Grade 05 Science - EC: S5.C.1.1.2
Grade 05 Science - EC: S5.C.1.1.2
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
5th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Fill in the blanks with appropriate scientific vocabulary:
When measuring mass you use a __________________. Typical units of measurement are ________________ (*in the United States) and _________________ (*in many other countries).
When measuring the volume of a regular object you measure the _________________, ______________, and _________________. Some objects are described as irregular. These objects cannot be measured with a metric ruler, so instead we use the __________________ ________________, and see how much space the object takes up.
- Use your knowledge of mass and volume to compare a bowling ball and a basketball. Write 2 facts.
- When given images of different types of scales, compare how are they alike and different. Is one more accurate than another? Would they be able to measure the same objects?
- The boxes below are each filled with a different substance (water, air, and lead). Answer the questions based on the substance in the box.
- Label each box as a solid, liquid, or gas.
- Label each box as very heavy, moderately heavy, and least heavy.
- How do the volumes of the boxes compare?
- Imagine you are packing for a trip! You have a few restrictions on what you can bring: maximum of 15 kg and a bag no larger than 20 cm X 40 cm X 30cm. In a paragraph, explain how mass and volume are both separate, but related in this case.
Answer Key/Rubric
- When measuring mass you use a scale. Typical units of measurement are pounds (lbs.) (*in the United States) and kilograms (kg) (*in many other countries).
When measuring the volume of a regular object you measure the length, width, and height. Some objects are described as irregular. These objects cannot be measured with a metric ruler, so instead we us the displacement method and see how much space the object takes up.
- Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
- A bowling ball and a basketball are similar in volume.
- A bowling ball has more mass than a basketball.
- A basketball has less mass than a bowling ball.
- Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
- Each can measure the mass of an object.
- They may differ in units.
- They may differ in maximum mass capacity.
- They may differ in accuracy of mass.
- They may differ in ease of use.
- Answers as follows:
- Water- liquid, air- gas, lead- solid
- Water- moderately heavy, air- least heavy, lead- very heavy (the mass of each substance is different)
- The volume of each substance is the same. Each substance is taking up the same amount the space.
- Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
- The maximum mass is 15 kilograms, but the maximum volume is 20 cm X 40 cm X 30 cm. They are separate measurements.
- The mass and volume combine together when the bag is filled.
- You cannot go over the volume limit, nor the mass limit. But you can go under mass and/or the volume.
