Grade 7 Worksheets

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• Understand the definition and conditions of saturation and supersaturation.
• Identify real-world examples of saturation and supersaturation phenomena.
• Explain the phase change between dissolved and solid states in solutions.+ Show more

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• Understand the different forms of energy and how they interconvert.
• Explain the concept of energy conservation during transformations.
• Identify examples of energy transformations in Alberta's regional systems.+ Show more

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• Understand how building design strategies enhance thermal performance across Alberta's climate zones.
• Identify passive solar, thermal barriers, and ventilation methods that improve energy efficiency.
• Analyze case examples to evaluate design trade-offs in regional building contexts.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of heat conduction and how it occurs in solids
• Identify materials with high and low thermal conductivity
• Explain how contact resistance and surface treatments affect heat transfer+ Show more

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• Identify the different levels of ecological organization and their properties.
• Explain how patterns at higher levels emerge from lower levels.
• Distinguish between individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems using examples.+ Show more

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• Describe human activities that contribute to environmental change, such as deforestation and pollution.
• Identify methods used to monitor and assess environmental impacts, including water-quality indicators and remote sensing.
• Explain mitigation strategies to reduce human impacts, such as policy measures and landscape restoration.+ Show more

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• Define and explain the concept of equilibrium and balanced forces in structures.
• Distinguish between static and dynamic equilibrium in real-world applications.
• Identify graphical representations of force pairs and analyze their implications for safety and durability.+ Show more

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• Describe how energy is transferred through different trophic levels in ecosystems.
• Identify the patterns of energy efficiency and biomass distribution across trophic levels.
• Explain the processes of solar energy capture, energy conversion, and energy loss in ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Understand the key analytical indicators used to assess the purity of substances.
• Identify various methods for detecting contamination and impurities.
• Compare and contrast techniques such as melting point ranges, conductivity differences, refractive index, and gravimetric residue.+ Show more

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• Explain diffusion using the particle model and concentration differences
• Describe how mixing occurs without particles stopping or transforming
• Predict how temperature affects the rate of diffusion

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• Understand the fundamental steps of engineering design processes, including problem framing, criteria, and constraints.
• Learn how to write clear specifications, use trade-off matrices, and evaluate feasibility for materials, costs, and environmental factors.
• Analyze simple mechanical systems and environmental remediation prototypes to see how problem constraints influence solution selection.+ Show more

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• Understand systematic data recording methods used in scientific research.
• Identify different data structures including categorical and numerical.
• Learn standards for metadata, annotations, and time-series data documentation.+ Show more

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• Understand fundamental digital tools used for data acquisition, organization, and initial analysis.
• Identify common data formats such as CSV, timestamps, and metadata tags, and their roles in data interoperability.
• Learn basic sensor interfaces, spreadsheet functions, and techniques for data cleaning.+ Show more

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• Understand how geologic processes influence the distribution of minerals, energy resources, and groundwater.
• Connect plate tectonics, sedimentation, and biological activity to resource locations.
• Analyze the impacts of resource extraction and consider sustainability factors.

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• Explain how energy is transferred through trophic levels in a food web
• Describe why energy loss limits the number of trophic levels in food chains
• Use the idea of trophic energy transfer efficiency to predict effects on predator populations

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• Describe the different states of matter in terms of particle arrangement, spacing, and movement.
• Explain how temperature and pressure influence phase changes between solids, liquids, and gases.
• Identify observable characteristics used to classify substances by their physical properties.

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• Understand the concept of mass conservation in closed systems during chemical changes.
• Identify factors that influence the accuracy of mass measurements and their impact on conservation assessments.
• Recognize the importance of including all phases and accounting for gases or dissolved species when measuring mass.+ Show more

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• Understand key descriptive statistics such as mean, median, and mode.
• Explain concepts of dispersion including interquartile range and variance.
• Interpret graphical summaries and confidence intervals.+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of independent, dependent, and controlled variables in experiments.
• Identify sources of confounding factors and how to minimize bias in scientific testing.
• Learn the importance of operational definitions, control groups, sampling considerations, and replication for valid causal conclusions.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of hazard identification in laboratory and field settings.
• Analyze the different types of risks associated with chemical, biological, electrical, and mechanical hazards.
• Apply appropriate mitigation strategies and control measures to ensure safety and compliance.+ Show more

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• Understand the key concepts of modeling and simulation in science.
• Identify different types of models and their purposes.
• Explain the importance of assumptions, scaling, and validation in modeling.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of mass conservation in chemical and environmental systems.
• Identify practical examples and applications of mass balancing in real-world scenarios.
• Explain how conservation principles are used in waste management and environmental monitoring.+ Show more

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• Define morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations with grade-appropriate examples.
• Explain how specific traits enhance survival and reproductive success in different environments.
• Distinguish between adaptations and acclimation.+ Show more

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• Understand major human-induced alterations to ecosystems such as habitat fragmentation, pollution, and invasive species.
• Identify examples like deforestation and eutrophication and their effects on biodiversity.
• Explain how human activities impact ecosystem services, trophic structures, and community composition.+ Show more

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• Understand the particles' kinetic motion and how it relates to temperature and heat.
• Identify common heat transfer methods: conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Explain how environmental examples like winter heating and snowpack reflectivity demonstrate thermal processes.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of specific heat capacity and its importance in thermal calculations.
• Apply formulas involving mass, specific heat, and temperature change to compute energy transfer.
• Convert units between Joules, kilojoules, grams, and degrees Celsius for thermal calculations.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy pathways are traced and modeled in industrial systems.
• Identify different components and representations used in energy flow diagrams.
• Analyze efficiency and loss mechanisms in regional energy systems such as oil sands extraction and hydroelectric plants.+ Show more

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• Understand the key factors affecting solubility such as temperature, surface area, pressure, and agitation.
• Identify examples of how solubility varies in natural and practical contexts.
• Analyze how changes in different conditions influence the amount of solute dissolved in a solvent.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of radiant transfer and how it conveys energy through electromagnetic waves.
• Identify factors influencing radiative heating and cooling of surfaces such as landscapes, buildings, and vehicles.
• Explain the roles of surface absorptivity and emissivity in local microclimate variations.+ Show more

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• Understand the intrinsic properties that influence material thermal behavior.
• Compare common construction materials and their thermal resistance.
• Analyze how porosity, moisture, and layering affect thermal conductivity.+ Show more

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• Understand the classification of matter into pure substances, mixtures, and solutions.
• Identify properties that distinguish pure substances from mixtures.
• Describe how solutions are homogeneous and the particles disperse at a molecular level.+ Show more

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• Understand the structure and function of Earth's lithospheric plates.
• Identify different types of plate boundaries and their associated geological features.
• Explain how plate motions influence the distribution of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain chains.+ Show more

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• Understand the geological processes involved in orogeny and mountain formation.
• Identify the effects of tectonic convergence, crustal deformation, and surface erosion on mountain architecture.
• Describe how different surface processes contribute to shaping mountain landscapes over time.+ Show more

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• Understand the various force systems driving Earth's plate motion, including mantle convection, slab pull, and ridge push.
• Explain how mantle convection creates convection cells that transfer momentum to the lithosphere.
• Identify the roles of slab pull and ridge push in tectonic plate movements.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes involved in metamorphism of rocks.
• Identify differences between contact and regional metamorphism.
• Recognize mineral alterations and textures resulting from metamorphic reactions.+ Show more

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• Understand types of ecological models and their applications.
• Identify the inputs and limitations of ecological modelling.
• Explain regional examples such as watershed nutrient models.+ 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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• Define and characterize abiotic drivers such as temperature gradients, light availability, soil composition, moisture regimes, and pH.
• Explain how abiotic factors influence resource distribution and physiological constraints within ecosystems.
• Describe microhabitats within ponds, forests, and meadows where abiotic variability impacts organisms and resource availability.+ Show more

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• Understand how human activities introduce contaminants into terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
• Identify different types of pollutants relevant to Alberta environments, such as nutrient runoff, hydrocarbons, and airborne deposition.
• Describe pathways of exposure, bioaccumulation risks, and community-level ecological consequences of pollutants.+ Show more

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• Understand the factors influencing migration patterns in animals across landscapes.
• Identify examples of migration in Alberta waterfowl and ungulate populations.
• Explain how timing cues, energetic demands, and connectivity influence migration.+ Show more

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• Define and distinguish between contact and non-contact forces.
• Understand how net force influences the acceleration of objects.
• Explain real-world examples of forces such as friction and gravity.+ Show more

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• Describe the different types of symbiosis: mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
• Identify Alberta-relevant examples of each symbiosis type, such as pollinator-plant interactions and parasitic relationships.
• Explain ecological consequences of symbiosis on population dynamics, resource sharing, and coevolution in regional habitats.

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• Explain the concepts of static and kinetic friction and how surface texture affects them.
• Describe how aerodynamic drag influences motion in vehicles and outdoor equipment.
• Relate the relationship between normal force, surface texture, and frictional coefficient.+ Show more

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• Explain how inclined planes change the effective force needed to move loads.
• Describe the components of force parallel and perpendicular to an inclined plane.
• Calculate the mechanical advantage of ramps and inclined planes based on input force and load.+ Show more

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• Understand how to represent motion visually through distance–time and speed–time graphs.
• Interpret slope meanings in motion graphs to determine speed and rate of change.
• Learn methods to calculate average and instantaneous speeds from graphs.+ Show more

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• Understand the roles of different types of connections and joints in maintaining load paths in structures.
• Identify and describe bolted, welded, and bearing connections and their effects on load transfer.
• Explain shear, bearing, and slip at connection points and how gusset plates and base plates distribute forces.+ Show more

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• Understand how physical and biological disturbances influence ecosystem dynamics.
• Interpret empirical data to determine causes of population changes in ecosystems.
• Describe mechanisms of ecosystem resilience, resistance, and succession.+ Show more

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• Explain how gravity produces weight and affects the motion of objects near Earth
• Relate gravitational force and acceleration using the role of mass and inertia
• Describe how support forces (normal forces) balance weight when objects are at rest