Mathematics — Grade 5

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If the shoe fits...

This lesson plan, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, is inspired by children's natural curiosity about fantasy and fairy tales and focuses on the process of classification, especially an awareness of similarities and differences. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

How to bag it?

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students investigate data in connection with recyclable materials and develop plans to help the environment. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

How do you organize the counties in your state?: Looking back and moving forward

This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, combines the data and activities performed during this plan into a culminating lesson. Students engage in class discussions and comparisons of the population data. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Fun with fractions set model: Looking back and moving forward

This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, gives students another opportunity to explore fractions using the set model. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Food court: Looking back and moving forward

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students conduct and present the results of surveys in several ways. Students work in pairs to plan a party based on four menus and then calculate the party's cost. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

First names first

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students create bar graphs and find the range and mode of a set of data based on their first names. They explore the relationship of vowels to consonants in their names. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Favorite Pizza Toppings

Students make a bar graph to display information about their favorite pizza toppings, analyze the results from the graph, and then share their findings with fellow classmates. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Desert graphics

Students learn about how climates differ and how meteorologists collect all kinds of weather data, including daily high and low temperatures and average monthly rainfall, from all over the world. Students will use similar weather data to create a graph comparing... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics and Science)

Provided by: National Geographic

Dealing with data in the elementary school

In this lesson, from Illuminations, students hone their problem-solving skills through the collection and analysis of real data. They use the mean, mode, and median to analyze their data and make graphs to represent their findings. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Comparing properties of the mean and the median through the use of technology

Students compare and contrast properties of measures of central tendency, specifically the influence of changes in data values on the mean and median. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–7 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Comparing counties

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use the spreadsheet from the previous lesson to find the range, median, and mode of the populations. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Comparing averages

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students collect data based on the number of letters in their first and last names and create a box and whisker plot to compare mean, median and mode of the data set. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The clucking chicken

In this lesson, students choose meals from a sample menu, construct a box plot and use the data to find the mean, mode, median, and range of the data set. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Celebrated Jumping Frog

Students participate in games and activities that develop concepts of measurement and statistics. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The bread basket

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students conduct a survey and create bar graphs. They compare bar graphs in different orientations and then find the mode of a set of data based on a food court theme. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics