5th grade science printable will be available here. This is a basic list, feel free to choose or exclude topics. Some are repeats from younger grades and some dive deeper into the subject.
Materials
Compare properties of objects
Matter and mass
Calculate density
Understand conservation of matter using graphs
Heat and thermal energy
Change-of-state diagrams: melting, freezing, vaporizing, and condensing Change-of-state diagrams: melting, freezing, vaporizing, condensing, and sublimating Heating, cooling, and changes of state
Predict heat flow
Predict temperature changes
How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy?
Physical and chemical change
Compare physical and chemical changes
Mixtures
Identify mixtures
Atoms and molecules
Interpret ball-and-stick models
Match chemical formulas to ball-and-stick models
Complete chemical formulas for ball-and-stick models
Count atoms in chemical formulas
Classify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas Identify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas Sort elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas Classify elementary substances and compounds using models
Force and motion
Identify directions of forces
How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? How does mass affect force and acceleration?
Magnets
Identify magnets that attract or repel Label magnets that attract or repel Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces
Classification
Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians
Identify vertebrates and invertebrates
Use evidence to classify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians Use evidence to classify animals
Describe, classify, and compare kingdoms
Scientific names
Identify common and scientific names Origins of scientific names
Use scientific names to classify organisms
Animals
Read and construct animal life cycle diagrams Compare animal life cycles
Human organs and their functions
Body systems: circulation and respiration Body systems: digestion
Body systems: removing waste
Body systems: perception and motion
Plants
Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts Identify plant parts and their functions
How do plants make food?
Identify flower parts and their functions Flowering plant and conifer life cycles
Moss and fern life cycles
Identify the photosynthetic organism
Adaptations
Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks Animal adaptations: feet and limbs
Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings
Traits and heredity
Match offspring to parents using inherited traits
Identify inherited and acquired traits
Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement Read a plant pedigree chart
Read an animal pedigree chart
Cells
Identify functions of plant cell parts
Identify functions of animal cell parts
Animal and plant cell diagrams: identify parts Plant cell diagrams: label parts
Animal cell diagrams: label parts
Compare cells and cell parts
Ecosystems
Identify ecosystems
Describe ecosystems
Identify roles in food chains
How does matter move in food chains? Interpret food webs
Conservation and natural resources
Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles? Evaluate natural energy sources
Rocks and minerals
Identify rocks and minerals
How do sedimentary rocks form?
Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic How do rock layers form?
Label parts of rock cycle diagrams
Select parts of rock cycle diagrams
Fossils
Introduction to fossils
Identify and classify fossils
Compare fossils to modern organisms
Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis Interpret evidence from fossils in rock layers
Weather and climate
Collect and graph temperature data
What’s the difference between weather and climate? Weather and climate around the world
Weather or climate?
Use climate data to make predictions
Use data to describe climates
Water cycle
Describe and graph water on Earth Label parts of water cycle diagrams Select parts of water cycle diagrams
Topographic maps
Read a topographic map
Select parts of a topographic map
Units and measurement
Choose customary units of distance
Choose metric units of distance
Choose customary units of mass
Choose metric units of mass
Choose customary units of volume
Choose metric units of volume
Abbreviate time, length, and speed units Abbreviate mass, volume, and temperature units
Lab tools and equipment
Identify laboratory tools
Astronomy
Identify phases of the Moon