Grade 5 Science, Explained
Nepal’s Grade 5 Science and Technology curriculum, unit by unit in the order of CDC’s textbook, said simply, with things to try, diagrams to play with, and a few surprises. For students with any Grade 5 science book.
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- Unit 1 Scientific Learning Is the round pumpkin heavier than the long cucumber? Your eyes can only guess. Find out like a scientist: look, test, ask, and measure. Science and research
- Unit 2 Information and Communication Technology How does a warning from a mountain pasture reach every village at once? And how do we get a computer to type, draw and remember for us? Technology
- Unit 3 Organisms and Environment Why do lizards hide all winter, and how do tomatoes grow in frost? All life needs the Sun’s heat and light, and we need energy that will last. Living things
- Unit 4 Classification of Living Beings How can anyone keep track of millions of living things? Sort them by clues: a backbone, feathers, a leaf’s veins, a seed that splits in two. Living things
- Unit 5 Life Process Even while you sleep, you breathe and your body turns food into energy. What jobs keep every plant and animal alive? Living things
- Unit 6 Matter Why does water take the shape of its glass, but a stone doesn’t? Everything around you is matter, and heat can change it. Chemistry
- Unit 7 Energy In a power cut at night, the room goes dark and the fan goes quiet. What are light, sound and electricity, and how can we use them safely? Physics
- Unit 8 The Earth and Space The Sun seems to cross the sky, and the Moon changes shape every night. Is the sky moving, or are we? Find out how the Earth spins and travels. Earth and space
How to use this book
Each unit covers its part of the curriculum in the order of CDC’s textbook, whose page numbers are under each unit’s title; whichever book your school uses, you can read it alongside. Inside you’ll find:
- Worked examples: try them first; the answer stays hidden until you open it.
- Try it questions and each unit’s questions at the end, with hints and answers to open when you’re ready.
- Diagrams to play with: drag, slide and change things to see what happens.
- Did you know? boxes with the stories and surprises behind the science.
A companion to your textbook, not a replacement: study from the book your school uses, and where the two differ, follow your teacher. Every fact here has been checked against the textbook and other reliable sources, but these pages have not yet been reviewed by subject experts. If you find a mistake, please tell us.