Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics — Grade 5

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Teaching mathematics through literature: This lesson is a collaborative pair learning activity which uses the book Jumanji to teach Probability.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Brenda Davis.

Stem and leaf hop: The students will measure and record the length of their jumps. The lengths will be used to create a class stem and leaf plot.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–6 Mathematics); By Kathy Sellers.

Statistics project: Students collect numeric and non-numeric data. They are then expected to use the data collected to construct different types of graphs as well as finding central tendencies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics); By Audrea Saunders.

Raisins, Raisins, Raisins: This lesson involves students in collecting data,organizing data into a line plot, discussing statistics, calculating mean, medain and mode and consumer awareness.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics); By Melanie Simmons.

Measuring the waters: This lesson plan uses an excerpt from an oral history about measuring flood waters during Hurricane Floyd to teach students about the many ways measurements can be taken. Students are given an opportunity to practice measuring with a variety of tools and evaluate their effectiveness.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

An average autumn: This lesson will be a review of skills for calculating mean, mode, median, and range of a set of numbers to be created by the students. It will result in a seasonal display for the classroom or school-wide bulletin board.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–6 Mathematics); By Scott Counce.

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What is your favorite?: In this lesson, the fourth of an eight-part unit from Illuminations titled “Eat Your Veggies,” students make human line plots and circle graphs, then draw them on paper and use a website to generate them. Posing and answering questions using... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

State data: Students create graphs based on the characteristics of the names of the 50 States, and find measures of center and of spread. Illuminations provides grid paper, a link to a state data map applet, and detailed instructions for completing the lesson.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Pitching cards: Students measure distances using standard and nonstandard units and record their measurement in various tables. Then use descriptive statistics to report the results. After the teacher demonstrates how to “pitch” cards from a set distance, students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Long distance airplanes: Students make paper airplanes and explore attributes related to increasing flight distances. Each student collects data from three flights of the airplane and finds the median distance and then collect, organize, display, and interpret the median distances... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Let's compare: Students collect numerical data, generate graphs, and compare two data sets and find the mean, mode, median, and range of the data sets. Students communicate with each other and the teacher and practice their problem-solving skills. With the help of another... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Heights of students in our class: In this activity students collect data and then construct a box and whisker plot to display the results. The activity sheet presents a sequence for setting up a box and whisker plot. Illuminations provides an activity sheet and detailed instructions for... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Food court: Looking back and moving forward: In this lesson, students conduct and present the results of surveys in several ways. The process standards Communication and Representation are fundamental to this lesson. Illuminations provides several activity sheets and detailed instructions for completing... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Dealing with data in the elementary school: This project-based unit on statistics furnishes a vehicle for problem solving through real-world data collection and analysis. Students use the mean, mode and median to analyze their data and use graphs to represent their findings. Illuminations provides... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Comparing counties: Students use the data from previous lessons to find the range, median, and mode of the populations and compare their data with their partner's data. Students will: Compare numbers by ordering data from greatest to least. Find... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Alphabet soup: Using pasta letters, students count the number of letters in their names and determine whether any value occurs more times than all others. Students also construct and use box-and-whisker plots to identify the mean, mode, median, and range of the data set.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

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