KEY
CONCEPTS CHECKLIST
Checklist taken from State documents - prepared by Paulette
Cefalu-Walkwitz
GRADE 5
SCIENCE
(This checklist was
taken from the iLEAP ASSESSMENT GUIDE.
There is no guarantee that everything on
the iLEAP is on this checklist. THIS
CHECKLIST DOES NOT INCLUDE THE KEY CONCEPTS UNDER THE SCIENCE
AS INQUIRY
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
_____Compare physical
properties of objects of the same material
_____Identify the
electrical charge of protons, neutrons, and electrons and describe
where they
are found in an atom
_____Identify
physical and chemical properties of various substances
_____Group substances
by observable and measurable physical or chemical properties
_____Explain how
water changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas
_____Identify new
substances formed during common chemical reactions
_____Compare,
calculate, and graph the average speeds of objects in motion (metric
and
_____Identify that
gravity accelerates all falling objects at the same rate in the absence
of air
resistance
_____Identify
examples of potential and kinetic energy
_____Classify energy
resources as renewable, nonrenewable, or
inexhaustible
_____Use
photosynthesis and the water cycle to identify the Sun as Earth’s
primary
energy source
_____Identify size and
shape of a shadow when the change in position of a light source occurs
_____Explain that
heat, light, and mechanical energy are produced by electricity
LIFE SCIENCE
_____Identify the
cell as the basic unit of living things
_____Identify the
components of the cell and describe the functions of each
_____Compare plant
and animal cells
_____Describe the
metamorphosis of a frog
_____Describe the
process of photosynthesis and respiration in green plants
_____Identify the
levels of organization in living things from cells to organ systems.
_____Identify how
disease caused by germs can be transmitted from person to person
_____Use a simple
dichotomous key to classify common plants and animals
_____Describe the
roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food chain
_____Compare food
chains and food webs
_____Describe various
_____Describe common
traits and adaptations that help animals to survive in ecosystems
_____Identify
predator/prey relationships
EARTH AND SPACE
SCIENCE
_____Identify organic
and inorganic matter in soil samples
_____Identify common
rocks and minerals and explain their economic significance
_____Identify the
processes that prevent or cause erosion
_____Identify the components
of the hydrosphere
_____Describe the
atmosphere as a mixture of gases, water vapor, and particulate matter
_____Describe and
compare the polar, temperate, and tropical climate zones
_____Identify typical
and international weather map symbols and the type of weather they
represent
_____Recognize the
amount of time it takes for natural events to occur (within seconds
over
millions of years)
_____Identify the
physical characteristics of the Sun
_____Explain that the
rotation of Earth on its axis cause the Moon, Sun, and stars to appear
to move
from east to west across the sky
_____Describe the
characteristics of the inner and outer planets
_____Use models or
illustrations to explain rotation and revolution
_____Identify Earth’s
position in the solar system
_____Explain the
processes of the water cycle
SCIENCE AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
_____Identify the
ability of an ecosystem to support a population (carrying capacity) and
identify the resources needed
_____Identify
pollutants found in water, air, and soil
_____Describe how
human activities have a positive or negative impact on local ecosystems
_____Describe the
carbon, nitrogen, water, and oxygen cycles and where they occur (e.g.,
soil,
atmosphere)