Grade 5 Units

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Trade, Taxes, and Tensions

British trade laws and new taxes—like the Sugar, Stamp, and Townshend Acts—disrupted colonial trade, raised everyday costs, and sparked boycotts and protests, creating rising tensions that pushed the colonies and Britain toward open conflict.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Colonial Governments and Self-Rule

Early colonial assemblies and town meetings introduced self-government, representation, and citizen participation, forming key foundations of American democracy despite limits under royal rule.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Midyear Project — “Our Colonial World” Atlas

Create a collaborative class atlas that uses maps, charts, and evidence-based explanations to highlight regional differences, Indigenous homelands, and Atlantic trade routes, showing how geography, environment, and movement shaped colonial America.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Life in the Colonies

Explore daily life in colonial America by comparing work, religion, economy, and community roles across diverse groups, showing how families earned, traded, and made decisions in a changing society.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Colonial Regions—New England, Middle, Southern

Compare New England, Middle, and Southern colonial regions by examining how geography and climate shaped crops, jobs, resources, and regional specializations, revealing how land and labor built distinct colonial economies.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Early Colonies and Settlements

Explore early English colonies by locating settlements like Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth while uncovering why people colonized North America and how geography, climate, and scarce resources shaped their earliest challenges.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 5 Social Studies): The Atlantic World

Explore how goods, people, and ideas moved among Europe, Africa, and the Americas, highlighting interdependence, trade, taxation, and boycotts that shaped economic choices across the Atlantic world.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Exploration and Exchange

European exploration was driven by wealth, trade, religion, and competition, shaping ocean routes and encounters that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas while bringing both exchange and profound impacts on Indigenous peoples.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Peoples and Environments

Indigenous nations adapted to and shaped their environments through practices like controlled burns, irrigation, and sustainable harvesting, showing deep interdependence between people, place, movement, and trade.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Indigenous Homelands and Nations

Explore the rich diversity of Indigenous nations across North America in this 5th-grade unit, as students map homelands, examine how land and environment shaped daily life, compare cultures respectfully, and recognize Indigenous peoples’ enduring presence and traditions.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade 5 Social Studies): Geography of the Americas

Explore how landforms, waterways, and climate shape life across North America in this 5th-grade geography unit, as students map major regions, examine Indigenous homelands and colonial regions, and explain how environment influences settlement, culture, and economies.

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Unit Plan 36 (Grade 5 Math): Cumulative Synthesis & Exhibition

5th graders integrate skills from all math domains to solve real-world, multi-step problems. They plan, model, compute, and defend reasoning with accurate units, precise language, and clear visual representations.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 5 Math): Geometry Synthesis—Attributes to Hierarchies

5th graders classify and compare 2D figures by properties, build geometric hierarchies, and use coordinate geometry to verify lengths and angles. They defend classifications with precise definitions, evidence, and logical reasoning.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 5 Math): Volume Design Project

5th graders apply volume formulas to design and compare rectangular prisms under real constraints. They compute, optimize, and justify choices using V = l × w × h and V = B × h, defending their designs with math, units, and reasoning.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 5 Math): Measurement Conversions Challenge

5th graders master unit conversions within a system using ratio tables and factor-label reasoning. They solve multi-step measurement problems, justify rounding choices by context, and verify accuracy with estimates and unit checks.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 5 Math): Data Tell a Story—Line Plots Redux

5th graders collect and plot measurement data with fractional units on line plots, then use fraction addition, subtraction, and multiplication to solve real-world questions—emphasizing precision, reasoning, and clear data interpretation.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 5 Math): Coordinate Modeling—Graphs that Tell Stories

5th graders model real-world situations by graphing points in the first quadrant. They interpret coordinates, choose sensible scales, and use graphs to compare, predict, and explain relationships with clarity and precision.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 5 Math): Division Mastery—Whole and Decimal

5th graders master whole-number and decimal division through place-value reasoning, strategy choice, and remainder interpretation. They estimate, compute, and check for reasonableness while explaining how powers of ten preserve equivalence.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 5 Math): Expressions & Order—From Words to Symbols

5th graders write and interpret numerical expressions using parentheses, brackets, and braces. They learn to reason about structure, compare expressions without computing, and communicate mathematical thinking clearly.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade 5 Math): Fractions & Decimals—Multi-Step Decisions

5th graders solve real-world problems using fractions and decimals, choosing the most efficient form for each task. They justify methods with models, estimate for reasonableness, and communicate reasoning clearly.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade 5 Math): Decimal & Whole-Number Operations Review

5th graders solve multi-step real-world problems using multiplication, division, and decimals. They plan with parentheses, estimate before computing, and check answers for reasonableness and precision.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 5 Math): Measurement + Volume Integrated Tasks

5th graders solve real-world packing and filling problems by converting units and applying V = l × w × h or V = B × h. They choose when to convert, track units clearly, and justify answers with labeled volume and reasonableness checks.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 5 Math): Shape Hierarchies—Quadrilaterals and Beyond

5th graders build hierarchies of 2D figures using definitions and properties—organizing shapes like squares, rectangles, and parallelograms to explain relationships, justify classifications, and reason with if–then logic.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 5 Math): Classifying 2D Figures by Properties

5th graders classify 2D figures by properties like sides, angles, and parallel lines—using definitions, if–then reasoning, and hierarchy logic to prove and defend geometric classifications.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 5 Math): Patterns & Relationships on the Grid

5th graders analyze numerical patterns, generate ordered pairs, and graph them on the coordinate plane—explaining each rule clearly in words and with matching numerical expressions.