Grade 7 Worksheets

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• Understand how resource availability influences animal populations.
• Identify examples of limited resources in a forest ecosystem.
• Explain the relationship between resources and survival.+ Show more

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• Understand the components of a food web, including producers, consumers, and decomposers.
• Identify different species in Alberta wetlands and river systems and their roles.
• Explain the flow of energy through a food web and how species interactions maintain ecological balance.+ Show more

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• Identify different phases within a mixture of oil sands and bitumen.
• Understand physical separation techniques used in extracting bitumen.
• Distinguish between physical and chemical processes in mixture separation.+ Show more

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• Understand how nutrients are transported from food to different parts of the body
• Identify different systems involved in internal transport
• Explain the importance of continuous movement of matter within an organism+ Show more

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• Define what solubility means in science.
• Identify factors that affect the solubility of substances.
• Recognize examples of solubility in real-world situations.+ Show more

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• Identify the main nutrients found in food
• Understand the role of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals
• Learn how nutrients contribute to growth, repair, and energy production+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of an individual organism and its characteristics
• Recognize examples of individual organisms in ecological contexts
• Identify how individual traits contribute to higher levels of ecological organization+ Show more

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• Understand the main drivers of animal migration
• Identify different migration patterns in waterfowl
• Explain how migration benefits ecosystems+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of abiotic factors such as temperature, light, soil, moisture, and pH.
• Analyze how temperature gradients influence species distribution and ecosystem structure.
• Identify how abiotic variability creates microhabitats within different environments.+ Show more

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• Identify the different stages of the water cycle.
• Describe how water moves through Earth's systems.
• Understand the role of energy, gravity, and other forces in the water cycle.

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• Understand the purpose of fixed-site surveys in ecological monitoring.
• Identify different methods used for long-term ecological data collection.
• Recognize considerations for sampling design, temporal replication, and data quality.

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• Understand different measures of biodiversity such as species richness and evenness.
• Learn how to interpret diversity values in various habitats.
• Recognize the ecological implications of high and low biodiversity.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of decomposition and its role in nutrient cycling.
• Identify key organisms involved in decomposition such as detritivores, fungi, and bacteria.
• Explain how abiotic factors influence decomposition rates.+ Show more

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• Understand natural water sources and how drought impacts water availability
• Learn how natural processes and human activities influence resource supplies
• Explore the factors affecting the accessibility of Earth’s land, water, and air resources

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• Understand key concepts related to Science
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Identify major features of freshwater ecosystems
• Understand stratification, oxygen gradients, and light penetration in ponds and lakes
• Explain how abiotic gradients influence community composition and vertical zonation+ Show more

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• Define mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
• Identify examples of each symbiotic relationship in Alberta habitats.
• Understand how these relationships influence community structure and species success.+ Show more

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• Understand the characteristics that define wetlands.
• Recognize the important ecological functions wetlands perform.
• Identify examples of wetland types such as peatlands and marshes.+ Show more

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• Understand human impacts on ecosystems, particularly forests.
• Identify activities that lead to habitat alteration, pollution, resource extraction, and introduction of non-native species.
• Comprehend the ecological consequences of these impacts.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of tradeoffs in land use decisions
• Analyze how human choices affect the environment and community
• Evaluate the long-term impacts of land development and conservation+ Show more

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• Define what groundwater is and describe its location beneath Earth's surface.
• Explain how groundwater contributes to the water cycle.
• Identify factors that influence groundwater recharge and movement.+ Show more

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• Understand what invasive species are and how they enter new environments.
• Identify pathways of invasive species introduction.
• Recognize ecological and economic consequences of invasive species.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between potential and kinetic energy
• Identify energy forms based on examples
• Explain how energy transforms between potential and kinetic during motion+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of gravity and its role in space.
• Explain how gravity shapes the orbits of planets and other bodies in the solar system.
• Identify how gravity and inertia work together to keep objects in orbit.

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• Understand the basic concepts of population growth models such as exponential and logistic growth.
• Identify limiting factors that influence population size, including food availability, predation, disease, and environmental stresses.
• Distinguish between density-dependent and density-independent factors affecting populations.+ Show more

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• Understand the key principles of ecological restoration
• Identify different restoration approaches and their applications
• Recognize factors influencing successful habitat connectivity and species selection+ Show more

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• Explain how structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptations help organisms survive in specific environments.
• Identify examples of adaptations in different habitats such as deserts, wetlands, forests, and meadows.
• Describe how environmental factors like temperature, moisture, predation, and resource availability influence adaptation development.+ Show more

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• Define static and kinetic friction and identify examples of each.
• Explain how surface texture and normal force affect friction.
• Describe how friction and drag influence motion in everyday situations.+ Show more

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• Define ecological succession and distinguish between primary and secondary succession.
• Identify the characteristic stages of succession.
• Understand the factors that drive succession such as soil development, seed dispersal, competition, and facilitation.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of trophic levels in an ecosystem.
• Identify primary producers, consumers, and decomposers in energy transfer.
• Explain how energy moves from one trophic level to the next.+ Show more

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• Understand different methods of water storage
• Evaluate the benefits and tradeoffs of surface water storage, groundwater recharge, water recycling, and desalination
• Recognize constraints affecting water system design+ Show more

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• Understand how the Sun influences Earth's climate patterns.
• Identify the main components affecting climate: energy, ocean processes, and atmospheric circulation.
• Recognize short-term weather versus long-term climate patterns.+ Show more

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• Define thermal expansion and explain how particles behave when heated.
• Describe how solids, liquids, and gases respond differently to heat.
• Identify real-world examples of thermal expansion and contraction.+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of variables in scientific experiments.
• Learn how to identify independent and dependent variables in a scientific investigation.
• Recognize the importance of controlled variables for fair testing.+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of recoil and thrust
• Identify action-reaction forces in everyday situations
• Describe how different objects react to forces based on their mass+ Show more

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• Understand the microstructure of engineered timber and its influence on strength and durability.
• Identify different advanced construction materials such as cross-laminated timber, fibre-reinforced polymers, and high-performance concrete.
• Explain how manufacturing processes affect the properties and performance of novel materials.+ Show more

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• Define what a scientific model is and explain its purpose in science.
• Identify different types of models used to represent natural phenomena.
• Describe the criteria that make a model useful and accurate.+ Show more

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• Understand different material properties such as strength, stiffness, and density.
• Identify how timber, steel, and concrete behave under various forces.
• Analyze the importance of material choice in construction, especially in cold climates.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of structural connections such as bolted, welded, and bearing connections.
• Understand the roles of connections and joints in maintaining load paths.
• Describe shear, bearing, and slip phenomena at connections.+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of exothermic and endothermic reactions
• Identify energy changes during chemical reactions
• Explain how energy transfer is related to bond breaking and formation+ Show more

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• Understand the steps involved in the design process
• Identify functional requirements and constraints for design
• Learn how to generate and evaluate different concept options+ Show more

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• Understand the concept that matter is made up of tiny particles
• Recognize that particles are in constant motion
• Relate temperature to particle motion and energy+ Show more

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• Understand key concepts related to Science
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Understand the difference between pure substances and mixtures
• Identify elements, compounds, and mixtures based on their composition
• Distinguish between homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of gravity as a force that attracts objects toward Earth.
• Differentiate between weight and mass.
• Explain how gravity affects objects in free fall.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of forces as pushes or pulls acting on objects
• Identify the different types of forces in everyday situations
• Explain how forces affect motion, including speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction+ Show more

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• Understand how to identify patterns and variability in scientific data.
• Learn why reliability improves with repeated measurements.
• Recognize sources of error that affect data accuracy.+ Show more

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• Identify the four main Earth's spheres: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
• Explain how water, gases, rocks, and living things interact within Earth's spheres.
• Describe examples of how changes in one sphere can affect others.