Grade 7 Worksheets

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• Explain how the rock cycle and Earth processes (lithification, metamorphism, and magmatism) contribute to the rock record
• Use sedimentary stratigraphy and fossils (especially index fossils) to interpret relative time and correlate layers
• Describe relative and absolute dating methods, including radiometric decay, and explain how dated evidence anchors Earth’s history+ Show more

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• Explain how diffusion and osmosis are passive transport processes driven by concentration differences.
• Distinguish diffusion from osmosis using the role of semipermeable membranes and water movement.
• Predict how concentration gradients and environmental factors affect the rate of diffusion and osmosis.+ Show more

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• Distinguish between mixtures and pure substances based on composition and uniformity.
• Classify mixtures as heterogeneous or homogeneous using observable particle patterns.
• Identify physical properties used for separation and match them to appropriate methods.

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• Explain how temperature relates to average kinetic energy and how heat relates to energy transfer.
• Describe how heat moves from warmer to cooler objects through conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Use Alberta winter/practice examples to connect thermal transfer to real-world situations.

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• Understand how to define design problems with clear criteria and measurable constraints.
• Identify real-world examples of specifying success measures and constraints.
• Translate societal and environmental requirements into quantitative targets.+ Show more

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• Define a food web and distinguish it from a simple food chain.
• Identify various relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers.
• Understand how energy flows through an ecosystem via food webs.+ Show more

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• Identify the major parts of a cell and their functions.
• Compare organelles such as nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and cell membranes.
• Explain how cellular structure relates to organ and tissue function.+ Show more

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• Explain how mitochondria convert chemical energy into ATP during cellular respiration
• Describe how the electron transport chain and membrane gradients help power ATP synthesis
• Connect mitochondrial structure (such as inner membrane folds) to increased energy production

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• Explain how building design choices affect thermal performance across Alberta climate zones
• Identify strategies that reduce unwanted heat transfer (thermal bridging, air leakage) and support passive solar gains
• Compare trade-offs between upfront materials, operational energy, and occupant comfort in different building contexts

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• Explain how natural processes and human use affect the availability of Earth’s resources (land, water, and air).
• Describe how events such as drought and flooding can reduce access to clean water or productive land.
• Use evidence to support a claim about how societies respond to limited shared resources.

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• Explain how cells, tissues, and organs are organized in multicellular organisms
• Describe how tissue types (epithelial, muscle, nervous) support coordinated body functions
• Connect specialization of cells to division of labor and effective responses in the body

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• Explain how an organism’s traits affect fitness in a particular environment
• Describe how heritable variation and changing selection pressures can change which traits are favored over time
• Use evidence from a passage to identify main ideas and evaluate statements about fitness and survival

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• Understand what fossils are and their significance in Earth's history
• Identify different types of fossils and their features
• Analyze patterns of extinction and morphological change in the fossil record+ Show more

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• Identify the four main types of tissues and their functions.
• Describe how tissue organization affects organ function.
• Differentiate between epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues.+ Show more

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• Explain how weathering, erosion, deposition, and mass wasting reshape Earth’s surface using physical and chemical evidence.
• Identify major driving forces of surface change, including moving water, wind, glaciers, and gravity.
• Interpret observable landforms (such as deltas, canyons, and dunes) to connect process rates and time scales.

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• Describe how freshwater lakes and ponds become stratified by temperature, light, and oxygen.
• Explain how abiotic gradients influence where organisms live (vertical zonation) in standing-water ecosystems.
• Predict how seasonal mixing (thermal turnover) changes dissolved oxygen and nutrient availability.

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• Explain how deposition occurs when transporting water or wind loses energy, leading to sediment accumulation.
• Identify major depositional landforms (deltas, alluvial fans, floodplains, beaches, coastal shelves, moraines, drumlins, dunes) and connect them to processes.
• Describe how depositional features such as layered strata, cross-bedding, and graded beds form and what they can reveal about past environments.

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• Identify direct observations in scientific data.
• Understand how data collection supports scientific claims.
• Differentiate between direct observations and interpretations.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe mechanical energy in pendulum motion
• Explain how energy is conserved or lost during pendulum swings
• Observe and analyze energy transfer between potential and kinetic forms+ Show more

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• Understand the principle of mass conservation in closed systems
• Recognize practical applications of mass conservation in environmental contexts
• Interpret data related to mass balances in chemical and physical processes

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• Identify examples of competition, predation, and symbiosis in the environment
• Explain how these interactions affect organism survival and community composition
• Recognize the effects of competition on resource availability and population dynamics

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• Define what a closed system is in scientific terms.
• Explain how mass conservation applies in closed systems.
• Differentiate between closed and open systems based on matter transfer.+ Show more

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• Explain how evidence from tests and validated models supports evaluation of design solutions
• Interpret results by connecting performance to criteria under realistic conditions and potential failure modes
• Use tradeoffs to justify which design option best meets constraints and intended function

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• Understand how to interpret data and observations to support scientific claims
• Identify specific data points that strengthen or weaken scientific arguments
• Explain how evidence leads to conclusions in scientific reasoning+ Show more

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• Identify the four main Earth system spheres: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
• Explain how water, gases, and rocks move among Earth's spheres.
• Describe how changes in one sphere can affect others, such as climate change impacts.+ Show more

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• Identify gas production as a sign of chemical change
• Recognize observable signs like color change and precipitate formation
• Understand irreversible changes indicate chemical reactions+ Show more

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• Select an appropriate graph type (bar chart, histogram, line graph, or scatter plot) for categorical vs. continuous data.
• Construct and interpret graphs by choosing appropriate axis labels and scaling, including proportional representation.
• Use graphs to identify patterns, trends, correlation, and variability without implying causation.

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• Explain how heat is transferred through conduction.
• Identify real-world examples of heat transfer by conduction.
• Describe the process of heat move through materials from warmer to cooler areas.

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• Explain how chromatography separates mixtures using stationary and mobile phases
• Connect molecular polarity and differential partitioning to movement through a chromatography medium
• Interpret retention factors (Rf) and use them to compare unknown samples to reference substances+ Show more

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• Describe Earth's internal layers and their properties.
• Interpret seismic wave behavior and its relation to Earth's internal structure.
• Explain mantle convection and its role in plate motion.+ Show more

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• Explain how constraints in engineering and design can affect people and the natural environment
• Identify examples of environmental impacts caused by material choices and construction decisions
• Distinguish technically feasible solutions from socially and environmentally responsible solutions

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• Explain how matter and energy behavior differ between open and closed systems
• Use system boundaries to predict whether a reaction will show mass conservation
• Interpret evidence from experiments by accounting for matter transfer into or out of a system

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• Compare design alternatives using clear criteria and evidence from testing or observations.
• Justify a final design choice by linking each criterion to outcomes and constraints.
• Explain how tradeoffs are managed and how design parameters can be refined when results are not sufficient.

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• Explain how human actions can alter ecosystems and change species composition and ecosystem functions
• Describe consequences for ecosystem resilience when impacts continue over time
• Identify stewardship principles such as habitat protection, mitigation, restoration priorities, and evidence-based monitoring

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• Interpret position-time graphs to determine an object's speed.
• Identify different types of motion patterns based on graph slopes.
• Understand how curved graphs indicate changing velocity.+ Show more

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• Understand different forms of energy and how they transfer
• Recognize how energy conservation explains changes in temperature, motion, and state
• Identify real-life examples of energy transfer and conservation

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• Understand the concept of physical change and how it differs from chemical change.
• Identify examples of physical changes in everyday life.
• Learn about phase changes such as melting, freezing, vaporization, and condensation.+ Show more

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• Analyze how urban transportation affects society.
• Identify environmental consequences of transportation technology.
• Evaluate economic and social trade-offs in transportation development.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes of deposition and how they shape various landforms.
• Identify different depositional environments and their characteristics.
• Describe how sediment layers and features like cross-bedding reveal flow regimes and event history.+ Show more

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• Explain how physical properties change when models are scaled to different sizes.
• Identify key concepts such as square-cube law, surface-to-volume ratio, and Reynolds number.
• Analyze examples of scaled models in structures, turbines, and animal physiology.+ Show more

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• Identify common structural failure modes and explain how geometry, materials, and loading contribute to them
• Describe how fatigue, buckling, fracture, and connection/foundation failures can lead to progressive collapse
• Explain limit states design, safety factors, and redundancy as ways to mitigate structural risk+ Show more

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• Explain how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks form using the key processes of cooling, weathering, compaction, cementation, and heat/pressure.
• Describe how the rock cycle connects surface and subsurface environments over geologic time.
• Use evidence from rock features (such as layers, textures, and mineral changes) to identify the likely rock type and process.

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• Understand how empirical evidence supports scientific explanations.
• Learn the importance of observations and measurements in scientific investigations.
• Recognize how scientific models are refined over time with new data.+ Show more

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• Explain how control conditions and comparison conditions help reduce the effect of unrelated factors in an experiment.
• Identify control variables and describe ways to keep them the same during testing.
• Use consistent timing and calibrated measurement to improve the credibility of collected data.

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• Explain how freshwater reservoirs and groundwater flow are influenced by watersheds, aquifers, porosity, and permeability.
• Describe how soil forms and how geologic processes create mineral deposits.
• Differentiate renewable versus nonrenewable resources using real-world sustainability indicators.

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• Use cause, effect, contrast, addition, and sequence language to show relationships among ideas.
• Choose transitions and connective phrases that match the logical relationship in context.
• Maintain coherence by using pronouns and connective phrases with clear references.

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• Differentiate between mixtures and pure substances based on composition and particle uniformity
• Identify homogeneous versus heterogeneous mixtures using observable traits
• Connect physical properties (such as solubility, density, and boiling point) to appropriate separation methods+ Show more

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• Identify different types of pollution
• Understand how pollutants affect the environment
• Recognize the impact of pollution on human health and ecosystems+ Show more