Grade 5 science worksheets
Grade 5 science worksheets on LessonPrint cover physical science, life science, earth & space and engineering design. There are 31 free printable sheets across 16 NGSS performance expectations, each with its own answer key and 25 versions so every student in the class gets a different paper. They are aimed at ages 10-11, print straight from the browser, and need no account.
31 worksheets16 standards16 with a lesson plan25 versions each
Physical Science
12 worksheets5-PS1-1Model matter as particles far too small to see.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Too Small to See — modeling matter as particles too small to be seen
- Air Is Something Too — evidence that air and other gases are matter that takes up space
- Testing Whether Air Is Matter — using test results as evidence that air takes up space and has mass
5-PS1-2Measure and graph to show that weight is conserved when matter changes.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Weighed Before, Weighed After — measuring to show the total weight of matter is conserved
5-PS1-3Identify a material by its properties.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Four White Powders — identifying materials by testing their properties
- Conductor or Insulator? — identifying materials by whether they let electricity or heat through
- Getting It Back Out — using a property of each material to separate a mixture
- Scratch, Shine and Streak — identifying minerals from a table of test results
5-PS1-4Test whether mixing substances makes a new one.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- New Substance, or Not? — investigating whether mixing substances makes new ones
- Did Mixing Make Something New? — using mixing results as evidence of whether a new substance formed
5-PS2-1Argue that Earth's gravity pulls objects downward.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Which Way Is Down? — arguing that Earth's gravitational force on objects is directed down
5-PS3-1Model how the energy in food started out as energy from the sun.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Back to the Sun — modeling how the energy in food was once energy from the sun
Life Science
5 worksheets5-LS1-1Argue that plants build themselves mostly from air and water.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Where a Plant's Mass Comes From — arguing that plants get their materials chiefly from air and water
5-LS2-1Model how matter moves between plants, animals, decomposers and the environment.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Round and Round the Matter Goes — modeling how matter moves among plants, animals, decomposers and the environment
- Take One Out of the Web — predicting how a change to one part of a food web affects the rest
- Producer, Consumer or Decomposer? — classifying living things by how matter enters them
- The Compost Bin, Month by Month — using a year of compost records as evidence that decomposers return matter
Earth and Space Science
11 worksheets5-ESS1-1Argue that stars look dimmer than the sun because they are much further away.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Bright Because It Is Close — arguing that the sun's brightness is due to its distance from Earth
5-ESS1-2Graph data on shadows, day and night, and the stars across a year.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Shadows, Days and Stars — representing data to reveal daily and seasonal patterns in the sky
- Turning Once a Day — explaining day and night and the sun's daily path by Earth's spin
- One Stick, Measured All Year — using a year of noon shadows to reveal the seasonal pattern in the sky
5-ESS2-1Model one way that land, life, water and air affect each other.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Four Systems, One Storm — modeling how the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere interact
- Sea to Cloud to River — modeling how the ocean, the air and the land move water between them
- Where the Sun Sends the Water — using a covered-bowl model of how the sun moves water from sea to air
- What the Ocean Does to the Land — how the ocean shapes the coast, the climate and living things
5-ESS2-2Graph how much of Earth's water is salt and how much is fresh.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Salt, Ice and Very Little Else — describing and graphing the distribution of water on Earth
5-ESS3-1Gather information on how communities use science to protect resources.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Protecting What We Depend On — how communities use science to protect Earth's resources and environment
- Keeping the Sea Clean — how communities use science to protect coasts and oceans
Engineering Design
3 worksheets3-5-ETS1-1Define a design problem, with what counts as success and what limits you.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Setting the Bar and the Bounds — defining a design problem with criteria and constraints
3-5-ETS1-2Compare several possible solutions against the criteria and the constraints.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Judging Between Designs — comparing multiple solutions against criteria and constraints
3-5-ETS1-3Run fair tests, controlling the variables, to find what to improve.
60-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Testing Until It Fails — fair tests with variables controlled to find what to improve
Grade 5 science worksheets — questions teachers ask
What science topics do the Grade 5 worksheets cover?
Physical Science, Life Science, Earth and Space Science and Engineering Design — the NGSS disciplines taught in Grade 5. That is 31 worksheets across 16 performance expectations, grouped on this page by the performance expectation each one practices rather than by topic name, so a sheet can be matched to the code you are teaching to.
How many free Grade 5 science worksheets are there?
31, each one practicing a distinct sub-skill rather than repeating a sibling under another title. Every sheet is published in 25 versions, so Grade 5 has 775 printable papers in total, all free and all with an answer key.
What age are Grade 5 science worksheets for?
Grade 5 is typically ages 10-11 in the United States. The sheets are grouped by NGSS performance expectation rather than by age, so a student working above or below their grade level can be given the sheet that matches the performance expectation they are on.
Do the Grade 5 worksheets include answer keys?
Every one. The key is generated from the same problems as the questions and prints on its own sheet of paper, after them, so it does not go out with the class. That holds for all 25 versions of every Grade 5 sheet, not only the first.
How do I give each student a different Grade 5 worksheet?
Open any sheet and pick a set number from 1 to 25, or download set 1's class PDF, which contains all 25 versions in one file. The problems are fixed to each address, so the key you photocopied on Monday still matches on Friday.
Are the Grade 5 worksheets really free?
Yes. Every Grade 5 worksheet, answer key and PDF here is free to print and photocopy for your class. There is no account, no email capture before a download, and no sheet that turns out to need a subscription at the last step.
Are there Grade 5 lesson plans as well as worksheets?
16 of the 16 Grade 5 performance expectations on this page have a full lesson plan written — timed section by section, with the exact wording where it matters, the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Each one is linked beside its standard above.