" Learning is bound to be an exciting and delightful experience with the New Planet series of course books. New Planet course books are made in Line with the competency based curriculum framework and present a range did activities that build on the competencies of a learner through various learning experiences. New Planet Science and Technology Learner's Book Grade 5 is a coursebook aiming to impart scientific knowledge, skills and attitudes that will help learner's explain and make predictions about nature and the uni- verse while at the same time use Technology to create devices that carry out tasks and solve problems. "