MATHEMATICS Grade 5

Week Week
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4 2

Math Trivia 1 3 Investigations

Cut your own tangrams using steps given to you by
Anno's Hat Tricks by Akihiro Nozaki and
your teacher. Discuss the relationships of the
Mitsumnno Anno is at first glance an entertaining
tangram pieces with your group or partner. Try to
children's book. But don't be fooled! It is an
create puzzles for your classmates using your pieces.
introduction to binary logic. Read the book,
study the notes at the end, and then read the book
again! Try the TangramTriffles sheet on the relationship of
the tangram pieces.

(1.02b, 3.01)

Decimal Fraction Fun

Using Numbers in Curly, Moe, and Larry are planting a garden.
Curly planted 0.432 of the garden, Larry
Powerful Ways planted 0.209 of the garden, and
What is the greatest 3-digit number that Moe planted the rest.
contains no even digits and is not divisible by 3? How much of the garden was
planted by Moe?

(1.02)
(1.03)

+ 2 +
3 - = 1
4
For Further Study
How can you arrange four 6’s to make 42?

6 6
6 6 (1.03)
(1.01b, 1.03)

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 Tangram Triffles Names: _________________

(1.02b, 3.01) __________________

Complete these charts. Be certain both partners agree with the answers placed in the charts.

If the entire tangram = 1, then . . .

Fraction Decimal
D Piece Name Name

A
B
B A
C
C D
Entire
Figure 1 1

If part D is equal to 5/10, then. . .

Bonus: Suppose the value of Piece Fraction Decimal
the entire tangram is $32.00.
What would be the value of the A
middle-sized triangle? B
_________________________ C
5
How did you know this? D 10 0.5
Entire
________________________ Figure
________________________
________________________
________________________ If part B is equal to 1, then . . .
________________________ Piece Fraction Decimal
________________________
________________________ A
________________________ 1
B 1 or 1 1 or 1.0
________________________
________________________
C
D
Entire
Figure

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1. Which is a better buy? 4 for $6.40 or 6 for $9.00

2. $70.37 - $18.19

3. (13 + 12) ÷ 5 + 4

4. Find the perimeter of this square 6

5. Use < or >: 5/8 _____ 5/12

6. Cara can get a driver’s license at 16. She is 11 now. How long
must she wait?

7. What numbers must replace each dot? 8 • • 6

-• 2 4 1
31 9 •

8. Measure this sheet. What are the dimensions in inches and in

centimeters?

+ 2 +
3 - = 1
4
Solve this!
Kelsea has 6 coins. One-third of her coins are
dimes. The value of the dimes is one-fourth the
value of the coins. How much money does
Kelsea have?

(1.03)

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 Grade 5

To the Teacher
Investigations:
WEEK
19
If students have never cut their own tangrams, use the following steps to guide them
through the process.
Provide various size pieces of paper for students to create their own tangram sets through
paper-folding. Cut and fold as instructed below:

a b c d e f
a. Fold square into 2 large congruent triangles. Cut apart on the fold.
b. Fold both large triangles into two right triangles. Cut one of them on the fold and
set these two pieces aside.
c. Fold the second large triangle so that the right angle corner touches the midpoint
of the base. Unfold and cut the triangle from the trapezoid. Set the triangle aside.
d. Cut the trapezoid in half (on the fold).
e. Fold one of the quadrilaterals into a parallelogram and a right triangle. Cut along
the fold.
f. Fold the second quadrilateral to create asquare and small right triangle to complete
the set.

You may wish to read Grandfather Tang and have students work with partners to
reproduce the figures from the story.

Using Numbers: 997

For Further Study: (6 + 6÷6) x 6

Directions to Students: Number your paper from

Mental Math 1 to 10. Write your answers as the questions are called
out. Each question will be repeated only once.
Keeping Skills Sharp
1. (55 + 9) ÷ 8 x 3 1. 6 for $9.00
2. (27 + 8) ÷ 7 x 4 2. $52.18
3. Write twenty-seven fifths as a mixed number 3. 9
4. Round to nearest thousand: 5,801 4. 24
5. What number is a factor of every number? 5. >
6. Number of lines of symmetry in the letter H 6. 5 years
7. Kilometers in 3,000 meters 7. 5, 4, 3, 5
8. Freezing point - Fahrenheit 8. 5 by 7 in.; 12.5 by 17.5 cm
9. Number in a dozen and a half or other depending on the paper used.
10. Perimeter of pentagon 6 ft. on each side

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Math Trivia 1 3
Investigations
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), better
You will need a centimeter ruler, and a dime, a
known as Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures
nickel , and a quarter. With a partner or in groups
in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass,
of four, answer the following questions. Groups
was a mathematician who developed many puzzles.
need to share and come to consensus about answers.
Did you know that the symbol 0 first appeared in
1. Which would be more valuable: a line of quarters
Hindu writings around 870 A.D.? The original
1 km long or a line of dimes 2 km long?
Hindu word sunya meant empty or void.
2. What would be the value of a stack of quarters the
height of your teacher?

3. How long would the lines need to be to have the

same value of dimes as nickels? Is there more
than one possible answer?

Using Numbers in
Powerful Ways (1.03, 2.01)

To encourage Bobby to work his math

problems correctly, his dad said he would
Fraction Fun
Write two numbers that are equivalent
pay him 10¢ for each correct answer and to each of the following:
fine him 5¢ for each incorrect answer. If he
5 7 9
received a dime after doing 25 problems, 4 3 2
how many did Bobby get right? (1.01)

+ 2 +
3 - = 1
4
For Further Study
Is the diameter of a penny closer to 2 m, 20 cm, or 2cm?

(1.03) (2.01)

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Exploring the Mobius Strip
For these explorations, if it is possible, use paper that is
darker on one side than the other. If craft paper is not
available, place sheets of construction paper in the sunlight
and allow one side to fade. Then cut strips that are 2 1/2" to
3" wide by 12" to 18" long. You may also use adding
machine tape.

1. Mark a line 1/3 of the distance from the

edge of one of your strips. Twist and tape.
Cut the strip along the line, continuing
one-third from the edge until completely
around. What happens?

2. What happens if you make a Mobius strip

with 2 twists? Cut along the center to see.
What will happen with 3 twists?

3. Attach 2 Mobius strips together to make a

figure 8. Cut through the centers of both
strips.

4. What happens if you attach the Mobius

strips with the open rings in opposite
directions? Tape these together carefully,
then cut down the center of the strips.

5. Does it matter whether you twist to the

right or to the left? Experiment with task
#3. What if one strip is twisted left and one
right?

6. Design another investigation to focus on

the surface and edges of the Mobius strip.

Fun Fact: Are you a Star Trek – The Next

Generation fan? In the episode "Time
Squared" the Enterprise entered a time
zone shaped like a Mobius strip.

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 Keeping Skills Sharp
1. 1900 - 865

2. 2/5 x 2

3. Write thirteen thousand seventy six in standard form.

4. Organize in a stem and leaf plot: 58, 79, 46, 62, 59, 48,
62, 63, 78, 62, 50.

5. Which is the most sensible weight for a baby?

8 ounces 8 pounds 8 grams

6. 384 = n + 56

7. Replace each dot with a number: •62 •

-2• 16
64 • 0

8. List from largest to smallest: 0.09 ,0.08, 0.15, 0.2

+ 2 +
3 - = 1
4
Solve this!
The diameter of a quarter is close to 25
millimeters. What is the length of a row of
quarters whose total value is $10.00?

(1.03, 2.01)

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To the Teacher WEEK

20
Investigations Hint: You may need to give the students the hint to solve a simpler
problem by discovering how many quarters in a line equal a meter? Do the same with
each coin type.

Using Numbers In Powerful Ways:

Guess and check, with a chart or table is a method most students will probably use.
Example: 10 right 15 wrong = $0.25
9 right 16 wrong = $0.10

Solve This:
1,000 mm or 1 meter

Directions to Students: Number your paper from

Mental Math 1 to 10. Write your answers as the questions are called
out. Each question will be repeated only once.
Keeping Skills Sharp
1. (7 + 20) ÷ 9 x 7 1. 1035
2. (5 + 16) ÷ 7 x 8 2. 4/5
3. Expanded form for 1,009,541 3. 13,076
4. Round to nearest dollar: $8.29 4. Tens Ones
5. Prime numbers between 30 and 40 4 6,8
6. A triangle with 3 equal sides 5 0, 8, 9 5. 8 pounds
6 2, 2, 2, 3 6. 328
7. Freezing point of water - Celsius
7 8, 9 7. 8, 2, 1, 6
8. Quarts in 1/2 gallon
9. Faces on a pair of dice 8. 0.2, 0.15,
10. Years in 1/2 century 0.09, 0.08

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Math Trivia 1 3
Investigations
Snowflakes are one of the most exciting examples Create a “I have... Who has?” review of mathematical
of hexagonal symmetry in nature. Nancy C. information. Make enough clues so that everyone in
Knight of the National Center for Atmospheric the class can play. Two clues are given to help you
Research in Boulder, Colorado, may have get started:
discovered the first set of identical snowflakes. • I have a pentagon. Who
They were collected on November 1, 1986. has the number of inches in a yard?

• I have 36 inches. Who has

7 x 6?
Remember to make the question on your last clue be
“Who has a polygon with 5 sides?”

(review)

Using Numbers in Fraction Fun

Powerful Ways Huey had two and a half pizzas left from his party.
Dewey ate half the leftovers and then Louie ate half a
If three number cubes are thrown, in pizza. How much pizza is there for a snack now?
how many ways can we obtain a sum of
15?
(1.02)
(A toss of 6, 6, 3 is different from a toss
of 6, 3, 6). + 2 +
3 - = 1
4

How many possible sum outcomes are For Further Study

there when you roll three number cubes? How many laps must a person run around a
quarter mile track to run 4.75 miles?
(5.01) (1.03)

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 Addition Nim

5 5 5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1 1 1
Guidelines for play:
1. One gameboard and a marker (markers) for each pair of students.
2. Players choose one target number greater than 10 and less than 80. Write
the target number down. Each round must have a different target number.
3. Players take turns placing a counter on a number and adding that number
to the running talley. (Mental math - no pencil or paper!) Mark off the
number once it has been used or cover numbers with markers as they are
used.
4. The winner is the student who reaches the target number.

Points to Ponder:
1. Are there any patterns you can identify related to reaching the target
number?
2. What strategies might you use to try to win?
3. How would your strategies vary if the gameboard had only numbers 1 to
3 and a target number less than 35?

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1.
÷ 6 = 200
= ____

2. $6.00 - $2.91 =

3. Calculate the area of this square. 4

4. Each of Sam’s five friends has 34 records in his collection.

If they store their records together in albums that hold 9 records
each, how many albums do they need?

5. Create a line plot with these numbers: 46, 52, 50, 48, 46, 53, 47,
52, 47, 47, 52, 47

6. 6 x 8 x 10

7. ( 7 x 7 x 7) + (3 x 3 x 3 x 3) =

8. 1 = ?
4

+ 2 +
3 - = 1
4
Solve this!
Bobby, Ted, Ronnie, Sammy, Manuel, Otis, Greg, and Fred reached the final round
of the state amateur boxing championships. They are the finalists in the 118 pound,
126 pound, 145 pound, and heavyweight classes.
• Bobby weighed in at 117 pounds, while Ted was the heaviest winner of
them all.
• Greg defeated Manuel, and Sammy won by a knockout.
• Otis lost in the 145 pound final by a knockout, and Fred defaulted in the
Bantamweight final.

Who was the champion, and who was the runner-up in each weight division?

(1.05)

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 Grade 5

To the Teacher WEEK

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Investigations: This week is concentrating on geometry and measurement. Before
students do the Investigations, be sure to model the “I Have... Who Has” game with
the class.

For Further Study: 19

Solve This: 118 pound Bobby defeated Fred

126 pound Greg defeated Manuel
145 pound Sammy defeated Otis
heavyweight Ted defeated Ronnie

Directions to Students: Number your paper from

Mental Math 1 to 10. Write your answers as the questions are called Keeping Skills Sharp
1. (100 - 75 + 3) ÷ 7out. Each question will be repeated only once.
1. 1,200 6. 480
2. (75 - 40) ÷ 5 x 7
2. $3.09 7. 424
3. Standard form for 79,314,099
3. 16 8. 4
4. Round to nearest hundred dollars: $247
4. 19 albums
5. How many factors in a prime number?
5. x
6. What line passes through the center of a circle? x x
7. Meters in 150 centimeters x x x
8. Quarts in 3 gallons x x x x x x
9. Sides on 4 stop signs 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

10. Days in a leap year

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