In Earth Science, students in grade 5 explore the layers of the Earth, the atmosphere, rocks, minerals, landforms, and oceans. They learn how natural forces such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and weather shape the planet. Learners also study the water cycle, the greenhouse effect, and renewable resources while connecting science to everyday life. By investigating land, air, and water, children gain a deeper understanding of how our planet works and why protecting it is important. Earth Science inspires curiosity, problem-solving, and responsibility for the environment.
🟢 Starter
- Draw the layers of Earth and label them.
- Create a simple diagram showing day and night.
- Collect three rocks and describe their colors.
- Make a weather chart for one week.
- Draw the water cycle with arrows.
- Create a picture in Earth Science of mountains, rivers, and plains.
- Show a volcano in Earth Science with lava and ash.
- Draw the Sun, Earth, and Moon in Earth Science.
- Make a list of five landforms.
- Create a poster about recycling water.
- Draw clouds in Earth Science and label three types.
- Collect soil samples in Earth Science and compare textures.
- Show rain, snow, and hail in Earth Science drawings.
- Make a wind vane in Earth Science with paper and straws.
- Draw an earthquake crack in Earth Science.
- Create a rainbow picture in Earth Science with seven colors.
- Show a glacier in Earth Science moving down a mountain.
- Draw ocean waves in Earth Science.
- Make a tree diagram in Earth Science showing oxygen use.
- Draw fossils in Earth Science found in rocks.
🟡 Practice
- Create a model in Earth Science of the rock cycle.
- Write a diary entry in Earth Science from the point of view of a raindrop.
- Make a poster in Earth Science about how plants use sunlight.
- Draw a cross-section in Earth Science of a volcano.
- Create a fact sheet in Earth Science about earthquakes.
- Write a short story in Earth Science about a snowstorm.
- Compare two kinds of soil in Earth Science and describe differences.
- Create a map in Earth Science showing continents and oceans.
- Draw tectonic plates in Earth Science and show movement.
- Make a weather report in Earth Science with temperature and rain.
- Write three safety rules in Earth Science for natural disasters.
- Design a water filter in Earth Science using sand and gravel.
- Create a riddle in Earth Science about volcanoes.
- Make a diagram in Earth Science showing the carbon cycle.
- Write five sentences in Earth Science about climate.
- Draw an island in Earth Science formed by lava.
- Create a timeline in Earth Science of fossil formation.
- Write a fact list in Earth Science about glaciers.
- Create a poem in Earth Science about the ocean.
- Design a symbol in Earth Science for protecting the Earth.
🔴 Challenge
- Build a 3D model in Earth Science showing Earth’s core, mantle, and crust.
- Create a presentation in Earth Science about renewable energy.
- Write an essay in Earth Science about earthquakes and safety.
- Make a chart in Earth Science comparing weather and climate.
- Research in Earth Science and draw the Ring of Fire.
- Create a model in Earth Science showing the water cycle.
- Write a newspaper article in Earth Science about a volcano eruption.
- Create a group project in Earth Science about global warming.
- Design a poster in Earth Science about protecting forests.
- Make a slideshow in Earth Science about tectonic plates.
- Write a fact sheet in Earth Science about the ozone layer.
- Create a classroom debate in Earth Science about fossil fuels.
- Write a report in Earth Science on how glaciers shape land.
- Design a quiz in Earth Science with ten questions on rocks.
- Create a model in Earth Science showing erosion by water.
- Write a story in Earth Science about living through a hurricane.
- Make a digital timeline in Earth Science about Earth’s history.
- Write an essay in Earth Science about saving oceans.
- Create a science fair project in Earth Science on soil erosion.
- Design a comic strip in Earth Science showing the life of a rock.
Easy Questions
- What is the name of the layer of air that surrounds the Earth?
- What are the three main types of rocks?
- The process of water turning into vapor is called what?
- What is the name of the hottest layer of the Earth?
- What is the difference between weather and climate?
- What force keeps the Earth orbiting the Sun?
- What is the name of a scientist who studies rocks and minerals?
- What is a synonym for the word ‘fault’ in geology?
- What is a ‘glacier’?
- What is the name for the large body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth?
- What do we call a large, flat area of land that is higher than the land around it?
- What is a volcano?
- What is the largest ocean on Earth?
- What is a tsunami?
- What are the two types of tectonic plates?
- What is the name of the process that breaks down rocks and soil?
- What do we call the point where an earthquake’s energy is released?
- What is the name for the slow movement of the continents over millions of years?
- What is the name of the instrument used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
- What is a fossil?
Mild Questions
- What is the hydrologic cycle, and what are its main stages?
- What is the ozone layer, and why is it important to life on Earth?
- What is the difference between a mineral and a rock?
- What are the two types of planetary motion, and what do they cause?
- What is erosion, and what are three agents that can cause it?
- What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?
- How does the greenhouse effect work?
- What is the rock cycle?
- What is the main cause of the seasons on Earth?
- What are the three states of matter in which water can exist naturally on Earth?
- What is the difference between magma and lava?
- What is a continental shelf?
- What is a ridge in a mountain range?
- Explain what a watershed is.
- What are the three types of volcanoes?
- What is the difference between an extrusive igneous rock and an intrusive igneous rock?
- How does a landslide happen?
- What is the difference between a valley and a canyon?
- What is the difference between a bay and a gulf?
- What is the name for the large body of ice that covers the land in the polar regions?
Hard Questions
- What is the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, and how do they form?
- What is continental drift, and who proposed it?
- What is the Coriolis effect, and how does it affect weather patterns?
- What is the difference between an equinox and a solstice?
- What is radiometric dating, and how is it used in Earth Science?
- What is the difference between a hurricane, typhoon, and a cyclone?
- What is a supervolcano, and what would be the global impact of its eruption?
- What is the Mohs hardness scale, and what is it used for?
- What are El Niño and La Niña?
- What is the geologic time scale?
- Explain how ocean currents affect global climate.
- What is the difference between P-waves and S-waves in an earthquake?
- How are stalactites and stalagmites formed?
- What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?
- What is subduction, and where does it happen?
- What is the Ring of Fire, and why is it significant?
- What is the difference between a sea and an ocean?
- What is a fault, and what are the three main types?
- How is a delta formed?
- What is the difference between a primary forest and a secondary forest?