Table of Contents

Introduction

What is Supporting STAAR

Achievement in Science: Grade 5?__________ix

Lesson 1: Density___________________________________________________1

Lesson 2: Solubility__________________________________________________17

Lesson 3: Insulators and Conductors___________________________________33

Lesson 4: Uses of Energy_____________________________________________49

Lesson 5: Electrical Energy____________________________________________63

Lesson 6: Alternative Energy Resources_________________________________77

Lesson 7: Rotation of Earth____________________________________________93

Lesson 8: Ecosystem Interactions______________________________________111

Lesson 9: Structures and Functions____________________________________129

Lesson 10: Learned Behaviors and Inherited Traits_______________________ 145

References_________________________________________________________159