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The official Nova Scotia Science, Grade 4 curriculum
Nova Scotia defines Science, Grade 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 Nova Scotia's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.novascotia.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand 1 | 7 | Life Science: Habitat |
| Strand 2 | 5 | Physical Science: Light |
| Strand 3 | 6 | Physical Science: Sound |
| Strand 4 | 7 | Earth and Space Science: Rocks and Minerals |
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How MapleMind teaches Science, Grade 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 1Life Science: HabitatOfficial strand · Strand 1
Investigating a variety of local habitats and what organisms need to survive, then analysing how living things and the environment are interconnected through relationships, food webs, and human impact.
Exploring Local Habitats
- Characteristics of local habitatssci4.1.1 — Investigate the characteristics of a variety of local habitats and the organisms that live in them.
- What organisms need to survivesci4.1.2 — Investigate the factors a plant or animal needs to survive in its local habitat.
- Effects of changes in a habitatsci4.1.3 — Investigate the effect that changes in a habitat have on the living things there.
How Habitats Are Connected
- Relationships in a habitatsci4.2.1 — Analyse the relationships among organisms and the environment in a local habitat.
- Food webs in a habitatsci4.2.2 — Analyse food webs to see how energy passes among living things in a habitat.
- Human impacts on local habitatssci4.2.3 — Investigate how human activities impact local habitats.
- How habitats connect to each othersci4.2.4 — Investigate how different habitats are connected to one another.
The official wording — 7 outcomes in this unit
- sci4.1.1
Investigate characteristics of a variety of local habitats and the organisms that inhabit them
- sci4.1.2
Investigate factors necessary for survival of a plant or animal in a local habitat
- sci4.1.3
Investigate the effect of changes in a habitat
- sci4.2.1
Analyse relationships among organisms and the environment in a local habitat
- sci4.2.2
Analyse food webs in a local habitat
- sci4.2.3
Investigate human impacts on local habitats
- sci4.2.4
Investigate interconnectiveness of habitats
Unit 2Physical Science: LightOfficial strand · Strand 2
Investigating the properties of light - its sources and how it is absorbed, transmitted, reflected, and refracted - then how light is used in technologies and optical devices.
Properties of Light
- Natural and artificial light sourcessci4.3.1 — Investigate natural and artificial sources of light.
- How light is absorbed, reflected, and bentsci4.3.2 — Investigate how light is absorbed, transmitted, reflected, and refracted.
- Measuring light with probewaresci4.3.3 — Measure light using probeware (a light sensor).
How We Use Light
- Technologies that use lightsci4.4.1 — Investigate technologies that use light.
- Optical devicessci4.4.2 — Investigate optical devices, like magnifiers, lenses, and mirrors.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- sci4.3.1
Investigate natural and artificial sources of light
- sci4.3.2
Investigate how light is absorbed, transmitted, reflected and refracted
- sci4.3.3
Measure light using probeware
- sci4.4.1
Investigate technologies that use light
- sci4.4.2
Investigate optical devices
Unit 3Physical Science: SoundOfficial strand · Strand 3
Investigating sound in the environment - what affects it and the devices that make and receive it, measured with probeware - then testing how properties of sound change, from vibration to pitch and volume.
Sound Around Us
- How the environment affects soundsci4.5.1 — Investigate how environmental factors affect sound.
- Devices that make and receive soundsci4.5.2 — Investigate devices that produce, amplify, and receive sound.
- Measuring sound with probewaresci4.5.3 — Measure sounds in the environment using probeware (a sound sensor).
How Sound Changes
- Vibration is the source of soundsci4.6.1 — Investigate vibration as the source of sound.
- How materials change soundsci4.6.2 — Test how various materials and states of matter absorb, reflect, and transmit sound.
- Making high, low, loud, and soft soundssci4.6.3 — Investigate how high-pitched, low-pitched, loud, and soft sounds can be made.
The official wording — 6 outcomes in this unit
- sci4.5.1
Investigate the impact of environmental factors on sound
- sci4.5.2
Investigate devices that produce, amplify and receive sound
- sci4.5.3
Measure sounds in the environment using probeware
- sci4.6.1
Investigate vibration as the source of sound
- sci4.6.2
Test how various materials and states of matter absorb, reflect and transmit sound
- sci4.6.3
Investigate how high pitched, low pitched, loud and soft sounds can be made
Unit 4Earth and Space Science: Rocks and MineralsOfficial strand · Strand 4
Analysing rocks, minerals, and fossils in the local environment - their properties, formation, and uses - then investigating how Earth's surface changes over time through the rock cycle and erosion.
Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
- Properties of rocks and mineralssci4.7.1 — Investigate the properties of rocks and minerals in the local environment.
- How fossils formsci4.7.2 — Investigate how fossils are formed.
- Sorting local rocks and mineralssci4.7.3 — Classify local rocks and minerals by their properties.
- Uses of rocks and mineralssci4.7.4 — Analyse the many uses of rocks and minerals.
How Earth's Surface Changes
- How rocks changesci4.8.1 — Investigate how rocks change over time.
- Erosionsci4.8.2 — Investigate erosion - how wind, water, and ice move soil and rock.
- Human impacts on the rock cyclesci4.8.3 — Investigate how human activities impact the rock cycle and Earth's surface.
The official wording — 7 outcomes in this unit
- sci4.7.1
Investigate properties of rocks and minerals in the local environment
- sci4.7.2
Investigate how fossils are formed
- sci4.7.3
Classify local rocks and minerals
- sci4.7.4
Analyse uses of rocks and minerals
- sci4.8.1
Investigate how rocks change
- sci4.8.2
Investigate erosion
- sci4.8.3
Investigate human impacts on the rock cycle
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Can MapleMind help my child with Science, Grade 4?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 25 skills in Nova Scotia's Science, Grade 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 Nova Scotia's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Nova Scotia'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.
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That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Science, Grade 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 Nova Scotia curriculum for Science, Grade 4?
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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