Grade 5 and 6
Science & Social Studies Curriculum
A Two-Year Plan
Year One
• Science
- The Technology of Paper
- The Digestive System
- Human Development
- Motors and Magnets
- Invention Convention
- The Respiratory / Circulatory System
- Science Camp (grade 6)
• Social Studies
- Mapping Skills
- Archaeology
- Development of Societies
- The Maya
- The Egyptians
- The Ancient Israelites
- The Romans
Year Two
• Science
- Ecosystems
- Floating and Sinking Period
- Musculoskeletal System
- Microworlds
- Science Fair
• Social Studies
- Mapping Skills
- The Age of Exploration
- The Revolutionary War
- The Civil War Period
- Westward Expansion