RMAE Fifth Grade

Core Knowledge Units of Study 2018-2019

History/Social Studies:

• Lakes of the World

• The Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

• England

• The Age of Exploration

• Early Russia

• Feudal Japan

• Westward Expansion

• The Civil War

• Native Americans

• Geography of the United States

Science:

• Investigating Matter

• Energy and Matter in Ecosystems

• Modeling Earth's Systems

• Protecting Earth's Resources

• Astronomy - Space Science

• The Human Body (The Endocrine System/Puberty/ The Reproductive System)

Field Trips and Special Events:

• Young Ameritowne

• Abe Lincoln

Core Novels:

• The Secret Garden

• Don Quixote
• Sherlock Holmes
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
• Little Women