Welcome to Fifth Grade
In fifth grade, your child should be able to:
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Read and organize information from multiple sources to meet a need.
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Write legibly in cursive.
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Understand the importance of plot, theme, setting, characters, and author's purpose in literature.
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Use simple maps, gloves, charts, timelines, and graphs.
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Understand the scientific process and use it to solve problems.
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Understand how atmospheric pressure affects the water cycle.
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Know the basic principles of atomic energy.
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Write percents as decimals.
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Add, subtract, mulitply, and pide whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.
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Understand Civil rights and suffrage.
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Understand Florida history since 1880.
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Understand reasons Americans went to war to win independence from England.
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Study government, the economy, immigration, and education.