Big Idea: Our Early History- Native Americans and Slavery

Grade 5: Unit 1 Big Idea: Our Solar System Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Science Understand and apply knowledge of properties, movements and locations of objects in the solar system Standards

 Recognize that most objects in the solar system are in regular and predictable motion I Can  Describe how the rotation of the earth on its axis every 24 hours produces the day-and-night cycle Statements  Describe the phases of the moon  Describe how the eight planets and many other objects revolve around our Sun in predictable patterns

Vocabulary asteroid, astronomer, atmosphere, axis, comet, crater, ellipse, gas giant, gravity, inner planet, meteor, Moon ,orbit, outer planet, phase, revolution, rotate, satellite, solar system, space probe, star, telescope

Foss Kit Delta Solar System Kit: Activities 1-12 Resource

Heartland Books: http://media1.aea11.k12.ia.us/display/041/wwk770?kw=solar+system&au=I&submit=1

Online resources: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/, http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html, http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/astronomy.html http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html, http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/, Additional http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/educators/science/Star_Lab.html Resources Other Lesson Ideas: Check out the Star Lab from Heartland: http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/educators/science/Star_Lab.html (You need to complete the Star Lab training in order to check out the equipment. Please contact Peg Christensen at the above link to find out more about upcoming training opportunities.)

Writing 1: Opinion/Persuasive Writing Writing Should we develop a colony on the moon? Why or why not? Be sure to include reasons supported by facts and details. Writing 2: Informative/Explanatory Writing Integration Pick a planet. Research it. Create a short PowerPoint presentation. Use precise language from the unit. Option(s) Writing 3: Narrative Writing Imagine you are visiting another planet for the first time. Write an email to your family describing what you see, hear, and do there.

Grade 5: Unit 2

Des Moines Public Schools 2014-2015 Science & Social Studies Curriculum Guides Grade 5 Big Idea: Our Early History- Native Americans and Slavery Week 1 Week 3 Week 2 Week 4 Week 5 Geography of the European Native Americans Life in the Colonies Slavery United States Exploration

Geography: Geographic Applications (a) Social Studies History: Historical Change (b, d) Standards History: Historical Analysis (c, e, f, g) Click Here to view the Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

Identify key elements of a Trace the migration routes of world map and key Native Americans into North Compare and contrast 3 geographic terms America Make connections between Describe the triangular English Settlements: (geography, globe, exploration in the 1400’s & trade (middle passage) Roanoke, Jamestown, and landform, climate, map Identify, compare, and 1500’s and today Plymouth I Can key) contrast Native American Identify aspects of the cultural regions Trace explorers’ routes and lives of enslaved Africans Statements Compare and contrast the Label major physical identify motives for and consider ways in New England, Middle, and features of the United Analyze artifacts to identify European exploration which plantation owners Southern Colonies States which ones Native Americans viewed these activities may have used as they Draw and label a map adapted to each region

TCI America’s Past: Lesson 6-7 America’s Past: Lesson 1 America’s Past: Lesson 2- 3 America’s Past: Lesson 4-5 Optional Lesson 9: Life in America’s Past: Lesson 8 Resources Colonial Williamsburg

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Writing 1: Opinion/Persuasive Writing Design a billboard to promote settlement in one of the colonies. Support your reasons by facts and details. Writing Writing 2: Informative/Explanatory Writing Integration Make a class book about different Native American groups. Provide illustrations and multimedia as useful. Use specific vocabulary from this unit. Option(s) Writing 3: Narrative Writing Pretend you are a settler living in Roanoke, Jamestown, or Plymouth. Write a letter to your family back in Europe about your hardships and successes since moving. Use a variety of words to show the sequence of your experiences. Provide sensory details.

Des Moines Public Schools 2014-2015 Science & Social Studies Curriculum Guides Grade 5 Grade 5: Unit 3 Big Idea: US Independence Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Tension between To Declare Week 5 The Declaration of The American the Colonies & Independence or The Constitution Independence Revolution Great Britain not?

History: Chronology and Consequence (a, h) Social Studies History: Historical Change (b, d) Standards History: Historical Analysis (c, e, f, g) Political Science: Citizens and Our Government (b, c) Click Here to view the Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

Identify the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation Identify the positions of List strengths and Identify major events that Loyalists and Patriots weaknesses of the American led to the creation of the Explain the importance of the Identify key events that and British forces in the war Declaration of Constitutional Convention (led to created tension between Summarize the Independence the the U.S. Constitution) I Can the colonists and Great background of several Explain the roles of women Britain between 1754- prominent colonists in the American Revolution Statements Examine and paraphrase List the 3 branches of government 1774 key passages from the created by The Constitution Prepare and present Describe the ways the Declaration of Patriot or Loyalist Revolution impacted Slaves Independence Describe key rights protected Arguments & Native Americans under the Bill of Rights

TCI America’s Past: Lesson 10 America’s Past: Lesson 11 America’s Past: Lesson 12 America’s Past: Lesson 13 America’s Past: Lesson 14-15 Resources

Writing Writing 1: Opinion Writing Integration Choose if you would have been a Loyalist or a Patriot during the way. Choose to write an essay, chat, or a poem convincing others to choose your side. Option(s) Provide facts and details to support your opinion.

Grade 5: Unit 4

Des Moines Public Schools 2014-2015 Science & Social Studies Curriculum Guides Grade 5 Big Idea: Food and Nutrition Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Science Understand and apply knowledge of personal health and wellness issues Standards

 Identify how personal choices impact health and disease prevention I Can  Describe preventive physical and mental health measures, including proper diet, nutrition, and exercise Statements  Relate the results of investigation and experiments to the amount of chemicals in foods  Make appropriate food choices based on nutritional content

Vocabulary nutrition, carbohydrates, fats, protein, grains, nutritional guide, food pyramid

Foss Kit Food and Nutrition Foss Kit: Investigations 1-4 Resource

Heartland Books: http://media1.aea11.k12.ia.us/display/041/wwk770?kw=food+and+nutrition&au=I&submit=1

Online Resources: http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education-printables, http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/, http://www.ncagr.gov/cyber/kidswrld/nutrition/ http://nutritionforkids.com/kidactivities.htm, http://www.nutrition.gov/life-stages/children/kids-corner, http://www.superkidsnutrition.com/nutrition- Additional resources/kidsactivities/, http://www.beahealthyhero.org/, http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/activities/fgp_interactive.html Resources http://www.pbs.org/teachers/lunchlab/lessonplans/ Other Lesson Ideas:  Have students create a food journal for 48 hours and compare their foods to the recommendations on the food pyramid.  Discuss what families in other cultures eat in a week (http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519,00.html How do other countries compare to the United States?  Invite a nutritionist from a local hospital to talk with your students about the importance of a balanced diet.

Writing Writing 3: Personal Narrative Integration Think about a time when you were healthy. Write about the good diet and exercise choices you made. Include facts and details. Use vocabulary from Option(s) this unit.

Des Moines Public Schools 2014-2015 Science & Social Studies Curriculum Guides Grade 5 Grade 5: Unit 5 Big Idea: From Sea to Shining Sea: The Movement Week 3 Week 2 Week 4 Week 1 Impact on Native Week 5 Westward Impact on Native Manifest Destiny Americans- Diverse Peoples of the West Expansion Americans Cherokee

History: Chronology and Consequence (a, h) Social Studies History: Historical Change (b, d) Standards History: Historical Analysis (c, e, f, g) Click Here to view the Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

Explain the idea of Explore westward expansion from Explain how westward Manifest Destiny Explain why & how the Describe the Trail of multiple perspectives (pioneer, expansion affected U.S. acquired key Tears and evaluation the Mexicano, forty-niner, immigrant, Sioux Indian, Nez Perce, I Can Create an annotated territories (Louisiana impact on the Cherokee railroad worker, Mormon, cowboy) Kiowas, Apache, etc. Statements map showing major U.S. Purchase, 1803; Florida, nation territories acquired in 1819; Texas, 1845; Oregon Describe the benefits and drawbacks the nation’s westward Country, 1846; Mexican pioneers experienced when they expansion American War) moved west

TCI America’s Past: America’s Past: America’s Past: America’s Past: America’s Past: Lesson 17 Resources Lesson 16 Lesson 16 Lesson 16 Lesson 16-17

Writing Writing 2: Informational/Explanatory Writing Research a figure from the American West. Write a biography of that person including information about their early life and notable achievements, as Integration well an important quote. Be sure to introduce your topic (person), include definitions of relevant vocabulary, and provide a conclusion. Use formatting, Option(s) illustrations, and multimedia as useful.

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Des Moines Public Schools 2014-2015 Science & Social Studies Curriculum Guides Grade 5 Grade 5: Unit 6 Big Idea: Variables in Science Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Plan and conduct scientific investigations Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, process, and analyze data Science Incorporate mathematics in science inquiries Standards Use evidence to develop reasonable explanations Communicate scientific procedures and explanations Follow appropriate safety procedures when conducting investigations  Determine what constitutes evidence  Judge the merits or strengths of the data and information used to make explanations I Can  Statements Use tools appropriately to gather information during an experiment  Construct a simple graph using data from an experiment  Identify the variable in a simple experiment

Vocabulary variable, experiment, pendulum, swing, cycle, mass, friction, catapult, angle, position, launch, lift, gravity, buoyancy

Foss Kit Foss Variables Kit Resource

Online Resources: Pendulums: http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/pendulum/, http://www.imcpl.org/kids/blog/?p=8891 , http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair- projects/project_ideas/Phys_p016.shtml Additional Life Boats (buoyancy): http://www.ehow.com/info_8700970_buoyancy-activities-elementary.html, http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/buoyant-boats/ Mythbusters explain buoyancy: http://science.howstuffworks.com/6540-mythbusters-lets-talk-buoyancy-video.htm Resources Rubber Band Airplanes: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/lessonplans/flight/flightintroduction.html Catapults : http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/punkin-chunkin/divisions/catapults.htm , http://kids.discovery.com/games/just-for-fun/catapult http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/medieval-levers , http://www.buzzle.com/articles/catapult-history.html , http://www.squidoo.com/catapult-lessons

Writing 1: Opinion/Persuasive Writing Write a letter to classmate about why changing only one variable in an experiment is important to remember. Include facts and details to support your Writing opinion. Integration Writing 2: Informative/Explanatory Writing Option(s) Write the steps for a scientific experiment. Include vocabulary from this unit. Writing 3: Narrative Writing Write a story about an experiment that you’ve done that did not go well. Be sure to include words that show sequence of the events.

Des Moines Public Schools 2014-2015 Science & Social Studies Curriculum Guides Grade 5