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*** Science Grammar Introduction I

Volume 1

(Grade 5)

Real-World Language Arts

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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................. III Contents ...................................................................................................................... VIII Declarative Sentence Information ................................................................................... 2 Interrogative Sentence Information ................................................................................ 3 Week 1: Declarative & Interrogative Sentences .............................................................. 4 Science: Atoms & Molecules Exclamatory Sentence Information ................................................................................. 8 Imperative Sentence Information .................................................................................... 9 Week 2:Exclamatory & Imperative Sentences ............................................................. 10 Science: Atom, Molecules, & Matter Sentence Information .................................................................................................... 14 Simple & Compound Subject Information ................................................................... 15 Week 3: Simple & Compound Subjects ........................................................................ 16 Science: Elements Predicate Information .................................................................................................... 20 Week 4: Compound Predicates ..................................................................................... 21 Science: Compounds, Chemical Reactions, & Physical Changes Noun Information .......................................................................................................... 25 Week 5: Nouns .............................................................................................................. 26 Science: Solids, Liquids, Gases, & Water Cycle Common Noun Information .......................................................................................... 30 Proper Noun Information .............................................................................................. 31 Just Science Grammar - 5th Grade www.WriteMath.com

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Week 6: Common & Proper Nouns............................................................................... 32 Science: Compounds, Mixtures, & Solutions Singular Noun Information ........................................................................................... 36 Plural Noun Information ............................................................................................... 37 Week 7: Singular & Plural Nouns ................................................................................. 38 Science: Physical & Chemical Changes Action Verb Information ............................................................................................... 42 Week 8: Actions Verbs .................................................................................................. 44 Science: Energy Linking Verb Information ............................................................................................. 48 Week 9: Linking & Action Verbs ................................................................................. 50 Science: Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, & Energy Conversions Helping Verb Information ............................................................................................. 54 Week 10: Helping & Main Verbs .................................................................................. 56 Science: Energy Conversions, conductors, Sun’s Energy, & Air Currents Week 11: Action, Linking, Helping, & Main Verbs ..................................................... 60 Science: Temperature, Waves, & Sound Verb Tense: Present, Past, & Future Information ......................................................... 64 Verb Form Information ................................................................................................. 65 Week 12: Verb Tenses ................................................................................................... 66 Science: Electrical Charges & Currents Progressive Verb Information ....................................................................................... 70 Week 13: Verb Tenses ................................................................................................... 71 Science: Force, Inertia, & Momentum Irregular Verbs Information .......................................................................................... 75 Just Science Grammar - 5th Grade www.WriteMath.com

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Week 14: Irregular Verbs .............................................................................................. 79 Science: Friction, Gravity, Earth & Moon’s Gravitational Fields Subject-Verb Agreement Information .......................................................................... 83 Week 15: Subject-Verb Agreement ............................................................................... 84 Science: Simple Machines Pronoun Information ..................................................................................................... 88 Week 16: Pronouns ........................................................................................................ 90 Science: Earth’s Layers Pronoun-Verb Agreement Information ......................................................................... 94 Week 17: Pronoun-Verb Agreement ............................................................................. 95 Science: Types of Rock, Weathering, & Erosion Adjective Information ................................................................................................... 99 Week 18: Adjectives .................................................................................................... 102 Science: Environment, Conservation, & Recycling Comparative & Superlative Adjectives Information .................................................. 106 Special Adjectives Information ................................................................................... 108 Week 19: Comparative & Superlative Adjectives ...................................................... 109 Science: Planets Adverb Information ..................................................................................................... 113 Week 20: Adverbs ....................................................................................................... 115 Science: Planets, Asteroid Belt, & Earth’s Seasons More Adverb Information ........................................................................................... 119 Week 21: Adverbs ....................................................................................................... 120 Science: Earth’s Rotation & Moon Phases Comparative & Superlative Adverb Information ....................................................... 124 Just Science Grammar - 5th Grade www.WriteMath.com

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Week 22: Comparative & Superlative Adverbs .......................................................... 126 Science: Earth’s Atmosphere Preposition Information .............................................................................................. 130 Week 23: Prepositions ................................................................................................. 131 Science: Interaction of Human Muscular, Skeletal, and Nervous Systems Prepositional Phrases Information .............................................................................. 135 Week 24: Prepositional Phrases .................................................................................. 136 Science: Cells Possessive Noun Information ...................................................................................... 140 Week 25: Possessive Nouns ........................................................................................ 142 Science: Kingdoms & Unicellular Organisms Possessive Pronoun Information ................................................................................. 146 Week 26: Possessive Pronouns ................................................................................... 148 Science: Unicellular Organisms Object Pronoun Information ....................................................................................... 152 Week 27: Object Pronoun............................................................................................ 153 Science: Energy Cycle Demonstrative Adjective Information ........................................................................ 157 Week 28: Demonstrative Adjectives ........................................................................... 158 Science: Cellular Division, Reproduction, & Mutation Demonstrative Pronoun Information .......................................................................... 162 Week 29: Demonstrative Pronouns ............................................................................. 163 Science: Environmental Change & Adaptations Coordinating Conjunctions Information ..................................................................... 167 Just Science Grammar - 5th Grade www.WriteMath.com

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Week 30: Coordinating Conjunctions ......................................................................... 168 Science: Ecosystems & Competition Answer Sheet ............................................................................................................... 172 Bibliography ................................................................................................................ 184

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***Grammar: Week 9 48

A links/connects the subject to another noun or adjective in the predicate.

verb

Michael the president of our club. is

The cake to be ready.appears

The music serene.sounded

isThe linking verb “ ” links Michael to president.is

The linking verb “ ” links cake to ready.appears

The linking verb “ ” links music to serene.sounded



appearbecome

getgrowlook

remain seem soundsmellfeel

taste

Michael the president of our club. is

Forms of the following verbs:

IyouI have he/she/it I/he/she/it we/you/they

amare

beenis

waswere

Forms of the verb:To be...

Test how theysound whenreplaced by“ ”seem



GRAMMAR (Day #1)

Refer to the page on Linking Verbs (pages 48-49) Directions: (CCSS.ELA - L.5.1.B)

• Write the letter that corresponds to each sentence below on a piece of paper. • List the verbs contained in each sentence after the letter. • Write “AV” after each action verb and “LV” after each linking verb.

A. Potential energy is stored energy. B. A child swinging demonstrates potential energy at the

top of the swing. C. Gasoline powered cars are a form of potential energy. D. A stretched rubber band has potential energy. E. Bungee chords, elastic, trampolines, springs, and an

arrow drawn onto a bow have potential energy. Bonus: What is the main idea for this page? Just Science Grammar - 5th Grade www.WriteMath.com

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/5/1/b/


GRAMMAR (Day #2)



A. Energy of movement is called kinetic energy. B. A pencil rolling on a table has kinetic energy. C. A falling ball displays kinetic energy. D. A moving bike is a demonstration of kinetic energy. E. Kinetic energy is present in girls jumping rope, rabbits

hopping along a path, balls bouncing, and kangaroos jumping.

Bonus: What is the main idea for this page?

kinetic energy




Ele

ctri

cal energy is converted to heat energy.

GRAMMAR (Day #3)



A. When you turn on a flashlight, potential energy in the

batteries becomes light energy. B. When you eat too much, potential energy remains in

your body in the form of fat. C. When you talk on the telephone, your words sound

clear because sound energy converts to electrical energy in the wire.

D. Television shows look great because the television

changes electrical energy to light and sound energy. E. Your toast tastes delicious because your toaster oven

converts electrical energy to heat energy. Bonus: What is the main idea for this page? Just Science Grammar - 5th Grade www.WriteMath.com



GRAMMAR (Day #4)



A. Your body is able to convert several forms of energy. B. When you sing, the muscles in your diaphragm force

air through the larynx in your throat. C. The muscles in your diaphragm convert chemical

energy to mechanical energy and heat. D. The mechanical energy in the contracting muscles

changes to mechanical pressure and kinetic energy to force the air from your lungs.

E. Your larynx changes kinetic energy to sound energy as

the sounds become a song. Bonus: What is the main idea for this page? Just Science Grammar - 5th Grade www.WriteMath.com





Some adverbs end with...accidentlyaggressivelyanxiouslybeautifullyboldlycalmlycarefullyclumsilycompletelyconfidentlydelightfullyeagerlyexcitedlyfaithfullygently

-wardsbackwardsforwardstowardseastwardwestward

hopelesslyimmediatelyjoyfullynervouslyquicklyperfectlypoorlyrapidlyreallyskillfullyslowlysmoothlysuddenlyswiftlywildly

-wise

-ways

likewise

sidewaysalways

-ly



GRAMMAR (Day #1)

Refer to the page on Adverbs (pages 113-114) Directions: (CCSS.ELA - L.5.1.D)

• Write the letter that corresponds to each sentence below on a piece of paper. • List all of the adverbs that are in each of the following sentences:

A. Mercury orbits the Sun very closely and is drawn by its gravitational pull so strongly that the Sun has vacuumed up all of Mercury’s gases.

B. Since Mercury does not have air in its atmosphere,

there was absolutely no sound when the surface was bombarded with meteors and comets.

C. Mercury’s temperature ranges widely from 800°F in

the daytime to -300°F at night. D. Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is the planet

that is most likely called Earth’s twin because of its size.

E. Venus is an extremely hot planet in the Solar System.

Intense heat has evaporated all water from its surface. Bonus: What is the main idea for this page?


http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/5/1/d/


GRAMMAR (Day #2)



A. Pluto, the ninth planet in our Solar System, is the farthest planet from the sun and takes approximately 259 years to orbit the Sun one time.

B. The surface of Pluto is a very, very chilly (-387°F) and

has an extremely long summer that lasts 50 years. C. Pluto’s orbit seems to cross Neptune’s orbit.

Fortunately, instead of colliding, Neptune passes above Pluto in a pattern similar to a highway crossing.

D. The surface of Mars, the fourth planet from the sun,

glows a bright red because it is heavily loaded with iron oxide (rust).

E. Mars’ surface temperature is below zero and is

frequently referred to as a freezing, dry desert. Bonus: What is the main idea for this page?




GRAMMAR (Day #3)



A. Between Jupiter and Mars is a gigantic asteroid belt incredibly containing more than 4,000 chunks of rocks.

B. Some of these rocks are remarkably wide – 620 miles

across. C. These rocks are widely known as asteroids. D. Scientists believe that attempts for these asteroids to

form another planet failed miserably because of Jupiter’s strong gravitational field.

E. Collisions occur frequently between the asteroids. Bonus: What is the main idea for this page?

Asteroid Belt

Mars

Jupiter




GRAMMAR (Day #4)



A. Our planet, Earth, is the fifth largest planet and it travels in a slightly elliptical orbit around the Sun.

B. The Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5° as it rotates

systematically around the Sun. C. When the northern hemisphere is angled directly facing

the sun, it is summer in the northern part of the world. D. When the southern hemisphere is facing directly

towards the sun, it is winter in the northern part of the world.

A. The equator is precisely in line with the Sun and

generally receives most of its energy. Since the poles are farther away from the Sun’s direct influence, they are much colder.


Sum

mer

Win

ter




Aprepositional phrase

out of the carrot patch

inside the dog house

near the old fire hydrant

under the soft snowdrift

preposition

preposition

preposition

preposition

object of thepreposition




The i s t h e n o u n o r p r o no u nthat follows the preposition.

object of a preposition

contains a group of words that begins with a preposition

and ends with the object of the preposition.

Hint: Some adverbs look like prepositions, butadverbs are not accompanied by an object.



GRAMMAR (Day #1)

Refer to the page on Prepositional Phrases (pages 135)

Directions: • Write the letter that corresponds to each sentence below on a piece of paper. • List all of the prepositional phrases in each sentence after each letter. • Circle the preposition in each phrase. • Underline the object of the preposition.

A. All living organisms have certain types of characteristics in common with each other.

B. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells

that allow it to obtain and use energy. C. Most cells are much too small to be seen by the human

eye. D. Cells make up every part of a plant or animal and

function together as a unit. E. Every cell comes from another cell. Bonus: What is the main idea for this page?



GRAMMAR (Day #2)



A. Basically, every type of cell has the same organizational structure.

B. Cells are highly organized, minute types of structures

that have a thin covering called a membrane. C. The cell’s membrane regulates gases and nutrients that

enter into the cell, and waste that exits from the cell. D. The cytoplasm is the interior of the cell which houses

ribosomes that are responsible for protein production. E. Most cells have a nucleus that holds all of the cell’s

DNA, which controls cellular activity, protein construction, and reproduction.


membrane

cytoplasm nucleus



GRAMMAR (Day #3)

Ref er to th e p age on P rep ositional P h rases ( pages 13 5 )

Directions: • Write the letter that corresponds to each sentence below on a piece of paper. • List all of the prepositional phrases in each sentence after each letter. • Circle the preposition in each phrase. • Underline the obj ect of the preposition.

A. Plant cells contain three structures that are not found in any type of animal cell: a cell wall, chloroplasts, and a central vacuole.

B. Plant cells consist of a thick, cell wall that protects and

provides support around the cell. C. A plant’s cell wall maintains the shape of the cell yet

allows substances to move across the cell membrane. D. Chloroplasts use light energy to make carbohydrates

from carbon dioxide and water that help in the process of photosynthesis.

E. The central vacuole is filled with water and other

substances that provide a plant with the rigidity to stand upright.

B onus: What is the main idea for this page? Just Science Grammar - 5th Grade www.WriteMath.com


organ

system

tissue

GRAMMAR (Day #4)



A. Most plants and animals contain groups of similar cells that have common structures and functions called tissue.

B. Several types of cell tissue inside the body are grouped

together to form organs like muscles, nerves, or the heart.

C. Several organs with functions that are closely related

are organized into systems like the circulatory or respiratory systems.

D. Plants have different types of cells that are organized

into tissue like the vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients throughout the plant.

E. Cells in plants and animals are able to reproduce or

divide into new cells to replace damaged tissue. Bonus: What is the main idea for this page?

cell


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