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Self-study that impresses your teacher! Recommended science self-study ideas for 5th graders

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

Independent science study can be a fun adventure for kids! Here, we introduce recommended self-study science topics for fifth graders that are sure to impress teachers.

Exploring freely makes learning even more enjoyable.

Observe nature around you, try simple experiments, and experience the joy of discovering new things.

As your interest in nature and science grows, it’s also fun to share what you’ve learned with friends and family.

Please use this as a guide and dive into the exciting world of science with us!

Self-directed study that will impress your teacher! Recommended independent science study ideas for 5th graders (41–50)

Research and summarize about typhoons

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Research and summarize about typhoons

You learn about weather changes and typhoons in fifth-grade science, right? In that case, how about researching typhoons more deeply and putting together a report? Specifically, you could look into how typhoons form and where they come from, where they move to and what happens to them in the end.

There’s still a lot we don’t know about typhoons.

You could also investigate the strength of typhoons and the damage they cause, and use that information for disaster preparedness.

That would make your independent research even more meaningful.

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Comparing how salt and sugar dissolve in water

Which dissolves more easily in water, sugar or salt?

Comparing how salt and sugar dissolve in water

In connection with the way substances dissolve, which is studied in 5th-grade science, let’s compare how salt and sugar dissolve in water.

For the same amount of water, which dissolves more—salt or sugar? Also, as the water temperature increases, how does the amount that dissolves change for salt and for sugar? Summarize the results you obtain through experiments in a report.

In addition to salt and sugar, look for other substances that dissolve well in water, substances that dissolve better when the water temperature is raised, and substances whose solubility does not change much even when the water temperature is increased.

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Simulated investment experience

[Money and Investing] “Growing Your Assets”… Kids Are Interested Too: Experiencing “Investment Consulting” and Being a “Shareholder”

Simulated investment experience

This initiative lets children simulate stock trading and investing to deepen their interest in money.

In today’s society, where building assets for the future is emphasized and NISA contributions can be started by minors, it’s important to create opportunities for kids to learn about money.

Supporting a company is called investing, and it can be helpful to learn the meanings of terms like yen depreciation and yen appreciation through games.

Options include visiting facilities or seminars where kids can experience different jobs, or studying together as a family.

It’s also recommended to learn about investing using familiar themes for children, such as the prices of snacks and juice.

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Let’s make a Japan map puzzle

Get a head start on your independent research! Let's make a Japan map puzzle.

Let's make a Japan map puzzle

It’s a puzzle where pieces cut into the shapes of Japan’s prefectures are arranged correctly to complete a map of Japan.

You can have fun while learning what each prefecture looks like and where it’s located in Japan.

It’s easy to make: prepare a colorful map of Japan with prefectural borders drawn, and attach magnet sheets to the cut-out prefectures to finish.

It’s also recommended to include the prefecture names and local specialties on the pieces so you can learn the shapes and locations together with key information.

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Experiment on the action of flowing water

Kimie Gangi, 5th Grade Science: “The Work of Flowing Water and Its Relationship to Water Volume” — Experiment Methods and Results #EducationalContent

Experiment on the action of flowing water

In fifth grade, I think you also learn in class about the work of flowing water, such as erosion, transportation, and deposition.

Let’s actually observe these processes through an experiment.

For the method, build a slope out of collected soil, make a channel for water, and run water through it.

Try observing how erosion, transportation, and deposition actually appear, whether these processes change depending on the amount of water, and whether the way they appear differs between a straight channel and a curved one.

Test various conditions and summarize your findings in a report.

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