Fifth Grade “I Can” Statements

Quarter 4

LANGUAGE ARTS

I can identify and explain the use of figurative language in literary works. This means...
I can pick out and describe the use for idioms, similes, hyperboles, metaphors, and personification from given passages.

I can identify, distinguish between and explain examples of cause and effect in text.  This means...
I understand a cause makes something happen and an effect is what happens.  I look for clue words that signal a cause: because of, due to, since, as a result of.

I can summarize all the main ideas and supporting details in any given text.  This means...
I can include who, what, where, when, why, & how in a summary to cover important information from a given text.

I can use graphic organizers to interpret textual information.  This means...

I understand how to read and explain given information in a organizer.

I can answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension texts.  This means...

I understand how to independently answer questions.

I can monitor my own comprehension by adjusting speed or skimming, reading on, or summarizing what has been read so far in the text. This means...
I understand how to check my own reading progress.

I can summarize all the main ideas and supporting details in any given text. This means...

I can include who, what, where, when, why, & how in a summary to cover important information from a given text.

MATH 

I can explain place value. This means...
I can add and subtract numbers with decimals and how to line them up according to their place value.

I can apply various operations to whole numbers. This means...
I can add, subtract, multiply and divide using various strategies.

I can estimate the results of computations involving whole numbers. This means...
I can look at an answer and see if it makes sense using various estimation strategies.

I can analyze and explain the difference between surface area and volume of a three-dimensional shape. This means...
I know the volume of a shape's formula (how much something will hold) is v=lxwxh and that the surface area's formula (how much it takes to cover a shape)  is (2xlxw) + (2xwxh) + (2xlxh).  I can make conversions of length, area, and volume mass and time within the same measurement system.  (Ex. 60 seconds = 1 minute, 12 inches= 1 foot).

I can use variables as unknown quantities. This means...
I can find an unknown number.  (x+2=5 x+3).

I can use statistical methods. This means...
I can find the range (max-min.= range), median (middle number) and mode (number that appears most frequent), and mean (average).

I can collect, organize, display, and interpret date for a specific purpose or need. This means...
I can select and use a graph that is appropriate for data collected. I can also clearly communicate my results.

I can find all possible outcomes of simple experiments or problem situations. This means...
I can list and explain all possible outcomes in a problem.
 

I can describe the probability of an event using ratios, including fractional notation. This means...
I can show the probability of an event within a problem (3:8, 3 to 8, or 3/8).

I can apply problem-solving strategies. This means...

I can use strategies like draw a picture, write a number sentence, work backwards, guess and check to solve problems.

I can write explanations for extended response and short answer problems. This means...
I can write an answer to get 4 points or 2 points.

I can use math language in written explanations. This means...
I can use math vocabulary in my writing.

SCIENCE

I can describe the role of producers in the transfer of energy entering ecosystems as sunlight to chemical energy through photosynthesis. This means . .

I can explain how producers help in our environment with the flow of energy during the process of photosynthesis.

I can explain how almost all kinds of animals' food can be traced back to plants. This means . .

I can discuss the path which food can be transferred back to plants for energy.

I can trace the organization of simple food chains and food webs. This means . .

I can create and explain the levels in food chains/webs using producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers.

I can summarize that organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which their needs can be met. This means . .

I can decide what characteristics animals need to live in that environment.

I can summarize that the world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems that support the lives of different types of organisms. This means . .

I understand that different animals have different characteristics to help them live in different environments.

I can support how an organism's pattern of behavior are related to the nature of that organism's ecosystem, including the kinds and numbers of other organisms present, the availability of food and resources, and the changing physical characteristics of the ecosystem. This means . .

I know how animals help to balance each other out in different ecosystems.

I can analyze how all organisms, including humans, cause changes in their ecosystems and how these changes can be beneficial, neutral, or detrimental. This means . .

I know how ecosystems can change and if the changes are positive or negative.