Common Core. Math.MP1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1.B. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1.C. Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1.C. Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2, RI.4.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4, RL.4.4, RL.5.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade-level topic or subject area.

Common Core. Math.5.OA.A.1. Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Common Core. Math.3.MD.3. Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories.