Roselawn Elementary School
5th Grade Math Units and Learning Targets
Unit 1 Number Theory 20 days
Essential Question: How is the understanding of number theory important to solving
mathematical computations?
Learning Targets
1. The students will write whole numbers and identify digits place value (CCM5.OA.2,
CCM5.NBT.2)
2. The students will recognize factors of numbers (CCM5.NF.5a)
3. The students will use exponents to identify powers of 10 (CCM5.OA.2, CCM5.NBT.2)
4. The students will determine divisibility of a number (CCM5.NBT.6)
Unit 2 Estimation and Computation 20 days
Essential Question: How do students use their knowledge of estimation, computation, and
data analysis to extend their understanding of numbers?
Learning Targets
1. The students will multiply multi-digit numbers (CCM5.NBT.5, CCM5.NF.5A)
2. The students will explore rounding whole numbers and decimals to any place value
(CCM5.NBT.4)
3. The students will compare and contrast different computation methods when working with
decimals (CCM5.NBT.7)
Unit 3 Exploring Geometry 20 days
Essential Question: How is geometry used to examine properties of plane figures?
Learning Targets
1. The students will display and interpret data using a line plot (CCM5.MD.2)
2. The students will understand the attributes of geometric figures and classify these figures
using the attributes (CCM5.G.3, CCM5.G.4)
3. The students will define a coordinate system using perpendicular lines (CCM5.G.1)
4. The students will interpret and graph points on a coordinate grid (CCM5.G.1, CCM5.G.2,
CCM5.G.4)
Unit 4 Division 20 days
Essential Question: Why is it important for students to understand and be able to use
division in their daily lives?
Learning Targets
1. The students will compute multi-digit division problems using various methods of division
and interpret what must be done with the remainder if there is one (CCM5.NBT.6)
Unit 5 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 20 days
Essential Question: How are fractions, decimals, and percents related to each other?
Learning Targets
1. The students will identify and write decimals to the thousandths place using expanded
notation (CCM5. NBT.3a)
2. The students will compare two decimals to the thousandths place value using >, <, = symbols
(CCM5. NBT.3b)
3. The students will add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions with unlike denominators using
a variety of strategies ( CCM5.NF.1, CCM5.NF.3, CCM5 NF.7)
4. The students will convert fractions into decimals and percents (CCM5 NF.1, CCM5.NF.4)
Unit 6 Working with Fractions 20 days
Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to compute fractions in a variety of
ways?
Learning Targets
1. The students will interpret division of a whole number by a fraction as the numerator divided
by the denominator (CCM5.NF.3)
2. The students will demonstrate how to use models to divide fractions by whole numbers
(CCM5.NF.7c)
3. The students will solve fractional story problems (CCM.5NF.3)
4. The students will collect and graph data to be put into fractional, decimal, and percent form
(CCM.5MD.2)
Unit 7 Exponents and Negative Numbers 20 days
Essential Question: How are exponents and order of operations related?
Learning Targets
1. The students will evaluate numerical expressions using parentheses, brackets or braces
(CCM5.OA.1)
2. The students will apply their knowledge of simple expressions so they can explain the
meaning of these expressions (CCM5 OA.2)
3. The students will identify the relationship between terms and patterns (CCM5 OA.3)
Unit 8 Equivalent fractions 20 days
Essential Question: Why is it important to understand the relationship between fractions
and whole numbers?
Learning Targets
1. The students will solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed
numbers (CCM5 NF.6)
2. The students will interpret division of fractions by a non-zero whole number (CCM5.NF.7)
3. The students will find the area of a rectangle by multiplying fractional parts to represent
fraction products as rectangular areas (CCM5 NF.4b, CCM5 .NF.5b)
Unit 9 Area, Volume, and Capacity 20 days
Essential Question: What is volume and how can it be calculated?
Learning Targets
1. The students will recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and that cubes can be used
to measure volume (CCM5 MD.3a, CCM5 MD.3b)
2. The students will apply formulas for volume (i.e.: V=L x H x W) for real world problems
(CCM5 MD.5b, CCM5 MD.5c)