Mathematics 5 curriculum guide 2015 I table of contents acknowledgements

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MATHEMATICS 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE 2015
Suggested Assessment Strategies
Resources/Notes
MEASUREMENT
General Outcome: Use Direct or Indirect Measurement to Solve Problems
Authorized Resource
Journal
• 
Thinking back to the size of different materials that were used to fill 
the boxes, ask students to write about:
I noticed that...
I learned that ...
(5SS3.1)
Math Focus 5
Lesson 5: Measuring and 
Comparing Volumes
TR: pp. 33-36
SB: pp. 270-272
• 
Ask students to respond to the following:
How could you figure out the number of cubes that would fit in a
box without filling it with your measuring objects (blocks, etc.)?
(5SS3.2)
Performance
• 
Give students a number of boxes of varying sizes. Using centimetre 
cubes, ask students to estimate the volume of each box.
(5SS3.2)
• 
Ask students to view the video 
Minecraft in Education: Finding 
Volume by Adding Layers (5th Grade Technology Integration)
. This 
reviews perimeter and area and introduces how to find volume of a 
rectangular prism using minecraft blocks. The video then poses some 
challenges for the students to build their own prisms using layers of 
different coloured bricks and write a number sentence to express the 
volume.
(5SS3.2)
Suggested Resource
• Resource Link: https://www.
k12pl.nl.ca/curr/k-6/math/
grade-5/links/unit3
-Minecraft in Education

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MATHEMATICS 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE 2015
Specific Outcomes
MEASUREMENT
Suggestions for Teaching and Learning
Students will be expected to:
Shape and Space (Measurement)