New Jersey State Standards for Science: Grade 5

NJ.5.1. Scientific Processes: All students will develop problem-solving, decision-making and inquiry skills, reflected by formulating usable questions and hypotheses, planning experiments, conducting systematic observations, interpreting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and communicating results.

5.1.6.A.1. Habits of Mind: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of data, claims, and arguments. 46
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5.1.6.A.2. Habits of Mind: Communicate experimental findings to others. 83
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5.1.6.A.3. Habits of Mind: Recognize that the results of scientific investigations are seldom exactly the same and that replication is often necessary. 65
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5.1.6.A.4. Habits of Mind: Recognize that curiosity, skepticism, open-mindedness, and honesty are attributes of scientists. 63
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5.1.6.B.1. Inquiry and Problem Solving: Identify questions and make predictions that can be addressed by conducting investigations. 65
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5.1.6.B.2. Inquiry and Problem Solving: Design and conduct investigations incorporating the use of a control. 65
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5.1.6.B.3. Inquiry and Problem Solving: Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. 65
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5.1.6.C.1. Safety: Know when and how to use appropriate safety equipment with all classroom materials. 23
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5.1.6.C.2. Safety: Understand and practice safety procedures for conducting science investigations. 23
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NJ.5.2. Science and Society: All students will develop an understanding of how people of various cultures have contributed to the advancement of science and technology, and how major discoveries and events have advanced science and technology.

5.2.6.A.1. Cultural Contributions: Recognize that scientific theories: develop over time, depend on the contributions of many people, and reflect the social and political climate of their time. 75
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5.2.6.A.2. Cultural Contributions: Know that scientists are men and women of many cultures who often work together to solve scientific and technological problems. 63
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5.2.6.A.3. Cultural Contributions: Describe how different people in different cultures have made and continue to make contributions to science and technology. 63
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5.2.6.B.1. Historical Perspectives: Describe the impact of major events and people in the history of science and technology, in conjunction with other world events. 230
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5.2.6.B.2. Historical Perspectives: Describe the development and exponential growth of scientific knowledge and technological innovations. 325
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NJ.5.3. Mathematical Applications: All students will integrate mathematics as a tool for problem-solving in science, and as a means of expressing and/or modeling scientific theories.

5.3.6.A.1. Numerical Operations: Express quantities using appropriate number formats, such as: decimals, percents, scientific notation. 11
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5.3.6.B.1. Geometry and Measurement: Perform mathematical computations using labeled quantities and express answers in correctly derived units. 29
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5.3.6.C.1. Patterns and Algebra: Express physical relationships in terms of mathematical equations derived from collected data. 26
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5.3.6.D.1. Data Analysis and Probability: Represent and describe mathematical relationships among variables using: graphs; tables. 338
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5.3.6.D.2. Data Analysis and Probability: Analyze experimental data sets using measures of central tendency: mean, mode, median. 361
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5.3.6.D.3. Data Analysis and Probability: Construct and use a graph of experimental data to draw a line of best fit and identify a linear relationship between variables when appropriate. 49
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5.3.6.D.4. Data Analysis and Probability: Use computer spreadsheets, graphing and database applications to assist in quantitative analysis of data. 92
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NJ.5.4. Nature and Process of Technology: All students will understand the interrelationships between science and technology and develop a conceptual understanding of the nature and process of technology.

5.4.6.A.1. Science and Technology: Distinguish between things that occur in nature and those that have been designed to solve human problems. 175
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5.4.6.B.1. Nature of Technology: Demonstrate how measuring instruments are used to gather information in order to design things that work properly. 52
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5.4.6.C.1. Technological Design: Select a technological problem and describe the criteria and constraints that are addressed in solving the problem. 28
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5.4.6.C.2. Technological Design: Identify the basic components of a technological system: input, process, output, feedback. 10
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NJ.5.5. Characteristics of Life: All students will gain an understanding of the structure, characteristics, and basic needs of organisms and will investigate the diversity of life.

5.5.6.A.1. Matter, Energy and Organization in Living Systems: Explain how systems of the human body are interrelated and regulate the body's internal environment. 59
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5.5.6.A.2. Matter, Energy and Organization in Living Systems: Identify and describe the structure and function of cells and cell parts. 87
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5.5.6.B.1. Diversity and Biological Evolution: Describe and give examples of the major categories of organisms and of the characteristics shared by organisms. 14
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5.5.6.B.2. Diversity and Biological Evolution: Compare and contrast acquired and inherited characteristics in human and other species 43
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5.5.6.C.1. Reproduction and Heredity: Describe life cycles of humans and other organisms. 23
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NJ.5.6. Chemistry: All students will gain an understanding of the structure and behavior of matter.

5.6.6.A.1. Structure and Properties of Matter: Recognize that about 100 different elements have been identified and most materials on Earth are made of a few of them. 80
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5.6.6.A.2. Structure and Properties of Matter: Show that equal volumes of different substances usually have different masses. 24
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5.6.6.A.3. Structure and Properties of Matter: Describe the properties of mixtures and solutions, including concentration and saturation. 17
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5.6.6.A.4. Structure and Properties of Matter: Measure characteristic physical properties such as boiling point, melting point, and solubility, and recognize that the property is independent of the amount of sample. 54
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5.6.6.B.1. Chemical Reactions: Recognize evidence of a chemical change. 29
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NJ.5.7. Physics: All students will gain an understanding of natural laws as they apply to motion, forces, and energy transformations.

5.7.6.A.1. Motion and Forces: Recognize that an object at rest will remain at rest and an object moving in a straight line at a steady speed will continue to move in a straight line at a steady speed unless a net (unbalanced) force acts on it. 4
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5.7.6.A.2. Motion and Forces: Recognize that motion can be retarded by forces such as friction and air resistance. 4
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5.7.6.A.3. Motion and Forces: Recognize that everything on or near the earth is pulled toward the earth's center by gravitational force. 58
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5.7.6.B.1. Energy Transformations: Recognize that heat flows through materials or across space from warmer objects to cooler ones. 49
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5.7.6.B.2. Energy Transformations: Show that vibrations in materials can generate waves that can transfer energy from one place to another. 26
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5.7.6.B.3. Energy Transformations: Design an electric circuit to investigate the behavior of a system. 84
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NJ.5.8. Earth Science: All students will gain an understanding of the structure, dynamics, and geophysical systems of the earth.

5.8.6.A.1. Earth's Properties and Materials: Observe that most rocks and soils are made of several substances or minerals. 25
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5.8.6.A.2. Earth's Properties and Materials: Observe that the properties of soil vary from place to place and will affect the soil's ability to support life. 64
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5.8.6.A.3. Earth's Properties and Materials: Recognize that fossils provide evidence about the plants and animals that lived long ago and the nature of the environment at that time. 28
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5.8.6.B.1. Atmosphere and Water: Describe the composition, circulation, and distribution of the world's oceans, estuaries, and marine environments. 164
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5.8.6.B.2. Atmosphere and Water: Describe and illustrate the water cycle. 30
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5.8.6.C.1. Processes that Shape the Earth: Summarize the process involved in the rock cycle and describe the characteristics of the rocks involved. 66
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5.8.6.D.1. How We Study the Earth: Utilize various tools such as map projections and topographical maps to interpret features of Earth's surface. 154
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NJ.5.9. Astronomy and Space Science: All students will gain an understanding of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe.

5.9.6.A.1. Earth, Moon, Sun System: Explain how the motions of the Earth, sun, and moon, define units of time including: days, months, years. 15
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5.9.6.A.2. Earth, Moon, Sun System: Recognize that changes in the Earth's position relative to the sun produces differing amounts of daylight seasonally. 587
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5.9.6.B.1. Solar System: Using models, demonstrate an understanding of the scale of the solar system that shows distance and size relationships among the sun and planets. 22
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5.9.6.B.2. Solar System: Recognize that the sun's gravitational pull holds the planets in their orbits and that the planets' gravitational pull holds their moons in their orbits. 294
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5.9.6.C.1. Stars: Observe and record short-term and long-term changes in the positions of the constellations in the night sky. 25
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5.9.6.C.2. Stars: Observe that the planets appear to change their position against the background of stars. 30
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5.9.6.D.1. Galaxies and Universe: Recognized that images of celestial objects can be magnified and seen in greater detail when observed using binoculars and light telescopes. 30
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5.9.6.D.2. Galaxies and Universe: Observe and record short-term and long-term changes in the night sky. 16
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NJ.5.10. Environmental Studies: All students will develop an understanding of the environment as a system of interdependent components affected by human activity and natural phenomena.

5.10.6.A.1. Natural Systems and Interactions: Explain how organisms interact with other components of an ecosystem. 339
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5.10.6.A.2. Natural Systems and Interactions: Describe the natural processes that occur over time in places where direct human impact is minimal. 30
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5.10.6.B.1. Human Interactions and Impact: Describe the effect of human activities on various ecosystems. 201
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5.10.6.B.2. Human Interactions and Impact: Evaluate the impact of personal activities on the local environment. 129
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