Grade 7 Worksheets

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• Understand the causes and effects of migration flows across different regions.
• Analyze how demographic shifts influence economic, cultural, and urban development.
• Evaluate the interrelationship between policy, transportation, and remittance economies in migration.+ Show more

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• Understand the social, religious, and economic structures of communities between 1713 and 1850.
• Analyze how kinship and communal networks supported social resilience during periods of change.
• Evaluate causes and consequences of economic and health shocks on community stability.+ Show more

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• Explain how geologic evidence such as fossils, rock types, and seafloor features support the theory of plate tectonics.
• Identify key features of Earth's crust, including mid-ocean ridges, trenches, and mountain ranges, and connect them to plate movements.
• Evaluate how seismic activity, volcanic eruptions, and magnetic striping provide evidence for the relative motion of tectonic plates.+ Show more

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• Identify major freshwater water-supply and treatment options and describe their key tradeoffs.
• Explain how design constraints (water quality, infrastructure limits, and ecosystem impacts) affect water-system decisions.
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to predict risks from scarcity, pollution, or altered flow patterns.+ Show more

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• Describe the processes involved in the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and groundwater flow.
• Explain how solar energy and gravity drive water movement among Earth's spheres.
• Identify interactions such as river discharge, groundwater flow contributing to springs, and seasonal snowpack changes.+ Show more

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• Understand the purpose and practices of conceptual and computational modeling in science.
• Identify key steps in building, testing, and validating models against real-world observations.
• Recognize applications of simple models in phenomena such as population dynamics, fluid flow, and motion.+ Show more

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• Classify mixtures as solutions, colloids, or suspensions based on particle size and uniformity.
• Describe examples of each mixture type such as salt water, milk, and muddy water.
• Explain the concepts of homogeneity and heterogeneity in mixtures.+ Show more

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• Understand how trade routes, conquests, and exploration facilitated the spread of cultural practices.
• Identify key historical examples of cultural diffusion such as the Silk Road and colonial encounters.
• Analyze the impact of cultural exchange on art, technology, and social structures.+ Show more

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

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• Explain how variation, heritability, and selective pressures can cause adaptive traits to become more common in a population.
• Use examples (pesticide resistance and camouflage) to describe differential survival and reproduction across generations.
• Predict how environmental change can shift which traits are favored and how that affects populations and ecosystems.

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• Understand how action-reaction forces operate in recoil and thrust scenarios.
• Describe how different masses affect acceleration during interactions.
• Explain the principle of conservation of momentum in recoil and thrust systems.+ Show more

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• Summarize main points and key details from a reading passage
• Identify the main idea and supporting details
• Make connections between different parts of a text to understand overall message+ Show more

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• Explain how food molecules are broken down and rearranged inside the body to support growth and repair
• Describe how chemical energy in food becomes usable energy for life processes
• Identify the roles of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and vitamins/minerals as food components

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• Calculate average speed using distance and time with correct units
• Convert between meters per second (m/s) and kilometers per hour (km/h)
• Differentiate average speed from instantaneous speed using real-world examples+ Show more

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• Understand the significance of fossil patterns in revealing evolutionary history.
• Identify key concepts such as stratigraphy, index fossils, transitional forms, and macroevolutionary trends.
• Analyze fossil evidence to infer common ancestry and extinction events.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes involved in physical, chemical, and biological weathering of rocks.
• Identify factors that influence the rate and effects of weathering on landforms.
• Describe how weathering contributes to soil formation and landscape development.+ Show more

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• Apply critical thinking skills to evaluate explanations, models, and evidence quality.
• Identify logical fallacies, differentiate correlation and causation, and assess limitations of data.
• Evaluate competing explanations and interpret conflicting data sources for reliability.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of measurement precision and uncertainty in scientific observations.
• Apply proper calibration techniques for balances and graduated cylinders.
• Use repetition of measurements to assess variability and estimate measurement error.+ Show more

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• Understand the key elements of designing a fair experiment.
• Identify and define variables in experimental setups.
• Learn the importance of reproducibility, sample size, and safety considerations.+ Show more

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• Interpret variability and measures of central tendency to assess data consistency
• Use graphical cues such as box plots and histograms to evaluate reliability and significance
• Compare and calculate mean, median, and range across data sets+ Show more

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• Identify and describe the purpose of variables in controlled experiments.
• Understand methods for managing variables, including control groups, randomization, and replication.
• Explain how systematic variable management reduces confounding influences.+ Show more

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• Understand relative sizes and distances within the solar system and beyond.
• Express astronomical measurements using units such as astronomical units, light-years, and planetary diameters.
• Analyze orders of magnitude differences and their impact on observations and scale perception.+ Show more

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• Describe how homologous and analogous structures provide evidence for evolution.
• Identify different morphological features used to compare species, such as limb arrangements and skull morphology.
• Explain the significance of vestigial organs in understanding evolutionary relationships.+ Show more

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• Identify key organelles in a cell and describe their functions.
• Understand how cellular structures contribute to organismal roles and survival.
• Compare organelle specialization in producers versus consumers.+ Show more

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• Describe energy flow and matter cycling within ecosystems using food chains, food webs, and trophic pyramids.
• Explain the roles of decomposers in nutrient recycling and how energy transfer efficiency affects ecosystems.
• Analyze how alterations in inputs or energy pathways can change community composition and ecosystem processes.+ Show more

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• Understand the fundamentals of engineering design processes.
• Learn to define clear problems and set criteria and constraints.
• Explore how trade-offs influence materials and environmental considerations.+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of adaptations organisms have for survival.
• Identify environmental factors that influence adaptations.
• Explain how structural, physiological, and behavioral traits help organisms thrive in specific habitats.+ Show more

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• Explain the principles of ecological restoration, including reference conditions and long-term monitoring.
• Differentiate between active and passive restoration approaches.
• Identify factors influencing species selection and habitat connectivity in restoration projects.+ Show more

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• Explain how reference conditions and restoration goals guide ecological restoration decisions.
• Compare active versus passive restoration approaches and identify appropriate success indicators.
• Describe how species selection, genetic considerations, and habitat connectivity support long-term resilience.+ Show more

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• Summarize how human activities can alter ecosystems, including habitat loss, pollution, resource extraction, and invasive species.
• Explain how these impacts can change species composition, disrupt ecosystem functions, and reduce long-term resilience.
• Describe stewardship principles such as mitigation, habitat protection, restoration priorities, and evidence-based monitoring.

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• Explain how detritivores, fungi, and bacteria break down organic matter and how abiotic factors affect decomposition rates.
• Describe carbon and nitrogen transformations that occur during decomposition and nutrient cycling.
• Connect decomposition rate to soil fertility and ecosystem productivity across wetlands, forests, and grasslands.

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• Identify biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem and explain how they affect organisms.
• Classify organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers and describe their roles.
• Explain energy flow from sunlight to organic matter and how matter cycles through ecosystems.

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• Explain how ecological succession changes a community after disturbance
• Distinguish primary and secondary succession and identify common stages
• Describe drivers of succession, including soil development, seed dispersal, competition, and facilitation

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• Understand the concept of traditional ecological knowledge and its role in land management.
• Identify how oral histories and place-based knowledge contribute to ecological understanding.
• Explore examples of stewardship and land practices in Alberta communities.+ Show more

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• Understand different methods of measuring biodiversity, including richness, evenness, and habitat heterogeneity.
• Interpret what biodiversity metrics reveal about ecosystem resilience and function.
• Explore the relationship between habitat complexity and species assemblages in Alberta contexts.+ Show more

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• Understand the criteria used to assess species' conservation risk.
• Interpret evidence such as population trends and threats to determine conservation status.
• Recognize examples of species at risk, including provincial cases like the swift fox and at-risk plants.+ Show more

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• Understand the different levels of ecological organization from individual organisms to ecosystems.
• Identify examples of each level within Alberta's environment.
• Recognize how patterns emerge at higher levels that are not obvious from individual traits.+ Show more

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• Understand the roles of biotic and abiotic components within ecosystems.
• Describe how environmental factors like sunlight, water, and soil influence living organisms.
• Explain cause-and-effect relationships between non-living elements and community patterns across regional landscapes.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of ecological inquiry including hypothesis framing and data interpretation.
• Recognize the role of measurable variables and evidence in ecological studies.
• Apply critical thinking to analyze ecological data and consider natural variability.+ Show more

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• Understand different ecological monitoring techniques used in Alberta.
• Identify key considerations for designing long-term ecological studies.
• Explain how consistent data collection helps detect ecological trends.+ Show more

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• Identify the key hydrological, chemical, and biological functions of wetlands.
• Understand how wetlands contribute to ecosystem services like water storage, nutrient cycling, and habitat provision.
• Differentiate among various wetland types such as peatlands and marshes and their specific functions.+ Show more

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• Understand the drivers and influences behind seasonal and annual migration patterns.
• Identify examples of migration routes and behaviors in Alberta wildlife.
• Explain the factors such as food availability, breeding needs, and timing cues that trigger migration.+ Show more

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• Identify and distinguish between mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism in ecosystems.
• Describe regional examples of symbiotic relationships, including Alberta-specific environments.
• Analyze the ecological consequences of different symbiosis types on community structure and species success.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of chemical properties and how they manifest during chemical reactions.
• Identify indicators such as gas evolution, color change, and precipitate formation related to chemical changes.
• Differentiate between the chemical stability of noble metals and reactive non-metals.+ Show more

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• Understand how light energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis.
• Describe how cellular respiration releases stored energy for cellular processes.
• Connect the processes occurring in chloroplasts and mitochondria across different organisms.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of tracking health goals over time.
• Identify different techniques used for self-monitoring and evaluating progress.
• Recognize how early successes and setbacks can refine health strategies.+ Show more

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• Explain equilibrium as a condition where the vector sum of forces is zero, resulting in constant velocity or rest
• Differentiate static equilibrium and dynamic equilibrium using examples involving normal and gravitational forces
• Use qualitative reasoning to predict how motion changes when net force and net acceleration are (or are not) zero

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• Identify common local health services and support systems that help people get care.
• Explain how eligibility, location, and language can affect access to clinics and providers.
• Demonstrate ways to contact a health service and ask for the right kind of help.