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FIFTH GRADE STUDENT HANDBOOK La Joya Independent School District
Planning Worksheet for Achieving Goals
Team Name: __________________________________________________________________ Students on Team: __________________________________________________________________ Team Goal: __________________________________________________________________ We will achieve our goal by doing the following: (Examples: each team member will compliment 5 students a day while at basketball practice.) ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Are there other people we should identify who can help us accomplish our goal? ___________________________________________________________________ Roadblocks we may encounter that will make it difficult to accomplish our team goal: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ This is our plan to avoid the above roadblocks: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
student copy (part 1) 5th grade- Lesson 1
Goals we may have when we grow up:
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Student copy (part 2) 5th grade – Lesson 1
Worksheet Directions: Measure out your observation area Record all observations from this area. Be sure to use all of your senses. Do not worry about separating your observations yet, simply record them as you observe them.
List Team Members: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Student Copy 5th grade – Lesson 2
Activity Worksheet 1. Do I work alone or with others? _______________________________________________________
2. Do I make a product or provide a service or both? _______________________________________________________
3. Do I work indoors or outdoors? _______________________________________________________
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Do I need specialized training to do this job? _______________________________________________________
5. Name three jobs/tasks that I do: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
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Name three tools I would use on my job: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
1. What is my job title? _______________________________________________________ 5th grade – Lesson 3
Calculator Problems Worksheet
1. VCR’s Unlimited is having a sale on VCR’s. Customers who buy one VCR can get a second VCR for half price. If the regular price is $198 how much will the second VCR cost? 2. The average cost to prepare and file annual taxes is $100. 300 returns were filed. How much income was received from tax preparation?
3. 14-3 wire costs $.25 per foot. The bill at the supply store was $40. How many feet of wire were purchased? 4. A room is 18’ by 20’. Carpet costs $15 per square yard. How much will it cost to carpet the room?
5. Sherry receives a savings deposit of $500. The customer states that she would like $65 back in cash. How much is the final savings deposit? 6. Nathan wants to buy stock in Hershey. The stock is selling for $15 a share. He has $750 to spend. How many shares can he buy?
7. Bob wants two bookshelves built for his living room. The wall where the shelves will hang is 11 feet long. Bob wants one foot of space between the shelves. How wide will each shelf be? 8. Last week Jane spent $85.95 on items from a store. Today she returned 3 pair of socks at $1.50 per pair, and a clock radio that costs $19.95. How much was Jane’s refund?
Student copy (part 1) 5th grade – Lesson 4
Calculator Problems Worksheet
Answers to Activity 5-6 Calculator Problems
1. $99
2. $30,000
3. 36 feet
4. $600
5. $435
6. 50 shares
7. 5 feet
8. $24.45
Student copy (part 2) 5th grade – Lesson 4
