5th Grade Physical Science Educational Resources

Add some punch to your own doodles with a quick lesson about how to draw light and shadows.

Is your child baffled by the scientific method? Dr. McSquare is here to help! Learn the steps by helping the doctor organize his lab reports.

Dr. McSquare needs help sorting out his lab reports. Can your child read each item, then label it with the correct scientific method step?

This thoughtfully labeled periodic table includes information about the properties of all 103 elements.

If you push your little brother, does he push back? Well, according to Newton's third law of motion, he does!

Arm your budding physicist with a free print-out version of the periodic table of the elements!

Discover some of the fascinating properties of gravity by studying one of Newton's famous laws, the Law of Gravitation.

Budding scientists will learn about the density of salt water and perform an experiment with food coloring, salt water, and fresh water.

What is the difference between condensation and evaporation? Learn about natural cooling and heating processes that are caused by changing states of matter!

Your fifth grader is the only hope for finding the missing information from these elements of the periodic table.

Test your knowledge of the periodic table of the elements with this quiz page!

Practice diagramming atoms and using the periodic table to pull information about atoms with this quiz page.

If your scientist is mad for magnets, let him explore a few fun facts about magnetism with this physics page!

Teach your little scientist the difference between physical and chemical changes, on a molecular level.

Get a brief history of the atom with this introductory page for young physicists!

After your child fills in this review sheet on chemical and physical properties, it's a good idea to hold onto it for future test review!

Every four years something funny happens with our calendars -- we add a day! Why do we do this? Discover the science behind leap year.

Use this blank periodic table to work on your memorization of the table for your next quiz!

The periodic table of the elements is an important classification system of the most basic particles that make up our world!

Test your students' knowledge and memory of periodic table elements with this crossword puzzle.

The periodic table of the elements is full of helpful information. Figure out how to read the periodic table with this helpful guide.

Hypothesis, observation, data...with so many terms, learning the scientific method can be tricky. Learn the steps by helping Dr. McSquare sort out his reports.

Did you know that sound is actually caused by movement? Vibrations of particles create the sound that we hear.

Learn the basic structure of an atom with this introductory page, complete with a fun experiment they can try at home!

Little chemists can learn more about the elements in the periodic table with this helpful worksheet about molecules and compounds.