Grade 7 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how building orientation affects heating and cooling needs across Alberta seasons
• Describe how the building envelope and thermal bridges influence heat loss or heat gain
• Compare ventilation with heat recovery to reduce energy use while maintaining indoor comfort+ Show more

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• Understand how weather data patterns are identified and compared over time and location.
• Explain the factors that influence climate variability and long-term weather trends.
• Analyze pressure changes and air mass movements to interpret weather patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain how technologies can create both benefits and costs for society and the environment
• Identify ethical considerations such as fairness, privacy, and responsibility across a product’s life cycle
• Connect engineering design choices to real-world consequences for people and ecosystems+ Show more

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• Explain how particle motion and arrangement relate to phase changes and energy transfer
• Describe melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation as energy-absorbing or energy-releasing processes
• Use particle-level phase reasoning to interpret macroscopic energy changes (including latent heat)+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of balanced forces and static equilibrium.
• Identify examples of static and dynamic equilibrium in real-life structures.
• Interpret force diagrams and graphical representations of force pairs.+ Show more

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• Define physical change and distinguish it from chemical change.
• Identify common examples of physical changes in daily life.
• Explain why physical changes are often reversible.+ Show more

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• Identify and differentiate between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
• Understand the origins and formation processes of each rock type.
• Recognize key mineral content, textures, and structures associated with each rock.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt and orbital motion cause seasonal changes in sunlight and day length.
• Describe how Earth’s daily rotation creates predictable patterns in the apparent movement of the Sun.
• Connect seasonal and daily sunlight patterns to calendar conventions and time measurement.

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• Explain how reliability affects confidence in conclusions from test data.
• Identify sources of error that increase uncertainty in measurements.
• Use patterns, variability, and measurement quality to justify design changes.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe different trophic levels in a food web
• Explain how energy is transferred between trophic levels
• Understand why energy decreases as it moves through the food chain+ Show more

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• Explain what it means for a solution to be saturated at a specific temperature and pressure
• Describe how solubility limits determine whether solute stays dissolved or forms a solid
• Differentiate saturated and supersaturated conditions and predict what happens when conditions change+ Show more

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• Describe how different magma compositions influence the types of volcanic landforms.
• Identify various volcanic landforms and their formation processes.
• Explain the tectonic settings where volcanic activity occurs, such as subduction zones and hotspots.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of equilibrium and static balance in structures.
• Identify how forces act in pairs to produce balanced configurations.
• Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium through graphical and qualitative representations.+ Show more

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• Explain how structural, behavioral, and functional adaptations support specific life processes in organisms.
• Describe trade-offs and how improving one function can reduce performance in another.
• Connect adaptations (form) to their roles in survival, feeding, protection, and reproduction.

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• Understand how natural records like ice cores provide evidence of past climate conditions.
• Identify different natural indicators used to assess historical climate changes.
• Learn about the impact of long-term climate drivers on Earth's energy balance and circulation.+ Show more

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• Understand how agents like water, glaciers, wind, and gravity erode and transport sediment.
• Identify the distinctive signatures produced by different erosion and transport agents.
• Analyze landscape features formed by erosion and sediment transport processes.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of biodiversity and its different types
• Identify methods used to measure biodiversity such as richness, evenness, and habitat heterogeneity
• Explain the significance of biodiversity indices in assessing ecosystem health+ Show more

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• Explain how tectonic uplift and volcanic construction contribute to changes in Earth’s landscapes over time.
• Describe how surface processes such as weathering, erosion, and deposition redistribute materials.
• Compare how changes in uplift versus erosion affect whether topography increases or decreases.+ Show more

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• Understand the ecological mechanisms by which invasive species establish and spread.
• Identify the environmental and economic impacts of invasive species on native ecosystems.
• Analyze how invasive species alter food webs, nutrient cycles, and habitat structures.+ Show more

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• Identify how different measurement tools have varying levels of resolution.
• Understand how repeated measurements estimate uncertainty.
• Learn how graphs and tables can display measurement ranges and error margins.+ Show more

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• Learn what free-body diagrams represent and how forces are shown.
• Identify different forces acting on objects in various situations.
• Understand how to draw simple net force diagrams for objects on inclined surfaces.

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• Explain the cause-and-effect chain in convection using temperature, density, and fluid motion
• Identify natural convection patterns in air based on density differences
• Use convection vocabulary (buoyancy, boundary layer, density) to describe heat transfer

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation and axial tilt create daily and seasonal patterns.
• Describe how changes in daylight length are linked to the equinoxes and solstices.
• Use astronomical ideas to understand basic calendar and timekeeping conventions.

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• Understand that all matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms and molecules.
• Describe how particles behave and interact in different states of matter.
• Explain the basic principles of chemical change at the particle level.+ Show more

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• Understand how internal and external structures support organism survival.
• Identify different internal systems like transport, digestion, and coordination.
• Describe external features such as shells, spines, coloration, and beak forms.+ Show more

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• Understand how models translate observations into representations for predictions.
• Identify different types of models: physical, diagrammatic, and computational.
• Explain the role of diagrams linking Earth, Moon, and Sun in lunar phases.+ Show more

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• Understand how Earth's orbit and tilt affect seasons
• Identify patterns of daylight variation throughout the year
• Explain how Earth's position relative to the sun influences climate and timekeeping

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• Understand how the sun's position changes throughout the year
• Identify the effects of seasonal thermal cycles on environments
• Describe energy transfer processes related to seasons+ Show more

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• Understand how data is organized in tables with proper units and labels.
• Interpret graphs by analyzing trends, clusters, and relationships.
• Compare data groups by examining the shape and direction of data patterns.+ Show more

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• Understand how internal systems support survival in organisms.
• Identify different internal structures and their functions.
• Explain the importance of internal systems for growth and reproduction.

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• Explain how net force affects an object’s velocity over time
• Distinguish between balanced and unbalanced forces based on motion
• Describe how friction, air resistance, and gravity influence motion near Earth

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• Explain how birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration interact to change population size.
• Describe how abiotic constraints and resource availability influence where populations can persist.
• Interpret population trends to understand local extirpations and range expansions.+ Show more

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• Understand what habitat fragmentation is.
• Identify the effects of habitat fragmentation on ecosystems.
• Recognize ways to connect fragmented habitats.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes involved in the rock cycle and how they connect various geological activities.
• Identify different types of rocks and their formation pathways within the cycle.
• Describe how surface and deep Earth processes contribute to material recycling in geology.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of keystone species in ecosystem stability.
• Identify examples of keystone species and their effects on food webs.
• Explain trophic cascades and ecosystem consequences of removing keystone species.+ Show more

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• Explain how accumulated tectonic stress leads to earthquakes along faults
• Compare normal, reverse, and strike-slip fault motion and how each reflects stress regimes
• Describe how earthquake magnitude, depth, and local geology affect shaking and seismic intensity+ Show more

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• Explain how physical changes and separation methods depend on properties of matter.
• Describe how density differences can be used to predict settling and layering.
• Connect solubility differences to how substances dissolve selectively in a solvent.+ Show more

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• Understand how orientation, envelope assembly, and mechanical systems influence thermal performance in building design across Alberta's climate zones.
• Identify strategies such as passive solar gains, thermal barriers, and heat-recovery ventilation used to optimize energy efficiency.
• Analyze case examples to evaluate trade-offs between material costs, operational energy, and occupant comfort within regional constraints.

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• Identify the system boundary in real-world examples and explain what it includes.
• Distinguish closed systems from open systems based on matter crossing the boundary.
• Predict how mass changes (or does not change) when matter transfers occur.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of fair testing in scientific experiments.
• Identify the key conditions that ensure a test is fair.
• Recognize the importance of controlling variables during testing.+ Show more

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• Explain how integrated systems analysis links forces, machine function, and structure safety when evaluating design options.
• Use simple quantitative ideas (such as mechanical advantage and load distribution) to compare competing designs.
• Justify a design choice using criteria related to motion data and structural performance under realistic wind, snow, and load conditions.

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• Identify different types of forces such as gravity, friction, air resistance, and applied forces.
• Understand how forces can change the motion of objects.
• Differentiate between balanced and unbalanced forces.+ Show more

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• Explain how net force affects an object's change in velocity over time
• Distinguish balanced forces from unbalanced forces and predict the resulting motion
• Describe how friction, air resistance, and gravity influence motion near Earth

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• Understand the concept of exponential population growth
• Identify the characteristics of exponential growth models
• Distinguish between exponential and logistic growth+ Show more

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• Explain how an inclined plane changes the relationship between input force and distance traveled.
• Describe the parallel and perpendicular force components relative to a slope.
• Calculate and interpret mechanical advantage for inclined-plane situations.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe the three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
• Explain how rocks are formed through different processes such as cooling, accumulation, and alteration.
• Analyze mineral content, grain size, and structures to distinguish between rock types.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of ecosystem resilience and its importance.
• Identify factors that influence how ecosystems recover from disturbances.
• Analyze patterns in population changes following environmental disruptions.+ Show more

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• Describe how beam bending, shear, and deflection relate to loads and supports
• Identify how span-to-depth ratio and material stiffness affect beam performance
• Use service load ideas to judge whether a beam meets stability and comfort needs