Using new knowledge acquired in the associated lesson, students program LEGO MINDSTORMS(TM) NXT robots to go through a maze using movement blocks. The maze is created on the classroom floor with cardboard boxes as its walls. Student pairs follow the steps of the engineering design process to brainstorm, design and test programs to success. Through this activity, students understand how to create and test a basic program. A PowerPoint® presentation, pre/post quizzes and worksheet are provided.

In this lesson, students will explore motion, rockets and rocket motion while assisting Spacewoman Tess, Spaceman Rohan and Maya in their explorations. They will first learn some basic facts about vehicles, rockets and why we use them. Then, the students will discover that the motion of all objects including the flight of a rocket and movement of a canoe is governed by Newton's three laws of motion.

Students learn that charge movement through a circuit depends on the resistance and arrangement of the circuit components. In a hands-on activity, students build and investigate the characteristics of series circuits. In another activity, students design and build a flashlight.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students examine a claim about place value and multiplying by 10 and provide reasoning about whether or not the statement is true. This is remixable.

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 5th Grade Math. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 5th Grade Math. 

Students gain an understanding of the layers of the Earth by designing and building clay models.

In this lesson, students explore solid waste and its effects on the environment. They will collect classroom trash for analysis and build model landfills in order to understand the process and impact of solid waste management. Students will understand the role of engineers in solid waste management.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students examine a claim about place value and multiplying by 10 and provide reasoning about whether or not the statement is true. This is remixable.

This resource is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. This document provides an overview and descriptions of estimation strategies common in Grade 5, Cluster 2. This is remixable.

These 2 lessons are from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students explore various multiplication strategies with an emphasize on decomposing factors. Connections are made between strategies, including connections to the standard algorithm. This is remixable.

This Common Formative Assessment is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It aligns to the multiplication and division concepts in Grade 5 Cluster 2. Teachers can give the assessment at one time or split the items up and have students work on them during the whole cluster. This is remixable but please maintain the level of rigor and an answer key.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students evaluate two multiplication expressions and compare the products. This is
remixable.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students explore the idea of multiplying two-digit numbers using a variety of strategies. This is remixable.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students consider different strategies to multiply a 3-digit number by a 2-digit number. This is remixable.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students examine a claim about place value and multiplying by 10 and provide reasoning about whether or not the statement is true. This is remixable.

This resource is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. This presentation provides photos, videos, and examples of Number Talks in Grade 5. It is remixable.

This document is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It provides resources to hold an interactive Parent/Family math night focused on fluency for Grade 5. This is remixable.

This presentation on Growth Mindset resources is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It is remixable.

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.  This file contains parent-friendly digital resources to engage in math practice, games, and projects at home.