Year 5 science

IXL offers dozens of Year 5 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalised Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, national curriculum or standardised test.

IXL offers dozens of Year 5 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalised Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, national curriculum or standardised test.

B. Physical and chemical change

  1. 1
    Change of state diagrams: solid, liquid and gas
  2. 2
    Heating, cooling and changes of state
  3. 3
    Identify physical and chemical changes
  4. 4
    Compare physical and chemical changes

C. Force and motion

  1. 1
    Identify directions of forces
  2. 2
    How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?

D. Magnets

  1. 1
    Identify magnets that attract or repel
  2. 2
    Label magnets that attract or repel
  3. 3
    Compare strengths of magnetic forces

E. Energy

  1. 1
    Energy transformation

F. Electricity

  1. 1
    Introduction to static electricity and charged objects
  2. 2
    Electric circuits
  3. 3
    Conductors and insulators

G. Light

  1. 1
    How do we see objects?
  2. 2
    How does light travel and interact with matter?

I. Animals

  1. 1
    Read and construct animal life cycle diagrams
  2. 2
    Compare animal life cycles

L. Adaptations

  1. 1
    Introduction to adaptations
  2. 2
    Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths and necks
  3. 3
    Animal adaptations: feet and limbs
  4. 4
    Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings

N. Ecosystems

  1. 1
    Identify ecosystems
  2. 2
    Describe ecosystems
  3. 3
    Identify roles in food chains
  4. 4
    How does matter move in food chains?
  5. 5
    Interpret food webs

O. Conservation and natural resources

  1. 1
    Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?
  2. 2
    Evaluate natural energy sources

P. Rocks and minerals

  1. 1
    Identify minerals using properties
  2. 2
    Identify rocks using properties

Q. Temperature

  1. 1
    Read a thermometer
  2. 2
    Compare temperatures on thermometers
  3. 3
    Collect and graph temperature data

R. Water cycle

  1. 1
    Label parts of water cycle diagrams
  2. 2
    Select parts of water cycle diagrams

T. Units and measurement

  1. 1
    Choose units of distance
  2. 2
    Choose units of mass
  3. 3
    Choose units of volume

U. Science practices and tools

  1. 1
    Identify laboratory tools

V. Engineering practices

  1. 1
    Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent erosion