Course Overview:
In the 5th Grade Science STAAR® Study Guide, students review science content TEKS in the STAAR®- tested reporting categories. The Study Guide also includes two STAAR®-like Practice Tests. The Tests are the same length as the STAAR® Test with the corresponding number of questions for each category. When scoring the Test, each question is associated with a category. Students and teachers can determine if students are struggling or excelling in certain categories and redo the questions in the Study Guide for a particular category.
Syllabus:
Reporting Category 1 - Matter and Energy
- 1.1 Matter
- 1.2 Magnetism
- 1.3 Conductors and Insulators
- 1.4 States of Matter
- 1.5 Heating and Cooling Matter
- 1.6 Mixtures
Reporting Category 2 - Force, Motion, and Energy
- 2.1 Energy
- 2.2 Circuits
- 2.3 Light Energy
- 2.4 Forces
- 2.5 Forces : Part 2
- 2.6 Designing an Experiment
- 2.7 Analyzing Data
Reporting Category 3 - Earth and Space
- 3.1 Earth’s Surface
- 3.2 Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface
- 3.3 Soil
- 3.4 Sedimentary Rocks
- 3.5 Fossil Fuels
- 3.6 Earth’s Resources
- 3.7 Solar System
- 3.8 Sun, Earth, and Moon
- 3.9 day and Night
- 3.10 Seasons
- 3.11 Shadow
- 3.12 The Moon
- 3.13 The water Cycle
- 3.14 Weather and Climate
- 3.15 Weather Maps
Reporting Category 4 - Organisms and Environments
- 4.1 Ecosystems
- 4.2 Ecosystems Relationships
- 4.3 Food Chains and Food Webs
- 4.4 Plant and Animal Traits
- 4.5 Biomes
- 4.6 Ecosystem Changes
- 4.7 Fossils
- 4.8 Flowering-Plant Life Cycle
- 4.9 Animal Life Cycles
- 4.10 Insect Life Cycle
- 4.11 Inherited and Learned Traits