Grade 7 Science Worksheets

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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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• 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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• 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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• Describe the process of metamorphism and how it alters rocks.
• Differentiate between contact and regional metamorphism.
• Identify mineral assemblages that indicate metamorphic grade and history.+ Show more

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• Describe various digital tools used for data acquisition and organization.
• Understand formats and key concepts like CSV, timestamps, and sampling rates.
• Evaluate advantages and limitations of automated data logging.+ Show more

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• Understand the differences between pure substances and mixtures based on composition and properties.
• Identify examples of elements, compounds, and mixtures from everyday contexts.
• Describe the criteria for classifying a substance as pure or mixed.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy moves through trophic levels in a food web and food chain.
• Describe why only a fraction of energy becomes biomass at each step.
• Interpret how energy transfer efficiency affects the size of predator populations.+ Show more

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• Understand how deposition shapes various landforms such as deltas, beaches, and dunes.
• Identify different depositional processes and their resulting stratigraphic features.
• Explain glacial and aeolian deposition and related landforms like moraines and dunes.+ Show more

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• Understand how heat and energy transfer are measured and expressed mathematically.
• Learn about specific heat capacity, mass, and temperature change in energy calculations.
• Interpret practical examples of thermal energy transfer, such as heating water, melting snow, and warming air.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concept of convection
• Identify natural and forced convection in daily life
• Recognize how temperature differences cause fluid movement+ Show more

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• Describe the process of matter cycling within organisms, including digestion, biosynthesis, and respiration.
• Explain the conservation of matter during biochemical pathways such as macromolecule synthesis and decomposition.
• Identify how carbon and nitrogen flow through organisms and are eventually released or excreted.+ Show more

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• Understand and define key descriptive statistics such as mean, median, and mode.
• Interpret measures of dispersion including interquartile range, variance, and the role of outliers.
• Create and analyze simple graphical summaries of data.+ 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 scientific principles used to monitor human impacts on the environment.
• Identify indicators and data sources used to assess environmental changes.
• Evaluate mitigation approaches and their trade-offs among economic, ecological, and social factors.+ Show more

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• Examine evidence for climate change drivers, including greenhouse gases, land-use change, and natural variability.
• Assess impacts of climate change on sea levels, precipitation patterns, and agriculture.
• Analyze temperature and CO2 records, and understand carbon-cycle exchanges.+ Show more

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• Understand how increased human population affects demand for water, energy, land, and raw materials.
• Analyze the consequences of population growth on ecosystems, biodiversity, and resource cycles.
• Evaluate regional examples to compare how consumption patterns influence environmental pressures.+ Show more

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• Understand how geologic processes influence the distribution of mineral, energy, and groundwater resources.
• Connect plate tectonics, sedimentation, weathering, and biological activity to resource locations.
• Evaluate the impacts of resource extraction and consider sustainability and access issues.+ Show more

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• Define and distinguish between contact and non-contact forces.
• Explain how net force influences the motion of objects.
• Identify real-life examples of different forces such as friction and gravity.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes involved in the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, and runoff.
• Explain how solar energy drives evaporation and influences Earth's water distribution.
• Identify the interactions between Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere in the water cycle.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic components of scientific questions.
• Learn how to formulate clear and testable hypotheses.
• Recognize the importance of operational definitions and variables.+ 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 concept of hazards in laboratory and field settings.
• Identify different types of hazards such as chemical, biological, electrical, and mechanical risks.
• Learn how to interpret safety data sheets and hazard classifications.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of data integrity in scientific research
• Identify responsible practices for technical reporting and graphical annotation
• Recognize ethical considerations in community consultation and data sharing+ Show more

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• Define and differentiate between mean, median, and mode.
• Describe the concept of dispersion including interquartile range and variance.
• Identify outliers and understand their impact on statistical data.+ Show more

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• Understand different types of graphs used in science data presentation
• Learn how to interpret axes, proportional representations, and error bars
• Identify appropriate graph types for various data sets+ Show more

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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in experiments
• Understand the importance of operational definitions and fair test design
• Recognize sources of confounding variables and ways to control them+ Show more

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• Understand different types of data structures such as tables and logs
• Identify proper formatting and units in recorded data
• Learn the importance of metadata and documentation for scientific data+ 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 concept of measurement units and their importance.
• Learn how to select appropriate instruments for different measurements.
• Explore the significance of accuracy and precision in scientific measurements.+ Show more

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• Understand what models are and their purpose in scientific investigation
• Identify different types of models used in science, such as conceptual and computational
• Recognize key practices in creating effective models, including abstraction, assumptions, and validation+ Show more

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• Explain how invasive, non-native species can harm ecosystems through competition, changed food webs, and habitat structure.
• Describe common pathways by which non-native species are introduced and identify factors that help them become established.
• Evaluate how invasive species can create economic costs and increased long-term management needs.+ Show more

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• Explain what optimization means in design and identify common performance metrics.
• Describe how constraints are incorporated into an optimization decision.
• Use parameter variation and sensitivity analysis to compare design choices.+ Show more

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• Understand how photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy.
• Identify the roles of chloroplasts and mitochondria in energy transfer.
• Recognize factors affecting photosynthesis rates and metabolic energy use.

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• Explain how evaporation and controlled cooling lead to nucleation and crystal growth.
• Describe how evaporation rate, cooling profile, and impurities affect crystal size and purity.
• Relate recrystallization to improved purity using well-ordered crystal lattices.

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• Explain how adaptation traits (structural, physiological, and behavioural) help organisms survive and reproduce in specific environments.
• Describe examples of adaptation in boreal and prairie habitats, including cold tolerance, drought resistance, seasonal coat changes, and root architecture.
• Connect trait variation to selective pressures and trade-offs in how organisms allocate energy and resources.

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• Understand the basic principles of chromatography, including the roles of stationary and mobile phases.
• Identify different types of chromatography, such as paper and thin-layer chromatography.
• Interpret retention factors and recognize factors affecting separation resolution.+ Show more

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• Explain how diffusion and osmosis move substances across a selectively permeable cell membrane
• Describe how active transport uses energy to move molecules against concentration gradients
• Identify roles of membrane proteins in selective transport and maintaining ion balance

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• Understand the various technologies used in space exploration, including telescopes, satellites, and spacecraft.
• Describe the roles of robotic missions and space stations in data collection and analysis.
• Identify key instruments such as spectrometers and imaging systems used in space missions.+ Show more

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• Understand the differences between mixtures and pure substances.
• Identify the observable traits of heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures.
• Learn methods of separation based on physical properties such as filtration, evaporation, and distillation.+ Show more