N o r t h E a st I n d ep en d e nt S c h o o l D i st ric t
5th Grade Science
Unit 4
Resources
December, 2004
Cycles and Adaptations
* See Key at the bottom of the page
Textbook: Information and Activities
TEKS
Cycles
TEXTBOOK:
Pages/Content
Water
 B14-17 Why it’s important (TAAS 24)
 B12-13 Water cycle model-Activity (WB 66-67)
 B21 (bottom) Water cycle model-Activity
 C67 Diagram
Carbon
 B4-5 Plants use carbon dioxide-Activity (WB 62-63)
5.5A,B; 5.6B
 B6, 8-9 Diagram
 B10-11 Changing balance (TAAS 23)
 A94-95 Plants use leaves-Activity (WB 44-45)
 A96-101 Photosynthesis
Nitrogen
 B7 Description
 A74-75 TE Science background-nitrogen fixation
Comparing Life Cycles
Plants
 A112-113 Pollination, flowering plants
 A74-75 Life cycle of spore producing plants
 A75 TE Comparing seeds
 A76-77 Cones and flowers
5.5A,B; 5.6B
Animals
 A46-49 Life cycles (mostly insects) (TAAS 6)
A comparison
 A78-79 Comparison of plant and animal life cycles (TAAS
10)
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
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5th Grade Science
Unit 4
Resources
December, 2004
Textbook: Information and Activities (cont’d)
TEKS
Adaptations
TEXTBOOK:
Pages/Content
 A62-63 Plants
 A64-65 Parts of a plant-Activity (WB 30-31)
 A66-71 Function of plant parts (TAAS 9)
 A102-103 How plants get the light they need
 A104-107 How plants meet their needs
5.5A,B
 A118 Germination
 A119 Propagation
 A125 (bottom) Seed response to gravity-Activity
 TH 13-16; TH 19-28 Animals and plants in various biomes
Note: Animal adaptations are covered in the text as ecosystems
are discussed
Inherited Traits and Learned Characteristics
 A50-51 Inherited traits-Activity (WB 24-25)
5.10A
 A52 Inherited traits
 B46 Learned characteristics
5.10B
Habitats, Niches, and Ecosystems
5.9B
 B26-27 Observing the local environment (WB72-73)
 B24-25, 28-31 Ecosystems/Niches (TAAS 26)
5.5A,B
 B32-33 What eats what-Activity (WB 76-77)
5.5A,B; 5.9A,C
 B34-39 Energy flow in a food web (TAAS 27)
5.9A,C
 B40-41 Body Color-Activity (WB 80-81)
5.5A,B; 5.9A
 B42-45 Competition and interactions (TAAS 28)
5.5A,B; 5.9A,C
 B50-53 Extinction (TAAS 29)
Specific Ecosystems
Land biomes
5.5A,B; 5.9A,C
 B64-73 (TAAS 31)
 B85 (top) Adaptations-Activity
Water Ecosystems: Fresh and salt water
5.5A,B;
 B74-75 Life in a pond-Activity (WB 94-95)
5.9A,B,C
 B76-81 Water ecosystems
 B90-91 Natural Change-Pond-Activity (WB 100-101)
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
This publication is the property of North East Independent School District. Duplication in whole or in part, outside of NEISD, is
prohibited without express written permission from NEISD.
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N o r t h E a st I n d ep en d e nt S c h o o l D i st ric t
5th Grade Science
Unit 4
Resources
December, 2004
Textbook: Information and Activities (cont’d)
TEKS
TEXTBOOK:
Pages/Content
Change in Ecosystems
 B96-97 Chemical fertilizer-Activity (WB 104-105)
 B98-101 By people (TAAS 35)
5.5A,B; 5.9A
 B110-113 Restoring ecosystems (TAAS 37)
 B117 (bottom) How plants reclaim an ecosystem-Activity
Several activities are included to provide choices and to meet individual teaching styles.
It is not intended that all of these activities be completed for every content piece.
AIMS Activities
TEKS
Cycles
AIMS BOOK
5.6B
Field Detectives
5.5A, 5.9B
Cycles of Knowing
and Growing
Pages/Activity/Content
100 “The Inside Story: Air” Reading passage –
carbon cycle
98-104 “Fallen Leaf”-observe changes as a
leaf decomposes, journal included- nitrogen
cycle
150-152 “After Lunch” – garbage time capsule
to observe decomposition-nitrogen cycle
Life cycles
5.5C
AIMS Magazine
Oct. 2000
4-10 “Lifelines”-comparing lengths of life
cycles
Adaptations
5.9A
5.9C
5.9A,B
5.9A
Overhead &
Underfoot
41-43 “Bug Races”-speed as an adaptation in
insects
90-92 “New Plant Discovery!”-plant
Budding Botanist
adaptations, challenge
AIMS Magazine
28-34 “Beat the Heat”-Adaptations in hot,
July/Aug. 2001
dry habitats
Our Wonderful
28-29 (front), 32-34 (back) “Insect Lawn
World
Jumpers”-adaptations of grasshoppers
AIMS Activities (cont’d)
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
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5th Grade Science
TEKS
AIMS BOOK
Inherited Traits
5.10A
Math + Science A
Solution
Unit 4
Resources
December, 2004
Pages/Activity/Content
61-64 “Dealing with Data”-as students
investigate inherited traits, they learn about
table design to record data
Ecosystems
5.9C
Critters
5.6B, 5.9B
5.9B
Bats Incredible
5.9B,C
AIMS Magazine
Feb. 2003
142-152 “Who’s Home in the Biome?”-Board
game to review which plants & animals live in
each biome
134-135 “Food Webs and Chains”-reading
passage
136-138 “Catch Me if You Can”-how energy is
passed along in a food chain
105-108 “Save the Bats”-simulation to show
why bats are necessary to nature
54-59 “At Home in the Biome”characteristics of biomes
GEMS Activities
TEKS
Ecosystems
5.5A,B
GEMS BOOK
Pages/Activity/Content
Environmental
Detectives
113-115 “Deer Lion”-effects of changing
populations
Suggestion: Active version of the game is
easier to prepare and execute
 117-123 Instructions for play-Deer
Lion
 129-132 Interpretation and discussion
 134-141 Graph and Deer lion Files
 246-248, 250 Summary
 218 Teacher Background
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
This publication is the property of North East Independent School District. Duplication in whole or in part, outside of NEISD, is
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N o r t h E a st I n d ep en d e nt S c h o o l D i st ric t
5th Grade Science
Unit 4
Resources
December, 2004
Additional Resources
Vistas:
EEKS! Beaks! - (Adaptations)
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/science/instruction/vistas/pdf/5th_grade.pdf
Message of the Lorax - (Impact of environmental factors on organisms)
Constancy & Change
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/science/instruction/vistas/pdf/grade_5_c&c.pdf
Snapshots:
Fifth
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/science/teks/snapshots/index.html?5th
Benchmarks:
Benchmarks for Science Literacy (Project 2061)
http://www.project2061.org/tools/benchol/bolframe.htm
Safety:
Texas Safety Standards
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/science/safety/safety_manual.html
Materials Lists - By grade level, required and recommended
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/science/safety/pdf/safety_manual/Appendix_H.pdf
TEKS:
Fifth-science
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter112/ch112a.html#112.7
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
This publication is the property of North East Independent School District. Duplication in whole or in part, outside of NEISD, is
prohibited without express written permission from NEISD.
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