GA Milestones Grade 5 Science case studies
GA Milestones Grade 5 Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is a comprehensive statewide assessment program spanning grades 3 through high school. It measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in Georgia's state-adopted content standards in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The GA Milestones Grade 5 Science case studies are 5 cases and about 3,340 words.
1The Four-Station Change Lab
Fifth graders at Pine Ridge Elementary rotate through four stations during a 40-minute lab. At Station A, a 25-gram ice cube melts in an open cup; the water left behind still has a mass of 25 grams.
720 words, about 4 min2The Flashlight Circuit Club
A fourth-grade science club has 30 minutes to build working flashlight circuits. Each group receives one D-cell, one bulb in a holder, two wires, one switch, and a bag of test materials: aluminum foil, a copper penny, a paper clip, a plastic straw, a rubber band, and a graphite pencil lead.
660 words, about 3 min3The Crane Challenge Electromagnet
Teams in a fifth-grade class build electromagnets for a 'crane challenge': lift 25 steel paper clips in one pick-up. Each team gets one 6 cm iron nail, insulated copper wire, one 1.5-volt D-cell, tape, and identical paper clips.
638 words, about 3 min4The River Bend Monitoring Project
Students in a town of about 1,200 people measure a river bend every month for a year. On the outside of the bend, the bank has moved back 40 centimeters, and a fence post that once stood 3 meters from the edge now stands 1 meter from it.
676 words, about 3 min5The Shelter Litter Notebook
A fifth-grade class volunteers at a local animal shelter and records data on a litter of six puppies. The mother is a black Labrador retriever with floppy ears and webbed feet.
646 words, about 3 min