Welcome to 5th grade Cambridge!

We are looking forward to working with you all! To help best prepare you for the year ahead, we have assembled some flexible learning opportunities for you in Language Arts, Math, and Science. You will find directions for each of these tasks, along with some suggested Social Studies work below.

Language Arts“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” ~Mason Cooley

This summer you have a chance to visit anywhere you want, through reading! Select two books from the Sunshine State book list to read. These books are often offered in large quantities through the Pasco County Library System. You may choose from the provided elementary or middle school list. After reading the books, please complete one of the task options on the next page for each book and be prepared to share these the first week of school.

Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2018-2019 List for Grades 3-5The Ark Plan by Laura MartinThe Doublecross: (And Other Skills I Learned as a Superspy) by Jackson PearceDragons and Marshmallows by Asia CitroThe Great Treehouse War by Lisa GraffHome Sweet Motel by Chris GrabensteinI Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-LogstedLemons by Melissa SavageLights, Camera, Cook! by Charise Mericle HarperOverboard! by Terry Lynn JohnsonPodkin One-Ear by Kieran LarwoodSpirit Week Showdown by Crystal AllenThe Sweetest Sound by Sherri WinstonA True Home by Kallie GeorgeUgly Cat and Pablo by Isabel QuinteroWish by Barbara O’Connor

Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2018-2019 List for Grades 6-8 Click’d by Tamara Ireland StoneA Crack in the Sea by H.M. BouwmanCurse of the Boggin by DJ Machale The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo CartayaThe Eureka Key by Sarah ThomsonThe Firefly Code by Megan Frazer BlakemoreFirst Rule of Punk by Celia C. PerezForest of Wonders by Linda Sue ParkFrogkisser! by Garth NixGhost by Jason ReynoldsThe Girl Who Could Dream by Sarah Beth DurstHow Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traders, and Missy the Cruel by Jennifer BrownRestart by Gordon KormanShort by Holly Goldberg SloanThe Van Gogh Deception by Deron Hicksourage for Beginners by Karen Harrington

Reading Task Options

1. Write a newspaper article from the perspective of a secondary character in the book. Include specific details from an important event in the story along with the character’s feelings/views on this event. Feel free to add a visual to support your description.

2. Create a graphic organizer to share information about several important characters, settings, events, or themes (lessons) from your book. Some examples might be a timeline, Venn Diagram, T-chart, flow chart, etc. Be sure to provide enough detail to paint an accurate picture of what happened in your book.

3. Imagine the two main characters in the book are running for President. Create a poster for each, along with a description of why they should be chosen to be President.

4. Make a miniature dictionary featuring at least five words that were new or unfamiliar to you. For each word, include a definition, a sentence using the word, and the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.)

5. Write a letter to a friend or family member to convince him or her to read the book (or, not read the book!). Be sure to use persuasive language and text evidence to help this person see your point of view.

Science“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.” ~Rosalind Franklin

With the help of each class member, we are going to assemble a classroom science scrapbook! Students should take 2-3 photos of plants, animals, or humans. Write a one paragraph descriptive caption for each, including an explanation of how this photo relates to science. Using the traditional 12x12 scrapbooking paper, please create one scrapbook page using your photos and captions.

Math“I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ~Thomas Edison

Below, you have been given five real world problems. Choose three of these to research and answer. Be sure to show ALL work.

1. Research the number of days per school year that students attend school in two countries other the United States. For each country, write down the number of days students attend school in a year. Then, convert this number to hours and minutes. Show ALL work.

2. Research the total gross sales for five popular Disney movies. (Gross Sales: Amount of money a movie made from box office tickets). List the names of the movies along with their total gross sales in order from greatest to least. Then find the range (difference between the greatest and least) and mean (average) of these movie’s gross sales. Show ALL work.

3. Research the price of admission for two theme parks of your choice for children and adults. Then calculate how much it would cost for every person living in your household to enter each park. Also, calculate how much it would cost to go to both parks. Show ALL work.

4. There are many Olympic athletes who hold records. Choose an Olympic sport and research the fastest times recorded for four different countries. Record these results on a number line in decimal form. Also, calculate the difference between the fastest and slowest time. Show ALL work.

5. Choose five different biomes such as desserts, grasslands, or rainforests and research the percentage of Earth that each biome covers. Then convert each percentage to a fraction. Then, create a number line to display your numbers from least to greatest. Show ALL work.

Social Studies“History…has no present-only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.”

~John F. Kennedy

We will begin our year by memorizing the location of the fifty United States on a map. Following this, we will move into memorizing the state capitals. Feel free to begin familiarizing yourself with these to help put yourself ahead of the game going into the year!