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Grade 5 Curriculum

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Each grade has curriculum that must be followed in all Massachusetts’ classrooms.  The Sutton District has aligned their curriculum to the Massachusetts Frameworks accordingly.  Here are examples of what Grade 5  students will be learning in their classrooms:

Science and Technology Math Language Arts Writing Social Studies The Arts Physical Education

 

Science and Technology
Note and describe relevant details, patterns and relationships
-Differentiate between questions that can be answered through direct investigation and those that cannot
-Apply personal experience and knowledge to make predictions
-Apply multiple lines of inquiry to address and analyze a question
-Design an investigation or problem specifying variables to be changed
-Use more complex tools to make observations, gather and represent quantitive data
-Describe trends in data even when patterns are not exact
-Represent data and findings using tables, models, demonstrations, and graphs
-Communicate ideas and questions generated, and suggest improvements or alternatives to the experimental techniques used
-Communicate the idea that usually there is more than one solution to a
technological problem
-Show and describe how forces acting on objects as pushes or pulls can either reinforce or oppose each other
-Demonstrate that all forces have magnitude and direction
-Describe and represent an object’s motion graphically in terms of direction, speed, velocity and /or position versus time
-Demonstrate principles of electrical circuits
-Demonstrate the difference between parallel and series circuits
-Construct a simple switch using common materials
-Differentiate between conductors and non-conductors
-Explore and illustrate how energy is supplied to an ecosystem primarily in the form of sunlight
-Observe and illustrate the variety of ways in which plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms interact
-Classify organisms according to the function they serve in a food chain
-Demonstrate an understanding of the internal and external structure of the planet Earth
-Explore and illustrate an understanding that heat flows and movement of material within the Earth moves the continents, causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and creates mountains and ocean bases
-Explore and illustrate that in both the short and long term, changes in the environment have resulted in qualitative and quantitative changes in the species of plants and animals
-Define and identify the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
-Identify and work on their own problem or one developed by a peer
-Make a plan for building a device considering the limitations of the material, and including multiple view
-Evaluate designs, devices, or solutions and develop measures of quality
-Explain how technological progress has been the result of cumulative work over many centuries by men and women from various cultures and races
-Describe ways that technological advances may be accompanied by negative side effects
-Explain how the evolution of technology led the change from an agricultural to an industrial to an information based society
-Document ways that a range of tools and machines are used to implement solutions to design problems
-Use materials safely and effectively
-Describe how power systems are used to convert and transmit mechanical, electrical, fluid, and heat energy
-Give examples that the decisions we make as individuals, groups, and communities can affect society and the natural environment, and that these changes are not always easy to reverse

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Math

Term 1 ~ September – December

Creates arrays to model multiplication

List the factors of a number

Demonstrates automaticity of multiplication and division facts to 12

Identifies even, odd, prime, and composite numbers

Determines the sum and differences of multi-digit whole numbers and decimals

Understands and identifies place value in numbers from hundredths to billions

Uses a divisibility test to determine if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 5 and 10

Multiplies multi-digit numbers accurately

Divides multi-digit numbers accurately

Identifies and uses place value with decimals to the thousandths

Identifies and measures angles within two degrees

Identifies types of triangles

Recognizes properties of polygons

Identifies the minimum, maximum, range, mode, and median of a data set (landmarks)

Term 2 ~ December – March

Converts between fractions, decimals, and percents

Converts between fractions and mixed or whole numbers

Orders and compares fractions

Finds common denominators to create equivalent fractions

Adds fractions with like denominators

Subtracts fractions with like denominators

Calculates elapsed time

Converts units of time

Demonstrates the ability to measure to the nearest 1/8”

Identifies the minimum, maximum, range, mode, and median of a data set (landmarks)

Term 3 ~ March – June

Finds the prime factorizations of a number

Solves word problems accurately

Applies formulas to find the area of triangles, polygons and circles

Uses variables to solve for the unknown

Applies the concept and formula in determining the perimeter

Applies the concept and formula in determining the area 

 

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Language Arts

Language

Applies various strategies to determine the meaning of a word in text (i.e. context clues, word structure, dictionary, thesaurus)

Delivers oral presentations for various purposes showing appropriate changes in style and uses language for dramatic effect

Reading Comprehension/Literature

Reads grade level text using fluency, accuracy, appropriate pacing, and expression

Adjusts reading rate to match text

Locates and summarizes main idea and details within literary and expository text

Identifies story elements (characters, setting, problem, plot, theme, dialogue, sensory images, and key events in sequence)

Identifies literary techniques in literature (i.e. point of view, figurative language)

Distinguishes fact from opinion, compare and contrast, cause and effect

Makes inferences and supports with evidence from text

Identifies and analyzes the characteristics of various genres (fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry)

Locates literal information in text

Makes connections in literature (text-to-text, text-to self, text-to-world)

Composition

Organizes information into multiple paragraphs, each containing a topic sentences, supporting details, and a closing sentence

Writes pieces which clearly communicate ideas for different purposes (imaginary, informational) and audiences

Edits, revises, and improves drafts of writing

Convention

Identifies eight parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb, adverb, pronouns, prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions

Capitalizes and punctuates sentences correctly

Identifies and composes simple sentences

Identifies and composes compound sentences

Identifies and applies correct mechanics and sentence structure

Media

Identifies and utilizes educational software and websites

Creates a media presentation

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Writing Rubric
Writing Assessment - Rubric Grade 3-5
Topic 1 2 3 4 5
Topic / Idea Development
Overall effect Limited topic and idea development, Basic supporting details, Strong detail,
Minimal awareness of audience and task Some awareness of audience and task Clear awareness of audience and task
Organization
Focus, logically ordered, Little or no evidence of planning, Some evidence of planning, Consistently focused from beginning to end,
clarity in paragraphs Inadequate structure (beginning, middle, end) Some inconsistencies from beginning to end Strong evidence of planning,
Lack of appropriate paragraphing skills Basic use of appropriate paragraphing skills Repeated use of appropriate paragraphing skills
Details
Sentences support main idea, No topic sentence, Reasonable topic sentence, Strong topic sentence
relevant details, examples Irrelevant and/or repetitious details, Details are adequate to support main idea Supporting details are rich, interesting and relevant
develop the main points Too few details to support main idea
Language / Style
Correct language usage, uses a Simplistic vocabulary with inappropriate Acceptable vocabulary/attempts to incorporate Rich, effective vocabulary that enhances meaning
variety of vocabulary, uses a and/or incorrect word choices, descriptive language, Consistently incorporates descriptive
variety of sentence styles Little/no sentence variation Uses some sentence variation language and all types of sentence variations
Conventions
Sentence Structure
Correct sentence form Poorly implemented sentence structure Adequate usage of correct sentence structure Correct sentence structure consistently utilized
Grammar and Usage
Correct word usage, correct Incorrect word choices, Appropriate word choice, Strong command of word choice
rules of English grammar Little/no application of grammatical rules Some lapses in correct use of grammatical rules Grammar contributes to clarity and style
Mechanics
Spelling, Capitalization, and Limited or no evidence of correct mechanics Fundamental knowledge of appropriate Knowledge of mechanics and spelling in
Punctuation and spelling mechanics and spelling writing is consistently evident.
Revising/Proofreading
Little /no self correction; Moderate self-correction; Able to accurately self-correct; no evidence of change from draft to draft some changes made from draft to draft changes and additions made from draft to draft, improving content and clarity

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Social Studies
-Demonstrate a knowledge of current events
-Recall and describe important European explorers and their influence in the development of early America
-Identify and distinguish the conflicts between Native America and the early American settlers
-Explore the social, economic, cultural, and political causes of the American Revolution
-Identify major problems between Native Americans and pioneers as settlements moved westward
-Compare and contrast agricultural life and industrial life
-Locate and name the original thirteen colonies
-Compare patterns of immigration in eastern and western states during the 19th century
-Explore how physical characteristics, climate and specializations influence an area’s development
-Recognize the settlement patterns, migration routes, and cultural influences of racial, ethnic and religious groups
-Identify major components of a world map; hemispheres, continents, bodies of water, lines of longitude and latitude, and key scale

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The Arts
Art
-Demonstrate knowledge of the media, materials and techniques unique to the visual arts
-Exposure to American art from the late 1600’s to the present
-Describe similarities and differences in works, and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques and use of design elements in artworks
-Explore techniques and materials while creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art
-Express their ideas through music, poetry, storytelling, story writing, creative movement, and visual artwork
-Learn and use appropriate vocabulary related to elements and principles of art, and to the methods, materials and techniques used in art
-Demonstrate knowledge of the processes of creating and exhibiting their own artwork: drafts, critique, self-assessment, and refinement and exhibit preparation
-Demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials and techniques
-Demonstrate safety for themselves and others
 
Music
-Sing and play independently and with others using multiple part music with greater accuracy and expressiveness
-Understand the concept of meter
-Understand the concept of major and minor keys
-Know the instruments of the orchestra by family, range and timbre
-Continue to engage in self and group evaluation
-Engage in cultural exploration from a musical perspective
-Identify symbols and terms referring to dynamics, tempo and articulation
-Verbalize a variety of rhythmic patterns and meters
 
Instrumental Music
-Perform independently and with others: on pitch, in rhythm, using steady beat, with expression, with appropriate posture and in multiple parts
-Follow a conductor’s beat pattern in the following time signatures:
4 2 and 3
4 4 4
-Perform with appropriate tone quality and articulation
-Properly assemble and prepare to play his/her instrument of choice
-Play a variety of repertoire at an easy level of pitch and rhythm
-Be able to play up to three flats and two sharps
-Devise multiple solutions to artistic task

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Physical Education
Physical Education addresses the social, mental and physical development of the individual.
-Awareness of proper fitness levels as related to present and future health
-Cardiovascular health
-Muscular strength and endurance
-Flexibility, agility and speed
-Proper mechanics of movement
-Sportsmanship, self-esteem, personal safety, value system and team concept
-Respecting contributions of others regardless of skill level
-Understanding concepts of game rules and strategies