Grade 5 science

IXL offers dozens of grade 5 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, provincial curriculum or standardized test.

IXL offers dozens of grade 5 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, provincial curriculum or standardized test.

A. Science practices and tools

  1. 1
    Identify steps of the scientific method
  2. 2
    Identify laboratory tools
  3. 3
    Laboratory safety equipment

C. Properties of matter

  1. 1
    Identify and sort solids, liquids, and gases
  2. 2
    Identify mixtures
  3. 3
    Calculate density
  4. 4
    Understand conservation of matter using graphs

F. Heat and thermal energy

  1. 1
    Particle motion and changes of state
  2. 2
    Predict heat flow
  3. 3
    Predict temperature changes
  4. 4
    How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy?

G. Light

  1. 1
    How does light travel and interact with matter?

H. Electricity

  1. 1
    Electric circuits
  2. 2
    Conductors and insulators

I. Force and motion

  1. 1
    Identify directions of forces
  2. 2
    How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?
  3. 3
    How does mass affect force and acceleration?

K. Adaptations

  1. 1
    Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths and necks
  2. 2
    Animal adaptations: feet and limbs
  3. 3
    Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings

L. Conservation and natural resources

  1. 1
    Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?
  2. 2
    Evaluate natural energy sources

O. Earth's features

  1. 1
    Identify Earth's land features using photographs
  2. 2
    Identify Earth's land features using satellite images

Q. Engineering practices

  1. 1
    Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding
  2. 2
    Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage

R. Units and measurement

  1. 1
    Choose units of mass
  2. 2
    Choose units of volume
  3. 3
    Abbreviate mass, volume and temperature units