Classroom Programs for 5th Grade
Citizen Science
Scientists rely on citizens like you to provide data about the world. Even kids can help. Students will learn about projects related to birds, butterflies, dragonflies, frogs, snakes, salamanders, and turtles.
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NY Expanded process Skills, Grades 5-8: #2.1d: Use appropriate tools and conventional techniques to solve problems about the natural world, including measurng, observing, describing, classifying, and sequencing.
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PA EE 3.2.7 b.1: Measure materials using a variety of scales.
How Many Bears Can Live in this Forest?
(from Project WILD) Students become bears seeking food in this role-play game that helps introduce the concept of carrying capacity and limiting factors in a population.
- NY 3.2a: In all environments, organisms with similar needs may compete with one another for resources.
- PA 4.6.7 A.6: Understand limiting factors and predict their effects on an organism.
