5th Curriculum

· Understand matter and how it can be physically and chemically changed.

· Examine oceans, lakes, rivers and their features.

Investigate the water cycle and related weather.

Social Studies

· Identify various landforms and geographic features.

· Understand how living in a geographical region affects how people live.

Understand how important events, natural resources, population movements and regional features shaped our young nation.

Technology

· Demonstrate the proper and safe use of hardware and software.

· Understand basic computer operations.

· Demonstrate the proper use of the keyboard.

· Utilize multimedia authoring and presentation tools.

· Utilize a word processing program.

· Develop a graph using a basic spreadsheets and databases.

· Use and create power point presentations.

Utilize the internet.

Fifth Grade General Studies Curriculum Overview

This simple description shares the large core objectives for each subject. Detailed learning concepts for each of the core elements may be obtained by contacting the General Studies Principal.

Art

· Demonstrate awareness of color and texture.

· Demonstrate a visual awareness in relation to proportion, balance and variety in work.

· Express personal artistic growth.

Demonstrate proper use of materials and tools.

Language Arts

· Use a variety of strategies to expand reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills.

· Understand the meaning of texts using a variety of comprehension strategies.

· Read and respond to a variety of reading materials and genre.

· Compose various pieces of writing with correct structure and grammar.

Understand and communicate effectively through listening and speaking.

Library Sciences

· Identify and locate various book and magazine collections.

· Recognize the parts of a search on the computer from various types of materials.

· Discover and use various forms of electronic information.

Identify various authors, illustrators and literary awards.

Math

· Read, write and compare whole numbers (9 digits) and decimals (thousandths).

· Multiply using 3 digit numbers.

· Divide using 2 digit divisors.

· Demonstrate knowledge of metric units and other measures.

· Solve complex problems with whole numbers, money, time, and measurement.

· Add and subtract fractions, percents, decimals, and ratios.

· Compare, order, and round decimals to the thousandths place value.

· Recognize, identify, and classify various geometric shapes, angles, and terms.

Solve multi-step problems using graphs, charts, tables and by reading data.

Physical Education

· Demonstrate listening skills and proper behavior.

· Participate in warm-up and cool-down activities.

· Master fundamental motor skills.

· Master basic manipulative activities.

· Learn the importance of physical fitness.

· Demonstrate proper behavior and hygiene.

Learn specific rules for individual, dual, and team activities.

Science

· Understand that biological populations change over time.

· Classify properties of matter.

· Understand various types of energy and motion.

· Examine Earth’s resources, climate and how things change.

Understand body processes and disease.

Social Studies

· Identify geographic features and demonstrate geographical knowledge.

· Discover the effects of European exploration of North America and their interactions with the American Indian nations.

· Analyze the cause and effects of basic historical events of the earliest Americans.

· Identify and analyze the Thirteen Colonies, major events and the role of key figures in the establishment of our nation.

· Analyze the causes and effects of major conflicts and wars on the colonies and the changes that occurred due to those conflicts.

· Understand the principles of the new government established by the Constitution and key figures and factors of setting up a new government.

Examine the challenges and effects of the United States expansion and growth of the West.