Grade 7 Worksheets

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• Explain how weathering, transport, deposition, and lithification form sedimentary rocks.
• Compare mechanical vs. chemical weathering and describe how each produces different sediment materials.
• Describe how depositional environments (deltas, beaches, floodplains) can create distinct sedimentary structures and fossils.

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• Analyze how authors use language to reflect their culture, beliefs, and social issues.
• Identify key details from short excerpts to support comprehension and inference.
• Use reading strategies to evaluate statements about authors and storytelling.+ Show more

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• Define mechanical advantage and explain how it relates force input and force output
• Identify the purpose of simple machines in everyday situations
• Use a basic mechanical advantage equation with given forces

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• Define what solution concentration means in chemistry.
• Identify different measures of concentration such as mass percent and grams per litre.
• Understand how concentration affects physical properties like boiling point and freezing point.+ Show more

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• Identify particles and describe their arrangement in solids, liquids, and gases.
• Explain how particle motion affects the state of matter.
• Relate microscopic particle behavior to macroscopic observations such as diffusion, condensation, and evaporation.

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• Understand the basics of position-time graphs.
• Identify features such as slope and curves on motion graphs.
• Explain what straight lines on position-time graphs indicate about motion.+ Show more

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• Identify substances based on observable physical properties such as color and density.
• Understand how physical properties can help distinguish different materials.
• Explain how properties like melting point, boiling point, and solubility relate to physical characteristics.+ Show more

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• Understand the factors that influence seasonal and annual animal migration
• Identify examples of migration corridors and flyways in Alberta
• Explain how migration connects ecosystems across regions+ Show more

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• Identify and describe different types of population interactions such as competition, predation, and mutualism.
• Explain how species coexistence is facilitated through niche partitioning, temporal separation, or habitat differentiation.
• Analyze mechanisms that stabilize or destabilize populations within communities.+ Show more

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• Describe the hydrological, chemical, and biological functions of wetlands.
• Identify examples of wetland types and their ecological roles.
• Explain how wetlands contribute to landscape water regulation and biodiversity.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of heat conduction and how it transfers energy within solids.
• Identify materials that are good conductors and insulators based on their properties.
• Explain how material properties influence heat transfer in regional structures.+ Show more

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• Explain the concept of radiant transfer and how energy moves through electromagnetic waves.
• Identify factors such as solar radiation intensity, surface absorptivity, and emissivity that affect radiative heating.
• Analyze how seasonal changes and surface types influence radiative balances and local microclimates.+ Show more

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• Describe the steps involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks.
• Identify features of sedimentary environments such as bedding, fossils, and structures.
• Explain how mechanical and chemical weathering contribute to sediment formation.+ Show more

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• Explain how phase changes reflect changes in particle kinetic and potential energy.
• Identify energy absorption and release during melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation.
• Relate microscopic particle interactions to macroscopic energy phenomena.+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of span, support conditions, and load types in beam performance.
• Identify how beam materials and geometries influence stability and comfort.
• Relate beam behavior to real-world examples like overpass girders and floor joists.+ Show more

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• Understand the principle of conservation of mass in chemical reactions.
• Describe how atoms are conserved and rearranged during chemical changes.
• Explain the significance of closed systems in mass conservation.

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• Explain how magma forms through various geological processes.
• Describe how cooling rates affect igneous rock textures and mineral composition.
• Analyze the role of fractional crystallization and magma mixing in rock diversity.+ Show more

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• Identify the three principal boundary types and their characteristic landforms.
• Explain processes such as crustal extension, magma upwelling, subduction, and lateral motion.
• Describe how different boundary types influence topography, volcanic activity, and seismicity.+ Show more

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• Analyze regional design criteria considering force, wind, snow, and load scenarios.
• Compare alternative mechanical systems based on performance and safety criteria.
• Utilize quantitative motion data and structural assessment to justify design choices.+ Show more

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• Understand the different levels of ecological organization from individuals to ecosystems.
• Distinguish properties and processes at each level using Alberta examples.
• Explain how patterns emerge at higher levels that are not evident from individual traits.

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• Explain the classification of matter into pure substances, mixtures, and solutions.
• Identify properties that distinguish elements and compounds as pure substances.
• Understand the differences between variable and fixed composition in mixtures and solutions.+ Show more

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• Understand the internal force distribution in truss structures.
• Identify different types of truss forms used in regional bridge and roof designs.
• Evaluate the efficiency and redundancy of various truss configurations.+ Show more

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• Understand how seasonal thermal cycles influence regional climate and ecosystems.
• Identify the main energy pathways—radiative, latent, and sensible—in seasonal processes.
• Analyze the effects of snow cover, soil freeze-thaw dynamics, and lake stratification on energy storage.+ Show more

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• Understand how to interpret and create distance–time and speed–time graphs.
• Identify the meaning of slope and area under curves in motion graphs.
• Learn methods for calculating average and instantaneous rates of motion from graphs.+ Show more

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• Understand how material properties, transfer modes, and conservation principles combine to analyze energy systems.
• Interpret energy budgets including conduction, convection, radiation, storage, and conversion losses.
• Apply numerical and graphical methods to evaluate energy performance in regional design.+ Show more

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• Understand what a physical change is and how it differs from a chemical change.
• Identify common examples of physical changes in everyday life.
• Describe properties that may change during a physical change without altering composition.+ Show more

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• Define different metrics of biodiversity such as richness, evenness, and habitat heterogeneity.
• Interpret what various biodiversity metrics reveal about ecosystem resilience and function.
• Evaluate the relationship between habitat complexity and species assemblages.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific evidence supports a claim by connecting observations, data, and reasoning in a clear chain.
• Identify whether an argument uses specific evidence (data values, graph features, or direct observations) rather than unsupported statements.
• Revise an evidence argument to address limitations and avoid incorrect cause-and-effect claims.

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• Explain how the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere interact as Earth’s systems
• Describe how matter and energy move between spheres through processes like evaporation, precipitation, weathering, and transpiration
• Predict how changes in one sphere can cause effects in other spheres using cause-and-effect reasoning+ Show more

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• Explain how competition affects growth and survival in a community
• Describe how predation transfers energy and influences prey and predator populations
• Differentiate mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism as types of symbiosis

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• Understand the principles of load distribution in truss structures.
• Identify and analyze internal forces in truss members using the method of joints.
• Evaluate the efficiency and redundancy of different truss designs for regional applications.+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of interactions between populations such as competition, predation, and mutualism.
• Identify how these interactions influence community composition and population dynamics.
• Explain concepts like resource partitioning and niche separation that allow coexistence of species.+ Show more

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• Understand how disturbances like fire, flood, landslide, and windthrow influence ecosystems.
• Explain how disturbance frequency, intensity, and scale affect biodiversity and community dynamics.
• Identify species adapted to regular disturbance regimes and their resilience mechanisms.+ Show more

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• Understand microscopic particle motion and its relation to temperature and energy.
• Explain how particle speed distribution influences thermal states and pressure.
• Compare thermal energy among different materials and heat transfer mechanisms.+ 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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• 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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• Classify bitumen separation steps as physical or chemical processes based on how substances change.
• Explain how density, particle size, temperature, and additives affect emulsions and dissolved organics.
• Use evidence from a process description to describe mixture behavior and expected product outcomes.

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• Describe how simple machines change the size and/or direction of a force to make work easier.
• Explain mechanical advantage and connect it to the geometry of a machine.
• Identify and compare lever, pulley, wedge, screw, inclined plane, and wheel-and-axle in everyday contexts.+ Show more

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• Explain that energy can change forms through energy transformations while total energy is conserved.
• Identify common energy forms (mechanical, chemical, electrical, thermal) and trace how they transform in real systems.
• Use energy transformation ideas to interpret examples such as hydroelectric power, wind turbines, and fuel combustion.

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• Explain how tectonic stress and rock strength lead to sudden slip along faults during earthquakes.
• Compare normal, reverse, and strike-slip fault motion and connect each type to local stress regimes.
• Describe how earthquake waves travel through Earth and how depth, magnitude, and local geology affect intensity.+ Show more

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• Explain how push and pull forces can change an object’s state of motion.
• Distinguish between contact forces and non-contact forces with real-life examples.
• Describe the relationship between net force and resulting acceleration in qualitative terms.

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• Explain conservation of mass in a closed system using the idea that atoms are conserved during physical and chemical changes
• Predict whether measured mass before and after a reaction will be equal in a sealed container and justify the prediction
• Describe how reactants and products relate to mass in observable sealed-container situations

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• Define solution concentration in terms of solute and solvent and explain what dilution means.
• Compare common concentration measures (mass percent and grams per litre) and identify units.
• Explain how concentration can affect physical properties such as freezing point and boiling point.+ Show more

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• Explain how distance, time, and speed are related and identify appropriate units.
• Calculate average speed using distance and time and interpret results in context.
• Recognize common sources of measurement error and describe how they affect motion data.+ Show more

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• Explain how ports, inland trading posts, and Atlantic markets were connected between 1713 and 1850.
• Describe how merchant networks supported credit, supply, and regional specialization.
• Analyze how tariff and navigation policies affected local economies and trade patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain how seasonal energy storage and release are driven by solar input and Earth’s energy budget.
• Describe how radiative, sensible, and latent heat transfer contribute to environmental changes.
• Connect seasonal thermal processes to freeze-thaw dynamics, snowpack insulation, and lake stratification.

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• Explain how thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, density, and porosity affect heat flow in building materials.
• Compare thermal and moisture-related trade-offs among fiberglass batts, spray foam, wood framing, and masonry.
• Predict how layered assemblies and air/moisture movement can change effective thermal performance.

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• Explain how physical properties (such as particle size, solubility, magnetism, and boiling point) can be used to separate mixtures.
• Identify appropriate separation methods for different mixtures based on the properties of their components.
• Describe how separation efficiency can be judged by comparing starting materials and end products.