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The official British Columbia Science 4 curriculum
British Columbia defines Science 4 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source BC's official science curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.bc.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Life Science | 4 | Living Things |
| Physical Science | 5 | Matter · Energy |
| Earth and Space Science | 2 | Earth and Space |
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How MapleMind teaches Science 4 — every unit, lesson, and skill
Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.
Unit 1Living ThingsOfficial strand · Life Science
Big Idea: all living things sense and respond to their environment. Humans, other animals, and plants each sense the world in their own way and react to it, and large regions called biomes share similar environmental features that shape the living things found there.
Sensing the World
- Sensing and responding in humans4.SR.1 — Explain how humans sense the world with their five senses — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — and respond to what they sense.
- Sensing and responding in other animals4.SR.2 — Describe how other animals sense and respond to their environment in ways humans can't, such as echolocation, sensing UV light, magnetoreception, or sensing infrared heat.
- Sensing and responding in plants4.SR.3 — Explain how plants sense things like light, touch, water, and gravity, and respond by growing or moving toward or away from them.
Biomes of the World
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- 4.SR.1
sensing and responding: — humans
- 4.SR.2
sensing and responding: — other animals
- 4.SR.3
sensing and responding: — plants
- 4.BIM.1
biomes as large regions with similar environmental features
Unit 2MatterOfficial strand · Physical Science
Big Idea: matter has mass, takes up space, and can change phase. Matter exists in different phases, and heating or cooling matter changes how fast its tiny particles move — and can change which phase it's in.
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
- The phases of matter4.PH.1 — Identify and describe the phases of matter — solid, liquid, and gas — and give examples of everyday matter in each phase.
Temperature and Moving Particles
- How temperature changes particle movement4.TMP.1 — Explain that solids, liquids, and gases change with heating (like melting or boiling) and cooling (like freezing), that these physical changes are reversible, and that heating makes particles move faster while cooling makes them move slower.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- 4.PH.1
phases of matter
- 4.TMP.1
the effect of temperature on particle movement
Unit 3EnergyOfficial strand · Physical Science
Big Idea: energy can be transformed. Energy comes in many forms and is conserved — it does not disappear, only changes form — and everyday devices transform energy from one form into another to do useful work.
Forms of Energy
- Energy has various forms4.EN.1 — Identify the different forms energy can take — motion (kinetic), light, sound, thermal, elastic, nuclear, chemical, magnetic, gravitational, and electrical.
- Energy is conserved4.EN.2 — Explain the law of conservation of energy — energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed from one form into another.
Devices That Change Energy
- Devices that transform energy4.DEV.1 — Give examples of everyday devices that transform input energy into a different output energy, such as a glow stick changing chemical energy into light, a wind-up toy changing elastic energy into mechanical energy, or a flashlight changing electrical energy into light.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- 4.EN.1
energy: — has various forms
- 4.EN.2
energy: — is conserved
- 4.DEV.1
devices that transform energy
Unit 4Earth and SpaceOfficial strand · Earth and Space Science
Big Idea: the motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems. The tilt of Earth's axis and its rotation and orbit cause local changes we can observe, and the changing positions of the sun, moon, and Earth explain things like day and night, seasons, tides, and moon phases — including local First Peoples perspectives on these patterns.
Earth Spins and Orbits
- Local changes from Earth's axis, rotation, and orbit4.EAR.1 — Explain how the tilt of Earth's axis, its daily rotation, and its yearly orbit cause local changes we can observe, like day and night (with animals that are nocturnal or diurnal) and the changing seasons (with plants and animals responding by dropping leaves or changing colour).
Sun, Moon, and Earth
- Effects of sun, moon, and Earth positions4.SME.1 — Describe how the changing relative positions of the sun, moon, and Earth explain everyday patterns like the phases of the moon, tides (which affect living organisms), and lunar and solar eclipses, including local First Peoples perspectives on these sky patterns.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- 4.EAR.1
local changes caused by Earth’s axis, rotation, and orbit
- 4.SME.1
the effects of the relative positions of the sun, moon, and Earth
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Science 4 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.
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Common questions
Can MapleMind help my child with Science 4?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 11 skills in British Columbia's Science 4 — your child picks the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to British Columbia's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from British Columbia's Grade 4 Science curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
What does MapleMind cost?
It's free to start — 5 tutoring chats and a practice quiz every day, no credit card. A Pro subscription ($9.99/month or $49.99/year CAD, 7-day free trial) unlocks unlimited tutoring, practice, and exam simulations.
What if my child is stuck on just one topic?
That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Science 4 in the app, tap the exact skill from the list on this page, and the tutor teaches just that — no wading through lessons your child doesn't need.
Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?
Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language your child chooses.
Where can I see the official British Columbia curriculum for Science 4?
The official source is linked on this page — BC's official science curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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