April 8-June 14
Grade 5 Science Focus: Cells and Heredity
What questions do we ask ourselves?
What do we need to know and be able to do?
What are cells?
Why does offspring of an organism resemble its parents?
Are all likenesses between generations inherited?
How does light help us observe our surroundings?
What words do we need to know to master the
objectives?
Cells
Organism
Inherit
Traits
Offspring
Heredity
Reflection
Characteristic
How will we master the objectives?
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Hands-on activities and microscope observations
Real-life connections
Multimedia resources
Demonstrations
 Provide evidence that living things are made of cells that
can only be observed through a microscope
 Describe and compare cells from different organisms
(ex. plant cells versus animal cells)
 Explain that likenesses between parents and offspring can
be either learned or inherited.
 Observe and describe mirror images.
 Explain the need for different specialized cells in organisms.
What resources will we use?
Graphic Organizers
Discovery streaming (www.discoverystreaming.com)
Real-life video clips
Family observations of traits
Diagrams/Models
Microscope observations