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5thgradecurriculummap2015 16
5thgradecurriculummap2015 16
5thgradecurriculummap2015 16
InterdisciplinaryProject:
DroughtActionProject
NeaPrinciples:
Curiosity(Sept),Organization(Oct)&Persistence(Nov)
ProjectAbstract:
LearnerswillexploretheircuriositiesaboutwateronEarthanddiscoverhowlimitedfreshwaterreallyis.Theywillexploretheeffectsofthedroughtonourwatershedandlearn
abouthowpeoplehavedealtwithpersistentwatershedproblemsaroundtheworld.LearnerswillparticipateinaDroughtActionProjecttofigureouthowtoimprovewaterconservationatNea.They
willorganizetheirresearchtocalculatepersonalwaterusageandwriteaninformationalessayonwaterresourcesandthedrought.
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NarrativeWritingand Writing:
storystructure(characters,
Reading
setting,orderofevents),narrator,
pointofview,dialogue,figurative
language,sensorydetails
Reading
:theme,fables,folktales,
myths
BaseTen
Understandingthatadigitinone
Watersheds
placerepresents10timesasmuchas
itrepresentsintheplacetoitsright.
Tools
Placevaluechart
freshwatervs.saltwater,scarcity
offreshwater,waterrecyclingand
reductionofwateruse,localwater
source
OpinionWritingand
Reading
Add,subtract,multiply
anddividewith
decimals.
Read,write,roundandcompare
decimals.
Tools
Base10blocks,Baseball
cards
Fluentlymultiplymultidigitwhole
numbers.Findwholenumberswith
upto4digitdividendsand2digit
divisors.
Tools
Base10blocks,Money
Chemicalreactions,periodictable,
commonelements,metals,and
compounds,separatingmixtures
andsolutions
Writing:
attentioncatchers,
thesis/position,mainpointsand
supportingdetails,clinching
statement
Reading:
editorials,propaganda,
historicalevents
Trimester2
InterdisciplinaryProject:
SevereWeatherNewscast
ScienceUnit
Chemistry
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NeaPrinciples:
Compassion(Dec),Accountability(Jan),ProblemSolving(Feb),Courage(March)
ProjectAbstract:
Learnerswillresearchthecausesandeffectsofonetypeofsevereweather.Theywillthendevelopascriptforanewscasttoreporttheirfindingsasnewsanchorsand"atthescene"reporters.They
willuseiMovieandagreenscreentocreatetheirnewscasts.Learnerswillusetheirscientificresearchtowriterealisticmultiplicationanddivisionproblemsthatwouldoccurinsevereweathersituations.
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InformationalWriting Writing:
maintopic,linkingwordsand
andReading
phrases,groupinginfo,
introduction/conclusion,quoting
accurately
Reading:
Scientificandtechnical
ideasandconcepts,historictext,
magazineandnewspaperarticles
Fractions
Addingandsubtractingfractionswith
unlikedenominators.
Applyunderstandingofmultiplication
anddivisiontofractions.
Relatefractionstorealworld
problems.
Weather
Watercycle,unevenheating,
Severeweathercausesandeffects,
atmosphericpressure
OpinionWritingand
Reading
BodySystems
Humanbodysystems(circulatory,
digestive,excretory,respiratory)and
plantsystems(phloemandxylem),
photosynthesisandcellularrespiration
Writing:
arguingbothsides,
paragraphstructure,organizational
structure
Reading:
differentsidesofan
argument,persuasivewriting,
debates
Trimester3
InterdisciplinaryProject:
ExploratoriumStation
NeaPrinciples:
Teamwork(April),Integrity(May)
ProjectAbstract:
LearnerswillvisittheExploratoriumtogatherideasonwhatmakesasciencestationengagingandinteresting.Theywillresearchascientifictopicorphenomenonoftheirchoice,
createahandsonstationandapresentationboardthatexplainsthesciencebehindtheiractivity.NealearnerswillparticipateinaschoolwideExploratoriumDaywherealloflowervillagewillhavethe
opportunitytoexperiencethelearners'projects.
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NarrativeWritingand Writing:
Storystructure,shownotell,
Reading
verticaltiming,eventorder,dialogue,
narrator,pointofview
Reading:
theme,stories,dramas,
poems
Measurementand
Geometry
Measurevolumebycountingcubes
andwiththeformula.
SolarSystem
solarsystembodies(asteroids,
planets,satellites,comets),
gravitationalpullofSun,
InformationalWriting Writing:
maintopic,linkingwordsand
andReading
phrases,groupinginfo,
introduction/conclusion
Reading:
stepsandprocedure,
charts,graphs,diagrams,timelines
Algebraandequations
Understandattributesof2Dfigures.
Writeandinterpretnumerical
expressions.