Which Way Does Gravity Pull?
5th grade gravity worksheet: draw arrows for six dropped balls around Earth, then answer three questions about down. Answer key with all six arrows.
5th Grade Gravity Worksheets
5th grade gravity worksheets: gravity pulls objects toward Earth's center, mass and weight, falling objects and air resistance, and gravity in the solar system.
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Mass and Weight
5th grade science worksheet on mass and weight: sort eight statements, then find the mass and weight of a 30 kg backpack on the moon. Answer key.
Your Weight on Other Worlds
5th grade gravity worksheet: use a table of Moon, Mars and Jupiter gravity to compare the weight of a 100 pound object, then answer mass questions.
Falling Objects and Air Resistance
5th grade gravity worksheet: read drop test results for paper, a book and a feather, then explain the Apollo 15 hammer and feather drop. Answer key.
Gravity in the Solar System Reading
5th grade reading and science: gravity, orbits and tides in one passage, with nine questions on evidence and word meaning. Answer key included.
Gravity Check
5th grade gravity check: draw gravity arrows on Earth, choose mass or weight on the moon, name what holds planets in orbit. Answer key included.
Curriculum objectives covered
5-PS2-1
“Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.”
“Tell mass from weight: mass is the amount of matter in an object, and weight is the pull of gravity on it.”
“Explain that an object keeps its mass when gravity changes but its weight does not stay the same.”
“Compare the weight of the same object on different worlds using a table.”
“Explain that mass stays the same while weight changes with the strength of gravity.”
“Explain how air resistance changes how fast objects with the same mass fall.”
“Explain that gravity pulls heavy and light objects at the same rate when there is no air.”
RI.5.1
“Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
RI.5.4
“Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a relevant grade 5 topic or subject area.”
“Tell what changes and what stays the same for an object on the moon, and say what holds the planets in orbit.”
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Ecosystems
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Photosynthesis
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Physical and Chemical Changes
5th grade physical and chemical changes worksheets: telling the two apart, signs of a chemical change, mixing substances, and showing that mass is conserved.
Digestive System
5th grade digestive system worksheets: labeling the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, liver and pancreas, the path of food and what each organ does.
Layers of the Earth
5th grade layers of the Earth worksheets: crust, mantle, outer core and inner core, how thick and hot each layer is, and how scientists learn about Earth's inside.
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