Standard Course of Study :: Science — Grade 5

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Owls: Top of a food chain: This lesson will serve as visual proof that owls eat rodents and use this energy to survive. Owls excrete the parts of the rodent that they are unable to digest, leading students to infer that they are recycled in the soil. Using commercial owl pellets,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Introducing biodiversity: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students use online resources to identify the basic components necessary for biodiversity and the critical and countless benefits of habitats, as well as the serious present and future threats to their ongoing existence. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

If a tree falls in the forest...: Students will explore the role that forests play in their own lives by listing everyday products made from trees. Then students will research and categorize less common products that may be less familiar to them. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

Crane Cam: Conservation and economics: In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine the intended and unintended consequences of human environmental intervention. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

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