Grade 5Science: Earth and Space Science
Use the information below to get a deeper understanding of what your child has mastered and areas where your child may need more help. There are also resources you can use to find activities to support your child’s learning at home.
Help can I help my child progress?
Next Steps
Here are some exercises you can work on at home with your Grade 5 student.
Below Mastery
With your student, discuss a weather-related hazard he or she has seen, such as flooding or landslides. Propose solutions that would eliminate or decrease the issue. Search online for solutions such as “preventing flooding” or “landslide control” to inform the discussion.
At or Near Mastery
With your student, search “fresh and saltwater distribution” online and display the data with two different graphs. Discuss a known weather-related hazard such as flooding. Propose solutions that would decrease the issue. Search online for solutions such as “preventing flooding” to inform the discussion.
Above Mastery
With your student, search “seasons interactive” online. Display data graphically to show how Earth’s movement around the sun affects seasons and global temperature. Draw a picture or write a paragraph about how a drop of water travels through the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
Talking With Your Child's Teacher
This document titled “Moving Forward: A Guide for Conversations with Your Child’s Teacher” includes helpful tips and questions to discuss with the teacher about your child’s classroom performance, academic progress, and more.
Additional Free Resources Available to Support Your Child's Learning
Use this information to have a meaningful conversation with your child’s teacher about the skills and content in the grade level and to support your child’s learning at home.
What Can I Do to Help My Child?
Talking with your child's teacher
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