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The official Quebec Science and Technology, Grade 5 curriculum
Quebec defines Science and Technology, 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 Québec's official education programRead it on the government site — quebec.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand A | 7 | Material World |
| Strand B | 5 | Earth and Space |
| Strand C | 4 | Living Things |
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How MapleMind teaches Science and Technology, 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 1Material WorldOfficial strand · Strand A
The properties of matter, energy, forces and motion, and how objects and machines work — the PDA's Material World.
Physical properties and buoyancy
- Physical properties and buoyancyMAT.A.9 — The child learns to explains the buoyancy of a substance in another substance, using their respective densities (relative density).
Chemical changes make new substances
- Chemical changes make new substancesMAT.A.21 — The child learns to demonstrates that chemical changes (e.g. cooking, combustion, oxidation, acid-base reactions) change the properties of matter.
Circuits, conductors, and insulators
- Circuits, conductors, and insulatorsMAT.B.5 — The child learns to identifies the components of a simple electric circuit (wire, source, light bulb, switch).
Light rays and energy changing in devices
- Light rays and energy changing in devicesMAT.B.8 — The child learns to describes the behaviour of light rays (reflection, refraction).
Magnets and electromagnets
- Magnets and electromagnetsMAT.C.4 — The child learns to distinguishes between a magnet and an electromagnet.
Gravity, pressure, and combined forces
- Gravity, pressure, and combined forcesMAT.C.6 — The child learns to describes the effect of gravitational attraction on an object (e.g. free fall).
Complex machines and robotics
- Complex machines and roboticsMAT.D.5 — The child learns to identifies the main function of some complex machines (e.g. cart, waterwheel, wind turbine).
The official wording — 7 outcomes in this unit
- MAT.A.9
Explains the buoyancy of a substance in another substance
- MAT.A.21
Demonstrates that chemical changes
- MAT.B.5
Identifies the components of a simple electric circuit
- MAT.B.8
Describes the behaviour of light rays
- MAT.C.4
Distinguishes between a magnet and an electromagnet
- MAT.C.6
Describes the effect of gravitational attraction on an object
- MAT.D.5
Identifies the main function of some complex machines
Unit 2Earth and SpaceOfficial strand · Strand B
Soil, water and weather, energy on Earth, and the Sun, Moon, and stars — the PDA's Earth and Space.
Rocks, minerals, and Earth's surface
- Rocks, minerals, and Earth's surfaceEAS.A.4 — The child learns to distinguishes between a rock and a mineral.
Natural phenomena and their impact
- Natural phenomena and their impactEAS.A.11 — The child learns to describes certain natural phenomena (e.g. erosion, lightning, tornado, hurricane).
Nonrenewable energy and heat transfer
- Nonrenewable energy and heat transferEAS.B.3 — The child learns to identifies fossil fuel-based energy (e.g. oil, coal, natural gas).
Tides, the solar system, and beyond
- Tides, the solar system, and beyondEAS.D.6 — The child learns to recognizes the main components of the solar system (sun, planets, natural satellites).
Why seasons happen and what makes a climate
- Why seasons happen and what makes a climateEAS.D.10 — The child learns to associates the changing of the seasons with the revolution and tilt of the Earth.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- EAS.A.4
Distinguishes between a rock and a mineral
- EAS.A.11
Describes certain natural phenomena
- EAS.B.3
Identifies fossil fuel-based energy
- EAS.D.6
Recognizes the main components of the solar system
- EAS.D.10
Associates the changing of the seasons with the revolution and tilt of the Earth
Unit 3Living ThingsOfficial strand · Strand C
How living things are built, grow, feed, move, and fit into their environment — the PDA's Living Things.
Metabolism and reproduction
- Metabolism and reproductionLIV.A.2 — The child learns to describes activities connected to the metabolism of living things (transformation of energy, growth, maintenance of systems and body temperature).
Metamorphosis, human growth, and evolution
- Metamorphosis, human growth, and evolutionLIV.A.19 — The child learns to describes the changes in appearance of animals that undergo a metamorphosis (e.g. butterfly, frog).
Photosynthesis, respiration, and energy flow
- Photosynthesis, respiration, and energy flowLIV.B.4 — The child learns to describes how photosynthesis works.
How plants move
- How plants moveLIV.C.3 — The child learns to distinguishes among the three types of motion in plants (geotropism, hydrotropism, phototropism).
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- LIV.A.2
Describes activities connected to the metabolism of living things
- LIV.A.19
Describes the changes in appearance of animals that undergo a metamorphosis
- LIV.B.4
Describes how photosynthesis works
- LIV.C.3
Distinguishes among the three types of motion in plants
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Science and Technology, Grade 5 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.
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Can MapleMind help my child with Science and Technology, Grade 5?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 16 skills in Quebec's Science and Technology, 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 Quebec's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Quebec'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 and Technology, 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 Quebec curriculum for Science and Technology, Grade 5?
The official source is linked on this page — Québec's official education program. 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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