UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO

Grade 5 Earth & Space Science Activities and Resources

Linked to Grade 5 Arkansas Science Frameworks

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FRAMEWORK	Lesson/Activity	Web Resources	Questions MC = Multiple Choice OR = Open Response
ESS.8.5.1 Identify some basic elements composing minerals: silicon oxygen iron sodium chlorine calcium carbon hydrogen aluminum	Salt: Up Close & Personal - AAAS	Atoms to Minerals DLESE - Digital Library for Earth System Education Earth & Space Science - Learning Science Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot Elementary Safety Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a - Hands-on Activities - USGS Mineral Gallery (Amethyst Galleries) Natural Resources - Mineral Information Institute RUBISTAR - Create Your Own Rubrics Science Links - Mrs. Mitchell's Grade 5 Virtual School Science-Literature Links Virtual Geology Field Trips	ACTAAP - Grade 5 Benchmark (Released Items) - April 2007
ESS.8.5.2 Investigate the growth of crystals	Introduction to Minerals - CEC	Atoms to Minerals - Exploring Earth
ESS.8.5.3 Identify characteristics of minerals	Introduction to Minerals - CEC	Atoms to Minerals - Exploring Earth Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot Mineral Mania Quiz - Science Spot
ESS.8.5.4 Conduct investigations on mineral properties: luster hardness streak acid test for calcite fluorescence		Earth Science Freeware Downloads Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a - Hands-on Activities - USGS Minerals and Their Properties Mineral Properties - Arkansas Geological Commission Mineral Mania Quiz - Science Spot	Mineral Hardness #40 (MC, OR) - NAEP
ESS.8.5.5 Identify the following minerals: halite (salt) feldspar sulfur quartz diamonds gypsum calcite talc hematite (iron) precious metals (gold, silver)	Arkansas Minerals - AGC Sand Hunt	Common Objects Made of Minerals Geology Links - Houghton Mifflin Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a - Hands-on Activities - USGS
ESS.8.5.6 Identify minerals found in Arkansas: bauxite diamonds quartz galena	Arkansas Minerals - AGC Minerals of Arkansas (Rockhounding Arkansas)	Arkansas Geologic Commission Arkansas Geologic Commission - Teacher's Materials Arkansas Minerals Map Minerals Activities Procedures (Arkansas)- USDA Forest Service Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a - Hands-on Activities - USGS Mineral Industry in Arkansas - USGS
ESS.8.5.7 Identify characteristics of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks	Rock Formation - UT	Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot Rocks - Exploring Earth How Rocks are Formed - World Builders	Rock Type #22 (MC) - NAEP
ESS.8.5.8 Compare and contrast by investigation characteristics of the three basic types of rocks: sedimentary igneous metamorphic	Rock Cycle - UT	Metamorphic Rock Rock Breakdown Atlas - Planetary Science Institute Rocks - Exploring Earth
ESS.8.5.9 Classify the three basic types of rocks	Rock Cycle - UT	Earth Science - Internet 4 Classrooms Rocks - Exploring Earth
ESS.8.5.10 Investigate careers, scientists, and historical breakthroughs related to minerals and rocks	Reclamation of Mined Lands - USDA Forest Service	Age of Invention - TrackStar CAREERS Earth & Life Sciences - PBS Earth & Space Careers Earth Science - Internet 4 Classrooms Geoscience Careers Library of Congress 100 Greatest Discoveries USDA Forest Service Careers
ESS.8.5.11 Investigate the formation of soil	Changing Rocks into Soil - UM Permeability - Animation Soil Composition (Flash Animation) Soil Forming Factors - UM	Earth Science - Internet 4 Classrooms GLOBE VIDEOS Soil Fertility & Fertilizers - UM Soils Resources - GLOBE Weathering, Soil & Erosion - Exploring Earth
ESS.8.5.12 Conduct investigations on sedimentation	Secrets of Sand - Seascope Sedimentation - UT	Sand - Microscopy - UK Weathering, Soil & Erosion - Exploring Earth	Clay, Water, Sand #14(MC) - NAEP Sandstone Formation #34 (OR) - NAEP
ESS.8.5.13 Describe and illustrate the rock cycle	Rocks & Soil - UM	How Do Rocks Undergo Change? - Exploring Earth	Volcano Rocks #11 (OR) - NAEP
ESS.9.5.1 Explain and give examples of how physical evidence from fossils supports the theory that Earth has changed over time	Model of Sea Floor Spreading Nanofossils Reveal Seafloor Spreading Truth	Climate Change - Project Budburst Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot Fossils, Time, Space Magnetic Reversal Animation When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics
ESS.9.5.2 Analyze fossil record evidence about plants and animals that lived long ago	Nanofossils Reveal Seafloor Spreading Truth	Climate and Earth History - Paleomap Project - Christopher Scotese Studying the Past - Exploring the Earth
ESS.9.5.3 Infer the nature of ancient environments based on fossil record evidence	Changing of the Seasons in Ancient Times Microfossils: The Ocean's Storytellers	Climate and Earth History - Paleomap Project - Christopher Scotese Climate Change - Project Budburst Jewel of the Earth - NOVA Palioclimatology - NOAA Paleoshoreline Research Prehistoric Life - BBC Weather Forecasting Through the Ages
ESS.10.5.1 Compare the physical characteristics of the sun to other stars: size color brightness	Stars - Main Sequence - World Builders Star Tables - World Builders	Astronomy Animations - "Universe" NASA - Grade 3-5 Newsbreaks Scientific Living - Movies - Wal-Mart Solar System - Nine (Eight) Planet Tour - Multimedia Tour by Bill Arnett Space & Astronomy - Athena (NASA) Solar System - BBC Sun & the Solar System - Exploring Earth Welcome to the Planets - NASA
ESS.10.5.2 Demonstrate the order of planets and other space objects in our solar system	Bringing the Solar System to Life - CEC Scale Model of Solar System - World Builders Build a Solar System - BBC Voyage Scale Model - Washington DC	Earth Animations Planets & the Solar System - Exploring Earth Solar System - Build a Model - Exploratorium Solar System Exploration - NASA Trip Through the Solar System - TrackStar Welcome to the Planets - NASA
ESS.10.5.3 Compare the properties of planets in our solar system: size shape density atmosphere distance from the sun orbital path moons surface composition	Creating Custom Maps - EET Phases of the Moon - World Builders Planet Size Comparison Rocky Surface of Your Planet - World Builders Scale Model Calculator Scale Models of Solar System Sizing Up the Solar System - AAAS Solar System Scale Model - World Builders Temperatures in Space - World Builders Why Does the Shape of the Moon Seem to Change? - NASA (Click on "Activities")	Astronaut Photography of Earth - NASA Astronomy Animations - Universe Astronomy - Tonight's Sky - HubbleSite Earth's Atmosphere - NASA Orbit Simulator (Gizmo) Planets - Zoom Astronomy Rotation/Revolution (Gizmo) Space - Dragonfly Solar System Explorer (Gizmo) Views of the Solar System by Calvin Hamilton Wandering Planet Welcome to the Planets - NASA What's in a Year - NASA Your Age on Other Planets - Exploratorium	Astronomy Study Questions - World Builders Earth & Moon #12 (OR) - NAEP Earth & Moon Rocks #39 (MC) - NAEP Moon's Shapes #86 (OR) - NAEP
ESS 10.5.4 Distinguish between mass and weight	Finding Mass - CEC Mass vs. Weight Weight, Mass, Density - World Builders Why Do Astronauts Float Inside the ISS? - NASA (Click on "Activities")	RUBISTAR - Create Your Own Rubrics
ESS.10.5.5 Compare the human body’s mass to weight on Earth, the moon, and other planets in our solar system	Weight & Age on Other Planets (NASA) Weight, Mass, Density - World Builders	Gravity & Weight on Other Planets - NASA Mars Exploration - NASA
ESS.10.5.6 Investigate careers, scientists, and historical breakthroughs related to planets	Early Astronomers Exploration Systems - NASA GPS Location - NASA (Click on "Activities")	Age of Invention - TrackStar Arkansas Academy of Space Science for Educators - High Altitude Balloon CAREERS Cosmic Journey - A History of Scientific Cosmology Earth & Life Sciences - PBS Earth & Space Careers Geoscience Careers NASA for Educators 100 Greatest Discoveries Origins - NOAA Science Friday Kids Connection Sky Watching - AAAS Solar System News	Satellite Uses #23 (OR) - NAEP