Northstar Academy

Math 5

Course name and abbreviation:

Math 5, Ma5

Grade Level:

Grade 5

Summary of course content and activities:

This course consists of 36 lessons based on the Saxon math book. There is weekly hand in lessons as well as CD’s that are viewed on the computer to review each lesson.  

Who should be taking this course? For whom is this course designed and intended?

This is an academic course for the grade 5 student who:
  • Has successfully completed Math 4.

Philosophy statement for and/or behind teaching this course:

Math 5 includes the study of the principles of mathematics. Through the study of math, learners are given an opportunity to explore and understand the orderly and systematic world that God created. They will become aware of the profound influence of math in their lives. Relating the study of math to what the learners already know, deem personally useful and consider relevant facilitates learning. Students learn math in relevant contexts and engage in meaningful activities. Students are encouraged to appreciate it as a mathematic endeavor with practical impact on their own lives and on society as a whole.

Major course goals:

  • Number (Number Operations)
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and proficiency with calculations
  • Decide which arithmetic operation or operations can be used to solve a problem and then solve the problem
  • Number (Number Concepts)
  • Use numbers to describe quantities
  • Represent numbers in multiple ways
  • Patterns and Relations (Patterns)
  • Use patterns to describe the world and to solve problems
  • Shape and Space (Measurement)
  • Describe and compare everyday phenomena, using either direct or indirect measurement
  • Shape and Space (3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes)
  • Describe the characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes and analyze the relationships among them
  • Shape and Space (Transformations)
  • Perform, analyze and create transformations
  • Shape and Space (Data Analysis)
  • Collect, display and analyze data to make predictions about a population

Pre-requisite(s):

Students taking Math 5 are presumed to have reached the acceptable standard or better in Math 4

.

Number of credits that this course is worth:

0

 

Materials and resources provided by NSA, purchased by student, and/or recommended:

Provided by NSA:

Saxon Math 65
DIVE CD

Purchased by student:

Microsoft Office 97 (or greater) especially Word and Excel
Scientific Calculator (approved graphing calculator is acceptable)

 

Forecasted amount of time required to complete each week’s lesson:

Students can expect to complete the course in about 4 hours per week over thirty-six weeks.

 

Description of student evaluations, quizzes, and tests:

There are three major grading periods. There is a test for many of the lessons. There will be a final test at the end of this course.

 

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