5th Grade
Fifth grade skills practice
This nine weeks in...
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the writing process
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to write with form and voice
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to evaluate writing
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to use good penmanship in writing
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to write with accurate spelling
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to write to express, develop, reflect, problem solve, explain, describe, report, and narrate
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to revise drafts
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to write with the conventions of written language including capitalization, punctuation, and penmanship, to communicate clearly
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to apply standard grammar and usage to communicate clearly and effectively in writing (subject/predicate, simple/compound, run on sentences, sentence fragments)
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about parts of speech (pronouns, adjectives, prepositional phrases, and conjunctions)
This nine weeks in...
We will learn...
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to listen critically to analyze and evaluate a speaker's message
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to speak clearly and appropriately to different audiences for different purposes and occasions
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to use a variety of word identification strategies
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to develop vocabulary through reading
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to use figurative language and multiple meaning words to bring meaning to words
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the meaning of derivatives by applying knowledge of the meanings of root words such as like, pay, or happy and affixes such as dis-, pre-, and un-
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to comprehend selections using a variety of strategies (cause and effect, chronology, main idea, summarization, inferences, conclusions, similarities and differences, fact and opinion, represent text in an outline, timeline, or graphic organizer)
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to express and support responses to various types of texts
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to analyze the characteristics of various types of texts
This nine weeks in...
We will learn...
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to describe the relationship between sets of data in graphic organizers such as lists, tables, charts, and diagrams
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to make generalizations from patterns or sets of examples and nonexamples
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to justify why an answer is reasonable and explain the solution process
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to describe the relationship between sets of data in graphic organizers such as lists, tables, charts, and diagrams
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to use fractions to describe the result of an experiment
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to use experimental results to make predictions
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to select from and use diagrams and equations such as y=5+3 to represent meaningful problem situations
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to locate and name points on a coordinate grid using ordered pairs of whole numbers
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to use tables of related number pairs to make line graphs
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to describe characteristics of data presented in tables and graphs including median, mode, and range
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to graph a given set of data using an appropriate graphical representation such as a picture or line graph
This nine weeks in...
We will learn...
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to demonstrate safe practices during field and lab investigations
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to make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal of recycling of materials
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to plan and implement descriptive and simple experimental investigations
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to collect information by observing, using tools, and measuring
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to analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct and indirect evidence
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to communicate valid conclusions
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to construct simple graphs, tables, maps, and charts using tools
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to analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations
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to draw inferences based on information
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to represent the natural world using models and identify their limitations
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to evaluate the impact of research on scientific though, society, and the environment
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contributions of scientists
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to collect and analyze information using tools including calculators, microscopes, hand lenses, rulers, thermometers, compasses, balances, meter sticks, timing devices, magnets, collecting net, and safety goggles
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to identify patterns of change such as in weather, metamorphosis, and objects in the sky
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to classify matter based on its physical properties
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to demonstrate that some mixtures maintain the physical properties of the ingredients of solutions such as dissolving sugar in water
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to observe and measure characteristic properties of substances that remain constant such as boiling points and melting points
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to differentiate among forms of energy including light, heat, electrical, and solar energy
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to identify and demonstrate everyday examples of how light is reflected, such as from tinted windows, and refracted, such as in cameras, telescopes, and eyeglasses
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to demonstrate that electricity can flow in a circuit and can produce heat, light, sound, and magnetic effects
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to verify that vibrating an object can product sound
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to measure and record changes in the position and direction of the motion of an object to which a force such as a push or pull has been applied
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Social Studies
We will learn...
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the causes and effects of European colonization in the United States
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to use geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data
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to understand the events that led from the Articles of Confederation to the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the government it established
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the important ideas in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution
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the framework of government created by the U.S. Constitution
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the fundamental rights of American citizens guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and other amendments tot he U.S. Constitution
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important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity
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the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created