Scientific practices for 5th grade
Scientific practices for 5th grade: 12 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Plant growth logPrintable
A free printable plant growth log for a seed experiment: eight rows with a date, a height, a box to draw what you see and lines for words. Edit the days, print and measure as the plant grows.
- Top 9 free science fair rubrics and judging sheets (2026)List
Peabody Teach's science fair project rubric is our number one: one rubric already split into K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Class skills checklistPrintable
A free printable class skills checklist: a row for each child, a column for each skill, a box to tick. Type your own skills and your class list, which stays in this browser, and print.
- Typing for your class: a free course, tests and printable sheetsGuide
Run Peabody's free typing course with a class: 18 lessons with no student accounts, typing tests of 1, 3 and 5 minutes, a printable sheet for each lesson, and a link that shows each seat's words a minute.
Checked 2026-11-10
- Science fair rubrics by grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experimentGuide
Free science fair rubrics matched to grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experiment, what each row scores, how to print them for judges or change a cell.
- Dice simulator and probability labTool
Roll one to four dice once or 1,000 times and graph the sums live, with the expected chance of each beside it. Free, no sign-in.
Checked 2026-11-07
- 30 science experiments with kitchen suppliesIdea
Thirty classroom science experiments using kitchen supplies, with what to do, what to notice, the question to ask, safety notes and the grades each fits.
- Science fair project rubricPrintable
A free science fair project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): question, test plan, data, conclusion, display board and the talk to the judges.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Science experiment rubricPrintable
A free science experiment rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): question, prediction, procedure and safety, observations and conclusion.
Checked 2026-10-30
- The Volcano That Would Not Erupt: 5th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about a science fair problem for 5th grade, 241 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Lab report rubricPrintable
A free lab report rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): question, hypothesis, procedure, data, analysis and conclusion, ready to print or edit.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Science notebook rubricPrintable
A free science notebook rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): dated entries, careful observations, labeled drawings, data in tables, evidence-backed claims.
Checked 2026-10-30