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The official Nova Scotia Science, Grade 3 curriculum
Nova Scotia defines Science, Grade 3 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 Nova Scotia's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.novascotia.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand 1 | 4 | Earth and Space Science: Soil |
| Strand 2 | 4 | Life Science: Plants |
| Strand 3 | 3 | Physical Science: Invisible Forces |
| Strand 4 | 4 | Physical Science: Structures |
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How MapleMind teaches Science, Grade 3 — 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 1Earth and Space Science: SoilOfficial strand · Strand 1
Investigating what soil is made of and its properties, how water moves through soil, sorting soil samples, and how soil, living things, and the environment are all connected.
Exploring Soil
- Properties of soilsci3.1.1 — Investigate the properties of soil, like its colour, texture, and what it is made of.
- How water moves through soilsci3.1.2 — Investigate how water interacts with soil, like soaking in or draining through.
- Sorting soil samplessci3.1.3 — Classify soil samples by their properties into groups.
- How soil connects to living thingssci3.1.4 — Analyse how soil, living things, and the environment are connected.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- sci3.1.1
Investigate the properties of soil
- sci3.1.2
Investigate how water interacts with soil in the environment
- sci3.1.3
Classify soil samples
- sci3.1.4
Analyse the interconnectiveness of soil, living things, and the environment
Unit 2Life Science: PlantsOfficial strand · Strand 2
Investigating how plant parts change over the life cycle, what affects plant growth, how plants connect to other living things and the environment, and the many uses of plants including as medicine.
Plant Life and Growth
- Plant parts through the life cyclesci3.2.1 — Investigate how different plant parts change over the plant's life cycle.
- What affects plant growthsci3.2.2 — Investigate the factors that affect how well plants grow, like water, light, and soil.
Plants, Living Things, and Us
- How plants connect to living thingssci3.2.3 — Investigate how plants connect to other living things and the environment.
- Uses of plants, including as medicinesci3.2.4 — Investigate the many uses of plants, including plants used as medicine.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- sci3.2.1
Investigate how various plant parts change over the life cycle
- sci3.2.2
Investigate factors that affect plant growth
- sci3.2.3
Investigate the interconnectiveness of plants, living things, and the environment
- sci3.2.4
Investigate the uses of plants, including plants as medicine
Unit 3Physical Science: Invisible ForcesOfficial strand · Strand 3
Investigating forces you cannot see - electrostatic (static) forces and magnetic forces - and what affects how strong a magnet is.
Forces You Cannot See
- Static (electrostatic) forcessci3.3.1 — Investigate electrostatic forces, like the static that makes things stick or crackle.
- Magnetic forcessci3.3.2 — Investigate magnetic forces - what magnets pull, push, and stick to.
- What affects magnet strengthsci3.3.3 — Investigate the factors that affect how strong a magnet is.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- sci3.3.1
Investigate electrostatic forces
- sci3.3.2
Investigate magnetic forces
- sci3.3.3
Investigate factors that affect magnet strength
Unit 4Physical Science: StructuresOfficial strand · Strand 4
Investigating strong shapes in structures, choosing materials for building, ways materials are joined, and building and testing a structure for a design challenge.
Building Strong Structures
- Strong shapes in structuressci3.4.1 — Investigate which shapes make structures strong.
- Choosing materials for buildingsci3.4.2 — Evaluate potential materials to choose good ones for a construction.
- Ways to join materialssci3.4.3 — Investigate the different ways materials are joined together in construction.
- Testing a structure against the challengesci3.4.4 — Evaluate a structure against the design challenge criteria to see how well it worked.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- sci3.4.1
Investigate shapes in structures
- sci3.4.2
Evaluate potential materials for use in construction
- sci3.4.3
Investigate ways that materials are joined during construction
- sci3.4.4
Evaluate the structure according to design challenge criteria
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Science, Grade 3 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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Can MapleMind help my child with Science, Grade 3?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 15 skills in Nova Scotia's Science, Grade 3 — 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 Nova Scotia's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Nova Scotia's Grade 3 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.
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What if my child is stuck on just one topic?
That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Science, Grade 3 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 Nova Scotia curriculum for Science, Grade 3?
The official source is linked on this page — Nova Scotia's official 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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