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M-STEP Activity Guide
5th Grade
M-STEP
Practice 
The sample practice tests can be found at this site.
Select the 5th Grade Science Test:
Username: SCI5SAMP Password: TEST1234 
Quick Reference Guide to the Science M-STEP
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Mini-lesson
Freshwater vs Saltwater and the Great Lakes Why is the Ocean Salty?
Follow NASA as they discuss Our World: Why are Oceans so Salty?
Understanding Fresh and Salt Water
Worksheet (1 page) |
Mini-lesson
Michigan Cities Are Michigan forests all the same?
Learning About Michigan Cities
Rouge Park/Holland, Michigan
Worksheet (1 page) 
Sleeping Bear Dunes
Worksheet (1 page/Challenging) |
Mini-lesson
Erosion - Problems and Solutions 
The Effects of Erosion
Interactive 
Water Erosion
Virtual Lab 
Identifying Problems/Comparing Solutions
Worksheet (1 page) |
Investigate the electric current in circuits, the pathways through which electricity flows and magnets and their interactions with materials and each other.
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Learning About Electricity
Learning About Light
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Read All About It
Use this reading to investigate the electric current in circuits, the pathways through which electricity flows
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Conductor Tester
Test objects to determine if they will conduct electricity and complete a circuit.
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Let There Be Light
Challenge your knowledge of electricity and see if you can create a circuit to make the light bulb light.
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Laser Beams!!!
Using the laser beam, find the hidden shapes on the graph.
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Learn about the world NOT around you with this exploration of our solar system.
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Storybots: We Are The Planets
Let the Storybots help you learn more about each planet with this cool video.
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Storybots: It's My Time To Shine
Use this Storybots video to learn more about the Moon and how it affects the Earth.
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Gravity Exploration
Use the virtual lab to create objects in space and begin observing how this laws of physics works. Be careful, gravity is everywhere!
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Our Solar System
Learn about the dimensions of our solar system with this NASA interactive.
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Create Your Own Solar System
Make a Solar System
Use the virtual lab to create your own solar system and begin observing how the laws of physics work and how planets interact.
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NASA Eyes on the Solar System
Ride along with NASA's fleet of spacecraft as we take a journey throughout our solar system.
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Severe weather is any dangerous meteorological phenomenon with the potential to cause damage or serious social disruption.
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Hurricane Simulator
Utilize this virtual lab to see the effect surface temperature has on a hurricane.
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The Cloud Lab
In this lab, learn how scientists use sophisticated instruments and data to study the development of Earth’s most powerful storms and better predict their impacts.
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You Make the Decision:
This simulator provides experience making critical decisions in the event of a potential hurricane affecting NOLA.
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Tornado Simulator
In this virtual lab, you will see the destructive force of tornadoes.
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Cloud Sorter
Use this activity to sort different clouds at a variety of altitudes.
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