Nova Scotia

Earth and Space Science

• Learners will analyse the interconnectiveness of air and water in the environment, inclusive of a Mi'kmaw perspective.

  • Investigate the effect of temperature on the movement of air

  • Investigate the relationship between air and water

    • Types of precipitation (1-M.3)

  • Investigate the interconnectiveness of Mi'kmaw people, air and water

  • Analyse how personal actions can contribute to healthy air and water

Life Science

• Learners will analyse the relationship between animal growth and the environment.

  • Compare patterns of growth

    • Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams (2-K.4)

  • Compare the life cycles of familiar animals

    • Read animal life cycle diagrams (2-J.2)
    • Construct animal life cycle diagrams (2-J.3)
    • Compare different animals' life cycles (2-J.4)
    • How do flowering plants make new plants? (2-K.5)

  • Investigate conditions for healthy growth

  • Analyse environments that support the health and growth of animals

  • Investigate the interconnectiveness of animals and the environment

    • Where do dromedary camels and polar bears live? (2)
    • Where do giraffes and beavers live? (2)
    • Where do whale sharks and tree frogs live? (2)

Physical Science

• Learners will investigate liquids, solids, and mixtures.

  • Investigate states of matter

    • Changes caused by heating and cooling (2-C.1)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: solid and liquid (2-C.2)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: liquid and gas (2-C.3)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid and gas (2-C.4)
    • Heating, cooling and changes of state: melting and freezing (2-C.5)
    • Heating, cooling and changes of state: evaporating and condensing (2-C.6)

  • Investigate the properties of liquids and solids

    • Classify matter as solid or liquid (2-B.1)
    • Identify solids and liquids (2-B.2)

  • Investigate various combinations of liquids and solids

    • Identify mixtures (2-F.1)

• Learners will test motion of objects.

  • Investigate types of motion

    • The ways things move (2-G.4)

  • Investigate factors that affect motion

    • Design a race car track (2)
    • Identify pushes and pulls (2-G.1)
    • How do mass and force affect motion? (2-G.2)

  • Investigate relative position and impact of perspective and orientation

  • Test ramp properties for their impact on motion