NB Grade 5 Math case studies
NB Grade 5 Math · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The New Brunswick Grade 5 Mathematics Assessment is a provincial check of how well students in Grade 5 are developing the math skills described in the New Brunswick curriculum. It is written by students in English-language and French-language schools across the province, so it functions as a system-level snapshot for teachers, schools and the Department of Education rather than as an entrance exam or a credential a student applies for. Because results are used to see how well curriculum expectations are being met, the assessment samples a broad range of mathematics rather than one narrow topic. Students meet questions on number sense and numeration, patterns and relations, shape and space (measurement and geometry), statistics and probability, and the mathematical processes that cut across all of these - problem solving, reasoning, communicating and making connections. The NB Grade 5 Math case studies are 5 cases and about 1,994 words.
1The Fraction Fair-Share Problem
A Grade 5 class is splitting 5 identical rectangular pizzas among 6 students so that everyone gets the same amount. Maya says each student should get 5/6 of a pizza.
400 words, about 2 min2The Growing Tile Pattern
Students build a pattern of square tiles on the floor. Figure 1 uses 4 tiles, Figure 2 uses 7 tiles, and Figure 3 uses 10 tiles, arranged so each new figure adds one row of 3 tiles to the previous figure.
399 words, about 2 min3The Rectangular Garden Fence
A class plans a rectangular garden with an area of 36 square metres. The fence comes in 1-metre panels, and the school will pay for the perimeter only.
363 words, about 2 min4The Class Survey Graph
A Grade 5 class surveys 20 students about their favourite recess activity. Results: Soccer 8, Tag 5, Skipping 4, Other 3.
369 words, about 2 min5The Field Trip Budget Decision
A Grade 5 class of 28 students and 3 adults is planning a museum trip. The bus costs a flat 180.
463 words, about 2 min