Slovenia 5th Grade Curriculum - Science

Science and Techniques (Grades 4-5)

This two-year block integrates natural science and technical topics, aiming to equip students with the ability to describe, explain, predict, and understand natural phenomena and technical/technological investigation procedures. Key topics and skills developed across these two grades include:

Grade 4:

• Matter: Classification, properties, and changes in matter.
• Forces and Motion: Moving and transport, the movement of planet Earth (day/night, shadows).
• Phenomena: Streaming matter.
• Human Body: General functions.
• Living Things: Classification, growth, and development.
• Science and Technical Methods/Skills: Measurement, using measuring devices, working with sources, and data display.

Grade 5:

• Matter: Matter storage, substances in nature (water, soil, air).
• Devices and Machinery: Simple machines like swings, pendulums, and levers.
• Energy: Heat and temperature.
• Weather: Wind and the sun's impact on weather.
• Nutrition and Health Care.
• Living Creatures and their Environments: Interactions and food chains.
• Science and Technical Methods/Skills: Measurement, using measuring devices, working with sources, and data display.