5th Grade Physical Science Resources
1a.   1b.   1c.   1d.   1e.   1f.   1g.   1h.   1i.

Physical Science 1.0 Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world. As a basis for understanding this concept:

1a. Students know that during chemical reactions the atoms in the reactants rearrange to form products with different properties.

Activity: 
C33: Hot or Cold?  
C33: How does acid affect copper?
C56: How can you change the density of a substance?
C56/57: (requires expensive materials, but are good resources for activities.)

Text Reading: C20-27 (review)

Workbook: 
143 How Does Matter React Chemically
144 Recognize Vocabulary

1b. Students know all matter is made of atoms, which may combine to form molecules.

Activity: C46-47

Text Reading: C42-43; C48-49

Workbook: 
150-151 Grouping Elements
153 What Are Compounds

1c. Students know metals have properties in common, such as high electrical and thermal conductivity. Some metals, such as aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), and gold (Au), are pure elements; others, such as steel and brass, are composed of a combination of elemental metals. Elements are made of one kind of atom.

Activity: 
C84: Heat Flow 

Text Reading: C44-45

Workbook: 168-169 Heat Flow

1d. Students know that each element is made of one kind of atom and that the elements are organized in the periodic table by their chemical properties.

Activity: C46-47 

Text Reading: C42-43; C48-C49

Workbook: 153 What Are Compounds?

1e. Students know scientists have developed instruments that can create discrete images of atoms and molecules that show that the atoms and molecules often occur in well-ordered arrays.

Activity: C38 Mystery Boxes

Text Reading: C53 Graphic aide

Workbook: WB146-147 

1f. Students know differences in chemical and physical properties of substances are used to separate mixtures and identify compounds. 

Activity:  C46-47 

Text Reading: C42-43; C48-C49

Workbook: 153 What Are Compounds

1g. Students know properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous substances, such as sugar (C6H12O6), water (H2O), helium (He), oxygen (O2), nitrogen (N2), and carbon dioxide (CO2).

Activity:  C46-47 

Text Reading: C42-43; C48-C49

Workbook: 153 What Are Compounds

1h. Students know living organisms and most materials are composed of just a few elements.

Activity:  C46-47 

Text Reading: C42-43; C48-C49

Workbook: 153 What Are Compounds

Review:
nucleus
proton
neutron
electron

1i. Students know the common properties of salts, such as sodium chloride (NaCl).

Activity: Research uses of salt 

Text Reading: C42-43; C48-C49

Workbook: 153 What Are Compounds