Standards-Based Ideas for Science Projects Grade 5
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Number of seeds planted in
an area (S5b)
Number of decomposers
(worms) in an area (S5b)
Type of biome or ecosystem
(S5b)
Air temperature (S5b)
Water temperature (S5b)
Location (S5b)
Amount of pollution (trash,
pesticides, oil, etc.) (S5c)
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Gestation period
Growth rate
Size
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Flowering Plant
Non-flowering plant
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Number of
microorganisms
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Seawater ecosystem
(tidepool)
Freshwater
ecosystem (pond or
lake)
Angle of a wave (S5c)
Weather, such as a storm
(S5c)
Number of plants (S5c)
Water temperature (S5c)
Wind (S5c)
Distance (S5c)
Obstacles in the water (S5c)
Depth of the water (S5c)
Day of the week (S5c)
Weather (S5c)
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Amount of sand
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Beach or shore
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Speed
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Current
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Amount of
pollution (trash)
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Beach
Type of filter material (S5d)
Temperature of the mixture
(S5d)
Shape of the filter holder
(S5d)
Temperature (S5d)
Type of liquid (S5d)
Color of a liquid (S5d)
Temperature of a solvent
(S5d)
Temperature (S5d)
Particle Size (S5d)
Stirring Speed (S5d)
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Amount of liquid
collected
Filtration time
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Evaporation time
Chromatography
time
Amount of solute
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Liquid
In a
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Type of lubricant (oil, wax,
grease, etc.) (S5e)
Type of surface (S5e)
Angle of incline (S5e)
Size (S5e)
Mass (S5e)
Force applied (S5e)
Air resistance (S5e)
Water resistance (S5e)
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Solute dissolving
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Science Standards - 5th Grade
5Sb - Students will demonstrate an understanding of relationships among biotic and
abiotic factors within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
5Sc - The student will demonstrate an understanding of features, processes, and
changes in Earth’s land and oceans.
5Sd - The student will demonstrate an understanding of properties of matter.
5Se - The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature of force and motion.