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Fifth Grade

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Module 1: Cultures in Conflict

35 Lessons

NC.RL.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

NC.RL.5.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to the challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.                 

NC. RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

NC.RL.5.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, recognizing specific word choices that contribute to meaning and tone.

NC.RL.5.5: Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

NC.RL.5.6: Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

NC.RL.5.7: Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or aesthetics of a text.

NC.RL.5.9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

NC.RL.5.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

NC RI.5.1:  Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

NC RI.5.2:  Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

NC RI.5.3:  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.

NC RI.5.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

NC RI.5.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

NC RI.5.9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

NC RI.5.10: By the end of grade 5, read and understand literature at the high end of the 45 text complexity band proficiently and independently for sustained periods of time. Connect prior knowledge and experiences to text.

NC W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

NC W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

 NC W.5.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

NC W.5.4: With some guidance and support from adults, use digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of word processing skills.

NC W.5.6: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work and provide a list of sources.

NC SL5.1:  Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

NC SL5.2: - Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

NC SL5.4: - Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Module 2
Word Play

36 Lessons
 

NC.RL.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

NC.RL.5.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to the challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

NC. RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

NC.RL.5.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, recognizing specific word choices that contribute to meaning and tone.

NC.RL.5.5: Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

NC.RL.5.6: Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

NC RI.5.10: By the end of grade 5, read and understand literature at the high end of the 45 text complexity band proficiently and independently for sustained periods of time. Connect prior knowledge and experiences to text.

NC.W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

NC.W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

NC.W.5.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

NC SL5:1 - Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

NC SL5.2: - Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

NC SL5.4: - Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Module 3
A War Between Us

37 Lessons

NC.RL.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

NC.RL.5.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to the challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

NC. RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

NC.RL.5.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, recognizing specific word choices that contribute to meaning and tone.

NC.RL.5.5: Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

NC.RL.5.6: Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

RL.5.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

NC RI.5.1:  Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

NC RI.5.2:  Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

NC RI.5.3:  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.

NC RI.5.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

NC RI.5.6: Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

NC RI.5.7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question or to solve a problem efficiently.

NC RI.5.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

NC RI.5.9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

NC RI.5.10: By the end of grade 5, read and understand literature at the high end of the 45 text complexity band proficiently and independently for sustained periods of time. Connect prior knowledge and experiences to text.

NC.W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

NC.W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

NC.W.5.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

NC SL5:1 - Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

NC SL5.2: - Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

NC SL5.3: - Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.

NC SL5.4: - Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.

NC SL5.5: - Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance
the development of main ideas or themes.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Module 4 Breaking Barriers

36 Lessons

 

NC.RL.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

NC.RL.5.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to the challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

NC. RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

NC.RL.5.6: Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

NC.RL.5.9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

RL.5.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

NC RI.5.1:  Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

NC RI.5.2:  Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

NC RI.5.3:  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.

NC RI.5.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

NC RI.5.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

NC RI.5.7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question or to solve a problem efficiently.

NC RI.5.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

NC RI.5.9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

NC RI.5.10: By the end of grade 5, read and understand literature at the high end of the 45 text complexity band proficiently and independently for sustained periods of time. Connect prior knowledge and experiences to text.

NC.W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

NC.W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

NC.W.5.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

NC.W.5.4: With some guidance and support from adults, use digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of word-processing skills.

NC.W.5.5: Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

NC.W.5.6: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

NC SL5:1 - Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

NC SL5.2: - Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

NC SL5.4: - Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.

NC SL5.5: - Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance
the development of main ideas or themes.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Module 1

Place Value Concepts for Multiplication and Division with Whole Numbers

20 Lessons

      

NC.5.OA.2 Write, explain, and evaluate numerical expressions involving the four operations to solve up to two-step problems. Include expressions involving:
• Parentheses, using the order of operations.
• Commutative, associative and distributive properties

NC.5.NBT.6 Find quotients with remainders when dividing whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors using rectangular arrays, area models, repeated subtraction, partial quotients, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Use models to make connections and develop the algorithm.

NC.5.MD.1 Given a conversion chart, use multiplicative reasoning to solve one-step conversion problems within a given measurement system.

NC.5.NBT.1 Explain the patterns in the place value system from one million to the thousandths place.
• Explain that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1 10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
• Explain patterns in products and quotients when numbers are multiplied by 1,000, 100, 10, 0.1, and 0.01 and/or divided by 10 and 100.

NC.5.NBT.5 Demonstrate fluency with the multiplication of two whole numbers up to a three-digit number by a two-digit number using the standard algorithm.

Module 2

Addition and Subtraction with Fractions

14 Lessons

NC.5.NF.1 Add and subtract fractions, including mixed numbers, with unlike denominators using related fractions: halves, fourths and eighths; thirds, sixths, and twelfths; fifths, tenths, and hundredths.
• Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answers.
• Solve one-and two-step word problems in context using area and length models to develop the algorithm. Represent the word problem in an equation.

NC.5.NF.3 Use fractions to model and solve division problems.
• Interpret a fraction as an equal sharing context, where a quantity is divided into equal parts.
• Model and interpret a fraction as the division of the numerator by the denominator.
• Solve one-step word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions and mixed numbers, with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12, using area, length, and set models or equations.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Module 3

Multiplication and Division with Fractions

22 Lessons

NC.5.NF.4 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction, including mixed numbers.
• Use area and length models to multiply two fractions, with the denominators 2, 3, 4.
• Explain why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product greater than the given number and when multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number.
• Solve one-step word problems involving multiplication of fractions using models to develop the algorithm.

NC.5.NF.7 Solve one-step word problems involving division of unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions using area and length models, and equations to represent the problem.

Module 4

Place Value Concepts for Decimal Operations

30 Lessons

NC.5.NBT.1 Explain the patterns in the place value system from one million to the thousandths place.
• Explain that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1 10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
• Explain patterns in products and quotients when numbers are multiplied by 1,000, 100, 10, 0.1, and 0.01 and/or divided by 10 and 100.

NC.5.NBT.3 Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths.
• Write decimals using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.
• Compare two decimals to thousandths based on the value of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons

NC.5.NBT.7 Compute and solve real-world problems with multi-digit whole numbers and decimal numbers.
• Add and subtract decimals to thousandths using models, drawings or strategies based on place value.
• Multiply decimals with a product to thousandths using models, drawings, or strategies based on place value.
• Divide a whole number by a decimal and divide a decimal by a whole number, using repeated subtraction or area models. Decimals should be limited to hundredths.
• Use estimation strategies to assess reasonableness of answers.

NC.5.OA.2 Write, explain, and evaluate numerical expressions involving the four operations to solve up to two-step problems. Include expressions involving:
• Parentheses, using the order of operations.
• Commutative, associative and distributive properties.

NC.5.MD.1 Given a conversion chart, use multiplicative reasoning to solve one-step conversion problems within a given measurement system.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Module 5

Addition and Multiplication with Area and Volume  

28 Lessons

NC.5.NF.4 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction, including mixed numbers.
• Use area and length models to multiply two fractions, with the denominators 2, 3, 4.
• Explain why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product greater than the given number and when multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number.
• Solve one-step word problems involving multiplication of fractions using models to develop the algorithm.

NC.5.NF.7 Solve one-step word problems involving division of unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions using area and length models, and equations to represent the problem.

NC.5.MD.4 Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and measure volume by counting unit cubes, using cubic centimeter, cubic inches, cubic feet, and improvised units. 

NC.5.MD.5 Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition.
• Find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths.
• Build understanding of the volume formula for rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths in the context of solving problems.
• Find volume of solid figures with one-digit dimensions composed of two non-overlapping rectangular prisms.

NC.5.G.3 Classify quadrilaterals into categories based on their properties.
• Explain that attributes belonging to a category of quadrilaterals also belong to all subcategories of that category.
• Classify quadrilaterals in a hierarchy based on properties.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Module 6

Foundations to Geometry in the Coordinate Plane

20 Lessons

NC.5.G.1 Graph points in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane, and identify and interpret the x and y coordinates to solve problems

NC.5.G.3 Classify quadrilaterals into categories based on their properties.
• Explain that attributes belonging to a category of quadrilaterals also belong to all subcategories of that category.
• Classify quadrilaterals in a hierarchy based on properties.

NC.5.NF.4 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction, including mixed numbers.
• Use area and length models to multiply two fractions, with the denominators 2, 3, 4.
• Explain why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product greater than the given number and when multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number.
• Solve one-step word problems involving multiplication of fractions using models to develop the algorithm.

NC.5.OA.3 Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules.
• Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms.
• Form ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two patterns.
• Graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

From Molecules to Organisms – Structures and Processes

 

LS.5.1 Understand how structures and systems of the human body perform functions necessary for life.

LS.5.1.1 Use models to recognize the organizational structure of humans as a multicellular organism (cell, tissue, organ, system, organism).

LS.5.1.2 Use models to compare the major systems of the human body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, muscular, skeletal, nervous) as it relates to their functions necessary for life.

Ecosystems -Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

 

LS.5.2 Understand the interdependence of plants and animals within their ecosystem.

LS.5.2.1 Engage in argument from evidence to compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems (including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, forests, and grasslands) in terms of their ability to support a variety of populations.

LS.5.2.2 Use models to classify organisms within an ecosystem according to the function they serve: producers, consumers, or decomposers .

LS.5.2.3 Use models to infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationships of plants and animals to their ecosystem.

Heredity – Inheritance and Variation of Traits

 

LS.5.3 Understand some characteristics of an organism are inherited and other characteristics are acquired.

LS.5.3.1 Ask questions to compare instincts and learned behaviors.

LS.5.3.2 Ask questions to compare inherited and acquired traits.

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North Carolina Standards

Motion and Stability – Forces and Interactions

 

 

PS.5.2 Understand force, motion, and the relationship between them.

PS.5.2.1 Carry out investigations to explain how factors such as gravity, friction, and change in mass affect the motion of objects.

PS.5.2.2 Use mathematics and computational thinking to infer the motion of an object (including position, direction, and speed).

Matter and its Interactions

 

PS.5.1 Understand the interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur.

PS 5.1.1 Carry out investigations to compare the weight of objects before and after an interaction.

PS 5.1.2 Carry out investigations to explain whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

PS 5.1.3 Carry out investigations to compare how heating and cooling affect some materials and how this relates to their purpose and practical applications.

Unit

North Carolina Standards

Earth’s Systems

 

 

ESS.5.1 Understand how Earth systems (hydrosphere and atmosphere) impact patterns of weather and climate.

ESS.5.1.1 Analyze and interpret data to compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.

ESS.5.1.2 Analyze and interpret weather data to explain current and upcoming weather conditions (including severe weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes) in a given location.

ESS.5.1.3 Construct an explanation to summarize the ocean's influences on weather and climate in North Carolina.

ESS.5.1.4 Use models to explain how the sun’s energy drives the processes of the water cycle (including evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation).

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North Carolina Standards

5th GRADE Mental and Emotional Health  (MEH) 

5.MEH.1 Apply positive stress management strategies.  

5.MEH.2 Understand help-seeking strategies for depression and mental disorders. 

5th GRADE Personal and Consumer Health (PCH)

5.PCH.1 Understand wellness, disease prevention, and recognition of symptoms.  

5.PCH.2 Analyze health products and sources of health information.  

5.PCH.3 Apply measures for cleanliness and disease prevention.  

5.PCH.4 Understand body systems and organs, functions, and their care. 

5th GRADE Interpersonal Communication and Relationships  (ICR) 

5.ICR.1 Understand healthy and effective interpersonal communication and relationships.  

5.ICR.2 Analyze the changes and influences that occur during puberty and adolescence. 

5th GRADE Nutrition and Physical Activity (NPA) 

5.NPA.1 Apply tools (My Plate) to plan healthy nutrition and fitness.  

5.NPA.2 Understand the importance of consuming a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages in moderation.  

5.NPA.3 Understand the benefits of nutrition and fitness to disease prevention. 

5th GRADE Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) 

5.ATOD.1 Understand health risks associated with use of alcohol.  

5.ATOD.2 Understand why people use alcohol.  

5.ATOD.3 Apply risk reduction behaviors to protect self and others from alcohol use. 

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North Carolina Standards

5th GRADE Motor Skills (MS) 

Apply competent motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities. 

5th GRADE Movement Concepts (MC) 

Understand concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics that apply to the learning and performance of movement. 

5th GRADE Health-Related Fitness  (HF) 

Understand the importance of achieving and maintaining a health enhancing level of physical fitness. 

5th GRADE Personal/Social Responsibility (PR) 

Use behavioral strategies that are responsible and enhance respect of self and others and value activity.