Math
Math
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I will be teaching above-grade level math this year! If your child is in on-grade level or GT math, please contact your child's math teacher for more information about the math curriculum.
Canvas Resources
Quarter 1
Unit 1 - Area and Surface Area
Reasoning to find area
Parallelograms
Triangles
Polygons
Surface area
Squares and cubes
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Unit 2 - Introducing Ratios
What are ratios?
Equivalent ratios
Representing equivalent ratios
Solving ratio and rate problems
Part-part-whole ratios
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Quarter 2
Unit 3 - Unit Rates and Percentages
Units of measurement
Unit conversion
Rates
Percentages
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Unit 4 - Dividing Fractions
Making sense of division
Meanings of fraction division
Algorithm for fraction division
Fractions in lengths, areas, and volumes
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Quarter 3
Unit 5 - Arithmetic in base ten
Warming up to decimals
Adding and subtracting decimals
Multiplying decimals
Dividing decimals
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Unit 6 - Expressions and Equations
Equations in one variable
Equal and equivalent
Expressions with exponents
Relationships between quantities
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Quarter 4
Unit 7 - Rational Numbers
Negative numbers and absolute value
Inequalities
The coordinate plane
Common factors and common multiples
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Unit 8 - Data Sets and Distributions
Data, variability, and statistical questions
Dot plots and histograms
Measures of center and variability
Median and IQR
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Unit 9 - Putting it all Together
Making connections
voting
Reading
Reading
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We will be using a new reading curriculum, Into Reading. Each module will be 3 weeks long and texts are provided to students.
Quarter 1
Into Reading Module 1: Inventors at Work
Week 1: The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford
Week 2: Winds of Hope / Wheelchair Sports: Hang-Glider to Wheeler-Dealer
Week 3: Captain Arsenio: Inventions and (Mis)Adventures in Flight
Into Reading Module 2: What A Story
Week 1: Airborn
Week 2: The Secret Garden / The Miracle of Spring
Week 3: The Poem That Will Not End: Fun with Poetic Forms and Voices
Into Reading Module 3: Natural Disasters
Week 1: Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives
Week 2: Between the Glacier and the Sea: The Alaska Earthquake / Quaking Earth, Racing Waves
Week 3: Hurricanes: The Science Behind Killer Storms
Quarter 2
Into Reading Module 4: Wild West
Week 1: Explore the Wild West!
Week 2: The Celestials' Railroad / Homesteading
Week 3: A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840
Int Reading Module 5: Project Earth
Week 1: Potatoes on Rooftops: Farming in the City
Week 2: Living Green / The Good Garden
Week 3: Parrots Over Puerto Rico
Quarter 3
Into Reading Module 6: Art for Everyone
Week 1: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Through the Gates and Beyond
Week 2: Rita Moreno / Play, Louis, Play!
Week 3: Phillis's Big Test
Into Reading Module 7: Above, Below, and Beyond
Week 1: Into the Unknown: Above and Below
Week 2: Great Discoveries and Amazing Adventures / SpaceShip One
Week 3: The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
Into Reading Module 8: A New Home
Week 1: A Movie in My Pillow
Week 2: From Scratch / Elisa's Diary
Week 3: Inside Out and Back Again
Quarter 4
Into Reading Module 9: Unexpected, Unexplained
Week 1: Mr. Linden's Library
Week 2: The Loch Ness Monster / Finding Bigfoot
Week 3: The Secret Keepers
Into Reading Module 10: The Lives of Animals
Week 1: Willie B.: A Story of Hope
Week 2: Dolphin Parenting / Can We Be Friends?
Week 3: Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 1: Informational Text
Week 2: Narrative Nonfiction
Week 3: Persuasive Text
Gentre Study: Fiction
Week 1: Realistic Fiction
Week 2: Play
Week 3: Mystery
Writing
Writing
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5th graders will be using the Being A Writer curriculum.
Quarter 1
The Writing Community (3 weeks)
The Writing Process (2 weeks)
Personal Narrative (3 weeks)
Quarter 2
Narrative Performance Writing Task (1 week)
Informational Expository Nonfiction (6 weeks)
Quarter 3
Opinion Writing (3 weeks)
Opinion Performance Writing Task (1 week)
Fiction (4 weeks)
Quarter 4
Poetry (2 weeks)
Functional Writing or Speech Writing (3 weeks)
Revising the Writing Community (1 week)
Science
Science
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Quarter 1: Earth's Systems
How do scientists and engineers organize data and use resources to support their understanding?
What are the systems that occur on Earth? What model can be used to represent these systems?
What is a system? What are the major systems of the Earth and what are their components?
What are the elements of the geosphere system?
Where is water found on Earth and how does this affect how water moves within the system? How do the hydrosphere and geosphere interact when it rains?
How much of Earth's water is freshwater? Why is freshwater important for humans?
What are some consequences and positive impacts of human interaction with the environment and the local watershed?
How does the hydrosphere interact with the other systems on Earth?
How does the water cycle impact the spread of pollution in our environment? How do environmental engineers solve problems related to pollution?
Which materials work best for filtering different types of contaminated water?
Quarter 2: Patterns in Space
What observations can be made that support my understanding of gravity?
What model could be created to show gravitational forces? How has my understanding of the force of gravity been supported or changed?
If our sun is a star, why does it appear larger and brighter than other stars?
What do shadow patterns tell us about Earth's movement?
What patterns of light exist on Earth and what causes them?
What patterns of light can be observed due to Earth's rotation and revolution?
What evidence can be gathered to prove patterns that exist to prove patterns that exist due to Earth's rotation and revolution?
What patterns of light occur on the moon during times of the day, month, and year?
What patterns appear in the stars due to Earth's rotation and revolution?
Quarter 3: Structures & Properties of Matter
What is matter?
Can all matter be seen?
How do scientists describe different types of matter? How can scientists determine these descriptions?
What are ways that matter can interact with other matter?
What can occur when two or more substances interact?
Does the weight of substances change, when there is a change to the substance itself?
How can we use our understanding of a scientific phenomena to make and support a claim.?
What happens to matter when a physical or chemical change occurs?
Does the mixing of two substances always result in a new substance?
Is the total weight of matter conserved when physical or chemical changes occur?
Quarter 4: Matter & Energy in Ecosystems
What is an ecosystem?
How can we use natural items to find evidence of interactions in the environment?
How can we use an owl pellet as a model? What is it a model of?
What are the roles of organisms within an ecosystsem?
How do matter and energy transfer through an ecosystem?
What materials do plants need for growth within the ecosystem?
What can disrupt the balance of an ecosystem?
How does an invasive species affect the balance of energy flow within an ecosystem?
Social Studies
Social Studies
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Quarter 1: The US Constitution
How does the Constitution balance the powers of government?
What were the promises and problems of the Preamble?
How did the Framers settle major disagreement?
Why did people disagree about the ratification of the Constitution?
What are the powers and limits of each branch of government?
How did the Framers ensure the federal government did not have too much power?
How does the Constitution balance the powers of government?
Quarter 2: Our Changing Nation
How did our country meet the challenges of a changing nation?
Why did people disagree about the ratification of the Constitution?
Why do we have a Bill of Rights?
How did abolitionists fight for the rights of those who were enslaved?
How did conflicts over slavery lead to the Civil War?
Why was Maryland's location so important during the Civil War?
What were the impacts of the Civil War?
How did life in Maryland change during the 19th century?
How did our country meet the challenges of a changing nation?
Quarter 3: Defending Civil Rights
How have civil rights in the United States changed over time?
What is more important, the common good or individual rights? Why?
Why are civil rights important?
What were the promises and realities of the Civil War Amendments?
The Bill of Rights did not guarantee rights for all. How was this corrected?
How has the constitution changed over time to pretect civil rights for all people?
How have people benefited and been challenged by working together?
How effective were government laws and policities at advancing civil rights?
What has the government done to limit or increase the civil rights of people in the United States?
How have educational institutions worked to address inequities?
How have HBCUs worked to increase civil rights for all people?
Quarter 4: We The People
How is the government evolving to expand the meaning of "We the People"?
Who is still fighting for their civil rights?
How can people stay informed?
How can people participate in government?
Do you think every citizen should be reuiqred to participate in their government?
How has the interpretation of the First Amendment changed over time?
What can citizens do to change a law they think is unfair?
How can we help those still fighting for their civil rights?
Health
Health
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Click HERE to view the breakdown of each lesson in each quarter.
Quarter 1: Social & Emotional Health
Understanding Stress
Managing Stress
Strong Feelings
Managing Strong Feelings
Help for Strong Feelings
Helping Others
Quarter 2: Violence Prevention
Understanding Bullying
Responding to Bullying
Personal Boundaries and Rights
Personal Body Safety
Getting Help with Personal body Safety
Quarter 3: Puberty Education
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE CLOSER TO THIS UNIT
Puberty
Social and Emotional Changes
Physical Changes in Puberty (male body)
Physical Changes in Puberty (female body)
Transitions - Skills for Puberty
Quarter 4: Substance Abuse Prevention
Drug Use & Abuse
Effects of Alcohol & Nicotine
Effects of Other Drugs
Peer Pressure
Saying No To Drugs
Deciding to be Drug Free
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