Science/Social Studies - Fifth Grade Weekly Homework Sheet 25
Created by Kathy Spruiell
Name_________________________________________Date_____________________________________
Social Studies
Topic
All 10 questions are due by Friday.
What types of obstacles did the transcontinental railroad workers have to face?
Social Studies
What is the significance of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Social Studies
Which of these describes Jefferson Davis’s role during the Civil War?
A He wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
B He led the raid on Harper’s Ferry.
C He was a general in the Union Army.
D He was president of the Confederacy.
Which Compromise involved the state of California?
A. Missouri Compromise
C. Compromise of 1850
B. Kansas Nebraska Act
D. Compromise of 1820
Social Studies
Social Studies
Who invented the telephone?
A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. Thomas Edison
D. John D Rockefeller
Science
How do flowering plants reproduce? (Think about a large flower like a lily.)
Science
Which part of a plant cell houses the DNA?
A chloroplast
B cytoplasm
C membrane
D nucleus
Who is the father of Genetics?
Science
Science
Which is a method of flood control?
A. bridges
C. beach reclamation
B. levees
D. point source pollution
Science
Describe what you already know about jetties and groins (yes, it is a vocabulary word for
science and it is part of the GPS standards and CRCT.)
Question
Social Studies
Social Studies
Social Studies
Social Studies
Social Studies
Science
Science
Science
Science
Science
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Correct/Total
Science/Social Studies Weekly Homework Achievement Check
Name _________________ Date ____________________
Place an X in the box if your answer is incorrect.
How did you do???
___/10 E = 10/10, 9/10; S = 8/10, 7/10; N = 6/10; U = 5 or
below/10