5th grade resources

English Language Arts

When to double a consonant when adding ed, er, or ing.pdf

U.S. Government and Current Events

establishment of the Electoral College in the US Constitution
maps showing how the Electoral College works
arguments for a national popular vote and for retaining the current system

Relevant to the period between the Senate’s acceptance of electoral votes and the next president’s inauguration.

This was our springboard for a somewhat broader discussion of the U.S. Constitution. Students will be writing essays to argue their viewpoint on the question of whether the electoral system should be replaced with a national popular vote.

History

History of West Virginia before the Civil War - Early Cultures

History of West Virginia before the Civil War 1000-1700 ; Native cultures in the pre-colonial period

History of West Virginia before the Civil War 16 & 1700s - colonial period

Beaver Hats.pdf Illustrations to accompany brief discussion of how the European style led to the deaths of 10s of thousands of Native Americans

History of West Virginia before the Civil War 1750-1850: This material is provided by these separate resources:

Civil War Animated Map (232MB video)

St. Mary's College of Maryland unveiled a new memorial this month honoring the lives of enslaved people of southern Maryland

Ken Burns Civil War Excerpts (232MB video)

Civil War Drummer Boy

Civil War Artist

Math

Review of simple average

“Rolling” or “Moving” average

Science

Ecology

3-minute movie with which I introduced the topic of ecology.

FoodChainOverview.mp4

Pictorial photosynthesis equation (with graphics from the above video)

2-page document which enlarges on the flow of energy through an ecosystem

Ecosystems and the Eco Pyramid.docx

Ecosystems and the Eco Pyramid.pdf

This 11-page document is our main text on ecology. We broke it down into "Ecosystems and Energy" and "Ecosystems and Nutrients"

IntroToEcology.pdf

IntroToEcology.docx

This 1-page document was enrichment to "Ecosystems and Nutrients". I repeatedly emphasized the relationship between nitrogen and protein, and the importance of protein to life.

Nitrogen Key Ingredient for Life.docx

This 47-slide Power Point was used over 2 or 3 days for review.

Principles of Ecology.pptx