Class 151, 5th and 6th Syllabus
2015-2016
Month
ELA
Math (5th )
Math (6th)
Social Studies
Science
Sept
Unit 1 Depending On Each
Other – Module A
How do characters’
responses and reactions
affect the text?
How do writers use
dialogue and details to
develop characters and
their experiences?
Chapter 1
How can you use place value,
multiplication, and expressions
to represent and solve
problems?
 Place value through
millions
 Properties of
operations
 Exponents
 Multiply by 1-digit
numbers
 Multiply by 2-digit
numbers
 Order of Operations
Unit 1: Numbers
Mod :1 Integers
 Identifying
Integers and Their
Opposites
 Comparing and
Ordering Integers
 Absolute Value
Physical Geography of
Africa
Focus Question: What
forces had an impact on
the development of
Africa and why?
 Northern Africa
 West Africa
 East Africa
 Central Africa
 Southern Africa
Chapter 2
How can you divide whole
numbers?
 Divide by 1-digit
divisors
 Divide by 2-digit
divisors
 Estimate quotients
Mod 3: Rational Numbers
 Classifying
Rational Numbers
 Identifying
Opposites and
Absolute Value
 Comparing and
Ordering
Chapter 3
How can you add and
subtract decimals?
Unit 2: Fractions/Decimals
Mod 4: Operations with
Fractions
 Multiplying /
Dividing (includes
mixed numbers)
 Review of Adding
and Subtracting
Fractions
The Scientific
Method
How do we conduct
an experiment using
the steps of the
Scientific Method?
 Students will
use the steps
of the
scientific
method to
conduct an
experiment.
 Students will
use the steps
of the
scientific
method to
write a lab
report.
Energy and
Ecosystems
How do plants
produce food?
 Students will
describe
photosynthes
is.
 Students will
identify
producers
and
consumers.
Readers understand how
a character’s actions are
influenced by the settings
and sequence of events
described in a text.
Oct
Writers understand that
writer’s techniques help
readers get to know
characters, their
experiences, and their
responses to situations.
Learners understand that
people change in relation
to their surroundings
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Decimal place value
Rounding decimals
Adding decimals
Subtracting decimals
Estimate decimal sums
and differences
Mod 2: Factors and
Multiples
 Greatest
Common Factor
 Least Common
Multiple
Ancient Civilizations of
Africa- Egypt
Focus Question: How did
ancient civilizations
contribute to the
development of the
Eastern Hemisphere?
 Early Egypt
 The Old Kingdom
 The Middle and
New Kingdoms
 Egyptian
Achievements
Nov/
Dec
Depending On Each Other
– Module B
How do readers identify
relationships and
interactions in texts?
How do writers group
information logically, with
supporting visuals?
Readers understand
relationships or
interactions between two
or more individuals,
concepts or events based
on specific information
from texts.
Chapter 4
How can you solve decimal
multiplication problems?
 Multiply decimals and
whole numbers
 Multiply decimals
Chapter 5
How can you solve decimal
division problems?
 Estimate quotients
 Divide decimals by
whole numbers
 Divide decimals
Writers understand how to
develop a topic with
facts, definitions, concrete
details, quotations, or
other domain-specific
information/examples
related to the topic.
Mod 5: Operations with
Decimals
 Dividing Whole
Numbers
 Adding and
Subtracting
Decimals
 Multiplying
Decimals
 Dividing Decimals
 Applying
Operations with
Rational Numbers
Unit 3: Proportionality:
Rations and Rates
Mod 6: Representing
Rations and Rates
 Ratios
 Rates
 Using Ratios and
Rates to Solve
Problems
Ancient Civilizations of
Africa- Trading Kingdoms
Focus Question: How did
ancient civilizations
contribute to the
development of the
Eastern Hemisphere?
 Ancient Kush
 Later Kush
 Empire of Ghana
 Mali and Songhai
 Historical and
Artistic Traditions
of Western Africa
Mod 7: Applying Ratios
and Rates
 Ratios, Rates,
Tables and
Graphs
 Solving Problems
with Proportions
 Converting within
Measurement
Systems
Growth and
Development of Africa
Focus Question: What
forces had an impact on
the development of
Africa and why?
 Contact with
Other Cultures
 European
Colonization
Learners understand that
people, animals and all
living things live in
interactive ways and
impact one another.
Jan
Unit 2 Finding Courage –
Module A
How does the inclusion of
visual elements in text
contribute to meaning,
tone, and perspective?
How is theme revealed
through details of the text?
Readers understand that
Chapter 6
How can you add and
subtract fractions with unlike
denominators?
 Estimate fraction
 Common
denominators
 Equivalent fractions
 Add fractions with
unlike denominators
Energy and
Ecosystems
How is energy
passed through an
ecosystem?
How do organisms
compete and
survive in an
ecosystem?
 Students will
understand
how food
chains and
food webs
are related.
 Students will
know the
roles of
producers,
consumers,
and
decomposer
s in
ecosystems.
 Students will
explain how
populations
interact.
 Students will
describe
plant and
animal
adaptations.
Ecosystems and
Change
How do ecosystems
change over time?
How do people
affect ecosystems?
 Students will
describe
how
changing
the theme of a text can
be determined by
analyzing the author’s use
of details/description,
point of view, voice,
imagery, and mood/tone.
Writers understand that
opinions are supported
with evidence from a
variety of resources,
through analysis,
reflection, and research.
Learners understand that
people respond to
inequality and injustice
with a variety of tactics.
Feb/
March
Finding Courage – Module
B
How does understanding
the relationships among
individuals and historical
events help readers
understand text?
Why is it important for
writers to incorporate
multiple points of view
when writing to explain?
Readers understand that
authors support main
ideas with key details,
providing reasons and
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Subtract fractions with
unlike denominators
Add and subtract
mixed numbers
Subtracting with
renaming
Chapter 7
How do you multiply
fractions?
 Fractional part of a
group
 Multiply fractions and
whole numbers
 Multiply fractions
 Multiply mixed
numbers
Chapter 8
What strategies can you use
to solve division problems
involving fractions?
 Divide fractions and
whole numbers
Chapter 10
What strategies can you use
to compare and convert
measurements?
 Customary length
 Customary capacity
 Customary weight
 Metric measures
 Elapsed time
Mod 8: Percents
 Understanding
Percents
 Percents,
Fractions, and
Decimals
 Solving Percent
Problems
Unit 4: Equivalent
Expressions
Mod 9: Generating
Equivalent Numerical
Expressions
 Exponents
 Prime
Factorization
 Order of
Operations
Mod 10: Generating
Equivalent Algebraic
Expressions
 Modeling and
Writing Expressions
 Evaluating
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Imperialism in
Africa
Revolution and
Freedom
Africa Since
Independence
Physical Geography of
South and East Asia
Focus Question: What
forces had an impact on
the development of Asia
and why?
 The Indian
Subcontinent
 China, Mongolia,
and Taiwan
 Japan and the
Koreas
 Southeast Asia
ecosystems
affect the
organisms
living there.
 Students will
describe the
difference
between
primary and
secondary
succession.
 Students will
explain how
changes can
cause
extinction.
 Students will
explain how
people’s
actions can
affect the
environment.
 Students will
identify ways
to protect
the
environment.
The Rock Cycle
What are minerals?
How do rocks form?
 Students will
classify
minerals
based on
their
properties.
 Students will
identify
different
mineral
properties.
 Students will
identify
evidence to explain the
relationships between
individuals, ideas, and
concepts within a text.
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Writers understand that
informative/explanatory
texts examine a topic and
convey ideas and
information by drawing
upon evidence from both
literary and informational
texts to support analysis,
reflection, and research.
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Unit 5: Equations and
Inequalities
Mod 11:Equations and
Relationships
 Writing Equations
to Represent
Situations
 Addition and
Subtraction
Equations
 Writing Equations
from Tables
 Writing
Inequalities
Learners understand that
large-scale movements
are produced by a unique
confluence of leadership
and events.
April
Expressions
Generating
Equivalent
Expressions
Chapter 11
How do unit cubes help you
build solid figures and
understand the volume of a
rectangular prism?
 Polygons
 Triangles
 Quadrilaterals
Mod 12: Relationships in
Two Variables
 Graphing on the
Coordinate Plane
 Independent and
Dependent
Variables in Tables
and Graphs
 Writing Equations
from Tables
 Representing
Algebraic
Relationships in
Tables and
Graphs
Unit 6: Relationships in
Geometry
Mod 13:Area and
Polygons
 Area of
Quadrilaterals
 Area of Triangles
 Solving Area
properties of
rocks.
Students will
understand
how rocks
form.
Changes to Earth’s
Surface
How do movements
of the crust change
Earth?
 Students will
understand
the layers of
the Earth.
 Students will
describe
how
movements
of the Earth’s
crust can
change
Earth’s
surface.
 Students will
describe the
causes of
earthquakes,
volcanoes,
and
mountains.
Ancient Civilizations of
Asia- India
Focus Question: How did
ancient civilizations
contribute to the
development of the
Eastern Hemisphere?
 Early Indian
Food and Nutrition
What are the six
basic nutrients?
What are the food
groups?
What are calories?
 Students will
name the six
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May
Three-Dimensional
figures
Volume of rectangular
prisms
Volume of composed
figures
Chapter 9
How can you use line plots,
coordinate grids, and patterns
to help you graph and
interpret data?
 Line plots
 Coordinate grid
 Line graph
 Numerical patterns

Equations
Area of Polygons
Mod 14: Distance and
Area in the Coordinate
Plane
 Distance in the
Coordinate Plane
 Polygons in the
Coordinate Plane
Mod 15: Surface Area
and Volume of Solids
 Nets and Surface
Area
 Volume of
Rectangular
Prisms
 Solving Volume
Equations
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Civilizations
Origins of
Hinduism
Origins of
Buddhism
Indian Empires
Indian
Achievements
Ancient Civilizations of
Asia- China
Focus Question: How did
ancient civilizations
contribute to the
development of the
Eastern Hemisphere?
 Early China
 The Han Dynasty
 The Sui, Tang,
and Song
Dynasties
 Confucianism
and Government
 The Yuan and
Ming Dynasties
basic
nutrients.
 Students will
name food
sources for
certain
nutrients.
 Students will
classify foods
into the five
main food
groups.
 Students will
identify their
own caloric
needs.
Human Body
Systems
How does the body
digest food?
How does the body
take in air?
 Students will
identify the
parts of the
digestive
system.
 Students will
explain the
sequence of
food through
the body.
 Students will
identify the
parts of the
respiratory
system.
 Students will
explain the
sequence of
air through
the body.
June
Getting Ready for Sixth Grade
Portfolio Review
Unit 7: Measurement and
Data
Mod 16: Displaying,
Analyzing, and
Summarizing Data
 Measures of
Center
 Mean Absolute
Deviation
 Box Plots
 Dot Plots and
Data Distribution
 Histograms
Final Unit: Getting Ready
for 7th Grade
Growth and
Development of South
and East Asia
Focus Question: What
forces had an impact on
the development of Asia
and why?
 Contact Across
Cultures
 Interaction with
the West
 New Political
Movements
 Asia at War
 A New Asia
Water Cycle
What is the water
cycle?
Why is the water
cycle important to
society?
 Students will
explain how
the water
cycle works.
 Students will
explain the
importance
of the water
cycle.