Curriculum Information

Science

1st Quarter

From Molecules to Organisms- Structures and Processes

Standard Objectives

LS.5.1 Understand how structures and systems of the human body perform functions necessary for life.

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: Heredity- Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Standard Objectives

LS.5.3 Understand some characteristics of an organism are inherited and other characteristics are

acquired.

LS.5.3.1 Ask questions to compare instincts and learned behaviors.

LS.5.3.2 Ask questions to compare inherited and acquired traits.

2nd Quarter

Ecosystems- Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

Standard Objectives

LS.5.2 Understand the interdependence of plants and animals within their ecosystem.

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.

3rd Quarter

Strand: Matter and its Interactions (Q2 and Q3) 

Standard Objectives

PS.5.1 Understand the interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur.

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.

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).

Strand: Motion and Stability- Forces and Interactions

Standard Objectives

PS.5.2 Understand force, motion, and the relationship between them.

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).

4th Quarter

Earth’s Systems - Throughout Quarters 1-3 as well. 

Standard Objectives

ESS.5.1 Understand how Earth systems (hydrosphere and atmosphere) impact patterns of weather and climate.

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.

Social Studies

Quarter 1: Thinking Like A Historian

Studies Weekly Order Quarter 1: 

Week 2: The Vibrant Societies from Time Immemorial in North America

Week 3: September 11, 2001: The Day the World Stopped 

Week 4: Life for North America’s First Peoples

Week 5: Exploration

Week 6: Colonization

Week 7: Break Week

Week 8: French and Indian War

Week 9: The Road to the Revolution

In the Thinking Like a Historian Unit, students will use historical tools (primary/secondary sources, maps, timelines, charts, graphs, etc) to develop analytical and inquiry skills that will deepen their study and understanding of United States history.

Standard 5.C&G.1 Analyze the structure and function of the United States government in terms of cooperation and compromise. 

Overarching Concepts: Structure, Function, Government

• Standard 5.H.1 Understand the role of various people, events, and ideas in shaping the United States

• Overarching Concepts: Roles, People, Events, Ideas

Standards:

5.C&G.1.1 Distinguish the roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government in terms of how the branches cooperate. 

5.C&G.1.2 Explain how the three branches of government work together to protect freedom, equality, and justice

5.C&G.2.1 Summarize the ways in which women, indigenous, religious, and racial groups use civic participation and advocacy to encourage government protection of rights

5.C&G.2.2 Exemplify ways in which rights are protected under the United States Constitution.

Supporting Standards:

5.H.1.5 Compare multiple perspectives of various historical events using primary and secondary sources. - Civil Rights Movement/Integration of Schools/Suffrage Movements

5.H.1.1 Explain how the experiences and achievements of women, minorities, indigenous groups, and marginalized people have contributed to change and innovation in the United States.

5.B.1.2 Explain how the values and beliefs of various indigenous, religious, and racial groups have contributed to the development of American identity. 

Quarter 2: Colonialism, Revolution, and the New Republic

Studies Weekly Order Quarter 2: 

Week 1: The American Revolution: Part One

Week 2: The American Revolution: Part Two

Week 3: A New Nation

Week 4:  War and Westward Expansion

Week 5:  The Cherokee Nation

Week 6: Slavery in America

Week 7: Abolition

Week 8: Compromises to Keep Slavery Legal

Week 9: The Civil War

Standard 5.H.1 Understand the role of various people, events, and ideas in shaping the United States

Overarching Concepts: Roles, People, Events, Ideas

• Standard 5.B.1 Understand ways in which values and beliefs have influenced the development of the United States 

• Overarching Concepts: Values and Beliefs, Development, United States

Standards:

5.H.1.2 Summarize the changing roles of women, indigenous, racial and other minority groups in the United States

5.H.1.3 Explain the ways in which revolution, reform, and resistance have shaped the United States.

5.H.1.4 Explain the impact of major conflicts and events on the development of the United States.

Supporting Standards:

5.H.1.5 Compare multiple perspectives of various historical events using primary and secondary sources.

5.H.1.6 Explain the significance of national symbols and traditions from various perspectives.

5.B.1.1 Explain how traditions, social structure, and artistic expression have contributed to the unique identity of the United States

5.B.1.2 Explain how the values and beliefs of various indigenous, religious, and racial groups have contributed to the development of American identity

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

Quarter 3: Developing a Nation: Industrialization, Westward Expansion, Civil War, and Reconstruction 

Studies Weekly Order Quarter 3: 

Week 1: Break Week - Civil War

Week 2: Rebuilding the Union

Week 3: Business in the Gilded Age

Week 4: Immigration to America

Week 5: Discrimination in the Gilded Age

Week 6: Causes and Consequences of WWI

Week 7: Roaring '20s and Cultural Changes

Week 8: Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression

Week 9: World War II

Standard 5.H.1 Understand the role of various people, events, and ideas in shaping the United States

Overarching Concepts: Roles, People, Events, Ideas

• Standard 5.B.1 Understand ways in which values and beliefs have influenced the development of the United States 

• Overarching Concepts: Values and Beliefs, Development, United States

Standards:

5.H.1.1 Explain how the experiences and achievements of women, minorities, indigenous groups, and marginalized people have contributed to change and innovation in the United States.

5.H.1.2 Summarize the changing roles of women, indigenous, racial and other minority groups in the United States

5.H.1.4 Explain the impact of major conflicts and events on the development of the United States.

5.H.1.3 Explain the ways in which revolution, reform, and resistance have shaped the United States.

Supporting Standards:

5.H.1.5 Compare multiple perspectives of various historical events using primary and secondary sources.

5.B.1.1 Explain how traditions, social structure, and artistic expression have contributed to the unique identity of the United States

5.B.1.2 Explain how the values and beliefs of various indigenous, religious, and racial groups have contributed to the development of American identity

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

Quarter 4: Economics and Personal Finance 

Studies Weekly Order Quarter 4: 

Week 1: Break Week 

Week 2: The Homefront

Week 3: '50s and '60s Postwar Culture

Week 4: Civil Rights

Week 5: Cold War

Week 6:  The Fall of the Soviet Union

Week 7: Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries

Week 8: Civil Rights Inquiry

Week 9: Engaging in Your Own Inquiry

Standard 5.E.1 Understand how economic decisions have impacted the United States in terms of consequence, growth, and trade 

Overarching Concepts: Economic Decision, Impact, Consequence, Growth, Trade

• Standard 5.G.1 Understand the ways in which geographic factors and features have influenced development of the United States 

• Overarching Concepts: Geographic Factors, Geography Features, Development

Standards:

5.E.1 Understand how economic decisions have impacted the United States in terms of consequence, growth, and trade

5.E.2 Understand the impact of personal financial decisions

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

Supporting Standards:

5.E.1.3 Explain the impact of production, specialization, technology, and division of labor on the economic growth of the United States

5.E.1.4 Summarize the role of trade between the United States and other countries

5.E.2.1 Explain how personal financial decisions affect everyday life

5.E.2.3 Explain how personal financial decisions impact economic growth and decline in the United States

5.H.1.4 Explain the impact of major conflicts and events on the development of the United States.

5.G.1.4 Explain the reasons for forced and voluntary migration to, from, and within the United States