In 5th grade, we cover the following units of study:
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Living Systems (cells, using microscopes, 5 kingdoms)
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Oceanography (physical and biological, geology of ocean floor, public policy regarding the oceans)
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Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Changes (the rock cycle, types of rocks, Earth's interior, plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, human impact on the Earth's suface)
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Matter (atoms, molecules, elements, and compounds; mixtures and solutions)
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Sound (sounds waves, pitch, frequency)
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Light (visible spectrum, light waves, reflection, refraction, concave and convex lenses, prisms, contributions of Galileo, Hook, van Leeuwenhoek, and Newton)
All units of study include scientific investigation, reasoning,
and logic.
