Switched-On Schoolhouse Science 5
This complete 5th grade CD-ROM-based science curriculum includes the following topics: cells, plant and animal life cycles, ecosystems, energy transformation, the Flood, fossils, geology and cycles in nature.The projects in this course include writing and research, along with hands-on experiments. Each Switched-on Schoolhouse course includes quizzes and a test for each unit, as well as a final comprehensive test. Order our Switched-on Schoolhouse 5 Science Kit separately.
Microsoft IE 6, or higher, 500MHz processor or higher, 512MB memory, and 600MB hard disk space; 1024 X 768 resolution or higher, 16-bit color monitor; CD-ROM drive, and Windows XP or higher. A printer is recommended.
Here are the topics covered in this course:
- Cells
- The Basic Unit of Living Things: A Cell
- Experiment: Skin Cells
- Energy and Growth of Cells
- & more
- Life Cycles
- Classifying Living Things and Plants
- Experiment: Flower Dissection
- Fertilization
- & more
- Animals: Life Cycles
- Experiment: Mealworm
- Egg-laying Vertebrates
- Live-Bearing Vertebrates
- & more
- Balance in Nature
- Ecosystems
- Project: Terrarium
- Humans and the Web of Life
- & more
- Transformation of Energy
- Work from Energy
- Forms of Energy
- Experiment: Solar Energy for Heat
- & more
- Records in the Rock: The Flood
- The Flood: the Bible Record
- Report: Ancient Flood Stories
- & more
- Records in the Rock: Fossils
- Fossil Formation
- Fossil Locations
- Project: Plant and Animal Fossils
- & more
- Records in Rock: Geology
- Features of the Earth
- Experiment: Examine a Mineral
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- & more
- Cycles in Nature
- Properties of Matter
- The Cause of Seasons
- Experiment: Water Evaporation
- & more
- Look Ahead
- Order in Creation
- Special Project
- Review Game
- & more


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