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Center for Community Engagement
Fifth Grade
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History - Social Science
Write a Play: The Creation of the Declaration of Independence
Description: Learn about the challenges faced and the process used by the Continental Congress while drafting the Declaration of Independence, and stage a short play.
Select a biographical text about an influential person in American history and create and decorate a timeline of that person's life following the guidelines linked here. This is a great way to learn about underacknowledged historical figures (i.e. African American, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, Pacific Islander, female, disabled, etc. figures).
Before settlers moved in, the United States was inhabited by many Indigenous tribes, and they lived in regions that can be vaguely mapped out. Whose land used to be where you live?
Blogging is a great way to share ideas with many people all over the world, and it is good practice for opinion writers. Share your experience or ideas in the form of a listicle blog post, just like the influential Malala Yousafzai.
The children will learn about the law of Conversion of Mass in this activity. The game is for students to recognize that mass can change its shape and be whatever it wants to be, but it will not lose its mass or weight.
Students will create a fun halloween craft and challenge themselves by thinking about the number of shapes they need to make their pumpkin look good and scary
In this activity children are unveiling the science behind how a plant is grown and the importance of nurturing a plant. (Designed by a Cal Poly Pomona Student).
Description: THE QUARKED! PROJECT has a wide range of engaging multimedia and hands-on materials to introduce the exciting world of particle physics to kids ages 7 and up, and their families.
Description: Learn about forces in action as you experiment how gradients, weights, motion and resistance affect the movement of various objects with this fun science activity.
Children will demonstrate density between water and insoluble dry erase markers on ceramic plates to determine which substance is less dense. (Designed by Cal Poly Student).
By modeling capillary action using 3 cups of water and paper towels, students will gain a better comprehension of the importance of seeing how water is absorbed into the plant.
In this activity students will create two chemical reactions. One of the bags will have the temperature go down (Endothermic) and the second one will go up (Exothermic). The students will try to figure out which one is Endothermic and Exothermic.
Students will place three glow sticks in different temperatures, one leaving it out, one in ice water, and the 3rd one in hot water. Students will then compare all three glow sticks to see which glow stick is the brightest.
With this activity, children will be able to express their creativity with their choice of color for the ornaments, and share their Christmas spirit with their loved ones! (Designed by a Cal Poly Pomona Student)
With this activity, children will be able to express their creativity with how they choose to decorate their Christmas tree! (Designed by a Cal Poly Pomona Student)
This activity will allow children to express their creativity while making their favorite tv characters. The bookmark making process is fun and easy to follow. (Designed by a Cal Poly Pomona Student)
Tie dye is an activity where children will have the opportunity to produce different patterns and colors onto a piece of clothing or garment. (Designed by a Cal Poly Pomona Student)
This lesson will incorporate different cultures into the classroom and allow students a more diverse experience of different genres of music and dance.