Formation of New Substances Activities for 5th Grade Science

The Kesler Science Formation of New Substances 5th Grade Complete 5E Lesson provides all the materials you need for an engaging, multi-day lesson with minimal prep. Focused on student-led learning, this lesson helps 5th graders explore key questions like "What happens when two substances are mixed together?" and "What is the difference between a mixture and a solution?"

Aligned with the 5E Model, this lesson includes differentiated materials, multimodal learning activities, and both printable and digital formats. Students engage in hands-on experiments, readings, videos, and research tasks, while demonstrating understanding through various output activities, such as organizing, writing, and illustrating. The lesson also includes editable PowerPoints, interactive notebooks, and Spanish translations for key materials.

This flexible curriculum supports diverse learners with resources for exploration, elaboration, and evaluation. It also offers extension opportunities, such as student-choice projects and challenge activities, making it perfect for in-class, homework, or virtual learning environments.

The Kesler Science Formation of New Substances Station Lab is a modular, student-led activity that helps 5th graders explore the formation of new substances through engaging, hands-on investigations. The lab offers eight differentiated stations and a challenge station for early finishers, promoting student-centered learning with minimal teacher direction.

The nine stations include a variety of input and output activities, such as hands-on demonstrations, research tasks, readings, and videos, with students actively learning and applying concepts. Output stations let students organize, illustrate, write, and assess their understanding of the formation of new substances, allowing for personalized expression of knowledge.

Designed for both in-person and virtual learning, the stations come with all necessary resources, signage, and task cards. Teachers can use basic materials, and many stations have digital versions to support diverse learning environments.

The Kesler Science Formation of New Substances Student Choice Projects allow 5th grade students to select a project that matches their preferred output style. With six project options and a customizable “design your own” project, students can showcase their understanding creatively. A flexible grading rubric enables assessments by teachers, peers, or students themselves.

These dynamic projects offer nine choice board options, along with teacher directions for support and editable rubrics that assess key concepts and presentation. Differentiated versions are available to meet the needs of both students requiring additional support and those seeking a challenge.

Designed with everyday classroom materials, such as paper, markers, and scissors, many of these projects can also be completed digitally. Some crafting supplies may be helpful for building models, allowing for a range of hands-on and virtual approaches.

The Kesler Science Physical Science Interactive Notebook bundle engages elementary students in 13 essential physical science topics with both print and digital formats. This versatile resource supports traditional classrooms, 1:1 environments, and distance learning, ensuring all students can actively participate.  

The digital version includes an interactive PowerPoint that can be uploaded to Google Slides and various LMS platforms, with reflection pages, note-taking spaces, teacher answer keys, and a modified version for accommodations. The paper version provides blank and pre-filled templates, along with color photos for guidance.  

Topics range from properties of matter and energy use to gravitational force and circuits. Whether used for interactive learning, differentiation, or student reflection, this notebook bundle makes science more engaging and accessible.