5FifthGrade
Quarter 3: Government, Economics & Earth's Systems

Week 27

Quarter 3 Synthesis & Stewardship Action Plan

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

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Daily Plan

Monday

Designing Solutions for Modern Watersheds

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Students map the migration patterns and water usage of the Anishinaabe people to understand historical stewardship of the St. Lawrence River.
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Students calculate the total cubic volume of their classroom watershed models by applying the formula V = l x w x h (5.MD.C.5).
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Students finalize their citizen-action research reports by evaluating different points of view regarding Great Lakes conservation in 'The Death and Life of the Great Lakes' (RI.5.6).
Science
Groups design a miniature filtration system using sand and gravel to demonstrate how human activities impact groundwater quality (5-ESS3-1).
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Tuesday

Tracing the Flow of Responsibility

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Students research the impact of the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty on US-Canada relations and cross-border environmental management.
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Students use visual fraction models to multiply the area of a simulated urban drainage plot by its runoff coefficient (5.NF.B.4).
ELA
Partners peer-edit the 'Call to Action' sections of their reports to ensure a strong opinion is supported by logical reasoning and facts (W.5.1).
Science
Students simulate agricultural runoff by adding food coloring to their watershed models and observing its movement into the main water body (5-ESS3-1).
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Wednesday

Evidence and Action Research Synthesis挑战

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Students analyze the current role of the International Joint Commission in balancing the economic and ecological needs of the Great Lakes region.
Math
Students divide unit fractions of gallons of 'polluted' water by whole numbers to determine the chemical concentration per student observation station (5.NF.B.7).
ELA
Students conduct a final short research session to gather secondary sources supporting their proposed solutions for local soil erosion (W.5.7).
Science
Students document how individual communities can protect Earth's resources by testing the effectiveness of bioswales in their landscape models (5-ESS3-1).
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Thursday

Communicating Conservation and Community Impact

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Students participate in a mock town hall to debate the ethical implications of industrial water diversion in the American West.
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Students solve real-world problems involving the volume of rectangular water storage tanks used in sustainable urban irrigation (5.MD.C.5).
ELA
Students prepare digital slide decks that synthesize their research findings on watershed health using academic vocabulary from the Quarter 3 unit.
Science
Groups record a time-lapse video of water movement through their models to explain how human-made barriers change natural drainage patterns (5-ESS3-1).
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Friday

The Citizen-Action Stewardship Showcase

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Students compile their Quarter 3 portfolios, including their final action plans and a map of indigenous territories within the Mackenzie River Basin.
Math
Students complete a cumulative math assessment requiring them to multiply fractions and calculate volumes within the context of hydrological data (5.NF.B.4, 5.MD.C.5).
ELA
Students deliver their citizen-action research presentations to an audience of peers and provide constructive feedback on the clarity of each speaker’s perspective (RI.5.6).
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Students present their finished watershed models and explain how their specific engineering solutions mitigate human impact on the ecosystem (5-ESS3-1).
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ELA Supplement This Week

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Standards-tagged tasks landing in this window — reading responses, vocabulary, writing, grammar, or assessments from the Grade 5 ELA Package.

Quarter assessment · Week 27 · 60 minutes (20 points)

#Q3 — Q3 ELA Assessment

Mixed-format assessment over Q3 standards using Passage 3C as the comprehension stem.

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Math Supplement This Week

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Standards-tagged worksheets, quizzes, and assessments landing in this window — drawn from the Grade 5 Math Package and aligned to the CCSS being taught right now.

Quarter assessment · Week 27 · 40–50 min

#Q3 — Q3 Cumulative Assessment

15-problem assessment on fractions, decimals, and volume.

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Science Supplement This Week

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NGSS-aligned labs, worksheets, quizzes, and assessments landing in this window — every lab ends in a Claim-Evidence-Reasoning response students record in the science notebook.

Unit assessment · Week 27 · 45 min

#U3 — Unit 3 Assessment — Earth's Systems

15-point unit assessment with a 4-sphere event model and a CER on a drying river.

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Social Studies Supplement This Week

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NYS-framework map work, primary sources, comparison charts, and quizzes landing in this window — with state adaptations for TX, FL, CA, and VA available in the hub.

Quarter assessmentUnit assessment · Week 27 · 60 min

#Q3A — Q3 Unit Assessment — Government, Citizenship & Economics

20-pt assessment combining civics, comparative government, and economic-systems content.

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Student Workbook Pages for This Week

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