Mathematics — Grade 5

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 5 Mathematics)

By Ron Hann.

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What comes nex_?: A lesson in patterns and sorting

This lesson, from Illuminations, deals with patterns and the importance of looking at data from more than a single perspective. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Understanding distance, speed, and time relationships using simulation software

This e-example includes a software simulation of two runners along a track. Students can control the speeds and starting points of the runners, watch the race, and examine a graph of the time-versus-distance relationship. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Two Runners

Students physically demonstrate two scenarios involving rate of change, and then use software to simulate two runners along a track. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Telling racing stories

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students model races in which runners start from various positions. They enter numbers in a table of values, model races on a coordinate grid, and compare the results. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Single runner

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students physically demonstrate two scenarios involving rate of change and then use a software simulation of two runners along a track. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Setting the pace

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students continue their investigation of modeling multiplication on the number line using the Distance-Speed-Time Simulation from the NCTM E-Examples. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Running races

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students generate and compare paths that model given problem situations on graphing grids. They graph sets of ordered pairs on a graphing grid and compare graphs of linear equations. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Plastic packaging

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

Patterns That Grow: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Students use logical thinking to create, identify, extend, and translate patterns. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Patterns on Charts

Students find, record, and analyze patterns on hundred and multiplication charts. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Number line journeys

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students generate products using a number line model. Students are encouraged to predict the products and to answer puzzles involving multiplication. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Growing Patterns

Students use numbers to make growing patterns. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The first race

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students model multiplication facts on the number line and compare various representations. (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

Exploring Other Number Patterns

Students analyze numeric patterns, including Fibonacci numbers. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Counting Embedded Figures

Students look for patterns within a given figure, 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: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Chairs around the table

In this Illuminations lesson, students investigate the number of chairs that can be placed around an arrangement of square tables. Three related problems in this lesson yield different linear relationships for students to discover. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Building Bridges

Students attempt to make a transition from arithmetical to algebraic thinking by extending from problems that have single-solution responses. (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 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 4–6 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics