Social Studies, Grade 4
Nova Scotia · Grade 4 · Social Studies — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: The Concept of Exploration
Investigating the concept of exploration - understanding that all people explore (discovering something new to you), examining different types of exploration and what motivates explorers.
- Explorers in our own community
- How and why we explore
Unit 2: Stories of Explorers
Investigating the stories of various explorers, inclusive of Acadians, African Nova Scotians, Gaels, Mi'kmaq, and additional cultures - examining their motivations, the challenges they faced, and the innovations that resulted.
- Why explorers set out
- Risks and challenges explorers faced
- Exploration and innovation
Unit 3: Impacts of Exploration
Evaluating the impacts of exploration - the positive and negative consequences on people and physical environments, including a focus on Aboriginal perspectives and modern natural-resource exploration.
- Consequences on people and environments
- Exploration changes our understanding
- Modern resource exploration and Aboriginal perspectives
Unit 4: Humans and the Physical Environment
Investigating the relationships between humans and the physical environment - the benefits and challenges the environment offers, how humans interact with it (with a focus on Canadian Aboriginal perspectives), and the impact humans have.
- Types of physical environments
- How humans interact with the environment
- The impact humans have on the environment
Unit 5: The Physical Landscape of Canada
Investigating the physical landscape of Canada - defining 'region', mapping Canada's six main physical regions, and examining the climate, vegetation, and natural resources of each.
- Canada's regions and geographical features
- Climate, vegetation, and resources by region
Unit 6: The Political Landscape of Canada
Investigating the political landscape of Canada - Canadian federation, the federal system of government, First Nation Band Governance, elections, and how provinces and territories are represented federally.
- Elections and forming a government
- The federal government and representation
- First Nation Band Governance
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