Grade 5: Exploring Math through Coding

Learning Outcomes:

Students practice sequencing by following the steps to solve addition and subtraction of decimal problems.

Topics covered:

Sequences and order

Algorithms and how they are used in computer programming

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.B.7, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP6, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7

Learning Outcomes:

Students discuss variables and their role in both programming and math. They will then practice using variables to solve division problems.

Topics covered:

What a variable is and its role in programming

Dividing numbers

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.3, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP6, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7

Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about conditionals in programming and will apply this concept to math as they solve inequality problems comparing decimals.

Topics covered:

Conditionals and their use in computer programming

Inequalities comparing decimals

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.A.3, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP6, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP8

Learning Outcomes:

Students review HTML in this lesson. They will use tags to answer area word problems that require the multiplication of fractions.

Topics covered:

What HTML is

HTML Tags

Area

Multiplying Fractions

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.4, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP6, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7

Learning Outcomes:

Students add images to a webpage with a focus on geometry and the attributes that define a shape or category of shape.

Topics covered:

Finding images and copyright

Linking images and creating image tags

Changing Image Size

Geometry

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-14, 1B-AP-15, 1B-IC-21, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.B.3, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP6, CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7