Grade 5 Life Science Activities & Resources

FRAMEWORK

Lesson/Activity

Web Resources

MC = Multiple Choice
OR = Open Response

LS.2.5.1

Compare the cell theory to the characteristics of a scientific theory

"Microscopic Explorations" from AIMS - ISBN 1-881431-53-3

Activities - University of Tennessee

Cells Alive!

Cell Theory - UM

RUBISTAR - Create Your Own Rubrics

Science Links - Mrs. Mitchell's Grade 5 Virtual School

• ACTAAP - Grade 5 Benchmark (Released Items) - April 2007

LS.2.5.2

Examine cells on a microscopic level

Counting Cells 

Microbe Zoo

Micro-organisms - Interactive - BBC

Scanning Electron Microscope - Museum of Science

Virtual Cell

Digital Morphology - UT - NSF

Elementary Safety

How to Use a Microscope

Inside the Living Cell

Microscope

Microscope (Lots of Links) - Dragonfly

Microscope Mania (Science Spot)

Trees - Products & FREE Teacher Resources - Oregon State University

Microscope #84 (OR) - NAEP

LS.2.5.3

Describe the similarities of basic cell functions in all organisms

Cell Functions - UT

Cell Division (Gizmo)

Cell Structures & Functions - Massengale

Diffusion - World Builders

Learning Science "Reproduction & Heredity"

Life:  Where Is It? - NASA

Mitosis

Molecular Basis of Heredity - Learning Science

Structure & Function in Living Systems - Learning Science

LS.2.5.4

Model and identify the parts of animal cells and plant cells:

• cell wall
• cell membrane
• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• chloroplast

3-D Plant & Animal Cells - CEC

Plant Cells - UT

Plant vs Animal - Learning Garden

Animal Systems - Biology4Kids

Cell Games

Cells Alive! - Cell Models & Animation

Cell Structures (Gizmo)

Learning Science - "The Cell"

Structure & Function in Living Systems - Learning Science

Cell's Genetic Material #69 (MC) - NAEP

LS.2.5.5

Compare and contrast plant and animal cells

3-D Plant & Animal Cells - CEC

Make a Model Cell - AAAS

Plant Cells - UT

Plant vs Animal - Learning Garden

Great Plant Escape - Univ. of Illinois

Wood Magic - Lessons About Trees - OSU

Plant & Animal Cells #71 (OR) - NAEP

LS.2.5.6

Chromatography

Chromatography - Plants & Pigments

Paper Chromatography with Leaves

Why Leaves Change Colors - OSU

Chromatography of Schoolyard Vegetation

Wood Magic - Lessons About Trees - OSU

LS.2.5.7

Wood Magic - Lessons About Trees - OSU

Photosynthesis - World Builders

LS.2.5.8

Explain and illustrate photosynthesis

Photosynthesis - UT

Stored Food Test - UT 

Photosynthesis - World Builders

LS.2.5.9

Explain cellular respiration

Cellular Respiration Overview

Respiration - World Builders

LS.2.5.10

Conduct investigations demonstrating the process of cellular respiration

Biology - Skills Practice - Internet 4 Teachers

LS.2.5.11

CAREERS

Earth & Life Sciences - PBS

Library of Congress

Louis Pasteur - AAAS

100 Greatest Discoveries

Sanitation & Human Health - AAAS

LS.4.5.1

Distinguish among and model

• organisms
• populations
• communities
• ecosystems
• biosphere

My Tiny Garden - Interactive

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Ecosystems - Missouri Botanical Garden

Plants - Internet 4 Classrooms

Webs of Life - Dragonfly

World in the Balance - NOVA

LS.4.5.2

Identify the transfer of energy using energy pyramids:

• terrestrial

• aquatic

Cabrillo Tidepool Study

LS.4.5.3

Design food webs in specific habitats to show the flow of energy within communities:

• terrestrial
• aquatic

Build Your Own Food Web - Gould League

Create a Food Web - NSTA

Food Webs - UT

Fun with Food Webs - Harcourt

Owl Pellets

Animal Habitats - World Almanac

Ecosystems - Missouri Botanical Garden

Habitats - UEN

Webs of Life - Dragonfly

Hamburger Energy #18 (OR) - NAEP

Orange Juice Energy #21 (OR) - NAEP 

LS.4.5.4

Evaluate food webs under conditions of stress:

• overgrazing
• overpopulation
• natural disaster
• introduction of non-native species
• human impact/urban development

African Primates at Home

Kudzu - Friend or Foe - TrackStar

Marine Food Webs

LS.4.5.5

Examine the role of limiting factors on the carrying capacity of an ecosystem:

• food
• space
• water
• shelter

Follow the Water - HSNP

"Oh Deer" - Project Wild

Ecosystems - Missouri Botanical Garden

Hummingbird Haven - TrackStar

Where Have All the Frogs Gone?

LS.4.5.6

Describe and diagram the  nitrogen cycle in ecosystems

Soil Organisms & Nitrogen Cycle - UM

Ecosystems - Missouri Botanical Garden

LS.4.5.7

Describe and diagram the carbon cycle in ecosystems

Carbon Cycle Game

Carbon Cycle Worksheet - Pearson

Carbon Cycle (ETE)

Carbon Cycle (Kimball)

Carbon Cycle (NASA)

Carbon Cycle (Physical Geography)

Carbon Cycle (ThinkQuest)

LS.4.5.8

Describe and diagram the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle in ecosystems

Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle - UT

Plants & Animals - UT

Ecosystems - Missouri Botanical Garden

LS.4.5.9

Conduct investigations demonstrating the role of the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle in ecosystems 

Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle - UT

Ecosystems - Missouri Botanical Garden

LS.4.5.10

Analyze Water Mass in Vegetables - NASA (Click on "Activities")

LS.4.5.11

Create ecosystems in which plants can exist without animals

Plant Reproduction - UT

Plants - Internet 4 Classrooms

LS.4.5.12

Conduct investigations in which plants are encouraged to thrive

Desert Adaptations - CEC

Seed Germination Activity - Shuttle/MIR

Flowers Modern and Ancient - "First Flower" by NOVA

Fossil Record of Seed Plants

Plant Fossil Record

Watering Vegetables #29 (MC) - NAEP

LS.4.5.13

Construct, compare, and contrast environments in open and closed aquaria

Compare/Contrast Plant Growth - NASA (Click on "Activities")

Forrest in a Jar

Worms as Recyclers

Greenhouse Effect in a Jar - Franklin Institute

Schoolyard Habitat Sites & Resources

LS.4.5.14

Categorize organisms by the function they serve in ecosystems and food webs:

• predator/prey
• parasitism

• producer/consumer/

decomposer

• scavenger
• herbivore/carnivore/ omnivore

Interdependence & Adaptation - Interactive - BBC

Ocean Food Chains - UT

Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan

Bat Conservation International

Cabrillo Tidepool Study

Department of Entomology - Iowa State (Search Parasites)

Gator Hole

King Cobra

Predator/Prey

Thousand Friends of Frogs

Webs of Life - Dragonfly

Primary Consumers #50 (MC) - NAEP

LS.4.5.15

Classify That! - AAAS

Gymnosperms & Angiosperms - UT

Insect Challenge - AIMS

Micro-organisms - Interactive - BBC

Rainforest Biodiversity - Flinn

Ecosystems - Missouri Botanical Garden

Introduction to Biomes - World Builders

National Wildlife Federation

Natural Diversity in Arkansas

Sea Turtle Tracking - Caribbean Conservation Corporation

Trees - Dragonfly

LS.4.5.16

Evaluate positive and negative human effects on ecosystems

Endangered Species - AAAS

How Long Does It Last? - HSNP

Cabrillo Tidepool Study

Watershed - Brooker Creek, Florida

Plants Prevent Erosion #35 (OR) - NAEP

LS.4.5.17

Describe and illustrate various symbiotic relationships:

• parasitism
• mutualism
• commensalism

Commensalism - Near Arctica

Department of Entomology - Iowa State (Search Parasites)

Examples of Parasitism

Mutualism - ACEER

Mutualism - Near Arctica

LS.4.5.18

Explorations:  Then & Now - NASA

Bell Museum of Natural History

Bioscience Challenges

CAREERS

Earth & Life Sciences - PBS

Environmental Careers

Inventors & Innovators - AAAS

100 Greatest Discoveries

Science Friday Kids Connection