Technology in Grade 5 introduces students to the tools and innovations that shape modern life. At this stage, learners explore how technology is used in communication, transportation, science, and everyday problem-solving. They also reflect on the benefits and challenges of digital tools, including safety and responsibility online. Technology activities encourage children to think critically, compare old and new inventions, and imagine future possibilities. By asking questions and completing projects, students gain an understanding of how technology impacts communities and the world. The assignments below are divided into starter, practice, and challenge levels, guiding Grade 5 learners to explore, analyze, and create with Technology.
🟢 Starter
- Ask why computers are important in Technology.
- List three devices you use at home.
- Compare a phone and a tablet.
- Ask why electricity is needed for Technology.
- Draw your favorite gadget and label its parts.
- Explore how a light switch works.
- Ask why the internet is useful in daily life.
- Practice typing five sentences on a computer.
- List three ways Technology helps in school.
- Ask why robots are used in factories.
- Compare how people communicated now and 100 years ago.
- Explore how headphones change sound.
- Ask why online safety is important in Technology.
- Find three classroom tools powered by electricity.
- Write down one invention you couldn’t live without.
- Ask why calculators are examples of Technology.
- Practice sending a polite email draft.
- Share a way you use technology for fun.
- Ask why cameras are important in Technology.
- Describe how you charge a device.
🟡 Practice
- Compare a newspaper and an online article.
- Ask how transportation changed with Technology.
- Create a timeline of three important inventions.
- Practice making a slideshow presentation.
- Ask why passwords protect your Technology.
- Research how phones changed over the years.
- Explore how video games are designed.
- Ask why satellites are important in Technology.
- Record how many hours you use screens in a day.
- Create rules for safe internet use.
- Ask how email is different from letters.
- Research how cars became safer with Technology.
- Compare renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
- Ask why medical technology saves lives.
- Create a chart of tools for school projects.
- Research how televisions improved over time.
- Ask how Technology connects people worldwide.
- Write down three challenges caused by too much screen time.
- Practice editing a picture on a device.
- Ask why space travel depends on Technology.
🔴 Challenge
- Research how artificial intelligence is changing Technology.
- Ask how renewable energy shapes the future.
- Create a project about the impact of smartphones.
- Research how engineers design bridges with new Technology.
- Ask how coding creates apps and games.
- Build a simple model of an invention.
- Research how astronauts use Technology in space.
- Ask how cybersecurity protects communities.
- Compare the benefits and risks of social media.
- Research how 3D printing works.
- Ask how technology helps during natural disasters.
- Create a presentation about future inventions.
- Research how drones are used in society.
- Ask how medical robots support doctors.
- Compare old transportation with modern high-speed trains.
- Research how the internet changed education.
- Ask how Technology affects the environment.
- Create a guide for safe online communication.
- Research how virtual reality is used today.
- Design your own Technology project for class.