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Nebraska 5th grade math standards

Every 5th grade math standard in the Nebraska’s College and Career Ready Standards for Mathematics 2022, in Nebraska's order, with the Lux lessons that teach it.

Number and Operations in Base Ten

  1. 5.N.1.a

    Read, write, and demonstrate multiple equivalent representations for multi-digit whole numbers and decimals through the thousandths place using standard form and expanded form.

    Taught inDecimals three waysZero tenths hold the place
  2. 5.N.1.b

    Recognize a digit in one place represents 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.

    Taught inTimes 0.1 and 0.01Dividing by 0.1 and 0.01A tenth of it, not ten timesTen times, one tenthand 1 more
  3. 5.N.1.c

    Use whole number exponents to denote powers of 10.

    Taught inTimes 0.1 and 0.01Dividing by 0.1 and 0.01A tenth of it, not ten timesThe point stays put
  4. 5.N.2.b

    Represent and justify comparisons of whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals through the thousandths place using number lines, reasoning strategies, and/or equivalence.

    Taught inComparing to thousandthsCompare values, not digitsFractions and decimals, side by sideComparing with 1/2and 10 more
  5. 5.N.3.g

    Add and subtract decimals to hundredths using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or algorithms.

    Taught inDecimals from facts you knowTenths times tenths on a gridEstimating decimal answersWhere the point landsand 8 more
  6. 5.A.1.a

    Multiply multi-digit whole numbers using an algorithm.

    Taught inMultiplying bigger numbersEstimate each rowThe zero in the second rowThree digits by two digitsand 1 more
  7. 5.A.1.b

    Divide four-digit whole numbers by a two-digit divisor, with and without remainders, using strategies based on place value.

    Taught inA fraction is a divisionMore than one eachThe smaller number can go firstThe bar means divideand 8 more

Number and Operations—Fractions

  1. 5.N.2.a

    Generate equivalent forms of commonly used fractions and decimals (e.g., halves, fourths, fifths, tenths).

    Taught inA fraction is a divisionMore than one eachThe smaller number can go firstThe bar means divideand 6 more
  2. 5.N.3.a

    Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator.

    Taught inA fraction is a divisionMore than one eachThe smaller number can go firstThe bar means divideand 2 more
  3. 5.N.3.b

    Multiply a whole number by a fraction or a fraction by a fraction, including mixed numbers, using visual fraction models and properties of operations.

    Taught inA fraction of a fractionMixed number times a fractionArea with fraction sides
  4. 5.N.3.c

    Divide a unit fraction by a whole number and a whole number by a unit fraction using visual fraction models and properties of operations.

    Taught inSharing a unit fractionHow many pieces fit?Dividing can make moreFraction division stories
  5. 5.N.3.d

    Solve authentic problems involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators.

    Taught inFraction stories, add and subtractA third of it, or a third of a yard?
  6. 5.N.3.e

    Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators without simplifying.

    Taught inAdding fractions with unlike denominatorsRenaming both fractionsMixed numbers, unlike denominatorsAdding tops and bottomsand 1 more
  7. 5.N.3.f

    Solve authentic problems involving division of unit fractions by whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions.

    Taught inFraction division stories
  8. 5.A.1.c

    Justify the reasonableness of computations involving whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

    Taught inDecimals from facts you knowTenths times tenths on a gridEstimating decimal answersWhere the point landsand 12 more
  9. 5.G.4.a

    Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of the fraction side lengths and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths.

    Taught inArea with fraction sides
  10. 5.G.4.b

    Multiply fractional side lengths to find areas of rectangles and represent fraction products as rectangular areas.

    Taught inArea with fraction sidesArea with decimal sides

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

  1. 5.A.1.d

    Simplify authentic numerical or algebraic expressions using order of operations (excluding exponents).

    Taught inOrder of operationsLeft to right, not M before D

Geometry

  1. 5.G.1.a

    Identify and describe faces, edges, and vertices of rectangular prisms.

    Taught inSolid figuresTurning does not change it
  2. 5.G.1.c

    Justify the classification of two and three-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on their properties.

    Taught inTriangles two waysEvery name that fitsNot only the last nameSolid figuresand 1 more
  3. 5.G.2.a

    Identify the origin, x axis, and y axis of the coordinate plane.

    Taught inPoints on the coordinate planeRight first, then upA zero puts it on an axis
  4. 5.G.2.b

    Graph and name points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane using ordered pairs of whole numbers.

    Taught inPoints on the coordinate planeRight first, then upA zero puts it on an axis
  5. 5.G.2.c

    Form ordered pairs from authentic problems involving rules or patterns, graph the ordered pairs in the first quadrant on a coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values in the context of the situation.

    Taught inPoints that tell a storyA rule as an expressionThe rule fits every termInput and output tablesand 2 more

Measurement and Data

  1. 5.G.1.b

    Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures that is measured in cubic units.

    Taught inVolume by packing cubesNo gaps, no overlaps
  2. 5.G.3.a

    Generate conversions in authentic mathematical situations from larger units to smaller units and smaller units to larger units, within the customary and metric systems of measurement.

    Taught inConverting in stepsChains of unitsRegroup by the unit, not by tenMultiply or divide?
  3. 5.G.4.c

    Use concrete models to measure the volume of rectangular prisms by counting cubic units.

    Taught inVolume by packing cubesNo gaps, no overlaps
  4. 5.G.4.d

    Find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by modeling with unit cubes and show that the volume can be additive and is the same as would be found by multiplying the area of the base times height.

    Taught inVolume by packing cubesVolume by formulaThe base is an areaFind the missing edgeand 1 more
  5. 5.G.4.e

    Solve authentic problems by applying the formulas V = l × w × h and V = B × h for rectangular prisms to find volumes of rectangular prisms with whole number edge lengths.

    Taught inVolume by formulaThe base is an areaFind the missing edgeTwo boxes put together
  6. 5.D.2.a

    Represent, analyze, and solve authentic problems using information presented in one or more tables or line plots including whole numbers and fractions.

    Taught inLine plots in halves, thirds, and fourthsCount in fractionsMean as a fair shareFour measures from a line plotand 1 more
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