Math & Science Curriculum Map

Weeks 4th Grade Curriculum Map 5th Grade Curriculum Map

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Part Math Science Math Science

A.

1 4.NBT.1 4.PS.1 5.NBT.1 5.ESS.1

2 4.NBT.2 5.NBT.2

3 4.NBT.3 5.NBT.3

4 4.NBT.4 5.NBT.5

5 4.OA.1 4.PS.2 5.NBT.6 5.ESS.2

6 4.OA.2 5.MD.1

7 4.OA.4 5.MD.2

8 4.NBT.5 5.NBT.4

9 4.NBT.6 4.LS.1 5.NBT.7

10 4.OA.3 5.OA.1 5.ESS.1

11 4.OA.4 5.OA.2

12 4.OA.5 5.OA.3 5.ESS.3

13 4.NF.1 5.NF.1

14 4.LS.2

15 4.NF.2 5.NF.2

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17 4.NF.3 5.NF.3

18 4.LS.2

19 4.NF.3 5.NF.1 5.LS.1

20 5.NF.3
21 5.NF.4

22 4.NF.5 4.ESS.1

23 5.NF.5 5.LS.2

24 4.NF.6 5.NF.6

25 4.NF.7

26 4.MD.1 5.NF.7

27 4.MD.2

28 4.MD.5 4.ESS.2 5.MD.3 5.PS.1

29 4.MD.6 5.MD.4

30 4.MD.7 5.MD.5

31 5.G.1

32 4.G.1 4.ESS.3 5.G.2 5.PS.2

33 4.G.2 5.G.3

34 4.MD.3

35 4.MD.4 5.G.4

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Part Sequencing Rationale ​(Justify the order that you planned for the curriculum)​:
B. 4th Grade Science: The students will be learning physical science to start off the year. The first
standard has a lot of foundational skills that the students will need for the rest of the year. They
will be learning about matter, mass, and substances in this standard and it will be necessary to
know for when they learn about larger organisms and how living things are created and for when
they learn how energy is transferred. This will lead right into the second physical science
standard. Next they will learn the life science standards in fourth grade, which talks about
changes in the environment. These changes can occur before, during, and/or after any given
organisms life. The second life science standard is listed 2 times because they are learning it
before Christmas break, so when they come back, they can start with something a little familiar
and a refresher. Then, to end the year, we will start Earth and space science. They will first learn
about Earth itself and the specific landforms on it, before we move into the end of the year, which
will talk about weathering, erosion, and deposition. This will also lead them into their 5th grade
year.

5th Grade: Since we ended 4th grade with ESS, they will then start 5th grade off with the same
subject. This is justified because they are specifically learning about earth, the sun, and the other
planets in the solar system. Since the sun is out more during the day in the fall and it is warmer
(at least in Ohio), we will be able to do experiments with the sun outside. I also started with the
ESS one and 2 standards and then went back to 1 to cover it again before doing the 3rd
standard, so the students would not forget vital information from the first ESS standard (like how
the earth rotates around the sun like the other planets). Then I chose to continue on with 5.LS.1
in the third quarter, after christmas, because they would be starting the second half of the year
fresh. And since we spent the whole first half of the year on ESS, we should have it pretty
covered and they will want to learn some new content. The LS standards focus how organisms
interact with the environment and how they function (they require energy). After focusing on the
solar system, this will bring it quite literally back to earth, and we will first focus on how
organisms all have different roles in the environment (5.LS.1) to focus on one specific thing. This
will then lead into the second LS standard because it talks about how organisms need energy to
complete certain processes (like doing their environment role). Then, to end the year, we will be
doing physical science standards because they are a little more difficult to tie in with ESS and
LS. So, they will be learning something a little different than how the earth works basically and
focusing on energy and motion. However, they will be able to tie some things that they learn in
PS with the information they learned in ESS and LS, but while learning a different discipline.

4th Math:
To kick off the year in 4th grade math, I decided to go with the some of the NBT (numbers and
operations in base ten) standards, because the first 4 all focus on traditional/recurring numbers,
patterns and operations. These are basically some of the CRUCIAL foundations that they will
need for the rest of the year, so it makes sense to start with them. I also find that a lot of the NBT
standards are easy to tie together from previous years in their education. Like I said, these
standards are crucial for the rest of the year, because they will need to know how to round whole
numbers when they work with decimals,work with money, and this will help them better to identify
numbers for other situations they will meet in the school year (i.e. graphing, making equations
etc.). After this, the students will move into operations and algebraic thinking (OA). This ties back
into what they just learned in the NBT standards and they will be able to use that knowledge in
the upcoming lessons. They will be reviewing their knowledge on whole numbers, so they can
move into working with numbers algebraically in equations and operations. NBT is mixed
in-between some of the OA lessons because those standards are a little more advanced and can
better be related to the OA standards that are around them. For example, one of the NBT
standards shows the importance of quotients and remainders and there is a correlating OA
standard thats wants students to solve problems with many steps that involve remainders (NBT.6
and NBT.3). Then we move into numbers and fractions (the first 3 standards) to begin a fraction
unit. Since fractions are often a difficult thing to learn, I put one week in-between each standard,
so we could focus and master (or try to) the standards before moving on to the next one. This will
lead into christmas break, and once they come back, I will reteach 4.NF.3, which is the last one
being taught before break and a refresher on any fraction related things we learned. The fraction
standards will continue through the 3rd quarter, but at the end of it, we will begin doing
measurement and data standards. ESS is also going on during measurement and data, so this
will be perfect to relate to each other. They will focus angles, geometric measurements/shapes,
and word/story problems involving measurements. This will tie nicely in with the geometry
standards, which involve angles and such, and then the year will finish with measurement and
data.

5th Math:
5th grade again starts with numbers and operations in base 10, because like I said, it includes a
lot of foundational skills they will need throughout the year. This will review whole numbers,
fractions, decimals, and comparisons, which are all things they need to know and should already
know about these topics. The NBT standards 1, 2, 3 ,5, and 6 are all taught at the beginning of
the year and following them, we will do measurement and data so they can learn the US
measurement units as well as learn how to use them in situations. To end the first quarter, we
will wrap it up with 5.NBT.7 to practice using the things they have learned in story/word problems
and real-world situations etc. This will prepare the students for the first 3 operations and
algebraic thinking standards in the second quarter. After the OA standards, we will move onto
fractions and will mainly work on denominators (like and unlike) and doing operations (adding,
 subtraction, etc.). This will lead right into Christmas break and the end of the 2nd quarter. When
they arrive back to school, we will briefly talk about what we learned before christmas (mainly
fractions), so they are ready to complete the rest of the fraction standards. When the fourth
quarter comes around, we will round out the year with some more measurement and data (the
actual standards). These standards will focus on identifying and measuring 2-dimensional
shapes which will lead into the last group of standards, geometry. They will be able to use their
prior knowledge in order to learn both of these standard groups (MD and G).

Part Integrated Assessment

C. ​ NE​ Performance Assessment that could be used at some point during your 4th ​or​ 5th
(Select, or Create, O
grade curriculum map that would require students to combine the current math and science areas of study
to complete the task. Create a modified version for students who may struggle to access the task. Make
sure to indicate where this would be located in your curriculum map.)

Slide Show:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qIJVa277HLnDQ0pjiGPDXXCMelERRVFU38RfKff
Rw4U/edit?usp=sharing

Paper Version:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xdjyU05v2tlRXmFtT27GE_7QL3ybW7Xskdh3ZTgxr
D0/edit?usp=sharing

Challenge Sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZisUIQZhJO7idbfdWNfmo_eAQi7xozVckVV9P9lvEO
A/edit?usp=sharing

I highlighted the weeks i would do this in the 5th grade time slot (it is in the first quarter in
purple). It would probably be a week long project, but they have to say the planets in
order as well as round the distances to the nearest whole number. The challenge sheet at
the end has 2 math problems in it that will require them to do various operations using
decimals. I created a google slide version, so students could do it online, and a paper
version, which students would physically write and draw pictures on. They will have the
option to do either one, and this was one of my modified versions. Another version I
thought of (but did not create because it is just an extra added thing to either of these
attachments) is that I would actually put the pictures on the slides/their paper prior to
them doing it and having them just name the planets. It would depend on the student. I
also have a visual support for struggling students that will help them round decimals and
i would print this out and give it to them (See Below).
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