Dear Parents,
With constant change in standards at the State level, and implementation of Common Core Standards we want
you to be as up-to- date as we are on what your child will be learning. There will always be review and overlap
as we continue to reinforce skills while introducing new skills. These are the objectives that are in the plan
for the 4th nine weeks of the 2-14-2015 school year for 5th grade.
Social Studies
Modern US - Growth of suburbs; mass media; Cold War events;
Modern US: Korean War outcome; Kennedy assassination;
Modern US: Civil Rights Movement; Tennessee music; Voting Rights; Vietnam war; Nixon and Watergate;
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Modern US: Reagan’s presidency; Persian Gulf War
Modern US: Entrepreneurs and innovators in American culture
Modern US: terrorism; September 11, 2001; Afghanistan: War in Iraq; Election of current President
Science
- Properties of Matter
GLE 0507.9.1 Observe and measure the simple chemical properties of common substances.
0507.9.1 Compare the simple chemical properties of common substances.
SPI 0507.9.1 Distinguish between physical and chemical properties.
GLE 0507.9.2 Design and conduct an experiment to demonstrate how various types of matter freeze, melt, or
evaporate.
0507.9.2 Investigate how different types of materials freeze, melt, evaporate, or dissipate.
SPI 0507.9.2 Describe the differences among freezing, melting, and evaporation.
GLE 0507.9.3 Investigate factors that affect the rate at which various materials freeze, melt, or evaporate.
0507.9.3 Use data from a simple investigation to determine how temperature change affects the rate of
evaporation and condensation.
SPI 0507.9.3 Describe factors that influence the rate at which different types of material freeze, melt, or
evaporate.
- Motion and Energy
GLE 0507.10.1 Illustrate the difference between potential and kinetic energy.
SPI 0507.10.1 Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy.
GLE 0507.10.2 Illustrate the transfer of heat energy through conduction, convection, and radiation.
SPI 0507.10.2 Use data from an investigation to determine the method by which heat energy is transferred
from one object or material to another.
0507.10.3 Describe the differences among conduction, convection, and radiation.
0507.10.4 Create a poster to illustrate the major forms of energy.
0507.10.5 Demonstrate different ways that energy can be transferred from one
object to another.
Language Arts
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Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. Read grade-level text with purpose
and understanding. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and
expression on successive readings. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and
understanding, rereading as necessary.
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases,
including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships
(e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
• Interpret Figurative language
Math
**SPI 0506.4.5 Find the length of vertical and horizontal line segments in the first quadrant in the coordinate
system. Ordered Pairs - Quadrant 1 only
**SPI 0506.3.2 Evaluate multi-step numerical expressions involving fractions using order of operations
**SPI 0506.4.4 Solve problems involving surface area and volume of
rectangular prisms and polyhedral solids
TCAP TESTING DATES:
MAY 4-8
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