5th Grade Curriculum

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5th Grade Curriculum
Lancaster Campus

Social Studies	- American exploration and discovery - Establishment and settlements in the New World - Colonial life in America - Pioneer life in America - Revolutionary War in America - Westward movement - Industrial and cultural growth - Democracy's principles and documents - Life in the U.S. and its possessions	- Geography of the U.S., Canada and Mexico - Relationship of the U.S. with Canada - Comparative cultures of Canada - Countries and cultures of the Western Hemisphere: Central America, West Indies, South America - Map and globe skills

Science	- Biological adaptations - Biotic communities - Animal and plant classification - Fish - Reptiles - Bacteria - Molds - Trees - Plants and their food - Conservation - Cells - Human body	- Landforms - Properties of air and water - Time and seasons - Temperature and thermometers - Magnetic fields - Use and control of electricity - Conduction and convection - Light and optics - Force systems - Chemical systems - Sun and solar system - Space and space exploration

Language Arts	- Silent and oral reading - Types of literature - Presenting original plays - Listening skills - Dictionary use for word meaning, analysis, spelling - Common homonyms - Synonyms and antonyms - Using a thesaurus - Spelling - Plurals and possessives - Kinds of sentences - Parts of sentences	- Cursive handwriting - Outlining - Paragraph writing - Writing letters, stories, reports, poems, plays - Preparing a simple bibliography - Proofreading skills - Parts of a newspaper - Using study materials: keys, tables, graphs, charts, legends, library file cards, index, table of contents, reference materials, maps

Health And Safety	- Dental hygiene - Our water supplies - Sewage disposal - Care of the eyes - Nutrition and diet	- Diseases - Germ-bearing insects and pests - Community health resources - Elementary first aid - Bicycle and water safety

Mathematics	- Reading and writing numbers to 10 places - Mixed numbers - Set of the integers - Numeration systems - Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers - Fundamental processes: whole numbers and common fractions - Common and decimal fractions	- Decimals to thousandths - Ratio and percent - Exponents - Customary and metric measurement - Extension of geometric concepts - Word problems in daily life - Charts and graphs (picture, bar, line, and circle graphs) - Concept of sampling

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