 tasks 45 minPreview
5th Grade Science
Why Do Stars Look Different? Brightness, Distance, and the Night Sky
5th Grade 5E Model 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2
7 tasks 45 minPreview
5th Grade Science
Where Does a Tree's Mass Come From? Air, Water, and the Mystery of Plant Growth
5th Grade NGSS Phenomenon-Based 5-LS1-1, 5-PS3-1
6 tasks 45 minPreview
5th Grade Science
Energy Flow in Ecosystems: Food Webs, Decomposers & Wetland Invaders
5th Grade 5E Model 5-LS2-1, 5-LS2-2
7 tasks 45 minPreview
5th Grade Science
Every Drop Counts: Distribution of Earth's Water & Freshwater Availability
5th Grade Universal Design for Learning 5-ESS2-2, 5-ESS3-1
6 tasks 45 minPreview
5th Grade Science
Earth's Spheres: How Do They Talk to Each Other?
5th Grade Claim-Evidence-Reasoning 5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-2
7 tasks 45 minPreview
5th Grade Science
Where Did the Mass Go? Exploring Conservation of Mass in Chemical Reactions
5th Grade NGSS Phenomenon-Based 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-4
6 tasks 45 minPreview
5th Grade Science
Matter Matters: Particles, Properties, and Purification
5th Grade 5E Model 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-3
7 tasks 45 minPreview
5th Grade Science
The Day the Kelp Forest Disappeared: Tracing Matter Through a Broken Web
5th Grade NGSS Phenomenon-Based NGSS 5-LS2-1
6 tasks 50 minPreview