GRADE 5: science 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR SCHEDULE WEEK 1ST UNIT HOURS 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 10TH 11TH 12TH 13TH 14TH 15TH 16TH 17TH 18TH 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 Science CONTENTS SCHOOL AND COURSE ORIENTATION Biology. Structutre and function. The human body Materials: properties and changes Find out who uses science where you live and how they use it. FIRST WRITTEN EXAM Materials: properties and changes Describe how science is used where you live. FIRST MID-TERM HOLIDAY 19TH 20TH 21ST 22ND 23RD 24TH 25TH 26TH 26TH 27TH 28TH 29TH 30ST 31ST 32ND 33RD 34TH 35TH 36TH 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Discuss how scientific understanding is used and developed by people working on their own and working together such as the peer review process. Rocks. The rock cycle and soil 2ND WRITTEN EXAM Unit 3 Reviseion unit 3 SEMESTER HOLIDAY BEGINNING OF 2ND MID-TERM Evaluate topics using scientific understanding. Discuss how scientific knowledge develops over time Food chains and food webs Describe how science is used in different societies Chemical reactions Use evidence to Show how our scientific knowledge and understanding have changed over time. Forces and electricity FIRST WRITTEN EXAM 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Revision Revision Unit 4 and 5 SECOND MID-TERM HOLIDAY Describe how science is used in different societies and industries and how it is used in research Electricity and the solar system SECOND WRITTEN EXAM REVISION REVISION REVISION