Grade 7 Science Worksheets

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• Explain qualitatively how truss members carry tension and compression along internal force paths
• Describe the method of joints to determine unknown member forces in a planar truss
• Compare common truss forms used in bridges and roofs and identify which members are typically loaded in tension or compression

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• Understand the different types of weathering and how they break down rocks.
• Identify examples of physical weathering processes.
• Explain how weathering influences landscape features and soil formation.

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• Explain how decreasing transport energy leads to deposition and the formation of landforms such as deltas and floodplains
• Describe how sediment characteristics and depositional processes create layered strata and clues about past environments
• Compare glacial, aeolian, and coastal deposition and relate them to specific landforms (moraines, drumlins, dunes, beaches, shelves)+ Show more

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• Identify features of divergent boundaries
• Describe landforms associated with divergent boundaries
• Explain the processes that create mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys

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• Identify different types of weathering
• Describe physical, chemical, and biological weathering processes
• Understand how weathering influences landscape formation+ Show more

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• Explain how building design choices affect thermal performance across Alberta climate zones
• Identify strategies that reduce unwanted heat transfer (thermal bridging, air leakage) and support passive solar gains
• Compare trade-offs between upfront materials, operational energy, and occupant comfort in different building contexts

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• Identify examples of competition, predation, and symbiosis in the environment
• Explain how these interactions affect organism survival and community composition
• Recognize the effects of competition on resource availability and population dynamics

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• Identify the four main Earth system spheres: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
• Explain how water, gases, and rocks move among Earth's spheres.
• Describe how changes in one sphere can affect others, such as climate change impacts.+ Show more

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• Explain how matter and energy behavior differ between open and closed systems
• Use system boundaries to predict whether a reaction will show mass conservation
• Interpret evidence from experiments by accounting for matter transfer into or out of a system

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• Understand different forms of energy and how they transfer
• Recognize how energy conservation explains changes in temperature, motion, and state
• Identify real-life examples of energy transfer and conservation

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• Understand the concept of physical change and how it differs from chemical change.
• Identify examples of physical changes in everyday life.
• Learn about phase changes such as melting, freezing, vaporization, and condensation.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes of deposition and how they shape various landforms.
• Identify different depositional environments and their characteristics.
• Describe how sediment layers and features like cross-bedding reveal flow regimes and event history.+ Show more

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• Explain what acceleration means in terms of changing velocity over time.
• Identify constant vs changing acceleration from patterns in velocity values.
• Describe how net force and mass affect acceleration using the idea of inertia.

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• Understand how human activities influence Earth's atmosphere and other spheres
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships related to fossil fuel burning
• Analyze the feedback mechanisms resulting from environmental changes

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• Explain how fair tests keep all variables the same except the intended design variable.
• Select appropriate measurement tools and explain why units and scales matter.
• Describe how consistent testing procedures help attribute differences to the design rather than the setup.

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• Understand the role of oral histories and place-based knowledge in ecological understanding.
• Identify examples of stewardship and land-use practices from Indigenous communities in Alberta.
• Recognize the importance of integrating different knowledge systems for interpreting environmental patterns.+ Show more

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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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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 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