NGSS Aligned - Plants & Energy Booklet This is a 20 page mini-booklet about plants and energy. The booklet is aligned with the new NGSS for 5th grade. It is formatted in an easy-to-print booklet. The topic explored in this booklet covers the cycle of energy transfer between plants, consumers, and decomposers. It explores how plants create energy through photosynthesis and how consumers get that energy through what they eat. It completes the cycle with decomposers. The booklet has vocabulary activities, a sort, and a place fro students to write about what they have learned. *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

5th Grade Standard Form, Expanded Form and Unit Form Partner Game Are you looking for extra practice with standard form, expanded form, and unit form? This activity will give students extra practice in a low-stress, fun, and engaging way! The students have a spinner and they use it to construct a decimal. After building their decimal, the students write their number in expanded and unit form. The responses can be checked by a partner or turned in for teacher review. This would work great as a whole class activity or done in math stations or as center work! *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Multi-Digit Multiplication with Decimals SCOOT - 5th Grade Multiplication Game Are you looking for extra practice with multi-digit multiplication and multiplication with decimals? This SCOOT set has 40 questions containing multi-digit numbers. The problems have one decimal multiplied by a whole number. The decimals range from tenths to thousandths. The problems range from two-digit times two-digit up to five digit times three digit numbers. The questions are presented as both multiple choice and open-ended questions with a corresponding answer key for both options. A "suggested use" page is included as well, detailing how I use these strips with my class. The file contains 4 different certificate options for students who master the content and earn 100% on the SCOOT! This is a great motivator for students and a fun thing to send home to parents. It is available in color and black and white for your printing needs. Students will LOVE this fun game and creative format for studying long-division. It's also a family-friendly format for parents who want extra practice for their kids. Be sure to check out my other math games for place value! *********************************************************************** Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: Visit My Blog Find me on Facebook Twitter Instagram *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Plants Reading Passage Set with Coordinating Activities This set features 9 different reading passages about plants. The passages are created in a half page format to save paper when copying. There is an activity to accompany each passage with comprehension questions or drawing activities to support understanding. The passages cover key vocabulary and will give students additional exposure to the parts of plants. *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Independent Research & Opinion Writing: Drought & Water Conservation This is an independent activity that students can complete using computers. The students will read two articles about the drought in California and ways to conserve water. Then, the student will watch a video by National Geographic on Drought to learn more. The students will answer questions about the articles and write a summary of the video. The culminating project is an opinion piece on ways the importance of saving water, ways to save water, and the dangers of drought. This will provide students with the opportunity to write a review of multiple sources, which is very important for the smarter balanced assessments. Note: You will need an account at www.newsela.com. The process for setting this up is very quick and the website is very useful! *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Matter Study Jams Science Interactive Notebook This interactive notebook is perfect for technology-based independent or small group work. There are 19 pages in all and it will keep your students engaged while learning all about the states of matter, properties of matter and periodic table! You will need access to the internet and sound to complete these activities! This interactive notebook includes: -Interactive notebook activity for each video or slideshow on Scholastic Study Jams -An answer key for each notebook page *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

5th Grade Holiday Themed Math Word Problems - Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide Are you looking for extra practice with standard math computation skills? This SCOOT set has 20 word problems containing adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Some problems contain decimals and others do not. The decimals range from tenths to thousandths. The questions are presented as both multiple choice and open-ended questions with a corresponding answer key for both options. A "suggested use" page is included as well, detailing how I use these strips with my class. The file contains 2 different certificate options for students who master the content and earn 100% on the SCOOT! This is a great motivator for students and a fun thing to send home to parents. It is available in color and black and white for your printing needs with a coordinating reindeer to support the holiday theme. Students will LOVE this fun game and creative format for studying basic 5th grade math skills. It's also a family-friendly format for parents who want extra practice for their kids. Be sure to check out my other math games for place value! *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Independent Research & Informative Writing: Spacecraft Lands on Comet This is an independent activity that students can complete using computers. The students will read three articles about the spacecraft that recently landed on a comet. The students will use a graphic organizer to cite ideas from each article and then write a summary of each article. The culminating project is an informative piece of writing on the event. There are graphic organizers to help students build solid body paragraphs for their informative piece that can be used as well. This will provide students with the opportunity to write a review of multiple sources, which is very important for the smarter balanced assessments. Note: You will need an account at www.newsela.com. The process for setting this up is very quick and the website is very useful! *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Independent Research & Informative Writing: Great White Sharks This is an independent activity that students can complete using computers. This activity will also work well for small group or whole group instruction. In this packet, students read two articles about the comeback of Great White sharks. The students fill in a graphic organizer to cite the main idea and important details and answer comprehension questions about each article. The culminating project is an informative piece of writing on Great White sharks. Students edit at the end and publish their final copy. This will provide students with the opportunity to write a review of multiple sources, which is very important for the smarter balanced assessments. Note: You will need an account at www.newsela.com. The process for setting this up is very quick and the website is very useful! *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2015 Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, or department is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. The graphics used in this item(s) are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file(s), you agree to the Terms of Use. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).