North Dakota State Standards for Science: Grade 5

ND.1. Unifying Concepts: Students understand the unifying concepts and processes of science.

5.1.1. Models: Use an appropriate model (e.g., drawing, equation, computer program, diagram, or 3-D device) to convey scientific information 18
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5.1.2. Constancy and Change: Explain how changes alter the balance within a system (e.g., the effects of limited resources on populations, global climate change, flood, drought) 17
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5.1.3. Form and Function: Identify details of an object's form which determine its function (e.g., webbed feet for use in water, human feet for walking, shovel for scooping dirt, a rake for collecting leaves, tape measure and ruler to measure distance) 11
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ND.2. Science Inquiry: Students use the process of science inquiry.

5.2.1. Abilities Necessary To Do Scientific Inquiry: Communicate scientific procedures (e.g. visual display, graph, journal, oral presentation) that enable others to repeat the investigation 18
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5.2.2. Abilities Necessary To Do Scientific Inquiry: Formulate an explanation supported by data 18
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ND.3. Physical Science: Students understand the basic concepts and principles of physical science.

5.3.1. Properties of Matter: Identify physical properties of substances before and after they are combined 6
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5.3.2. Properties of Matter: Identify new substances formed in a chemical change (i.e., rusting, burning) 3
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5.3.3. Properties of Matter: Compare and contrast properties of solids, liquids, and gases 1
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5.3.4. Force and Motion: Identify the effects force and mass have on the motion of an object 6
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5.3.5. Force and Motion: Explain why gravity is called an attracting force. 2
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5.3.6. Forms of Energy: Demonstrate a simple electrical circuit by completing a continuous loop (i.e., battery, light, wire) 4
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5.3.7. Forms of Energy: Identify materials that are good conductors of heat 8
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ND.4. Life Science: Students understand the basic concepts and principles of life science.

5.4.1. Structure and Function: Identify components of a human organ system (e.g., digestive system, respiratory system, circulatory system, muscular system, skeletal system) 15
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5.4.2. Structure and Function: Explain the function of a human organ system (e.g., digestive system, respiratory system, circulatory system, muscular system, skeletal system) 20
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5.4.3. Organisms and Their Environments: Identify the producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web. 10
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ND.5. Earth and Space Science: Students understand the basic concepts and principles of earth and space science.

5.5.1. Weather, Seasons, and Climate: Measure weather conditions (i.e., temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation) 7
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5.5.2. Weather, Seasons, and Climate: Identify characteristics of different clouds (i.e., cumulus, stratus, cirrus) 2
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5.5.3. Earth's Surface: Identify how the components of soil (e.g., plant roots, bacteria, weathered rock) influence the properties of soil (e.g., texture, fertility, capacity to hold water) 5
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5.5.4. The Universe: Identify the characteristics of the Earth (i.e., spherical in shape, orbits the Sun, rotates on tilted axis) 3
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5.5.5. The Universe: Identify the objects in the sky that have predictable patterns of movement (e.g., sun, planets, moons, stars) 19
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ND.6. Science and Technology: Students understand relations between science and technology.

5.6.1. Technological Design: Use technology to design a solution to a problem 8
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5.6.2. Technological Design: Evaluate a product or design using established criteria 3
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ND.7. Science and Other Areas: Students understand relations between science and personal, social, and environmental issues.

5.7.1. Science and Personal Health: Identify risks or benefits of personal health choices (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs, fast foods) 6
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5.7.2. Science and Environmental Issues: Explain ways humans benefit from Earth's resources (e.g., air, water, soil, food, fuel, building materials) 23
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ND.8. History and Nature of Science: Students understand the history and nature of science.

5.8.1. Scientific Knowledge: Explain why results of similar scientific investigations may turn out differently (i.e., inconsistencies in methods, materials, and observations) 4
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