Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics — Grade 5

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Rocket launch: Students will work individually and in collaborative pairs or groups to solve a rocket-launch problem. The pairs/groups will then present potential solutions to the class for discussion. Similar problems will then be solved and created by students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics); By Ron Hann.

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What's next?: In this lesson, students begin their study of growing patterns by making linear patterns with block shapes using several pattern cores. Students make a pattern with at least three repeats of the pattern core (for example, square, trapezoid, hexagon, square,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Whale weight: This Illuminations lesson is the last of four related lessons grouped under the title “Application—Using Math in Everyday Life.” In this lesson, students work with data to complete an organized chart for the purpose of transferring information... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Skin weight: In this lesson, students work with data to complete an organized chart for the purpose of transferring information to a graph or for the purpose of generalizing a rule. This resource is referenced in the Illuminations unit titled “Application—Using... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Patterns that grow: Looking back and moving forward: In this lesson, the fourth of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Patterns That Grow,” students use logical thinking to create, identify, extend, and translate patterns. They make patterns with numbers and shapes and then explore patterns... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Patterns on charts: In this lesson, the second of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Patterns That Grow,” students find, record, and analyze patterns on hundred and multiplication charts. They also use an interactive online “shape tool” and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

More patterns with products: After using an interactive Web site to find patterns in the multiplication tables, the students practice multiplication facts and record their current level of mastery of the multiplication facts on their personal multiplication chart. Illuminations provides... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Looking for patterns: Students skip count and examine multiplication patterns, while exploring commutativity in this lesson. Illuminations provides charts, a handout, and songs for skip counting multiplication tables. By asking students a series of guiding questions, the teacher... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Growing patterns: In this lesson, the third of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Patterns That Grow,” students use numbers to make growing patterns. They create, analyze, and describe growing patterns and then record them. They also analyze a special... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Exploring other number patterns: In this lesson, the fourth of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Patterns That Grow,” students analyze numeric patterns, including Fibonacci numbers. They also describe numeric patterns and then record them in table form. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Counting embedded figures: In this lesson from Illuminations, students look for patterns within a given figure. After looking at the figure, students count embedded squares, rectangles, or triangles, attempt to form generalizations, and sharpen their algebraic thinking skills. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Chairs around the table: In this lesson, students investigate the number of chairs that can be placed around an arrangement of square tables. Students explore three different linear patterns, which allow students to determine a solution in multiple ways and develop an intuitive... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Building bridges: In this lesson, from Illuminations, students attempt to make a transition from arithmetical to algebraic thinking by extending from problems that have single-solution responses. Values organized into tables and graphs are used to move toward symbolic representations.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Birthdays and the binary system: Exploring binary numbers in a real-world application: This lesson from Illuminations revolves around patterns and place value in the binary system. Students are drawn into mathematics by the “magical” ability to guess an unknown number and by the use of birthdays. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

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