5th Grade

Math

I can write and interpret numerical expressions.
I can analyze patterns and relationships.
I understand the place value system.
I can perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.
I can use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
I can apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.
I can convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.
I can represent and interpret data.
Geometric measurement: I understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.
I can graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
I can classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

I can recognize how language functions in different cultures, contexts and disciplines and apply this knowledge when reading, writing and speaking.
I can cite relevant evidence from more than one text to support my claim when responding to text.
I can make judgments about the quality of a text, taking into consideration cultural perspectives, identities, time periods, personal events and situations.
When participating in collaborative conversations and small collaborative groups, I can summarize a claim and cite specific evidence used to support that claim.
I can write for a variety of purposes and audiences.
In my writing I can use transitional words and phrases to organize, connect and develop my ideas.
I can report on something I created and explain what I learned, organizing or sequencing my evidence or relevant experiences to connect to my audience, purpose or situation.
I can use feedback from my peers and adults to improve my writing, creating, and speaking.

I can build a model to show that matter is made of particles.
I can use evidence to show that the total weight of matter is conserved even with a temperature change.
I can conduct an experiment to determine the materials based on their properties and whether the mixing of two or more substances makes a new substance.
I can use a model to explain that energy in animals’ food was once energy from the sun and that plants' main food source is from air and water
I can build a model to show the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
I can use evidence and models to describe how Earth’s spheres interact
I can find and use information and data about the amount of water on Earth and how communities protect Earth’s resources and environments.
I can model how Earth’s gravitational force on objects is directed down.
I can show patterns of daily changes in shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of stars in the night sky.

I can demonstrate my understanding of cause and effect in consideration of economics, using reliable resources and reasoning.
I can demonstrate my understanding of cause and effect in consideration of geography, using reliable resources and reasoning.
I can demonstrate my understanding of cause and effect in consideration of civics, using reliable resources and reasoning.
I can demonstrate my understanding of cause and effect in consideration of historical events and figures, using reliable resources and reasoning.