Mrs. Pettyjohn's
5th Grade Science
Students will begin studying Ecosystems, food chains, food webs, and living and non-living organisms. We will also review weather, climate, and the water cycle. Students will have a vocabulary quiz over the following words on Friday. They may also study on Quizlet at the following link
https://quizlet.com/_4gqro2 ecosystem-All the populations of organisms and the nonliving things in an environment and the interaction among them population- All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time. community- populations of different species that live in the same area at the same time. niche-The role, or place, of an organism in a community, especially in regards to food webs. biome- One of six major land areas of the world that is home to specific plant and animal populations and is defined by its climate producers- Organisms that produce, or make, their own food; plants consumers- animals that consume, or eat, other organisms herbivores- animals that eat ONLY plants carnivores- animals that eat ONLY other animals omnivores- animals that eat both plants and animals decomposers- Organisms that feed on dead plants and animals, as well as animal wastes predator- animals that hunt other animals for food prey animals that hunted by predators food chain- the path of energy from the sun to a producer to an animal to another animal food web- a group of overlapping food chains scavenger- animal that only eats dead plants and animals 2/27/18 Math Benchmark 2/28/18 Reading Benchmark 3/1/18 Science Benchmark 3/9/18 JIS Field Day 3/12-16/18 Spring Break 3/28/18 EAFK for Respect 3/27-28/18 Middle School Open House Nights 3/30/18 JIS Holiday 4/10/18 Math STAAR 4/11/18 Reading STAAR 4/16/18 JIS Holiday 5/14/18 Math STAAR Retest 5/15/18 Reading STAAR Retest 5/16/18 Science STAAR 5/23/18 EAFK Classroom Wishlist for hands on experiments- empty paper towel tubes (or wrapping paper or tissue), glue sticks, paper towels, wipes, paper plates, AA Batteries, vegetable oil, flour, cornstarch
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