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Status

Open

Estimated Completion Time

36 Weeks

Overview

The Elementary math courses inspire students to become critical thinkers
and problem solvers. The learners use math as a tool to make sense of and understand the world around them. The courses include media that uses sight and sound to engage students. For example, rhymes, chants, songs, and videos help teach and practice foundational math skills. The focuses of the 4-5 math courses are multiplication and division within 100, fractions, decimals, shapes, area, and volume. Students explore content prior to being explicitly taught and hands-on activities help strengthen the learners’ algebraic and critical thinking skills. Digital and concrete manipulatives help support mathematical proficiency in all grades. The learners are provided with many practice opportunities that involve both on-screen and off-screen activities.

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Course Requirements

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students and families are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers because, when teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.

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Major Topics and Concepts

Major Topics and Concepts

In Math Grade 5, students will add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. The course also provides the opportunity for students to develop an understanding of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals. Volume concepts is another focus of the course. Other engaging activities include learning about data, graphing, and classifying shapes.

Segment One

  • Place value
  • Adding decimals to hundredths
  • Subtracting decimals to hundredths
  • Multiplying multi-digit whole numbers
  • Multiplying decimals
  • Dividing whole numbers
  • Dividing decimals
  • Adding fractions
  • Subtracting fractions
  • Multiplying fractions

Segment Two

  • Dividing fractions
  • Volume
  • Converting measurements
  • Representing and interpreting data
  • Numerical expressions
  • Graphing on a coordinate plane
  • Numerical patterns
  • Classifying 2-D shapes

Module One: Understand Place Value
Module Two: Add and Subtract Decimals to Hundredths
Module Three: Fluently Multiply Multi-Digit Whole Numbers
Module Four: Use Models and Strategies to Multiply Decimal Numbers
Module Five: Use Models and Strategies to Divide Whole Numbers
Module Six: Use Models and Strategies to Divide Decimal Numbers
Module Seven: Use Equivalent Fractions to Add and Subtract Fractions
Module Eight: Apply Understanding of Multiplication to Multiply Fractions
Module Nine: Apply Understanding of Division to Divide Fractions
Module Ten: Understanding Volume Concepts
Module Eleven: Convert Measurements
Module Twelve: Represent and Interpret Data
Module Thirteen: Write and Interpret Expressions
Module Fourteen: Graph Points on a Coordinate Plane
Module Fifteen: Algebra: Analyze Patterns and Relationships
Module Sixteen: Classify Two-Dimensional Figures

Credits 1

Competencies

  • Adding and Subtracting Fractions
    I can solve addition equations with fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators. I can solve subtraction equations with fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators. I can solve addition word problems with fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators. I can solve subtraction word problems with fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators.
  • Decimal Points
    I can read and write whole numbers and decimals using number names. I can read and write whole numbers and decimals using forms. I can identify patterns in the placement of the decimal point when multiplying a whole number by powers of 10. I can identify patterns in the placement of the decimal point when dividing a whole number by powers of 10. I can estimate whole numbers and decimals by rounding to any place value. I can compare two decimal numbers using <, >, =.
  • Dividing Decimals
    I can solve equations that divide a whole number by a decimal number. I can solve equations that divide a decimal number by a decimal number. I can explain placement of the decimal point when dividing by a power of 10.
  • Dividing Whole Numbers
    I can solve division equations using quotients of whole numbers with up to 4-digit dividends and 2-digit divisors with remainders. I can solve division equations using quotients of whole numbers with up to 4-digit dividends and 2-digit divisors without remainders. I can solve equations that divide whole number dividends with up to 4 digits by 2-digit divisors that are multiples of 10. I can solve for quotients of whole numbers with 4-digit dividends and 2-digit divisors using strategies based on place value.
  • Estimating Decimals
    I can round decimal numbers to the nearest hundredth. I can estimate sums of decimal numbers. I can estimate differences in decimal numbers. I can solve 2-digit and 3- digit decimal number addition equations using different strategies. I can solve 2 and 3-digit decimal number subtraction equations using different strategies.
  • Multiplying Decimals
    I can explain number patterns when multiplying decimals by powers of 10. I can solve multiplication equations involving decimal numbers. I can compare decimal numbers to the thousandths using >, =, and < .
  • Multiplying Fractions
    I can solve multiplication equations with fractions and mixed numbers. I can calculate the area of a quadrilateral. I can explain the results of multiplying by a number greater than or less than 1.
  • Multiplying Whole Numbers
    I can explain number patterns when multiplying whole numbers by powers of 10. I can estimate a product of multi-digit whole numbers. I can solve multiplication equations with two multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm. I can solve multiplication equations word problems with two multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
  • Conversions
    I can calculate the conversion of units of time. I can calculate the conversion of customary units. I can calculate the conversion of metric units.
  • Creating and Interpreting Line Plots
    I can graph data on a line plot. I can interpret data on a line plot.
  • Dividing Fractions
    I can write fractions as division equations. I can solve division equations with fractions and whole numbers. I can interpret the remainder as a fraction in the context of the problem.
  • Numerical Patterns
    I can solve equations to generate numerical patterns for two given rules. I can identify relationships between terms in two numerical patterns. I can graph generated ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.
  • Order of Operations
    I can evaluate expressions using the order of operations. I can evaluate expressions including fractions using the order of operations. I can write expressions for given numbers with operation words.
  • Plotting Ordered Pairs
    I can identify the parts of a coordinate plane. I can graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. I can interpret real-world problems by graphing points in the first quadrant. I can interpret coordinate values of ordered pairs in real-world contexts.
  • Triangles and Quadrilaterals
    I can explain the attributes belonging to categories of triangles. I can explain the attributes belonging to categories of quadrilaterals. I can classify 2-dimensional (2-D) shapes into Venn diagrams using their attributes.
  • Volume
    I can calculate the volume of 3-dimensional shapes. I can calculate the volume of a complex figure. I can solve real-world problems involving the volume of three-dimensional figures.

Pre-Requisites

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