5th Grade General Science

Food and Health

  • Energy giving foods, body building foods and protective foods

  • Other components of food (roughage, water)

  • Preserving the nutrients in food

Rocks and Minerals

  • Rocks and formation of rocks

  • Types of rocks

  • Minerals like coal and petroleum

  • Importance of coal and petroleum

Parts of a plant

  • Parts of a plant

  • Functions of roots and stem

  • Functions of leaves and flowers

  • The seed

Animal life

  • Different body coverings

  • Different eating habits

  • Different methods of breathing

  • Different methods of movement

Living and non living things

  • Characteristics of living things

  • Similarities between living and non-living things

  • Differences between living and non living things