The Ultimate 5th Grade NGSS Science Book List

One of my favorite ways to introduce science concepts and dig a little deeper while also inspiring students is through read-alouds and a robust classroom library. This list includes my absolute favorite titles for 5th grade NGSS (Next Generations Science Standards).

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Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems: 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, and 5-PS3-1

Coral Reefs

Living Sunlight

If Sharks Disappeared

Wolf Island

What If There Were No Bees?

It’s a Fungus Among Us

Butternut Hollow Pond

Stars and the Solar System: 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, and 5-PS2-1

Gravity

I Fall Down

A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars

Zoo in the Sky

The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal

Sun! One in a Billion

Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos

On Earth

Somewhere in the World Right Now

Earth’s Systems: 5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-2, and 5-ESS3-1

Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea

Grand Canyon

A Chip off the Old Block

Rivers of Sunlight

Water is Water

The Water Princess

One Well

Bat Count

One Plastic Bag

Structure and Properties of Matter: 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-3, and 5-PS1-4

What’s the Matter in Mr. Whiskers’ Room?

Matter: Physical Science for Kids

From Leather to Football

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