Alberta - Grade 5 Full Year Bundle - Math - Science - Social Studies

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Grade 5 - Alberta Math Curriculum

Strand 1 - Number (Number Sense)

• Composing and decomposing whole numbers to one million
• Representing, ordering, and comparing numbers to one million
• Comparing decimal numbers and fractions
• Equivalent fractions
• Comparing and ordering fractions with like and unlike denominators
• Read, represent, compare, and order decimal numbers up to thousandths
• Mental math – multiplication and division
• Use estimation strategies to solve problems (front-end, compensation, clustering)
• Multiplying 2-digit by 2-digit whole numbers using a variety of strategies
• Divide 3-digit by 1-digit whole numbers using a variety of strategies
• Adding and subtracting whole numbers and decimals numbers
• Compare and order decimals and fractions
• 4 Unit Tests – Place Value, Multiplying and Division, Decimals and Fractions, Adding and Subtraction (Decimals)

Strand 2 - Patterns and Relations

• Repeating Patterns (different shapes, sizes, colours, orientations)
• Increasing/Decreasing patterns using all 4 operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
• Determining pattern rules and pattern cores
• Extending increasing, decreasing and repeating patterns
• Determining pattern core in repeating patterns
• Using table of values to find patterns
• Pattern Blocks
• Difference between expressions and equations
• Solving equations using variables
• Writing expressions and equations that represent a mathematical situation
• Balancing equations using all 4 operations
• Evaluating equations deciding if they are equal (balanced)
• 2 Unit Tests

Strand 3 - Shape and Space (3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes)

• Identifying 90-degree angles
• Designing and constructing rectangles using different areas and perimeters
• Calculating area of rectangles
• Calculating area of rectangles using missing information
• Calculating perimeter of rectangles and irregular shapes
• Understanding the relationship between perimeter and area
• Measuring length using mm, cm, and m
• Using referents to estimate length in m, cm and mm
• Converting mm, cm, and m units and understanding the relationship between them
• Understanding volume of rectangular prisms using referents to estimate
• Calculating volume using cubes
• Calculating volume using the formula – l x w x h
• Understanding of capacity
• Understanding the relationship between mL and L
• Estimating the capacity of containers
• Calculating the capacity of containers using an experiment
• Understanding parallel, intersecting, and perpendicular lines
• Describing parallel, intersecting, and perpendicular lines in 2-D shapes and 3D objects
• Identifying, sorting, and describing quadrilaterals (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, parallelograms, rhombuses) using their attributes (diagonals, symmetry, lines)
• Identifying transformations – translations, rotations, and reflections
• Performing transformations – translations, rotations, and reflections

Strand 4 - Statistics and Probability (Data Analysis and Chance and Uncertainty)

• Difference between first-hand data and second-hand data
• What a population is and how to choose a population to survey
• Understanding the importance of random sampling
• Investigating the different random sampling techniques
• Using tally marks
• Using frequency tables
• Interpreting bar graphs and double-bar graphs
• creating double bar graphs
• Creating an appropriate scale for a graph
• Creating and interpreting infographics
• Drawing conclusions about different sets of data
• Thinking critically about misleading graphs
• Creating misleading graphs
• Describing the likelihood of a single event using words such as impossible, possible, and certain
• Describing the likelihood two or more outcomes using the terms - impossible, less likely, equally likely, more likely, and certain
• Using a probability line to decide the probability of an event
• Using fractions to represent the probability of an event

Alberta - Grade 5 Science Curriculum

Topic A: Electricity and Magnetism

• Title Page: Electricity and Magnetism
• Key Terms: Electricity and Magnetism
• What is Electricity?
• Electricity
• Electricity – Questions
• Dangers of Current Electricity
• Static Electricity
• Dangers of Static Electricity
• Dangers of Short Circuits
• Conductors and Insulators
• Insulator or Conductor – Lab Experiment
• Resistors
• Series vs Parallel Circuit
• Components of an Electrical Circuit
• Drawing Circuit Diagrams
• Interpreting Circuit Diagrams
• Reducing Our Consumption of Electricity
• Magnetic Force
• Electromagnetic Force
• Electromagnetic Lab Experiment
• Generating Electricity
• Generators and Turbines
• Measuring Electricity in Our Homes
• Reading Efficiency Labels
• Activities: Electricity and Magnetism
• Unit Test: Electricity and Magnetism

Topic B: Mechanisms Using Electricity

• Title Page - Mechanisms Using Electricity
• Key Terms - Mechanisms Using Electricity
• How We Use Electricity
• Electrical Devices We Use
• Impact of Electricity on Our Lives
• Drawing Circuit Diagrams
• Using a Switch in a Circuit
• Designing a Burglar Alarm – Instructions
• Designing a Burglar Alarm
• Power Sources – Batteries
• Power Sources – Batteries – Questions
• Improving a Circuit
• Improving a Circuit – Questions
• Task Cards
• Task Card Recording Sheet
• Activities: Mechanisms Using Electricity
• Unit Test: Mechanisms Using Electricity

Topic C - Classroom Chemistry

• Title Page – Solutions and Solubility
• K-W-L – Solutions and Solubility
• Mixtures
• Solutions
• Mixtures vs Solution
• Solvent vs Solute
• Process of Forming a Solution
• Substances that Dissolve
• Lab – Making a Crystal
• Separating Mixtures
• Separation Processes
• Surface Tension
• Producing Carbon Dioxide
• Chemical vs Physical Change - Irreversible
• Chemical vs Physical Change – Examples and Wordsearch
• Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
• pH Levels
• Lab – Testing the Dissolving Process
• Lab - Questions
• Classroom Chemistry - Activities
• Unit Quiz – Classroom Chemistry – Multiple Choice/Definitions
• Unit Quiz – Classroom Chemistry – Short Answer/Long Answer

Topic D: Weather Watch

• Key Terms
• How Weather Affects Us
• Patterns of Air Movement
• Measuring Wind Speed and Direction – Anemometer/Wind Vale
• Air Contains Moisture – Water Vapour - Condensation
• Different Forms of Precipitation
• Weather Systems - Warm and Cold Fronts
• Local Weather Conditions
• Local Weather Conditions – Line Graph Activity
• Local Weather Reports – Forecasts
• Weather Phenomena
• Weather Related Sayings
• Short-Term vs Long-Term Forecasts – Accuracy
• Forecasting Weather Technologies – Radar, Satellite
• How the Sun Affects Weather
• The Water Cycle – Diagram
• Clouds – Types and How They Form
• Climate vs Weather
• Climate Change
• Clothing Fabrics – Different Weather
• Weather Activities – Wordsearch and Word Scramble
• Unit Test – Weather – Multiple Choice and Definition
• Unit Test – Weather – Short and Long Answer

Topic E: Wetland Ecosystems

• Key Terms
• Habitats
• Ecosystems
• Wetland Ecosystems
• Wetland Ecosystems – Questions
• Wetland Ecosystems Near Us
• Interactions Between Living and Nonliving Things
• Living & Nonliving Things – Questions
• Survival Needs
• Animals Found in Wetland Ecosystems
• Research – Animal Life Cycle
• Basic Needs of Plants
• Plant Life Cycles
• Research – Plant Life Cycle
• Darwin’s Finches
• Adapting Species
• Plant and Animal Adaptations in Wetlands
• Adaptations in Wetlands – Questions
• Technologies That Stole From Animals
• Biodiversity – We NEED All Plants and Animals
• We NEED All Plants and Animals – Questions
• Food Web – Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
• Food Web in a Pond
• My Food Chain
• Classifying Organisms
• Human-Caused Changes to Habitats
• How Can You Help Wetland Habitats
• Activities – Wetland Ecosystems
• Unit Test – Wetland Ecosystems

Alberta Social Studies Grade 5 Curriculum

5.1 - Physical Geography of Canada

• Key Terms
• Map of Canada
• Capital Cities of Canada
• Regions of Canada Map
• Appalachian Mountains
• Arctic Lowlands
• Canadian Shield
• Western Cordillera
• Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
• Interior Plains
• Hudson Bay Lowlands
• Northern Canada
• Northern Way of Life
• Human Activities and the Economy
• Comparing Canada’s Regions
• Comparing the Interior Plains to Other Regions
• Natural Disasters in Canada
• Natural Disasters in Canada – Questions
• Weather Phenomena
• Climate vs. Weather
• Factors Affecting Climates in Canada
• Factors Affecting Climate in Canada – Questions
• Natural Resources in Canada
• Quality of Life in Canada – Natural Resources
• Conserving Natural Resources
• Importance of Canada’s Parks and Protected Areas
• Canada’s Parks and Protected Areas – Questions
• Activities – Physical Geography
• Unit Test – Physical Geography of Canada

5.2 - Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada

• Key Terms
• Canada in the Early 1800’s
• First Nations Communities
• Indigenous Peoples of the Northwest Coast
• The Pacific Northwest Coast – Questions
• Potlatch Ceremony
• Plains Indigenous Peoples
• The Plains Indigenous Peoples – Questions
• Eastern Woodlands Indigenous Peoples
• The Eastern Woodlands – Questions
• Arctic Indigenous Peoples
• Arctic Indigenous Peoples – Questions
• The Metis Culture
• The Metis Culture – Questions
• The Metis – Daily Life
• The Metis – Daily Life Questions
• Indigenous People and The Environment
• First Nations and Biodiversity
• First Nations and Climate Change
• New France
• The Fur Trade
• New France- Fur Traders
• New France – Fur Traders Questions
• Seigneurs and Habitants
• Relationships Between Europeans and Indigenous
• The Catholic Church in New France
• Citizens of New France
• Society in New France
• Society in New France – Questions
• The American Revolution
• The American Revolution – Questions
• The United Empire Loyalists
• Patriot or Loyalist
• The Constitutional Act of 1791
• Loyalists Impact on the Constitutional Act
• Loyalists in Nova Scotia/New Brunswick
• Loyalists in BNA Questions
• The People of BNA
• Life in BNA
• Westward Expansion
• Life in the West
• Migration – Klondike Gold Rush
• Klondike Gold Rush – Impact on First Nations
• North-West Mounted Police
• Immigration/Emigration
• Immigration – Push/Pull Factors
• Chinese Head Tax
• Chinese Railroad Workers
• Immigration Act, 1910
• Irish Settlers
• Discrimination: Komagata Maru
• The Underground Railroad
• Slavery – Underground Railroad
• Harriet Tubman – Underground Railroad
• Canada – Underground Railroad
• Underground Railroad Codes
• Slavery Abolition Act
• Ways of Life in Canada – Activities
• Unit Test- Ways of Life in Canada

5.3 – Canada: Shaping an Identity

• Key Terms
• Confederation
• John A. Macdonald
• George-Étienne Cartier
• Political Deadlock
• Political Deadlock – Questions
• Representation by Population
• Representation by Population – Questions
• Fenian Raids
• Thomas D’Arcy McGee Assassinated
• Thomas D’Arcy McGee – Questions
• Manifest Destiny
• Defence – Fenian Raids & Manifest Destiny
• Railway – Trade
• Chinese Railroad Workers
• Chinese Head Tax
• Confederation – Uniting the Colonies
• Road to Confederation
• British North America Act
• Canada Expansion
• Bilingualism in Canada – French and English
• First Nations and Confederation
• The Numbered Treaties
• Conflict – First Nations
• Indian Act – Reserves
• First Nations – Indian Act
• The Famous Five
• The Famous Five – Questions
• Discrimination: Women’s Suffrage
• The Great Depression
• The Depression – City vs Country
• The Depression – City vs Country – Questions
• World War II – Effect on Canada
• The Industrial Revolution – Urbanization
• Industrial Revolution – Questions
• Urbanization – A Changing Society
• A Changing Society – Questions
• Statute of Westminster
• Canada – Peacekeeping Nation
• The Canadian Flag
• The Canadian Flag – Questions
• Canada’s New Constitution
• Canada’s New Constitution – Questions
• Canadian Citizenship
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Canada’s Fundamental Elements
• Creation of Nunavut
• Activities: Shaping an Identity
• Unit Test: Shaping an Identity

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