Grade 7 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how inventions become innovations through diffusion and incremental improvements over time.
• Identify factors that enable invention, such as a specific need, available materials, and design choices informed by observation.
• Distinguish innovation from invention by describing cumulative modification across technological lineages.

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• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in an innovation story.
• Explain how needs, materials, and incremental improvements contribute to innovation.
• Distinguish innovation from invention using a historical example.

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• Understand the process of technological innovation and its historical development.
• Identify factors that facilitate invention and innovation across different technological lineages.
• Analyze the causes and diffusion of inventions and innovations over time.+ Show more

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• Differentiate innovation from invention using historical examples and causes of change over time.
• Explain how diffusion and adaptation spread technological ideas across contexts and lead to new versions.
• Describe how empirical observation and design choices work together to produce incremental improvements.+ Show more

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• Understand the causes and factors that lead to technological inventions and innovations.
• Identify historical examples of inventions and analyze their diffusion and modification over time.
• Distinguish between invention and innovation using real-world examples.+ Show more

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• Explain how births, deaths, immigration, and emigration change population size over time
• Describe limiting factors and how they can slow or speed population growth
• Connect predator-prey relationships to changes (oscillations) in population numbers

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• Explain how population size changes over time due to births, deaths, immigration, and emigration.
• Identify limiting factors that reduce population growth.
• Describe how predator–prey interactions can create oscillations in population numbers.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic factors influencing population size
• Identify how births, deaths, immigration, and emigration affect populations
• Explore the impact of limiting factors such as resource scarcity and predator-prey relationships+ Show more

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• Explain how births, deaths, immigration, and emigration affect population size over time
• Describe limiting factors and carrying capacity in population growth
• Use predator–prey relationships to explain population oscillations+ Show more

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• Explain how births, deaths, immigration, and emigration change population size over time
• Describe how limiting factors and carrying capacity affect population growth
• Use predator-prey and resource competition ideas to predict patterns in population sizes+ Show more

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• Explain how births, deaths, immigration, and emigration change population size over time.
• Describe limiting factors and how competition for resources affects population growth.
• Use predator–prey relationships and resource availability to interpret changes in population size.+ Show more

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• Understand what population dynamics are and the factors influencing them
• Identify different processes that change population size
• Analyze the role of resources and ecosystems in population changes

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• Explain equilibrium as the condition where the net force is zero.
• Differentiate static equilibrium from dynamic equilibrium using acceleration and motion.
• Identify examples of balanced forces, including normal and gravitational forces and tension.+ Show more

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• Define equilibrium and identify conditions under which it occurs.
• Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium.
• Recognize forces such as normal, gravitational, and tension forces acting on objects.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of equilibrium as a state where forces balance and the vector sum equals zero.
• Identify differences between static and dynamic equilibrium.
• Recognize examples of forces at play in real-world objects at rest or moving at constant velocity.+ Show more

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• Define equilibrium and identify its key characteristics.
• Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium.
• Recognize forces involved in equilibrium, such as gravity, normal force, and tension.+ Show more

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• Explain equilibrium as the condition where the vector sum of forces equals zero
• Differentiate static equilibrium from dynamic equilibrium using acceleration and velocity
• Analyze forces such as weight, normal force, and tension to predict an object’s motion

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• Explain equilibrium as the condition where the vector sum of forces on an object is zero.
• Distinguish between static equilibrium and dynamic equilibrium using evidence from motion.
• Identify how normal force, gravitational force, and tension can combine to produce net zero acceleration.

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• Define equilibrium as the state where the net force on an object is zero.
• Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium.
• Identify forces such as normal, gravitational, and tension in objects at equilibrium.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of equilibrium as the balance of forces resulting in constant velocity or rest.
• Identify the differences between static and dynamic equilibrium.
• Apply qualitative and simple quantitative analyses to predict outcomes of objects at rest or moving uniformly.+ Show more

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• Describe the concept of equilibrium as the balance of forces acting on an object.
• Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium with real-world examples.
• Apply qualitative and simple quantitative analyses to determine if forces are balanced in various situations.+ Show more

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• Explain equilibrium using the vector sum of forces.
• Distinguish static equilibrium from dynamic equilibrium.
• Identify balanced gravity, normal force, and tension.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of equilibrium as the balance of forces acting on an object.
• Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium.
• Identify forces involved in equilibrium such as gravity, normal force, tension, and net zero acceleration.+ Show more

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• Describe equilibrium using a vector sum of forces equal to zero
• Differentiate static and dynamic equilibrium using net force
• Relate net force and acceleration to motion outcomes+ 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 concept of equilibrium as a state where forces balance and the vector sum of forces equals zero.
• Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium using real-world examples.
• Analyze forces such as normal force, gravitational force, tension, and their roles in maintaining equilibrium.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of forces in equilibrium and how they balance to produce constant velocity or rest.
• Identify the differences between static and dynamic equilibrium in various scenarios.
• Apply qualitative and simple quantitative analyses to predict outcomes of objects at rest or moving uniformly.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of equilibrium as the state where forces balance and the vector sum of forces equals zero.
• Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium in various physical situations.
• Identify and analyze forces such as normal force, gravitational force, tension, and their role in achieving equilibrium.+ Show more

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• Understand how energy changes occur during chemical reactions, including exothermic and endothermic processes.
• Recognize signs of energy transfer in physical and chemical changes.
• Explain the relationship between energy exchange and bond breaking/formation.+ Show more

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• Understand the key intrinsic properties that influence the thermal behavior of materials.
• Compare how different construction materials—fiberglass, spray foam, wood, masonry—affect insulation performance.
• Identify factors like porosity, moisture, and layering that modify material conductivity.+ Show more

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• Understand the stages involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks.
• Identify different types of weathering and depositional environments.
• Describe how sediments are transported and transformed into rock.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between closed and open systems in terms of matter transfer.
• Identify the effects of system boundaries on mass conservation.
• Analyze real-world examples of closed and open systems in scientific processes.+ Show more

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• Understand the main reasons animals migrate
• Identify common migration examples
• Analyze how migration impacts ecosystems and biodiversity

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• Understand how to interpret data and observations to support scientific claims
• Identify specific data points that strengthen or weaken scientific arguments
• Explain how evidence leads to conclusions in scientific reasoning+ Show more

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• Explain how habitat fragmentation divides ecosystems into isolated patches and how this affects species interactions and populations.
• Describe edge effects and their impacts on microclimate, predation risk, and invasive species.
• Evaluate how connectivity (corridors and gene flow) can reduce extinction risk and support ecosystem resilience.

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• Understand different types of biotic interactions such as predation, competition, mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
• Explain how human actions can disrupt biotic relationships and affect ecosystems.
• Analyze the effects of biotic interactions on community structure and biodiversity.+ Show more

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• Explain how temperature relates to average kinetic energy and how heat relates to energy transfer.
• Describe how heat moves from warmer to cooler objects through conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Use Alberta winter/practice examples to connect thermal transfer to real-world situations.

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• Explain how calorimetry uses temperature change to determine energy transfer.
• Apply the idea of energy conservation to heat gained or lost by substances.
• Use specific heat concepts to compare heating, cooling, melting, and thermal losses.

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• Understand the difference between closed and open systems regarding matter transfer.
• Recognize the importance of system boundaries in interpreting mass during reactions.
• Identify examples of closed and open systems in real-world scenarios.+ Show more

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• Describe the processes of melting and freezing.
• Identify the energy transfer involved in phase changes.
• Explain how temperature and pressure influence phase transitions.

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• Understand how abiotic factors such as temperature, moisture, and light affect species distribution.
• Describe the interactions between abiotic conditions and population dynamics.
• Explain how seasonal and extreme environmental changes impact ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Use data and observations to support a scientific claim with specific references.
• Explain why evidence supports a claim using appropriate relationships and units.
• Evaluate alternative explanations by comparing which evidence fits best.

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• Understand the causes and types of faults and earthquakes.
• Identify characteristic seismic signatures related to fault motion.
• Explain how fault geometry and local geology influence seismic intensity.+ Show more

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• Identify observable signs of chemical changes such as colour change, gas evolution, and precipitate formation.
• Explain the particle-level interpretation of chemical bonds during chemical reactions.
• Recognize regional examples of chemical change such as oxidation and combustion.+ Show more

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• Define and identify different phase changes: melting, freezing, vaporization, condensation, sublimation, deposition.
• Understand the role of energy transfer in phase changes.
• Describe how particle arrangement and motion vary during phase changes.+ Show more

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• Define what a closed system is in scientific terms.
• Explain why mass appears to stay constant in a closed system during reactions.
• Distinguish between open and closed systems based on matter transfer.+ Show more

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• Explain how sound waves travel from source to ear
• Identify factors that affect loudness and pitch of sound
• Describe how reflection and absorption influence sound perception+ Show more

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• Understand the different levels of ecological organization from individuals to ecosystems.
• Identify examples of each ecological level using Alberta-specific examples.
• Explain how patterns emerge at higher levels of organization that are not evident in individual traits or behaviors.+ Show more