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Oklahoma 5th Grade Math Standards

All 29 Oklahoma math standards for 5th grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is one click away under each one.

29 standards

Numbers & Operations

12 standards
Read, write, represent, and compare fractions and decimals; recognize and write equivalent fractions; convert between fractions and decimals; use fractions and decimals in real-world and mathematical situations.
5.N.1.1
Model decimals with grids, base-ten blocks or a meter stick, and show how they relate to fractions and whole numbers, like 0.3 = 3/10.
Official wording
Represent decimal fractions using a variety of models (e.g., 10 by 10 grids, base-ten blocks, meter stick) and show the rational number relationships among fractions, decimals, and whole numbers.
5.N.1.2
Read, write and show numbers with up to seven whole-number digits and decimals to thousandths using place value, like 1,250,000.375.
Official wording
Read, write, and represent decimals using place value to describe decimal numbers including fractional numbers as small as thousandths and whole numbers up to seven digits.
5.N.1.3
Put fractions, mixed numbers and decimals in order from least to greatest and place them on a number line, like 0.4, 1/2 and 1 1/4.
Official wording
Compare and order decimals and fractions, including mixed numbers and fractions less than one, and locate on a number line.
5.N.1.4
Find equal forms of the same amount as fractions, mixed numbers and decimals using models, like 3/4 = 0.75 and 5/2 = 2 1/2.
Official wording
Recognize and generate equivalent terminating decimals, fractions, mixed numbers, and fractions in various models.
Divide multi-digit numbers and solve real-world and mathematical problems using arithmetic.
5.N.2.1
Estimate a quotient before dividing to check that the answer makes sense, like 612 ÷ 3 is about 200.
Official wording
Estimate solutions to division problems to assess the reasonableness of results.
5.N.2.2
Divide multi-digit numbers by one- or two-digit divisors using place value strategies and the standard method, like 1,344 ÷ 32.
Official wording
Divide multi-digit numbers, by one- and two-digit divisors, based on knowledge of place value, including but not limited to standard algorithms.
5.N.2.3
Write a remainder as a whole number, fraction or decimal, and pick the form that fits the problem, like 7 pizzas shared by 2 is 3 1/2 each.
Official wording
Recognize that remainders can be represented in a variety of ways, including a whole number, fraction, or decimal. Determine the most meaningful form of a remainder based on the context of the problem.
5.N.2.4
Build models to solve problems with all four operations on whole numbers, using inverse operations, technology and context to check answers.
Official wording
Construct models to solve multi-digit whole number problems requiring addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using various representations, including the inverse relationships between operations, the use of technology, and the context of the problem to assess the reasonableness of results.
Add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators, mixed numbers, and decimals to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
5.N.3.1
Estimate when adding or subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators, mixed numbers and decimals, like 2 7/8 + 1 1/10 is about 4.
Official wording
Estimate sums and differences of fractions with like and unlike denominators, mixed numbers, and decimals to assess the reasonableness of the results.
5.N.3.2
Show adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers and decimals with fraction strips, area models or number lines, including unlike denominators.
Official wording
Illustrate addition and subtraction of fractions with like and unlike denominators, mixed numbers, and decimals using a variety of mathematical models (e.g., fraction strips, area models, number lines, fraction rods).
5.N.3.3
Find sums and differences of fractions, mixed numbers and decimals in money, measurement, geometry and data problems, like 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6.
Official wording
Add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators, mixed numbers, and decimals, involving money, measurement, geometry, and data. Use various models and efficient strategies, including but not limited to standard algorithms.
5.N.3.4
Find 0.1, 0.01 or 0.001 more or less than a number in your head, like 0.001 less than 4.25 is 4.249.
Official wording
Apply mental math and knowledge of place value (no written computations) to find 0.1 more or 0.1 less than a number, 0.01 more or 0.01 less than a number, and 0.001 more or 0.001 less than a number.

Algebraic Reasoning & Algebra

5 standards
Describe and graph patterns of change created through numerical patterns.
5.A.1.1
Use input-output tables and rules with up to two steps, like multiply by 2 then add 1, to describe patterns and predict what comes next.
Official wording
Use tables and rules with up to two operations to describe patterns of change and make predictions and generalizations about various mathematical situations.
5.A.1.2
Turn a rule or table into ordered pairs of whole numbers and plot them on a coordinate grid, naming the origin, x-axis and y-axis.
Official wording
Use a rule or table to represent ordered pairs of whole numbers and graph these ordered pairs on a coordinate plane, identifying the origin and axes in relation to the coordinates.
Understand and interpret expressions, equations, and inequalities involving variables and whole numbers, and use them to represent and evaluate real-world and mathematical problems.
5.A.2.1
Use properties of operations and order of operations, without exponents, to write equal whole-number expressions, like 6 × 14 = 6 × 10 + 6 × 4.
Official wording
Generate equivalent numerical expressions and solve problems using number sense involving whole numbers by applying the commutative property, associative property, distributive property, and order of operations (excluding exponents).
5.A.2.2
Check whether an equation or inequality holds when a given number replaces the variable, like n + 7 = 12 is true when n = 5.
Official wording
Determine whether an equation or inequality involving a variable is true or false for a given value of the variable.
5.A.2.3
Find the value of an expression by substituting the given numbers for its variables, like 3n + 2 is 14 when n = 4.
Official wording
Evaluate expressions involving variables when values for the variables are given.

Geometry & Measurement

10 standards
Describe, identify, classify, and construct two- and three-dimensional figures using their geometric attributes.
5.GM.1.1
Sort and draw triangles as equilateral, isosceles, scalene or right by their sides and angles, describing them with models.
Official wording
Describe, identify, classify, and construct triangles (equilateral, right, scalene, isosceles) by their attributes using various mathematical models.
5.GM.1.2
Name and sort cubes, rectangular prisms and pyramids by counting their faces, edges and vertices and noting the shapes of their faces.
Official wording
Describe, identify, and classify three-dimensional figures (cubes, rectangular prisms, and pyramids) and their attributes (number of edges, faces, vertices, shapes of faces), given various mathematical models.
5.GM.1.3
Identify and draw a net, the flat pattern that folds up into a cube, rectangular prism or pyramid.
Official wording
Recognize and draw a net for a three-dimensional figure (cube, rectangular prism, pyramid).
Determine volume using the object’s dimensions. Compare and analyze rectangular prisms with equivalent volume to recognize their different dimensions.
5.GM.2.1
Find volume by counting unit cubes or multiplying length, width and height, and see that different prisms can match, like 2 × 3 × 4 and 1 × 4 × 6.
Official wording
Determine the volume of rectangular prisms by the number of unit cubes (n) used to construct the shape and by the product of the dimensions of the prism a ⋅ b ⋅ c = n. Understand rectangular prisms of different dimensions (p, q, and r) can have the same volume if a ⋅ b ⋅ c = p ⋅ q ⋅ r = n.
5.GM.2.2
Estimate the distance around polygons and shapes with curved sides, and explain why an estimate is reasonable.
Official wording
Estimate the perimeter of polygons and create arguments for reasonable perimeter values of shapes that may include curves.
Understand angle, length, weight, and capacity as measurable attributes of real-world and mathematical objects, using various tools to measure them. Solve real-world problems of length.
5.GM.3.1
Measure angles with a protractor or other tools and compare which angles are larger or smaller.
Official wording
Measure and compare angles according to size using various tools.
5.GM.3.2
Measure length with a ruler to the nearest centimeter or to the nearest 1/16 inch.
Official wording
Measure the length of an object to the nearest whole centimeter or up to 1/16 inch using an appropriate instrument.
5.GM.3.3
Switch between inches, feet and yards to measure and compare objects in problems, like 2 yards = 6 feet = 72 inches.
Official wording
Apply the relationship between inches, feet, and yards to measure, convert, and compare objects to solve problems.
5.GM.3.4
Convert among millimeters, centimeters and meters while measuring and comparing objects, like 1.5 meters = 150 centimeters = 1,500 millimeters.
Official wording
Apply the relationship between millimeters, centimeters, and meters to measure, convert, and compare objects to solve problems.
5.GM.3.5
Estimate lengths and other measures to the nearest whole unit in customary and metric units, using benchmarks like a paper clip is about 1 centimeter wide.
Official wording
Estimate lengths and geometric measurements to the nearest whole unit, using benchmarks in customary and metric measurement systems.

Data & Probability

2 standards
Create and analyze data to find the range and measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode).
5.D.1.1
Find the mean, median, mode and range of a data set, and explain the mean as the value that evens out or balances the data.
Official wording
Find the measures of central tendency (i.e., mean, median, mode) and range of a set of data. Understand that the mean is a “leveling out” or central balance point of the data.
5.D.1.2
Make and read line graphs and double-bar graphs with scales counting by whole numbers, fractions or decimals.
Official wording
Create and analyze line and double-bar graphs with increments of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

The official Oklahoma documents

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics, Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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