North Carolina State Standards (Grade 5)

NC.5.OA.2 - Write, explain, and evaluate numerical expressions involving the four operations to solve up to two-step problems.  Include expressions involving:    -Parentheses, using the order of operations.  -Commutative, associative and distributive properties.

NC.5.OA.3 - Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. -Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms.  -Form ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two patterns.  -Graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.

NC.5.NBT.1 - Explain the patterns in the place value system from one million to the thousandths place.  -Explain that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.  -Explain patterns in products and quotients when numbers are multiplied by 1000, 100, 10, 0.1, and 0.01 and/or divided by 10 and 100.

NC.5.NBT.3 - Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths.  -Write decimals using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.  -Compare two decimals to thousandths based on the value of the digits in each place using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.

NC.5.NBT.5 - Demonstrate fluency with the multiplication of two whole numbers up to a three-digit by a two-digit number using the standard algorithm.

NC.5.NBT.6 - Find quotients with remainders when dividing whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors using rectangular arrays, area models, repeated subtraction, partial quotients, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division.  Use models to make connections and develop the algorithm.

NC.5.NBT.7 - Compute and solve real-world problems with multi-digit whole numbers and decimal numbers.  -Add and subtract decimals to thousandths using models, drawings or strategies based on place value.  -Multiply decimals with a product to thousandths using models, drawings, or strategies based on place value.  -Divide a whole number by a decimal and divide a decimal by a whole number, using repeated subtraction or are models. Decimals should be limited to hundredths.  -Use estimation strategies to assess reasonableness of answers.

NC.5.NF.1 - Add and subtract fractions, including mixed numbers, with unlike denominators using related fractions: halves, fourths, and eighths; thirds, sixths, and twelfths; fifths, tenths, and hundredths.  -Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answers.  -Solve one- and two-step word problems in context using area and length models to develop the algorithm. Represent the word problem in an equation.

NC.5.NF.3 - Use fractions to model and solve division problems.  -Interpret a fraction as an equal sharing context, where a quantity is divided into equal parts.  -Model and interpret a fraction as the division of the numerator by the denominator.  -Solve one-step word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions and mixed numbers, with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12, using area, length, and set models or equations.

NC.5.NF.4 - Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction, including mixed numbers.  -Use area and length models to multiply two fractions, with the denominators 2, 3, 4.  -Explain why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product greater than the given number and when multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number.  -Solve one-step word problems involving multiplication of fractions using models to develop the algorithm.

NC.5.NF.7 - Solve one-step word problems involving division of unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions using area and length models, and equations to represent the problem.

NC.5.MD.1 - Given a conversion chart, use multiplicative reasoning to solve one-step conversion problems within a given measurement system.

NC.5.MD.2 - Represent and interpret data.  -Collect data by asking a question that yields data that changes over time.  -Make and interpret a representation of data using a line graph.  -Determine whether a survey question will yield categorical or numerical data, or data that changes over time.

NC.5.MD.4 - Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and measure volume by counting unit cubes, using cubic centimeter, cubic inches, cubic feet, and improvised units.

NC.5.MD.5 - Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition.  -Find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths.  -Build understanding of the volume formula for rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths in the context of solving problems.  -Find volume of solid figures with one-digit dimensions composed of two non-overlapping rectangular prisms.

NC.5.G.1 - Graph points in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane, and identify and interpret the x and y coordinates to solve problems.

NC.5.G.3 - Classify quadrilaterals into categories based on their properties.  -Explain that attributes belonging to a category of quadrilaterals also belong to all subcategories of that category.  -Classify quadrilaterals in a hierarchy based on properties.

RL.5.1 - Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

RL.5.2 - Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

RL.5.3 - Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

RL.5.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, recognizing specific word choices that contribute to meaning and tone.

RL.5.5 - Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or a poem.

RL.5.6 - Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

RL.5.7 - Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or aesthetics of a text.

RL.5.9 - Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

RL.5.10 - By the end of grade 5, read and understand literature at the high end of the 4-5 text complexity band proficiently and independently for sustained periods of time.  Connect prior knowledge and experiences to text.

RI.5.1 - Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

RI.5.2 - Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

RI.5.3 - Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

RI.5.4 - Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

RI.5.5 - Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

RI.5.6 - Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.  

RI.5.7 - Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to an answer to a question or to solve a problem efficiently.

RI.5.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

RI.5.9 - Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

RI.5.10 - By the end of grade 5, read and understand informational texts at the high end of the 4-5 text complexity band proficiently and independently for sustained periods of time.  Connect prior knowledge and experiences to text.

RF.5.2 - Create readable documents through legible handwriting (cursive).

RF.5.4 - Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.  -Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.

RF.5.5 - Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.  -Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.  -Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.  -Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

W.5.1 - Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.  -Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.  -Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.  -Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by fact and details.  -Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses.  -Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.  -With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, with consideration to task, purpose, and audience.

W.5.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic to convey ideas and information clearly.  -Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.  -Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting, illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.  -Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.  -Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses.  -Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.  -Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.  -With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, with consideration to task, purpose, and audience.

W.5.3 - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.  -Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.  -Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator, and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfold naturally.  -Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.  -Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.  -Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.  -Provide a conclusion that  follows from the narrated experiences or events.  -With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, with consideration to task, purpose, and audience.

W.5.4 - With some guidance and support from adults, use digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of word processing skills.

W.5.5 - Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

W.5.6 - Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work and provide a list of sources.

SL.5.1 - Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.  -Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on the preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.  -Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.  -Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.  -Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.

SL.5.2 - Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

SL.5.3 - Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.

SL.5.4 - Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.

SL.5.5 - Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

L.5.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the 4-5 grammar continuum.  <4-5 Skills>>>  -Continue to ensure subject/verb agreement.  -Use abstract nouns (such as courage).  -Continue to use regular and irregular plural nouns.  -Form and use progressive verb tenses.  -Use modal auxiliaries (such as may or must).  -Continue to form and use the perfect verb tenses.  -Convey sense of various times, sequences, states, and conditions.  -Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.  -Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and accurately choose which to us -- adjective or adverb.  -Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.  -Continue to use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.  -Use correlative conjunctions (such as either/or).  -Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs.  -Use relative adverbs.  -Produce complete sentences, while recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.  -Produce, expand, and rearrange simple, compound, and complex sentences.  -Form and use prepositional phrases.  -Ensure pronoun-antecedent agreement.  -Use relative pronouns.  -Correctly use frequently confused words (such as to, two, too).  -Continue to use interjections.  -Explain the function of phrases and clauses.  -Recognize independent and dependent phrases and clauses.

L.5.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the 4-5 conventions continuum.  <4-5 Skills>>>  -Capitalize appropriate words in titles.  -Continue to use correct capitalization.  -Use punctuation to separate items in a series.  -Continue to use commas in addresses.  -Continue to use commas in dialogue.  -Continue to use quotation marks in dialogue.  -Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.  -Use commas and quotations to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.  -Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of a sentence.  -Use a comma to set off the words yes and no.  -Use a coma to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence.  -Use a comma to indicate a direct address.  -Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.  -Continue to use conventional spelling for high frequency words and other studied words.  -Continue to use conventional spelling for adding suffixes to base words.  -Continue to use spelling patterns and generalizations when writing words.  -Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.  -Continue to consult reference materials as needed to check and correct spellings.

L.5.3 - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.  -Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.  -Compare and contrast the varieties of English used in stories, dramas, and poems.

L.5.4 - Determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies: context clues, word parts, word relationships, and reference materials.

L.5.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language and nuances in word meanings.  -Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.  -Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

L.5.6 - Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships.

Strand: Matter and its Interactions /  PS.5.1 - Understand the interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur.  <OBJECTIVES>>> PS.5.1.1 - Carry out investigations to compare the weight of objects before and after an interaction.  PS.5.1.2 - Carry out investigations to explain whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.  PS.5.1.3 - Carry out investigations to compare how heating and cooling affect some materials and how this relates to their purpose and practical applications.

Strand: Motion and Stability - Forces and Interactions /  PS.5.2 - Understand force, motion, and the relationship between them.  <OBJECTIVES>>>  PS.5.2.1 - Carry out investigations to explain how factors such as gravity, friction, and change in mass affect the motion of objects.  PS.5.2.2 - Use mathematics and computational thinking to infer the motion of an object (including position, direction, and speed).

Strand: Molecules to Organisms - Structures and Processes /  LS.5.1 - Understand how structures and systems of the human body perform functions necessary for life.  <OBJECTIVES>>>  LS.5.1.1 - Use models to recognize the organizational structure of humans as a multicellular organism (cell, tissue, organ, system, organism).  LS.5.1.2 - Use models to compare the major systems of the human body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, muscular, skeletal, nervous) as it relates to their functions necessary for life.

Strand: Ecosystems - Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics /  LS.5.2 - Understand the interdependence of plants and animals within their ecosystem. <OBJECTIVES>>>  LS.5.2.1 - Engage in argument from evidence to compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems (including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, forests, and grasslands) in terms of their ability to support a variety of populations.  LS.5.2.2 - Use models to classify organisms within an ecosystem according to the function they serve: producers, consumers, or decomposers.  LS.5.2.3 - Use models to infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationships of plants and animals to their ecosystem.

Strand: Heredity - Inheritance and Variation of Traits /  LS.5.3 - Understand some characteristics of an organism are inherited and other characteristics are acquired.  <OBJECTIVES>>> LS.5.3.1 - Ask questions to compare instincts and learned behaviors.  LS.5.3.2 - Ask questions to compare inherited and acquired traits.

Strand: Earth's Systems /  ESS.5.1 - Understand how Earth systems (hydrosphere and atmosphere) impact patterns of weather and climate.  <OBJECTIVES>>>  ESS.5.1.1 - Analyze and interpret data to compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.  ESS.5.1.2 - Analyze and interpret weather data to explain current and upcoming weather conditions (including severe weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes) in a given location.  ESS.5.1.3 - Construct an explanation to summarize the ocean's influences on weather and climate in North Carolina.  ESS.5.1.4 - Use models to explain how the sun's energy drives the processes of the water cycle (including evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation).

<Inquiry 3-5>  <<Compelling Questions>> I.1.1 - Identify content required to provide an answer to compelling questions.  I.1.2 - Construct compelling questions that promote inquiry with peers. <<Supporting Questions>>  I.1.3 - Understand how responses to supporting questions provide responses to compelling questions.  I.1.4 - Construct and respond to supporting questions that help answer compelling questions with peers.  <<Gathering and Evaluating Sources>>  I.1.5 - Understand academic and domain-specific words in sources to create responses to compelling questions.  I.1.6 - Organize relevant information from primary and secondary sources using the origin, authority, structure, credibility, reliability, and context of the sources to guide the selection.  <<Developing Claims and Using Evidence>>  I.1.7 - Construct claims in response to compelling and supporting questions.  I.1.8 -Accurately use information from sources when making claims.  I.1.9 - Make inferences from information in sources.  <<Communicating Ideas>>  I.1.10 - Construct responses to compelling questions with specific claims and information from teacher-provided sources.  <<Taking Informed Action>>  I.1.11 - Identify ways to address problems related to the compelling questions.

<Behavioral Sciences>  <<Standard>> 5.B.1 - Understand ways in which values and beliefs have influenced the development of the United States. <<<Extended Content Standards (ECS)>>> ECS.5.B.1.1 - Illustrate traditions, social structure, and artistic expression that have contributed to the unique identity of the United States.  ECS.5.B.1.2 - Demonstrate an understanding of how the values and beliefs of various indigenous, religious, and racial groups have impacted the American identity.

<Civics and Government>  <<Standards>>  5.C&G.1 - Analyze the structure and function of the United States government in terms of cooperation and compromise.  <<<ECS>>>  ECS.5.C&G.1.1 - Identify the roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government.  ECS.5.C&G.1.2 - Recognize how the protection of freedom, equality, and justice is impacted by the three branches of government.

5.C&G.2 - Understand the ways in which the federal government has protected individual rights of citizens.  <<<ECS>>> ECS.5.C&G.2.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which women, indigenous, religious, marginalized, and racial groups use civic participation and advocacy to encourage government protection of rights.  ECS.5.C&G.2.2 - Identify ways in which rights are protected under the United States Constitution.

<Economics>  <<Standards>> 5.E.1 - Understand how economic decisions have impacted the United States in terms of consequence, growth, and trade.  <<<ECS>>> ECS.5.E.1.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of the factors that led to economic growth and decline for the United States over time.  ECS.5.E.1.2 - Compare economic decisions in terms of benefits and consequences.  ECS.5.E.1.3 - Identify the factors of production that influence the economic growth of the United States.  ECS.5.E.1.4 - Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of trade between the United States and other countries.

5.E.2 - Understand the impact of personal financial decisions.  <<<ECS>>>  ECS.5.E.2.1 - Identify how personal financial decisions affect everyday life.  ECS.5.E.2.2 - Recognize the importance of developing a basic budget for spending and saving.  ECS.5.E.2.3 - Show how personal financial decisions impact economic growth and decline in the United States.

<Geography>  <<Standard>> 5.G.1 - Understand the ways in which geographic factors and features have influenced development of the United States.  <<<ECS>>> ECS.5.G.1.1 - Demonstrate how the development of the United States has been impacted by location, physical environment, and human activity.  ECS.5.G.1.2 - Explain ways in which voluntary and forced migration and slavery led to changes in the landscape of the United States, using maps.  ECS.5.G.1.3 -Demonstrate an understanding of how technological innovation and inventions have impacted the geography of the United States.  ECS.5.G.1.4 - Summarize the reasons for forced and voluntary migration to, from, and within the United States.

<History>  <<Standard>> 5.H.1 - Understand the role of various people, events, and ideas shaping the United States.  <<<ECS>>> ECS.5.H.1.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of how the experiences and achievements of minorities, indigenous groups, and marginalized people have impacted the United States.  ECS.5.H.1.2 - Identify the changing roles of women, indigenous, racial and other minority groups in the United States.  ECS.5.H.1.3 - Identify ways in which revolution, reform, and resistance have shaped the United States.  ECS.5.H.1.4 - Explain the impact of major conflicts and events on the development of the United States.  ECS.5.H.1.5 - Compare two or more perspectives of various historical events.  ECS.5.H.1.6 - Identify the significance of national symbols and traditions from various perspectives.