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 Grade 5 Science Stories Answer Key

Lesson 1: Photosynthesis Lesson 3: Habitats, Ecosystems, and

“A Marigold for Mother’s Day” Biomes
(page 7) “Swamp Things”
1 A (page 20)
2 H 1 D
3 B 2 G
4 G 3 C
5 D 4 F
6 H 5 D
7 D 6 H
8 F 7 B
9 A 8 H
10 G 9 B
11 C 10 F
12 F 11 A
12 J
Lesson 2: Photosynthesis
“Inherited Traits and Adaptive Lesson 4: Life Cycles
Characteristics” “Marco’s Journal”
(page 14) (page 27)
1 C 1 D
2 F 2 F
3 B 3 B
4 J 4 J
5 A 5 A
6 H 6 H
7 D 7 C
8 H 8 G
9 D 9 A
10 F 10 G
11 B 11 D
12 F

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Lesson 5: Unique Niche, Food Lesson 2: States of Matter
Chains, and Food Webs “The Last Minute”
“Amir the Rabbit” (page 45)
(page 33) 1 A
1 A 2 J
2 H 3 B
3 B 4 H
4 G 5 B
5 C 6 H
6 F 7 C
7 B 8 F
8 H 9 B
9 B 10 H
10 F 11 B
11 D 12 F
12 F
Lesson 3: Physical Properties of
Lesson 1: Matter, Mass, and Weight Matter
“Things in Common” “So Many Strawberries”
(page 39) (page 52)
1 C 1 B
2 F 2 J
3 D 3 B
4 G 4 F
5 A 5 A
6 J 6 J
7 C 7 C
8 G 8 G
9 A 9 A
10 J 10 H
11 B 11 D
12 J 12 F

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Lesson 4: Mixtures and Solutions Lesson 6: Light
“Saturday Night” “Game Day”
(page 58) (page 70)
1 D 1 D
2 G 2 F
3 A 3 A
4 J 4 G
5 A 5 C
6 H 6 G
7 C 7 C
8 G 8 F
9 D 9 C
10 G 10 G
11 A 11 D
12 F 12 F

Lesson 5: Force and Motion Lesson 7: Sound

“Free Time” “Engines”
(page 64) (page 77)
1 D 1 D
2 H 2 H
3 A 3 A
4 H 4 J
5 B 5 B
6 H 6 H
7 B 7 D
8 F 8 G
9 B 9 B
10 J 10 J
11 C 11 A
12 J 12 H

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Lesson 8: Forms of Energy Lesson 1: Landforms, Weathering,
“Letter from Camp” and Erosion
(page 83) “Old Man Rock”
1 B (page 95)
2 J 1 A
3 A 2 H
4 H 3 D
5 B 4 H
6 H 5 C
7 D 6 G
8 F 7 D
9 B 8 J
10 H 9 A
11 A 10 G
12 F 11 A
12 H
Lesson 9: Flow of Electricity
“Power Struggle” Lesson 2: Characteristics of the
(page 89) Earth and Moon
1 A “Moon People”
2 H (page 102)
3 D 1 D
4 H 2 G
5 B 3 A
6 F 4 J
7 D 5 C
8 H 6 G
9 A 7 D
10 H 8 J
11 B 9 B
10 H
11 B
12 H

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Lesson 3: Characteristics of the Sun Lesson 5: The Water Cycle
“Hedgerow Radio” “Convention Day”
(page 108) (page 122)
1 D 1 D
2 F 2 H
3 B 3 A
4 H 4 G
5 B 5 C
6 F 6 F
7 C 7 B
8 H 8 H
9 A 9 A
10 J 10 J
11 D 11 B
12 F 12 H

Lesson 4: The Earth’s Resources Lesson 6: Soil and the Nitrogen

“MineView” Cycle
(page 115) “Dirty Work”
1 B (page 128)
2 H 1 B
3 A 2 J
4 G 3 A
5 D 4 J
6 G 5 C
7 C 6 G
8 H 7 C
9 A 8 H
10 J 9 A
11 C 10 J
12 F 11 C
12 F

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Lesson 7: Learning about Earth’s Lesson 9: The Solar System
Past “A Discussion on Space”
“Payback” (page 147)
(page 135) 1 A
1 D 2 G
2 G 3 D
3 A 4 F
4 F 5 A
5 B 6 F
6 H 7 C
7 A 8 H
8 H 9 B
9 D 10 F
10 H 11 B
11 B
12 F
Lesson 10: Weather and Climate
Lesson 8: The Solar System and “Sitting Pretty”
Objects in Space (page 154)
“Nightlights” 1 B
(page 141) 2 J
1 D 3 A
2 G 4 J
3 A 5 B
4 F 6 F
5 B 7 A
6 F 8 J
7 D 9 C
8 G 10 J
9 A 11 A
10 H 12 G
11 D

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Lesson 11: Weather and Climate
A New Day
(page 160)
1 A
2 G
3 B
4 J
5 B
6 G
7 A
8 H
9 B
10 H
11 B

Review Lesson: Scientific

Investigation, Lab Safety, and
Scientific Tools
“The Mystery Liquid Lab”
(page 166)
1 B
2 F
3 C
4 F
5 D
6 H
7 A
8 J
9 C
10 F
11 B
12 H

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