Mathematics — Grade 5

Algebra For the Real World

Students will solve real world and mathematical problem situations using simple algebraic concepts including variables and open sentences.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)

By Michael O'Neill.

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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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)

Provider: 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)

Provider: 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)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Collecting the rays

In this lesson, from Illuminations, students explore how variations in solar collectors affect the energy absorbed. They make rectangular prisms that have the same volume but different linear dimensions. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics and Science)

Provider: 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)

Provider: 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)

Provider: 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)

Provider: 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)

Provider: 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)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The variable machine

This Illuminations lesson provides an introduction to the use of variables for elementary math. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics