The Super Science Study Guide : 5th Grade Edition
How to use this study guide?
This study guide is to help prepare you for the Science CRCT. Here are some ideas to make the most of the SSSG:
o Make flash cards of the vocabulary words
o Make illustrations to explain ideas
o Find the answer to the questions in the textbook
o Highlight the areas you don’t understand and ask for extra help from your teacher or friends
Parts of a Microscope
Life Science
Cells
o What are the functions of the different parts of the cell?
o How are the functions of cells in organisms with many cells different from those of single-celled organisms?
o What does cytoplasm do for a cell? What are the functions of the other cell parts?
o How does epithelial tissue support the transport of materials in your body?
o What are examples of beneficial microorganisms? Why are they beneficial?
Classification
o How are living things grouped?
o What are vertebrates and invertebrates?
o How are plants sorted into groups?
o Why is it important that scientists use the same classification system?
o How do vascular plants differ from nonvascular plants?
o A hill behind your house is washing away, what kind of plant might help keep the soil in place?
Growth and Inheritance
o How does cell division affect growth?
o How are characteristics inherited?
o What is the difference between learned behaviors and inherited traits? Give examples of each.
Earth Science
Constructive Processes
o What are examples of constructive forces?
o What are two landforms in Georgia that were caused by constructive forces?
Deconstructive Processes
o What are examples of deconstructive forces?
o What are two landforms in Georgia that were caused by deconstructive forces?
Human impact in controlling deconstructive and constructive forces
o What are humans doing to help preserve the barrier islands?
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o How do we use technology to predict volcano eruptions and earthquakes?
o What do we do to prevent and control floods?
o What are seismological studies? How do we use them?
o How does a dam control flooding?
Physical Science
Matter
o What is matter made of?
o What is the difference between an atom, molecule, and element?
o What are some examples of elements?
Physical Changes and Chemical Changes in Matter
o How can you demonstrate a physical change?
o What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? Give examples of each.
o Changes of state (solid, liquid, and gas) are a chemical change or physical change? How do you know?
o How are physical properties different than chemical properties?
o How does the mass of an apple compare to the mass of the same apple sliced into pieces?
Magnets and Electricity
o What causes electric charges to build up?
o Why do objects attract and repel one another?
o When you press the switch on a lamp, the light goes off or on. What does the switch do to make this happen?
o Look at pages in your textbook. Describe the paths of electricity though the circuits.
o What is the difference between series and parallel circuits?
o How are conductors and insulators different? What are examples of conductors and insulators?
o What is needed to make an electromagnet?