Ontario Grade 7 science curriculum
The Grade 7 science outcomes we teach, in the curriculum's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Ontario Science and Technology, Grades 1–8. Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Life Systems
B2.4 Describe the transfer of energy in a food chain, and explain the effects of altering any part of the chain. (energy transfer and effects of removing a species; an early start on a Grade 7 expectation).
Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom?
Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook
B2.5 Describe how matter is cycled within the environment, and explain how the cycling of matter promotes sustainability. (decomposers and matter cycling; an early start on a Grade 7 expectation).
Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom?
Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook · Our Living Planet workbook
Matter and Energy
C2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the particle theory of matter. (particle explanation; an early start on a Grade 7 expectation).
Lessons: Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?)
Practice: Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Winter Science at Home workbook · Living with Water: Salt, Rice and the Mekong workbook
C2.4 Use the particle theory to describe how different factors affect the solubility of a substance and the rate at which it dissolves. (how temperature affects solubility; an early start on a Grade 7 expectation).
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?)
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating workbook · Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Grade 4 Rocks and Minerals
C2.5 Describe the concentration of a saturated solution in both qualitative and quantitative terms, and differentiate between saturated and unsaturated solutions. (crystal-growing lesson; an early start on a Grade 7 expectation).
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?)
Earth and Space Systems
E1.1 Assess the social and environmental benefits of technologies that reduce heat loss in enclosed spaces or heat transfer to surrounding spaces. (mittens and snow insulation; a Grade 7 expectation).
Lessons: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm · Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move
Practice: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move workbook · Hot Stuff: Heat, Temperature and Cooling workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook
E2.1 Use particle theory to explain how heat affects the motion of particles in a solid, a liquid, and a gas. (a Grade 7 expectation taught at Grade 6).
Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move
E2.3 Use particle theory to explain the effects of heat on volume in solids, liquids, and gases, including during changes of states of matter. (balloon, thermometer and sidewalk-gap lessons).
Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move
E2.4 Explain how heat is transmitted through conduction, and describe natural processes that are affected by conduction. (heat loss through materials; an early start on a Grade 7 expectation).
Lessons: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm
Practice: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook
E2.6 Explain how heat is transmitted through radiation, and describe the effects of radiation from the Sun on different kinds of surfaces. (sun versus shade surface temperatures; partial).
Lessons: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better
Practice: Light and Shadows workbook · Groundhog Day Shadow Science
More outcomes
Outcome Related: Strand E, Heat in the Environment, which connects heat transfer to the greenhouse effect and climate change.
Lessons: Climate Clues (Is this winter colder than when your grandparents were kids?, What can a tree ring tell us?, What's the difference between weather and climate?) (partly)
Outcome Strand E, Heat in the Environment: the particle theory of matter, how heating and cooling change the motion of particles, and how heat moves from warmer to cooler places.
Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move
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