Grade 7 Worksheets

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• Analyze experimental test data to identify factors influencing design performance.
• Apply iterative parameter adjustments based on quantitative comparisons to improve design solutions.
• Justify modifications to design specifications with evidence of performance improvements within constraints.+ Show more

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• Understand how building design elements influence thermal performance in Alberta's climate zones.
• Identify strategies such as passive solar gains, thermal barriers, and heat recovery systems in housing design.
• Analyze trade-offs involved in upfront material costs versus operational energy and occupant comfort.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of heat conduction and how it transfers energy in solids.
• Identify materials with high and low thermal conductivity.
• Explain how contact resistance and material properties influence temperature distribution.+ Show more

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• Understand the different forms of energy and how they interconvert through energy transformations.
• Explain the principle of energy conservation in various systems.
• Identify real-world examples of energy transformations, such as hydroelectric, wind, and natural gas systems.+ Show more

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• Understand how seasonal thermal cycles influence energy storage and release in regional environments.
• Identify the key factors driving seasonal energy budgets in Alberta's landscapes.
• Explain the energy transformation pathways—radiative, latent, and sensible—and their effects on climate and ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Identify the key abiotic factors that influence species distributions and population dynamics.
• Explain how temperature, moisture, light, soil nutrients, and pH affect living organisms.
• Analyze the impact of seasonal and extreme abiotic events on populations.+ Show more

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• Understand how cells organize into tissues, organs, and systems.
• Identify different tissue types and their functions.
• Describe how multicellular organization supports organism activities.

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• Understand the different force systems that drive plate motion within the Earth.
• Identify the roles of mantle convection, slab pull, and ridge push in tectonic activity.
• Explain how these mechanisms operate and interact at different scales to influence plate movements.

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• Understand and construct evidence-based scientific arguments using claims, evidence, and reasoning.
• Critically evaluate the strength and coherence of arguments that incorporate data, graphs, and models.
• Identify limitations of inference and consider alternative explanations in scientific evidence.+ Show more

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• Understand the particle model as a framework for explaining matter's properties.
• Describe particle spacing, motion, and intermolecular forces within the model.
• Relate micro-scale particle arrangements to observable macro-scale properties like density, pressure, and compressibility.+ Show more

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• Interpret and analyze variability in data sets using measures of spread such as range and interquartile range.
• Compare different measures of central tendency like mean and median to assess data distribution.
• Use graphical cues such as histograms and box plots to evaluate the reliability and significance of findings.+ Show more

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• Describe the processes involved in energy transfer within the atmosphere.
• Explain the formation and movement of air masses and wind patterns.
• Identify key atmospheric circulation cells such as the Hadley cell.+ Show more

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• Understand major human activities that affect ecosystems such as deforestation, pollution, and invasive species.
• Analyze the consequences of human impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and community structure.
• Evaluate mitigation and restoration approaches for ecosystems affected by human activity.+ Show more

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• Describe the basic structures and functions of key cell organelles.
• Contrast the roles of nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and cell membranes in organisms.
• Explain how cellular structures support tissue, organ, and organismal functions.

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• Understand the physical and chemical processes involved in separating bitumen from oil sands.
• Identify different methods used for physical separation based on density and particle size.
• Explain how chemical treatments and temperature adjustments influence emulsions and dissolved organics.+ Show more

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• Understand how to interpret free-body diagrams for forces acting on objects.
• Learn the methods of decomposing forces on inclined surfaces into perpendicular components.
• Apply vector addition to determine the net force magnitude and direction.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of chemical reactions as processes that produce new substances.
• Identify common indicators of chemical reactions, including gas evolution, precipitate formation, color change, and temperature change.
• Connect observable evidence of reactions to underlying mass and energy changes.+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of kinetic and potential energy through everyday examples.
• Explain how height and motion relate to different energy forms.
• Describe energy transfer processes in common systems like pendulums and roller coasters.+ Show more

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• Understand how physical properties change with scale in prototypes and models.
• Analyze the concepts of surface-to-volume ratios, square-cube law, and Reynolds number in scaled systems.
• Predict performance differences and limitations of using scaled models in engineering and biology.+ Show more

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• Interpret distance–time graphs to identify motion patterns such as steady movement, speeding up, slowing down, and rest.
• Understand and describe velocity–time graphs, relating slopes to speed and areas to displacement.
• Compare different types of motion graphs qualitatively and connect them to real-world examples like bus routes and timed runs.

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• Understand the concept of mechanical energy and its conservation in ideal systems.
• Describe how energy transfers occur among components in swinging pendulums and spring systems.
• Recognize observable energy losses to nonmechanical forms and reason about system efficiencies.+ Show more

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• Understand the composition of atoms in terms of protons, neutrons, and electrons
• Explain the relationship between atomic number, mass number, and element identity
• Identify isotopes and describe how they differ from the original element+ Show more

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• Understand the fundamental concepts of thermal energy and temperature.
• Distinguish between internal energy and temperature as measures of particle movement.
• Identify common sources of thermal energy in natural and built environments.+ Show more

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• Explain the processes of diffusion and osmosis and how they differ.
• Describe how concentration gradients drive passive transport in cells.
• Identify factors affecting the rates of diffusion and osmosis.+ Show more

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• Understand different types of data representations such as tables and graphs.
• Interpret trends and relationships from graphical data displays.
• Select appropriate graph types for different data sets.+ Show more

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• Understand how cells organize into tissues, organs, and systems.
• Identify different tissue types and their functions.
• Describe how tissues assemble into organs for complex activities.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of ecological succession and its stages
• Differentiate between primary and secondary succession
• Identify the key drivers influencing succession+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of physical and chemical properties used to classify substances.
• Identify and distinguish elements, compounds, and mixtures based on measurable attributes.
• Apply property-based classification techniques to practical examples like conductivity and magnetism.+ Show more

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• Explain the physical and chemical processes that shape Earth's surface
• Identify the forces driving surface changes such as water flow, wind, glaciers, and gravity
• Describe observable landforms associated with surface processes+ Show more

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• Understand the systematic approach to hazard identification and risk analysis in laboratory and field environments.
• Interpret safety data sheets and hazard classifications for chemical and biological agents.
• Identify potential electrical and mechanical risks and appropriate mitigation strategies.+ Show more

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• Understand the classification of rocks into igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic types.
• Identify key features such as mineral content, grain size, and structures that distinguish rock types.
• Explain the processes that lead to the formation of each rock type.+ Show more

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• Understand how material properties like thermal resistance influence heat flow in buildings.
• Identify design choices that improve energy efficiency through insulation.
• Analyze regional examples of insulation strategies used in Alberta climate conditions.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of conceptual and computational modeling in science.
• Identify key practices such as abstraction, assumption recognition, and validation.
• Analyze examples of simple models like population dynamics, fluid flow, and ballistic motion.+ Show more

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• Describe the structure and stratification of freshwater systems such as ponds and lakes.
• Explain how abiotic factors like oxygen gradients and light penetration influence community composition and vertical zonation.
• Analyze seasonal processes such as thermal turnover and their impacts on dissolved oxygen, nutrient mixing, and habitat suitability.+ Show more

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• Understand human impacts on ecosystems such as habitat alteration, pollution, resource extraction, and non-native species introduction.
• Explain the consequences of human activities on species composition and ecosystem functions.
• Identify principles of environmental stewardship and explore strategies for balancing societal needs with ecological health.

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• Understand the principles of selecting appropriate graph types for data representation.
• Learn how to construct and interpret various types of graphs such as bar charts, histograms, line graphs, and scatter plots.
• Identify key features like axis scaling, proportional sizing, error bars, and trend lines to accurately read data visualizations.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of specific heat capacity and its units.
• Learn how to calculate the energy needed to heat substances using mass, specific heat, and temperature change.
• Apply tabular values and unit conversions to thermal calculations related to water, greenhouse warming, and petroleum processing.

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• Identify key abiotic factors that influence ecosystems such as temperature, light, soil, moisture, and pH.
• Explain how abiotic factors create environmental templates that determine community composition.
• Describe microhabitats and how abiotic variability affects resource distribution and organismal constraints.+ Show more

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• Explain how matter is represented by particles in the particle model.
• Describe how particle arrangement and motion relate to the states of matter.
• Understand how microscopic particle interactions explain observable phenomena such as diffusion and condensation.+ Show more

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• Analyze thermal conductivity variations among metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites.
• Explain how free electrons and lattice vibrations contribute to heat conduction differences.
• Assess how density, porosity, and moisture affect the effective thermal conductivity of materials.+ Show more

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• Identify the main parts of a cell and their functions.
• Explain the role of the cell membrane, nucleus, and mitochondria.
• Describe how cells differ based on their functions in plants and animals.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between closed and open systems in terms of matter transfer.
• Identify system boundaries and their effects on observed mass during reactions.
• Explain why mass conservation appears to vary in open systems.+ Show more

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• Understand the roles of producers and consumers within an energy pyramid.
• Explain the process of energy transfer between trophic levels and why it is inefficient.
• Describe how these energy dynamics influence population sizes and community structure.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of controlling variables in scientific experiments
• Learn methods for systematic variable management including randomization, blocking, and documentation
• Identify different types of variables and strategies to manage them in controlled studies+ Show more

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• Explain the role of the nucleus in a cell.
• Describe how chromosomes and DNA are involved in gene expression.
• Identify functions of the nuclear envelope and nuclear pores.+ Show more

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• Understand the functions of various organ systems in the human body.
• Describe how tissues and organs work together in organ systems.
• Identify key structures like capillary networks and alveoli that facilitate exchange processes.+ Show more

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• Understand how deposition shapes various landforms and environments.
• Identify different types of depositional processes and their resulting landforms.
• Describe how sediment characteristics and depositional features reveal geological history.+ Show more

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• Describe the agents responsible for erosion and transport of sediments.
• Explain how different erosional agents leave distinctive sedimentary signatures.
• Identify features produced by river, glacier, wind, and gravity-driven erosion.+ Show more