Hands-On Science for Manitoba, Grade 5

Hands-On Science: An Inquiry Approach is filled with a year's worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade 5 book is divided into four units:

Maintaining a Healthy Body

Properties of and Changes in Substances

Forces and Simple Machines

Weather

This new edition includes many familiar great features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:

the components of an inquiry-based approacha four-part instructional process--engage, explore, embed, and enhanceideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world applicationan emphasis on technology and sustainability infused into all unitsa fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learninga focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problemsinclusion of learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)Hands-On Science is written for the Western and Northern Canadian provinces.