This revised document will help teachers, throughout the year, prepare students for the CAST test of the Next Generation Science Standards for Grade 5. The document contains each of the thus far "released" items (68) from the state and aligns those items by area (Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, and Engineering) and by Standard. In addition, the Essential Questions that tie the standards together are included.THIS REVISION HAS ENLARGED AND "SHARPENED UP" THE INDIVIDU