5FifthGrade
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Quarter 3 · Weeks 19–27

Government, Economics & Earth's Systems

Students compare governments and economies across the Americas, study the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, and explore Earth's four spheres in science. Math is the heaviest fraction quarter — multiplying and dividing fractions, plus decimals to hundredths.

Q3 worksheet bundle (100 pages)With answers (125 pages)Answer key only (25 pages)

Subject Focus

Mathematics

Multiplying & Dividing Fractions; Decimal Operations

5.NF.B.4, 5.NF.B.7, 5.NBT.B.7, 5.MD.C.5

ELA

Research & Comparative Analysis

RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RI.5.3, RI.5.6, W.5.1, W.5.7

Science

Earth's Systems & the Water Cycle

5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-2, 5-ESS3-1

Social Studies

Comparative Government, Citizenship & Economics

NYS 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9

Anchor Texts

  • •Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
  • •The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)

Milestones & Signature Deliverables

  • Bill of Rights citizen-action research project
  • Comparative government chart (US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil)
  • Watershed model + stewardship action plan
  • Q3 portfolio review

Weekly Planner

Expand any week to see its objectives, activities, and materials at a glance — then jump into the daily plan.

  • Weeks 19–20

    Foundations of Government & Citizenship

    What is government? Why do communities need rules and rights?

    Objectives

    • •What is government? Why do communities need rules and rights?
    5.NF.B.45.NBT.B.7RI.5.3RI.5.6W.5.75-ESS2-1NYS 5.5NYS 5.6

    Activities

    1. →Monday: The Foundations of Order and Rules
    2. →Tuesday: Power Dynamics and Systems of Control
    3. →Wednesday: Global Governance and Local Survival
    4. →Thursday: Rights, Responsibilities, and Global Spheres
    5. →Friday: Building a Just and Connected World

    Materials

    • •Student notebook & vocabulary log
    • •Atlas or wall map of the Western Hemisphere
    • •Math manipulatives (place-value blocks, unit cubes)
    • •Science lab notebook & balance scale
    • •Lined drafting paper or word processor
    • •Anchor text: Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
    • •Anchor text: The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
    Open the full Mon–Fri lesson plan

  • Weeks 21–22

    U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights

    Three branches, checks and balances, and the first ten amendments.

    Objectives

    • •Three branches, checks and balances, and the first ten amendments
    5.NF.B.45.NF.B.7RI.5.3RI.5.6W.5.1W.5.75-ESS2-1NYS 5.5

    Activities

    1. →Monday: Foundations of a New Republic
    2. →Tuesday: Balance of Three Powers
    3. →Wednesday: Protecting the Rights of Man
    4. →Thursday: Citizen Action in Motion
    5. →Friday: The People's Living Document

    Materials

    • •Student notebook & vocabulary log
    • •Atlas or wall map of the Western Hemisphere
    • •Math manipulatives (place-value blocks, unit cubes)
    • •Science lab notebook & balance scale
    • •Lined drafting paper or word processor
    • •Anchor text: Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
    • •Anchor text: The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
    Open the full Mon–Fri lesson plan

  • Weeks 23–24

    Comparative Government in the Americas

    How do the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil organize power?

    Objectives

    • •How do the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil organize power?
    5.NF.B.45.NF.B.75.MD.C.5RI.5.6W.5.75-ESS2-2NYS 5.5NYS 5.7

    Activities

    1. →Monday: Defining the American Federal Republic
    2. →Tuesday: Canada and the Parliamentary System
    3. →Wednesday: Regional Power in Mexico's Republic
    4. →Thursday: Brazil's Multi-Party Presidential Democracy
    5. →Friday: Synthesizing Systems of the Americas

    Materials

    • •Student notebook & vocabulary log
    • •Atlas or wall map of the Western Hemisphere
    • •Math manipulatives (place-value blocks, unit cubes)
    • •Science lab notebook & balance scale
    • •Centimeter cubes for volume work
    • •Lined drafting paper or word processor
    • •Anchor text: Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
    • •Anchor text: The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
    Open the full Mon–Fri lesson plan

  • Weeks 25–26

    Economics & the Water Cycle

    Producers, consumers, supply and demand; water moves through Earth's systems.

    Objectives

    • •Producers, consumers, supply and demand
    • •water moves through Earth's systems
    5.NF.B.75.NBT.B.75.MD.C.5RI.5.3W.5.15-ESS2-15-ESS3-1NYS 5.6NYS 5.9

    Activities

    1. →Monday: Global Needs and Local Cycles
    2. →Tuesday: Trading Goods Across the Borders
    3. →Wednesday: Flowing Through the Global Market
    4. →Thursday: Impacts on the Human Landscape
    5. →Friday: The Future of the Hemisphere

    Materials

    • •Student notebook & vocabulary log
    • •Atlas or wall map of the Western Hemisphere
    • •Math manipulatives (place-value blocks, unit cubes)
    • •Science lab notebook & balance scale
    • •Centimeter cubes for volume work
    • •Lined drafting paper or word processor
    • •Anchor text: Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
    • •Anchor text: The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
    Open the full Mon–Fri lesson plan

  • Week 27

    Quarter 3 Synthesis & Stewardship Action Plan

    Citizen-action research presentations; watershed model; Q3 portfolio.

    Objectives

    • •Citizen-action research presentations
    • •watershed model
    • •Q3 portfolio
    5.NF.B.45.NF.B.75.MD.C.5RI.5.6W.5.1W.5.75-ESS3-1

    Activities

    1. →Monday: Designing Solutions for Modern Watersheds
    2. →Tuesday: Tracing the Flow of Responsibility
    3. →Wednesday: Evidence and Action Research Synthesis挑战
    4. →Thursday: Communicating Conservation and Community Impact
    5. →Friday: The Citizen-Action Stewardship Showcase

    Materials

    • •Student notebook & vocabulary log
    • •Atlas or wall map of the Western Hemisphere
    • •Math manipulatives (place-value blocks, unit cubes)
    • •Science lab notebook & balance scale
    • •Centimeter cubes for volume work
    • •Anchor text: Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
    • •Anchor text: The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
    Open the full Mon–Fri lesson plan