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The official Nova Scotia Science, Grade 5 curriculum
Nova Scotia defines Science, Grade 5 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 | 6 | Earth and Space Science: Weather |
| Strand 2 | 5 | Physical Science: Forces and Simple Machines |
| Strand 3 | 4 | Life Science: Healthy Body |
| Strand 4 | 4 | Physical Science: Chemical and Physical Properties |
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How MapleMind teaches Science, Grade 5 — 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: WeatherOfficial strand · Strand 1
Investigating weather - the water cycle and measuring conditions with instruments and probeware, including weather-related oral traditions - then how weather impacts daily life for living things and how living things prepare for and respond to it.
Investigating Weather
- The water cyclesci5.1.1 — Investigate the water cycle - how water moves between the ground, air, and clouds.
- Measuring weather conditionssci5.1.2 — Measure weather conditions using instruments and probeware.
- Weather oral traditionssci5.1.3 — Investigate weather-related oral traditions, including Mi'kmaw oral traditions.
Weather and Daily Life
- How weather affects living and non-living thingssci5.2.1 — Investigate how weather affects living and non-living things in a local environment.
- How living things prepare for and respond to weathersci5.2.2 — Investigate how living things prepare for and respond to weather.
- Seasonal cycles and natural eventssci5.2.3 — Investigate the significance of seasonal cycles and natural seasonal events.
The official wording — 6 outcomes in this unit
- sci5.1.1
Investigate the water cycle
- sci5.1.2
Measure weather conditions using instruments and probeware
- sci5.1.3
Investigate weather-related oral traditions, including Mi’kmaw oral traditions
- sci5.2.1
Investigate how weather affects living and non- living things in a local environment
- sci5.2.2
Investigate how living things prepare for and respond to weather
- sci5.2.3
Investigate the significance of seasonal cycles and natural seasonal events
Unit 2Physical Science: Forces and Simple MachinesOfficial strand · Strand 2
Investigating common simple and compound machines and the forces in them, comparing machines used in daily life, and applying these ideas to construct and test effective simple and compound machines.
Simple and Compound Machines
- Common simple and compound machinessci5.3.1 — Investigate common simple and compound machines.
- Machines in daily lifesci5.3.2 — Compare machines used in daily life and how they help us.
- Forces in simple machinessci5.3.3 — Investigate the forces at work in simple machines.
- Building simple and compound machinessci5.3.4 — Apply concepts of simple machines to construct simple and compound machines.
- Testing machines for effectivenesssci5.3.5 — Test constructed machines for effectiveness against a goal.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- sci5.3.1
Investigate common simple and compound machines
- sci5.3.2
Compare machines used in daily life
- sci5.3.3
Investigate forces in simple machines
- sci5.3.4
Apply concepts of simple machines in the construction of simple and compound machines
- sci5.3.5
Test constructed machines for effectiveness
Unit 3Life Science: Healthy BodyOfficial strand · Strand 3
Analysing how the body functions to meet its needs - the structure and connection of body systems, ways to keep them healthy, how the body protects itself, and measuring vital signs.
Body Systems and Staying Healthy
- Structure and connection of body systemssci5.4.1 — Investigate the function and structure of body systems and how they are interconnected.
- Keeping body systems healthysci5.4.2 — Analyse ways to maintain healthy body systems.
- How the body protects itselfsci5.4.3 — Investigate the ways the body protects itself from harm and illness.
- Measuring vital signssci5.4.4 — Measure vital signs such as heart rate and breathing rate.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- sci5.4.1
Investigate the function and structure of body systems and how they are interconnected
- sci5.4.2
Analyse ways to maintain health body systems
- sci5.4.3
Investigate the ways the body protects itself
- sci5.4.4
Measure vital signs
Unit 4Physical Science: Chemical and Physical PropertiesOfficial strand · Strand 4
Testing how physical and chemical changes affect the properties of matter - investigating physical and chemical properties, comparing physical and chemical changes, and investigating the conservation of mass.
Physical and Chemical Changes
- Physical and chemical properties of mattersci5.5.1 — Investigate the physical and chemical properties of matter.
- Comparing physical and chemical changessci5.5.2 — Compare physical changes and chemical changes.
- Testing changes in substancessci5.5.3 — Test physical and chemical changes in various substances.
- Conservation of masssci5.5.4 — Investigate the conservation of mass in physical and chemical changes.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- sci5.5.1
Investigate physical and chemical properties of matter
- sci5.5.2
Compare physical and chemical changes
- sci5.5.3
Test physical and chemical changes of various substances
- sci5.5.4
Investigate the conservation of mass in physical and chemical changes
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
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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.
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Can MapleMind help my child with Science, Grade 5?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 19 skills in Nova Scotia's Science, Grade 5 — 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 5 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 5 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 5?
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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