5th grade · Math

What a 5th grade student learns in Math

Develop and apply fluency with operations involving whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; analyze and solve a variety of problems using mathematical reasoning and the introduction of volume and coordinate graphing.

The skills for the year

  • 1Write and interpret numerical expressions with grouping symbols (parentheses, brackets, braces)
  • 2Understand the place value system for decimals to thousandths
  • 3Perform multi-digit whole number division
  • 4Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths
  • 5Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
  • 6Multiply fractions and mixed numbers (including area models)
  • 7Divide unit fractions by whole numbers and vice versa
  • 8Interpret and solve word problems involving all operations with fractions and decimals
  • 9Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions
  • 10Understand and convert measurement units within a given system
  • 11Represent and interpret data using line plots with fractional measurements
  • 12Develop and apply understanding of volume as a measurement attribute of solids
  • 13Calculate the volume of right rectangular prisms using appropriate formulas (V = l × w × h and V = B × h)
  • 14Classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on properties
  • 15Understand and locate points on a coordinate plane using ordered pairs (first quadrant)
  • 16Graph and interpret real-world and mathematical problems on a coordinate grid
  • 17Analyze patterns and relationships in numerical sequences
  • 18Explain patterns in the number of zeros of products when multiplying by powers of 10
  • 19Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers
  • 20Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions and evaluate expressions with these symbols

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