Standardized Test Preparation



Arizona State Standards

Science - Grade 5

Assessment Exam - AZSci Grade 5
Physical Science eTAP Lesson
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Ask questions and investigate the relationship between light, objects, and the human eye
AZ.SCI.3.P2U1.1
Lenses and Reflections
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Plan and carry out an investigation to explore how sound waves affect objects at varying distances.
AZ.SCI.3.P2U1.2
Sounds All Around

Sound Sort
Developing and Using Models
Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.
AZ.SCI.3.P4U1.3
Vibration Detective

Sound Detective

Sound Waves
Earth and Space Science eTAP Lesson
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth Systems.
AZ.SCI.3.E1U1.4
The Sun
Life Science eTAP Lesson
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate ways plants and animals react to stimuli.
AZ.SCI.3.L2U1.6
How Plants Grow

Photosynthesis
Developing and Using Models
Develop and use system models to describe the flow of energy from the Sun to and among living organisms.
AZ.SCI.3.L2U1.7
Living Systems

Producers and Consumers
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Construct an argument from evidence that organisms are interdependent.
AZ.SCI.3.L2U1.8
Habits in a Habitat
Physical Science eTAP Lesson
Developing and Using Models
Develop and use a model to demonstrate how a system transfers energy from one object to another even when the objects are not touching.
AZ.SCI.4.P4U1.1
Inside Ecosystems
Develop and use a model that explains how energy is moved from place to place through electric currents.
AZ.SCI.4.P4U1.2
How Does Electricity Work?

Simple Circuits
Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic forces.
AZ.SCI.4.P4U1.3
How a Magnet Works

Magnets and Electricity

Experimenting with Magnets
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Engage in argument from evidence on the use and impact of renewable and nonrenewable resources to generate electricity.
AZ.SCI.4.P4U3.4
It’s All Connected

The Scientific Method
Earth and Space Science eTAP Lesson
Developing and Using Models
Use models to explain seismic waves and their effect on the Earth.
AZ.SCI.4.E1U1.5
Structure of Earth

Plate Tectonics
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Plan and carry out an investigation to explore and explain the interactions between Earth’s major Systems and the impact on Earth’s surface materials and processes.
AZ.SCI.4.E1U1.6
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountain Building
Developing and Using Models
Develop and/or revise a model using various rock types, fossil location, and landforms to show evidence that Earth’s surface has changed over time.
AZ.SCI.4.E1U1.7
Rock or Mineral?

Three Big Rock Groups
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Collect, analyze, and interpret data to explain weather and climate patterns
AZ.SCI.4.E1U1.8
Weather and the Sun

The Water Cycle and Weather
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Construct and support an evidence-based argument about the availability of water and its impact on life.
AZ.SCI.4.E1U3.9
Earth’s Oceans

All About the Water Cycle

Balancing Earth’s Water
Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Define problem(s) and design solution(s) to minimize the effects of natural hazards.
AZ.SCI.4.E1U2.10
Observing Using Your Senses
Life Science eTAP Lesson
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Analyze and interpret environmental data to demonstrate that species either adapt and survive or go extinct over time.
AZ.SCI.4.L4U1.11
Physical Changes

Chemical Changes
Physical Science eTAP Lesson
Analyze and interpret data to explain that matter of any type can be subdivided into particles too small to see and, in a closed system, if properties change or chemical reactions occur, the amount of matter stays the same.
AZ.SCI.5.P1U1.1
Atoms and Molecules

Elements and the Periodic Table

Metals and Salts
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate that some substances combine to form new substances with different properties and others can be mixed without taking on new properties.
AZ.SCI.5.P1U1.2
States of Matter

Other Objects in Our Solar System
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching.
AZ.SCI.5.P1U1.3
The Sun, an Average Star

Eight Planets
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
AZ.SCI.5.P3U1.4
Measuring and Estimating

You Can Be a Scientist
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Define Problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
AZ.SCI.5.P3U1.5
Observing Physical Properties

Observing Relative Position
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.
AZ.SCI.5.P4U1.6
Making Predictions Through Observations
Earth and Space Science eTAP Lesson
Developing and Using Models, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Develop, revise, and use models based on evidence to construct explanations about the movement of the Earth and Moon within our solar system.
AZ.SCI.5.E2U1.7
Erosion Explosion
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.
AZ.SCI.5.E2U1.8
Data Collecting
Life Science eTAP Lesson
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about patterns between the offspring of plants, and the offspring of animals (including humans); construct an explanation of how genetic information is passed from one generation to the next.
AZ.SCI.5.L3U1.9
Planning and Conducting an Experiment

Classifying Objects
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Construct an explanation based on evidence that the changes in an environment can affect the development of the traits in a population of organisms.
AZ.SCI.5.L3U1.10
Drawing Conclusions

The Circulatory System
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations.
AZ.SCI.5.L4U1.11
The Respiratory System

The Digestive System
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Construct an argument based on evidence that inherited characteristics can be affected by behavior and/or environmental conditions.
AZ.SCI.5.L4U1.12