Science Resources for 5th Grade

Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments

201 safe, low-cost, hands-on science experiments across biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy using common household materials—a long-running homeschool favorite for elementary and middle school.

DK Knowledge Encyclopedia Science!

A visually stunning DK reference covering matter, forces, energy, chemistry, life science, earth science, and space—an ideal hardcover spine or companion for homeschool science across the elementary and middle years.

National Geographic Kids 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!)

Thousands of true, bite-sized facts about science, nature, space, animals, history, and geography in National Geographic Kids' bold photo-packed style—a curiosity-building enrichment book for a wide range of ages.

Usborne 100 Science Experiments

100 simple, hands-on science experiments—crystals, circuits, balloon rockets, kaleidoscopes and more—with clear illustrated steps and explanations. A low-prep, household-materials activity book for elementary homeschoolers.

Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook

The Brain Quest team's wildly popular middle-school science study guide—notes, doodles, mnemonics, and quizzes covering the periodic table, forces, energy, space, earth science, and biology. A great homeschool supplement or review tool.

Evan-Moor Daily Science, Grade 5

Fifth-grade daily science workbook with weekly units on life, earth, and physical science featuring hands-on experiments and critical thinking exercises.

ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Logic Game

A STEM marble run and logic puzzle combined, challenging kids to build towers and solve 60 puzzles that teach spatial reasoning, planning, and engineering thinking.

Elenco Teach Tech Mech-5 Mechanical Coding Robot

A screen-free coding robot that teaches programming concepts through mechanical switches and gears, building computational thinking skills without any digital devices.

Snap Circuits Classic SC-300 Electronics Kit

A hands-on electronics exploration kit with over 300 projects that teaches kids about circuits, electricity, and engineering through snap-together components.

National Geographic Mega Fossil Dig Kit

An excavation kit with 15 real fossils embedded in a dig brick, teaching kids about paleontology, geology, and prehistoric life through hands-on discovery.

4M Green Science Solar Robot Kit

A build-your-own solar-powered robot kit that teaches kids about renewable energy, mechanical engineering, and environmental science through hands-on construction.

Summer Bridge Activities: Bridging Grades 4-5

Upper elementary summer workbook for grades 4-5 with daily activities in reading, math, writing, science, and social studies to prevent summer learning loss.

Spectrum Science, Grade 5

Advanced elementary science workbook for 5th graders covering cells, weather, matter, and energy with standards-aligned reading passages.

DK Children's Encyclopedia: The Book That Explains Everything

Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Exploration Kit

Usborne Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do

CircuitMess STEM Toys for Kids

ScienceFusion Homeschool Textbooks

ScienceFusion Homeschool science program offers robust lessons with extensive print and online content. Get your package at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. More than a traditional science program and more than an online science textbook, ScienceFusion of...

Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, Vol. II, grades 3-5, 2nd ed.

Elementary Science Education: Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, Vol. II, grades 3-5, 2nd ed. Science Lesson Plans That Develop Understanding of Scientific Ideas and Concepts in Clear Steps. Building Foundations of Scientific Understan...

5th Grade Foresman Science

Spend less time planning for science and more time actually doing science. This program provides inquiry-rich content with Scaffolded Inquiry™ activities; cross-curricular connections that link reading and science skills in every chapter; hundreds of...

Interactive Science Homeschool Curriculum

The next generation K-8 science program makes learning personal, engaging, and relevant for today's children. Interactive Science features an innovative write-in student edition that enables children to become active participants in their learn...

Evan-Moor Science Lesson Plans, Resources, & Books For Children

Teach your students the fundamentals of science using fun and engaging science resources by Evan-Moor. Our science lesson plans help students grasp key science concepts and vocabulary, using hands-on projects and inquiry-based lessons....

MPH Science Grade 5

My Pals are Here (MPH) Science helps young learners acquire deep understanding of scientific concepts while developing essential process skills through a stimulating and friendly approach. Stimulating and Vibrant Learning is experiential and deducti...

CuriosityStream Nature & Wildlife

Stunning nature and wildlife documentaries filmed in 4K. Explore ecosystems, animal behavior, conservation, and environmental science through world-class cinematography.

Epic! Learning Videos

Thousands of educational videos for kids covering science, math, DIY, cooking, social studies, and more. Curated for ages 12 and under with no ads and safe content.

Epic! for Educators

Free digital library for K-6 educators with 40,000+ books, audiobooks, learning videos, and quizzes. Includes classroom management tools, reading logs, and progress tracking for up to 36 students.

Pack Ciencias Interactivas: Fotosíntesis y Abejas

A Spanish-language interactive science bundle with two browser-based lessons—photosynthesis and bees/pollination—for K-5 learners, built for quick homeschool or classroom use with no app installs.

PBS LearningMedia Science Collection

Thousands of free, NGSS-aligned science videos, simulations, and lesson plans for K-12 from PBS, NOVA, NASA, and GBH.

BrainPOP Space

Animated space and astronomy lessons covering the solar system, planets, stars, and space exploration.

BrainPOP Cellular Life & Genetics

Animated biology lessons covering cells, DNA, genetics, heredity, and the immune system.

BrainPOP Our Fragile Environment

Animated environmental science lessons covering pollution, climate change, conservation, and sustainability.

BrainPOP Earth System

Animated earth science lessons covering rocks, minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and more.

BrainPOP Energy

Animated energy lessons covering forms of energy, electricity, magnetism, light, and sound.

BrainPOP Forces of Nature

Animated lessons on natural disasters and weather phenomena including hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis.

BrainPOP Matter & Chemistry

Animated chemistry lessons covering states of matter, atoms, elements, compounds, and chemical reactions.

BrainPOP Motion, Forces & Time

Animated physics lessons covering gravity, motion, simple machines, and Newton's laws.

BrainPOP Ecology & Behavior

Animated ecology lessons covering ecosystems, food chains, animal behavior, and biodiversity.

BrainPOP Science

Animated science lessons for grades 3-8 covering earth systems, ecology, forces of nature, energy, space, and more.

BrainPOP Homeschool

Inspire learning moments that stick, filled with creativity and fun. Discover your all-in-one supplemental solution for homeschool curriculum

Science, General

General Science provides an introduction to four major areas in science—energy and matter, the living world, planet earth, and space. Students thus become acquainted with the basic ideas upon which a number of sciences are built, including Physics, C...

Science Curriculum Grade 5

Science Building Blocks of the Universe Unit Preview, Atoms and Molecules, Elements and the Periodic Table, Metals and Salts, Summary Properties of Matter Unit Preview, Physical Changes, Chemical Changes, States of Matter, Summary The Body’s Tra...

Home School Science Activities Fifth Grade

Kit includes thirteen 5th Grade activities with all materials needed, individually packed for 1 student, lesson plans and worksheets for the “best value” price of $85. All Materials are furnished and separately packaged for each activity. Biome in a...

Science

e-learning for kids is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to fun and free learning on the internet for children ages 5 - 12. We offer free courseware science with video lessons....

Science Techbook

Science Techbook is a breakthrough K-12 digital science textbook that changes the way students and teachers experience real-world science phenomena, boosting achievement and igniting interest in the exploration of cross-cutting science concepts. Thi...

BrainPOP at Home

Ensure school readiness and transform your kids’ screen time with award-winning movies, educational games and quizzes made by educators.

Science

Mapped to Next Generation Science Standards, EducationCity’s science content is sure to engage your pre-K through 6th grade students’ natural curiosity and fascination about the world around them. Follow budding scientist, Manu, as he leads the Educa...

15Worksheets.com

A group of retired teachers making free worksheets available for teachers, homeschoolers, and tutors.

Science

Work in Progress: Core Knowledge Science™ The Core Knowledge Foundation is currently developing Core Knowledge Science™ (CKSci), a comprehensive Science program for grades K–5. The CKSci units will be organized according to major Science topic areas...