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Free 5th Grade Physical Sciences Worksheets

4 free physical sciences resources for 5th Grade: 4 worksheets. Answers included.

Forces, motion, energy, light, sound and electricity. 5th grade brings fractions with different denominators, decimals, factors and multiples, written multiplication and division, and problem solving across several steps.

Students will practice: explaining how shadows form; classifying materials as transparent, translucent or opaque; describing reflection and how we see objects; identifying light sources; planning an investigation and identifying variables; explaining that sound is caused by vibrations; describing how sound travels through different materials; explaining what changes the pitch of a sound.

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Light and Shadows

    Students learn that light travels in straight lines, how shadows form when an opaque object blocks light, how we see things by reflected…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    35 min
    Questions
    17 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Sound: Vibrations, Pitch and Volume

    Students learn that sounds are made by vibrations, that sound travels through solids, liquids and gases but not through empty space, how…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    35 min
    Questions
    17 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    How We See: Light and the Eye

    Students trace the path of light from a source, off an object and into the eye, learn the jobs of the cornea, pupil, iris, lens, retina…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    35 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Refraction and the Colors of Light

    Students learn that light bends (refracts) when it passes from one transparent material into another, explain why a pencil looks bent in…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    35 min
    Questions
    16 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do 5th Grade students learn about physical sciences?

Forces, motion, energy, light, sound and electricity. At 5th Grade, our resources focus on: explaining how shadows form; classifying materials as transparent, translucent or opaque; describing reflection and how we see objects; identifying light sources.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Read the short explanation together before starting the questions.
  2. Where a worksheet suggests a simple experiment at home, try it: seeing beats reading.
  3. Ask "How do you know?" so answers are backed by evidence.
  4. Use the answer sheet to talk about why an answer is right, not just whether it is.

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