180 DaysT: Hands-On STEAM for Grade 5: Practice, Assess, Diagnose

by Kristin Kemp

Overview

Help fifth grade students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts.

180 Days™: Hands-On STEAM for Grade 5

• Uses daily hands-on lab activities to explore STEM concepts
• Motivates students with quick independent learning activities focusing on exploring STEAM concepts, building critical-thinking skills, and refining the problem-solving process
• Makes at-home learning, whole-class instruction, or small-group support, quick and easy
• Includes standards-based activities, easy-to-follow instructions, and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding

Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.

Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The hands-on lab activities require little prior knowledge and use typical classroom or home materials. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps. Aligns to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781425825324
Publisher:	Shell Education
Publication date:	05/20/2022
Series:	180 Days of Practice
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Kristin Kemp, M.A.Ed., has worked in the education field for over 13 years. A former elementary school teacher, she now writes educational resources for Teacher Created Materials and supervises student teachers during their field experiences.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Research 4

The Importance of STEAM Education 4

Defining STEAM 5

The Engineering Design Process 6

How to Facilitate Successful STEAM Challenges 7

How to Use This Resource 9

Unit Structure Overview 9

Pacing Options 10

Teaching Support Pages 11

Student Pages 12

Assessment Options 14

Standards Correlations 15

180 Days of Practice

Physical Science

Unit 1 Chemical Reactions 17

Unit 2 Gravity 34

Unit 3 Mixtures and Solutions 51

Unit 4 Properties of Matter 68

Life Science

Unit 5 Bones and Skeletons 85

Unit 6 Decomposers 102

Unit 7 Living in Extremes 119

Unit 8 Primary Producers 136

Earth and Space Science

Unit 9 Earth in Motion 153

Unit 10 Hurricanes 170

Unit 11 Sun and Stars 187

Unit 12 Water on Earth 204

Appendixes

STEAM Challenge Rubric 221

Summative Assessment 222

Engineering Design Process 223

Digital Resources 224

References Cited 224