Mrs. Pettyjohn's
5th Grade Science
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the structures and functions of living organisms and their interdependence on each other and on their environment. The students will learn that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that help them survive within their environments. Students will be able to differentiate between inherited traits of plants and animals such as spines on a cactus or shape of a beak and learned behaviors such as an animal learning tricks or a child riding a bicycle.
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Test over Water Cycle, Food Webs & Chains and Inherited Traits & Learned Behaviors Friday! Upcoming Events: 3-23-17 Progress Reports 3-28-17 5th Grade Math STAAR 3-29-17 5th Grade Reading STAAR 3-31-17 Pettyjohn Book Order Due 4-12-17 EAFK Ceremony 4-13-17 Progress Reports 4-14-17 School Holiday 4-18-17 Spring Photos 5-10-17 5th Grade Science STAAR 5-19-17 JIS Field Day 5-25-17 5th Grade Field Trip 5-27-17 Last Day of School/Early Release
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Students will continue the study of Life Science Organisms and Environments starting with the Ecosystem Interactions Unit. Students will observe the way organisms live and survive in their ecosystem by interaction with the living and non-living elements. Student will be able to describe how the flow of energy derived from the Sun, used by producers to create their own food, is transferred through a food chain and food web to consumers and decomposers. Students will predict the effects of changes in ecosystems caused by living organisms, including humans, such as the overpopulation of grazers or the building of highways. Students will identify the significance of the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle to the survival of plants and animals.
Food Webs Vocabulary---Quiz Wednesday, March 8th Carnivore An animal that eats other animals for food Herbivore a consumer that eats only plants Omnivore an organism that eats both plants and animals Predator an animal that hunts other animals for food Prey an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator Primary Consumer an organism in a food chain that eats plants Secondary Consumer an organism in a food chain that eats primary consumers Tertiary Consumer an organism in a food chain that eats secondary consumers It is already on quizlet for your child to study. Please use the following link to my quizlet https://quizlet.com/join/jBCSj7szj Upcoming Events 3-9-17 Student Holiday for Basketball Playoff 3/13-17/17 Spring Break 3-23-17 Progress Reports 3-28-17 5th Grade Math STAAR 3-29-17 5th Grade Reading STAAR 5-10-17 5th Grade Science STAAR |
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