Standards

5th GRADE CONTENT AREA [|Games for Standards] Check out this page for some great activities that address fifth grade reading and math standards!

[|Common Core State Standards]

5th graders are expected to learn a lot of information. We will be using a variety of strategies & activities to address the following standards throughout the year.
 * LANGUAGE ARTS || STANDARDS ||
 * Reading || ___5.R.1.1 Construct meaning by using word parts &categories.___ 5.R.1.2 Determine word meaning using prior knowledge & context clues._ __5.R.2.1 Utilize comprehension strategies while constructing meaning.__ _5.R.2.2 Apply fluency strategies to gain meaning from text.___5.R.3.1 Distinguish literary genres based on characteristics, structures, & patterns.__ _5.R.3.2 Interpret literary elements of character, setting, plot, theme, point of view, & mood. _ __5.R.3.3 Identify literary devices within text.__ _5.R.4.1 Examine & compare texts from various cultures, time periods, & geographical locations._ __5.R.5.1 Select info from 2 or more reference sources to meet a goal.___5.R.5.2 Identify author’s purpose in argumentative & persuasive text.___5.R.5.3 Choose references to meet the needs of an assigned task.__ ||
 * Writing || _5.W.1.1 Compose narrative, & descriptive text of one paragraph._ __5.W.1.2 Express ideas; reflect on personal thoughts, opinions, & observations; respond to literature through writing.__ _5.W.2.1 Punctuate & capitalize text including dialogue. ___5.W.2.2 Identify & incorporate verbs in the__

writing process. || ___5.LVS.1.2 Explain purpose & content of presentation.__ _5.LVS.1.3 Students can select & organize relevant info gathered through listening & viewing.___5.LVS.1.4 Deliver a narrative oral presentation. __ ||
 * Listening, Viewing, & Speaking || _5.LVS.1.1 Identify purpose & content of presentation through listening & viewing.

_5.N.1.2: Read, write, compare and order fractions ___5.N.1.3: = fractions, decimals, & %__ || ___5.N.1.2: Prime/Composite #___ Find factors to 100_ _ 5.N.1.5 Square # to 100_ ESTIMATION _5.N.3.1 Estimation strategies to predict reasonable answer before solving _ __Variety of strategies to predict/answer /support the reasonableness of a solution to the nearest whole.__ PROBLEM SOLVING._5.N.2.1 Uses 2 different # strategies to accurately find products/ quotients of multi digit #’s & check results. ___5.N.2.3 Multiply/__ divide decimal money amounts by numbers 1-9 RC AS: Solve multi-step word problems _ || _5.G.1.2 Identify & name acute, right, obtuse, and straight angles. SHAPE MOVEMENT LOCATION: ___5.G.2.1 Determine lines of symmetry in rectangles, squares, triangles, and other shapes.__ _ 5.G.2.3 Use two-dimensional coordinate grids to find locations, represent points and simple figures. _ __5.N.1.4 Locate negative integers. (5.G.2.3; 5.N.1.4)__ __RCAS:__ _Analyze and classify plane (polygon) and solid (polyhedral) figures using attributes. ||
 * MATH || STANDARDS ||
 * Process Skills || Use mathematical vocabulary to express ideas _ Communicate thinking using words, diagrams/#s. _ ||
 * Number Concepts || _5.N.1.1: Identify, write, and order whole numbers to 1 billion ___order decimals (.001-2)__
 * Computation & Problem Solving || FLUENCY_(4th Grade): Demonstrate fluency with multiplication_ __and related division facts__ _
 * Geometry || ANGLES: ___5.G.1.1 Identify & name isosceles, equilateral, right, and scalene triangles. __
 * Measurement || ___5.M.1.2 Solve problems involving money, including making change.__ _5.M.1.3 Convert U.S. standard units of length, weight, and capacity. ___5.M.1.4 Use appropriate tools to measure length, weight, temperature, and area ___ RCAS Calculate the ending time, using hours and 15-minute intervals, when given a starting time and the elapsed time. ||
 * Algebra || ___5.A.4.1Solve problems using patterns or functions involving more than one operation. ___RCAS Recognize, write, and apply rules for functional relationships. ___5.A.1.2 Recognize/Use associative property of + & x ___5.A.1.1 Use variables to write expressions for addition situations. ___5.A.2.1 /5.A.3.1 Write & simplify or solve whole number expressions or equations to solve one and two step word problems.__ _5.A.3.2 Identify relevant information in a word problem and apply it to a given formula // Ex: Area=length x width // ||
 * Data & Probability || ___5.S.1.1 Develop su rvey questions and collect data ___ Represent data in line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs using appropriate scales and labels_ __Identify range, mode, & median & use__ __to interpret data.__ _ 5.S.2.1 Calculate and explain the mean for a whole number data set _ __ Describe events as certain, likely, unlikely, or impossible. ___ ___5.S.2.2 Use models to display possible outcomes and develops systematic ways to generate a list of all possibilities .__ ||

Compare/ contrast social, economic, & philosophical differences between North & South. ||
 * SOCIAL STUDIES || STANDARDS ||
 * World History || _5.W.1.1. Identify the causes/ effects of European exploration & impact. ___5.W.1.2. Describe impact of other countries on U.S. through exploration, trade, & conflict.__ _5.W.2.1. Identify key conflicts with other cultures of the world & effect they had on the U.S. physically, economically, & socially. ||
 * US History || ___5.US.1.1. Differentiate lifestyles of various Native American tribes.__ _5.US.1.2. Identify key early American explorers & accomplishments. ___5.US.1.3. Identify key people & events during American Revolution.__ _5.US.1.4. Identify key changes leading to & resulting from growth & invention in the U.S. between Revolution & 1865. ___5.US.2.1. Identify reasons that led to development of colonial America. ___5.US.2.2. Describe political relationship between colonies & England. ___5.US.2.3.__
 * Geography || _5.G.1.1. Apply longitude &latitude to find absolute locations on a map & globe. ___5.G.1.2 Compare maps of different types &scales.__ _5.G.2.1. Describe how climate/ geography influenced way of life of Native American tribes & movement/activities of settlers. ___5.G.2.2. Explain explorers’ discoveries.__ ||
 * Civics || _5.C.1.1. Define basic differences between various forms of government. ___5.C.1.2. Define & describe roles of democratic government of U.S.__ _5.C.2.1. Describe how volunteerism helped develop U.S. ||
 * Economics || ___5.E.1.1. Describe role of trading in early U.S. history.__ _5.E.1.2. Describe examples of various institutions that make up economic systems. ___5.E.1.3. Describe key economic events prior to 1865 leading to expansion of territories in U.S.__ ||


 * SCIENCE || STANDARDS ||
 * Nature of Science Ind. 1: Understand the nature and origin of scientific knowledge. Ind. 2: Apply skills necessary to conduct scientific investigations. || Ind. 1: _Investigate scientific contributions of those who revolutionized scientific thinking. ___Describe science as body of knowledge & investigative process.__ _Describe how scientific knowledge increases & changes over time. Ind. 2:__Make observations/ predictions ._Differentiate between hypothesis/prediction__ Ask questions__Formulate hypotheses based on cause/ effect._Plan investigations._Use appropriate scientific equipment /safety procedures .__Use appropriate metric measurement to collect, record, chart, and/or graph data. __Interpret data /recognize numerical data that are contradictory/unusual in results.___Communicate results.___Define variables that must remain constant in a specific experiment.__ ||
 * Life Science || _5.L.1.1. Describe basic process of photosynthesis & role of light as energy source in plants. (Ex: Use words to describe photosynthesis, such as Carbon dioxide + water ® sunlight; chlorophyll = sugar and oxygen.) ___5.L.2.1. Predict physical characteristics with family lineage. (Ex: Describe family trees; Explain how physical traits pass through generations.)__ _5.L.2.2. Describe structures & processes involved in plant reproduction. (Ex: Know parts of plant; describe fertilization process) ___5.L.3.1. Describe how natural events and/or human influences may help/harm ecosystems. (Ex: Define ecosystem, biotic (over-population) & abiotic (floods)__ _5.L.3.2. Analyze roles of organisms to determine transfer of energy using energy pyramid model. (Ex: Define energy pyramid- producer, consumer, decomposer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, predator – prey) ___5.L.3.3. Describe how interrelationships enable organisms to survive. (Ex: a daptation, parasitism, mutation) __ ||
 * Physical Science || _5.P.1.1. Define matter on basis of observable physical properties. (Ex: mass, volume, density, magnetism, physical state, & conductors of heat, electricity, sound)_ __5.P.2.1. Identify forces in specific situations that require objects to interact, change directions, or stop. (Ex: gravity)___ 5.P.2.2. Analyze structure & design of simple/ compound machines to determine how machines make work easier by trading force for distance. (Ex: lever, pulley, wheel, axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw) ___5.P.3.1. Demonstrate/explain how to measure heat flow into an object. (Ex: Note temperatures of various materials placed in sunlight.)__ _5.P.3.2. Describe Sun’s ability to produce energy in forms of light & heat. (Ex: energy from Sun stored in coal/plants; Explain energy transfers & light transformation.) ___5.P.3.3. Describe light properties. (Ex: reflection, scattering, color spectrum, shadows) __ ||
 * Earth & Space Science || _5.E.1.1. Describe basic structure of Earth’s interior. (Ex: crust, mantle, core; formation of geological features through plate tectonics.-volcanoes, faults, ocean trenches; Earth’s surface is constantly changing through earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, erosion, deposition; Examine topographical maps. ___5.E.2.1. Describe components of solar system. (Ex: relative scale of the Earth to the Sun, planets, & Moon w/ distance& size.)__ _5.E.2.2. Explain how Earth’s rotation affects appearance of sky.(Ex: Constellations like Big Dipper appear to move as a result of Earth’s rotation; Brightness of a star depends in part upon its distance from the Earth.) ||
 * Technology, Environment, Society || ___5.S.1.1.__ Identify scientific changes that affected transportation, health, sanitation, & communication. _5.S.1.2. Describe how designing a solution may have constraints. (Ex: costs, time, space, materials, safety) Explain why benefits of science & tech are not available to all. Describe consumption of resources over time-- oil, gold, coal)___ 5.S.2.1. Explain interrelationship of populations, resources, & environments. ( Ex: Humans encroaching upon wildlife; Tech fish finders affects fish population; conservation practices--crop rotation, shelter belts, fishing limits, hybrid cars) ||

**21st CENTURY SKILLS & DEFINITIONS**
 * **21st Century Themes** || **Definition** ||
 * ** Global Awareness ** || An awareness and understanding of different societies and cultures ||
 * ** Environmental Literacy ** || An awareness and understanding of energy and resource sustainability ||
 * ** Financial Literacy ** || A knowledge & understanding of economic/ business situations & entrepreneurial enterprises ||
 * ** Health Literacy ** || An awareness and understanding of health care, nutrition, and preventative medicine ||
 * ** Civic Literacy ** || An awareness and understanding of civic engagement, community service, ethics, and social justice ||


 * **Life and Career Skills** || **Definition** ||
 * ** Flexibility ** || Deal positively with praise and criticism, balance diverse views to reach workable solutions ||
 * ** Adaptability ** || Adjusts to varied roles and responsibilities; work effectively in a changing climate ||
 * ** Initiation ** || Ability to set goals; manage time and workload; monitor, prioritize, and complete tasks without direct oversight. ||
 * ** Self Direction ** || Demonstrate commitment to life-long learning, use past learning to inform future progress ||
 * ** Social and Cross-Cultural Skills ** || Conduct oneself in a respectful, professional manner, respect cultural differences, leverage societal and cultural differences to create new ideas ||
 * ** Productivity ** || Produce high quality products by effectively managing time and projects; working collaboratively and cooperatively with diverse teams ||
 * ** Accountability ** || Accept responsibility for results ||
 * ** Leadership ** || Use interpersonal and problem solving skills to leverage strengths and guide others to accomplish a goal ||
 * ** Responsibility ** || Being accountable for completing something while keeping the interests of the larger community in mind ||


 * **Learning & Innovation Skills** || **Definition** ||
 * ** Communication ** || Articulate thoughts/ideas effectively using oral, written, & nonverbal skills; listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes & intentions ||
 * ** Collaboration ** || The ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams ||
 * ** Creativity ** || Generate, elaborate, refine, analyze, & evaluate own ideas in order to improve & maximize creative efforts ||
 * ** Innovation ** || The act or process of inventing or introducing a new product or new way of doing something ||
 * ** Critical Thinking ** || The ability to analyze, interpret, evaluate, summarize, & synthesize all information & apply results to solve a problem ||
 * ** Problem Solving ** || The ability to solve different kinds of unfamiliar problems in both conventional and innovative ways ||


 * **Life & Career Skills** || **Definition** ||
 * ** Information Literacy ** || Access & evaluate information accurately and creatively; apply an understanding of ethical/legal issues surrounding access/use of information ||
 * ** Media Literacy ** || Understand purpose of media messages & how individuals interpret them; use appropriate tools to create media for diverse environments ||
 * ** ICT Literacy (Information, Communication, &Technology) ** || Use technology to research, communicate, organize, evaluate information & apply understanding of ethical/legal issues surrounding access/use of technology ||