Digital wellness and screen time management takes center stage in this Grade 7 Computer Science worksheet on Digital Citizenship. Students explore how everyday technology choices affect sleep, concentration, physical activity, schoolwork, and social interaction. Rather than treating all screen time as harmful, the lesson focuses on building balanced routines, recognizing unhelpful patterns, and making practical decisions about device use.

What Students Explore

Students examine the relationship between technology use and personal well-being through realistic situations involving homework, online videos, games, notifications, bedtime routines, and time away from screens. They consider why the duration and purpose of screen use matter and how technology can fit into a balanced daily schedule.

Key concepts include digital wellness, screen time, healthy technology habits, focused study, screen breaks, sleep routines, and reviewing personal technology-use patterns. Students also explore practical strategies such as tracking screen time, scheduling physical activity, silencing unnecessary notifications, putting devices aside before bed, and adjusting routines when online activities interfere with responsibilities.

What's Included

• A conversation summary activity that reinforces the lesson's central ideas.
• A matching exercise connecting relevant concepts and descriptions.
• A cloze passage that reinforces vocabulary and practical digital wellness strategies.
• A labeled diagram activity that supports visual thinking about balanced technology use.
• An informational reading passage explaining digital wellness, screen time, and healthy routines.
• Multiple-choice questions that assess comprehension and decision-making.
• True-or-false statements that address common misunderstandings about screen use and healthy habits.
• Short-answer questions requiring students to identify and explain practical strategies.
• An extended-response task in which students develop a realistic digital wellness plan for a student experiencing delayed homework and tired mornings.
• A separate Teacher Guide PDF containing learning objectives, teaching tips, discussion questions, and common mistakes.

How to Use This Resource

Use this Grade 7 digital citizenship worksheet during a Computer Science lesson on responsible technology use. Begin with the reading passage to establish a shared understanding of digital wellness, then use the comprehension activities to check how well students interpret the information. The matching, cloze, and diagram tasks provide opportunities to reinforce key ideas, while short-answer responses encourage students to explain their reasoning.

The extended-response activity works well for individual writing, classroom discussion, or a lesson wrap-up. Students must propose specific changes to a realistic daily routine and explain how they would evaluate whether those changes are effective. The separate teacher guide provides additional support for preparing instruction, guiding discussion, and addressing common mistakes.

Why This Lesson Matters

Digital wellness is about making thoughtful choices, not avoiding technology altogether. This resource gives students opportunities to connect digital citizenship concepts with everyday decisions about sleep, study time, movement, recreation, and relationships. Its combination of reading comprehension, vocabulary practice, visual interpretation, and written reflection allows teachers to assess both factual understanding and practical application.

Designed for Grade 7 Computer Science with a general curriculum framework, this resource can support digital citizenship instruction, technology-use discussions, independent practice, or a broader lesson on healthy digital habits.