Grade5SummerPacketVocabulary

This is a preview of vocabulary that students will likely meet in the first
few months of 5th grade. It is recommended that students and
parents work together to translate this vocabulary into students
home languages, and discuss some of the topics together in home
languages. This will help students to develop their understanding of
the concepts they will be learning about in 5th grade. Having an
understanding of the concepts in their home languages will greatly help
students when they are expected to learn about them in English.


Science:Ecosystems

Students will learn how living things and their non-living environment are dependent
on one another in ecosystems in the natural world.


ecosystem
biome
natural / nature
living
non-living
biotic
abiotic
Natural selection
environment
depend / dependent
independent
interdependence
adaptation
habitat
stability
survive / survival
evolution

Science:MotionandDesign

Students will explore the physics of motion and apply concepts to technological
design. Students will investigate how objects move and what happens to them
when a force is added; for example, how they change speed and/or direction.
Students will investigate friction and gravity and how these affect motion.
Students will investigate simple machines and the ways in which these help to
change the direction of an applied force, and help transfer and change energy.

forces
motion
push
pull
friction
speed
position
gravity
wedge
pulley
lever
wheel
axle
simple machine
direction
cogs
slope
work
energy
inclined plane
velocity
interaction
cogs
transfer
design
distance

SocialStudies:Government

Students will learn ways in which societies create and adopt systems of
government. They will investigate the ways in which governments are organized
to meet the needs of their citizens and will reflect upon their own rights and
responsibilities as a citizen. Students will explore the ways in which governments
influence societies and societies influence governments.

Government
Communism
Democracy
Capitalism
Monarchy
Citizen
President
Tax
Election
Anarchy
Organization
Dictatorship
Socialism
Czar


Math:

Useful Verbs: Math Nouns: Other useful words:
solve
record
circle
draw
label
calculate
multiply
divide
add
subtract
find
name
list
round
complete
show
estimate

problem
prime numbers
fractions
angle
triangle
table
total
numeral /
number
digit
multiplication
division
addition
subtraction
rows
columns
line
fact
pair
maximum
minimum
range
median
whole number
pattern
calculator
decimal
percent
estimation
different
many / how
many?
large / largest
small /
smallest
each
positive
negative
less than (<)
more than (>)
about
divisible
(adjective)