5th Grade Science MSA

Unpack the Science MSAWhat do I need to know?

How do I succeed?

Do Now-Can you identify the science concept in the pictures?

Answers

• Erosion• Natural Resources• Observable features• Animal survival

Testing Dates & Information

• April 13

• Only 5th & 8th grade students take the Science MSA.

• Online assessment• Students will take the Science MSA for the

next 3 years until we fully adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

What do I need to know?

• Science MSA is….• A reading assessment- passages, diagrams,

tables, science vocabulary• A math assessment-line and bar graph,,

comparing data (decimals), calculations • An art assessment-analyze/interpret pictures• A science content assessment-science process

skills, science investigations, science topics• http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/scienc

e/standard1/grade5.html

Reading- Determine meaning from text and cite evidence

• http://mdk12.org/instruction/pritems/science/grade5/6B2b.html

• (Invasion of vines passage- 4th from the bottom)

Math- Make sense of the problem• A container is filled with 250

milliliters of water. The total mass of the container and the water is 300 grams.

• What is the total mass of the container and the water after being in a freezer for 2 hours?

• A.50 grams• B. 250 grams• C. 300 grams• D. 550 grams

• What are some of the science concepts in this word problem?

• Matter• -physical changes• -states of matter• -conservation of mass• What is the question

asking me?• What are the key words?

Math- Make sense of the problem and use tools appropriately.

• A car moves 100 km in 4 seconds going north. Calculate the speed and velocity.

• What is the science concept?

• Motion• Speed• Friction• Gravity• What is the question

asking me to do?• What are the key words?

Science

• Science Process Skills• Science Tools• Earth Science• Life Science• Physics• Environmental• Chemistry• Sample Test Item

http://mdk12.org/instruction/pritems/science/grade5/1A1b.html

Can you name the science concept?

Science Concepts

Animal & Plant Features

Slow Changes (erosion/weathering)

Cells Genetics & DNA

Rocks & Minerals Natural Resources (Renewable/Nonrenewabe

Human Impact on Environment

Matter

Rapid Changes Water Cycle

• Wind changes the surface of Earth.

• Which of these land formations is a result of transportation and deposition by wind?

• a delta• a glacier• a sand dune• a mountain peak

Science MSA Practice

• Pgcps.org site• Click on students• Click on testing• Click on online practice test• MSA science 5• https://testnav.com/mdtrngqc/testnav-7.5.22.

36/epatLogin.jsp?testnavTestId=SC508&testnavFormId=PR13E

Science Websites

• Clever.pgcps.org• Students can access discovery education, khan

academy, other science/math related apps, and simulated science labs

• Brain Pop• Clasedeciencia.wikispaces.com