Year 5 Science Lesson Plans
6 free Year 5 Science lesson plans for KS2. Each includes learning objectives, key vocabulary, a timed lesson structure and common misconceptions, and downloads as an editable Word document.
Year 5 science tackles some of the most conceptually demanding content in the primary curriculum and requires pupils to draw on knowledge accumulated across all four previous years. The Earth and Space unit situates the science pupils have learned within a cosmic context, while the forces unit — revisiting and extending KS1 work on pushes and pulls — now includes gravity, air resistance, and water resistance alongside levers, pulleys, and gears.
Year 5 Science through the year
Earth and Space
Describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun in the solar system.
Earth and Space (4 lessons) lesson plans →Forces and Gravity
Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object.
Forces and Gravity lesson plan →Properties of Materials
Compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity, and response to magnets.
Reversible and Irreversible Changes
Demonstrate that dissolving, mixing, and changes of state are reversible changes.
Reproduction in Plants and Animals
Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect, and a bird.
Reproduction in Plants and Animals lesson plan →