Science

In 5th Grade Math, we are covering:

• Decimals: place value, standard, word, and expanded form of decimal numbers, comparing/ordering decimals, multiplying/dividing by multiples of 10, place value relationships, adding/subtracting decimal numbers, estimating decimals on a number line, multiplying decimal numbers with products up to the thousandths place, dividing decimals (w/ dividends up to the hundredths place.

• Multiplying Whole Numbers: multiply whole #s using 3 primary strategies (box-method, standard algorithm, & partial product/distributive property) and solve multi-step word problems.

• Dividing Whole Numbers: divide whole #s using 2 primary strategies (big-7 & standard algorithm/long division), interpret remainders (add 1 to the whole #, whole # is the answer, remainder subtracted from the divisor, & remainder is the answer), and solve multi-step word problems.

• Fractions: simplifying fractions, converting fractions, finding equivalent fractions, understanding fractions as division, and dividing whole #s by unit fractions and unit fractions by whole #s, adding & subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, multiplying fractions by fractions, whole #s, and mixed #s using fraction bar models, number line models, area models, and solving using a standard equation.

• Interpreting Line Graphs: reading/understanding line graphs, understanding the difference between different types of data (numerical, categorical, changes over time), and knowing what types of graphs match each type of data.

• Volume: calculating the volume of an irregular shapes figure by counting the cubes that make up the shape, calculating the volume of a rectangular prism using the volume formula (l x w x h), solving volume word problems, finding the additive volume of a composite (l-shaped) figure by cutting it into two boxes, finding the volume of each, and adding the volumes together.

• Measurement: solving word problems (some multi-step) that involve converting within the metric or the customary measurement system.

• Numerical Expressions: order of operations, turning a word problem into a numerical expression, understanding how to solve a multi-step numerical expression that uses parentheses.

• Coordinate Grids: plotting points on a coordinate grid, identifying the ordered pairs that are already plotted, identifying the path from traveling from one point to another.

• Numerical Patterns: identifying the pattern/rule in a set of data, turning an x/y table into a set of ordered pairs and plotting on a coordinate grid, making predictions about future data based on the rule.

• ​Geometry: classifying quadrilaterals, understanding the hierarchy of quadrilaterals.